Luzerne County Pennsylvania

Kridlo, Dale J.
Army Specialist

Dale J. Kridlo, age 33, from Hughestown, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Children: Madelyne and Zoe

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Sunday, November 7, 2010
Death details: Died when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Aaron B. Cruttenden was also killed.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Bull, Douglas John
Army Sergeant

Douglas John Bull, age 29, from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Military history: Company A, Special Troops Battalion, 3 Bct, Fort Hood, Texas

Date of death: Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Death details: Hostile, died in Baf Macp, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Deprimo, Jeffrey Frank
Army 1st lieutenant

Jeffrey Frank Deprimo, age 35, from Pittston, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Joseph DePrimo and Helen Ann Gitkos DePrimo
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Schools: Seton Catholic High (1991), Marywood University (1996)
Military history: Company B, 3d Battalion, 103d Ar, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Date of death: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Death details: Hostile, died in Aband District, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Hughestown Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Times Leader, Military Times

Rovinski, Gary Thomas
Navy Petty officer 1

Gary Thomas Rovinski, age 44, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Nmcb Two Five, Fort Mccoy, Wisconsin

Date of death: Monday, June 5, 2006
Death details: Hostile, died in Sw Of Anah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Cleary, Michael Joseph
Army 1st lieutenant

Michael Joseph Cleary, age 24, from Dallas, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Engineer Co, 1st Bn, 15th Infantry, 3d Bct, (Tf Baghdad), Fort Benning, Ga

Date of death: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Taji, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Baker, Sherwood Russell
Army Sergeant

Sherwood Russell Baker, age 30, from Plymouth, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: B Company, 2d Battalion, 103d Armor, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

Date of death: Monday, April 26, 2004
Death details: Hostile, died in Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Wint, Walter E. Jr.
Marines Captain

Walter E. Jr. Wint, age 28, from Luzerne County Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania .

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Associated Press (1983)

Harris, Harry Kendall Jr.
Army First Sergeant

Harry Kendall Jr. Harris, age 39, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Felix Woronowicz
Spouse: Theresa (Gilroy)
Children: Geraldine, 16; Harry, 13; Doug, 2

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, July 26, 1971
Death details: Died in South Vietnam from a heart attack.
Cemetery: Hanover Green

Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (1971)

Hughes, Charles George
Army Staff Sergeant

Charles George Hughes, age 39, from Freeland, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Eleanor (Sims) Hughes
Spouse: Eva, children, son Charles G. Hughes Jr. died in 1964

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 11, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Freeland

Source: National Archives, Hazleton Standard Speaker (1970)

Straub, John Edwin
Marines Corporal

John Edwin Straub, age 19, from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Luzerne county.

Parents: Mary Boyle Straub

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Division

Date of death: Wednesday, October 28, 1970
Death details: Died in South Vietnam after he slipped off a water-covered road and fell into a river while en route to a platoon defensive position.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s

Source: National Archives, Wilkes Barre Times Leader (1970)

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