Madison County New York

Bolen, Edward H.
Army Sergeant

Edward H. Bolen, age 25, from Chittenango, New York, Madison county.

Parents: Walter Bolen and Jeanine Hafner Bolen
Spouse: Andrea Perez Bolen (married September 4, 2010)
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Chittenango High (2003)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Date of death: Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Death details: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Oakland, Chittenango

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Fisk, Gary John
Navy Boatswain’s mate

Gary John Fisk, age 24, from Oneida, New York, Madison county.

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico

Source: Iowa Daily Press, UPI

Simmons, Robert Eugene
Air Force Master sergeant

Robert Eugene Simmons from DeRuyter, New York, Madison county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: March 29, 1972
Death details: On May 26, 1988, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC, now DPAA) identified the remains of Senior Master Sergeant Robert Eugene Simmons, missing from the Vietnam War.

Senior Master Sergeant Simmons entered the U.S. Air Force from New York and was a member of the 16th Special Operations Squadron. On March 29, 1972, he was a crew member aboard an AC-130A gunship (tail number 55-0044, nicknamed “Prometheus”) that took off from Ubon Airfield, Thailand, on a night reconnaissance mission to targets east of Savannakhet in southern Laos. The aircraft was shot down by enemy surface-to-air missiles, killing SMSgt Simmons and the other crew members. Search and rescue efforts were curtailed due to heavy enemy activity, and no remains could be recovered at that time. Between 1986 and 2006, a U.S./Laotian team excavated the crash site in Savannakhet Province and recovered human remains and artifacts. Investigators were able to identify SMSgt Simmons among the remains recovered.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Porter, William Roy
Army Sergeant

William Roy Porter, age 20, from Oneida, New York, Madison county.

Parents: Stanley H. and Rosemary O’Dowd Porter

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central (1967)

Date of death: Tuesday, June 2, 1970
Death details: Hostile, Cambodia

Source: National Archives, Syracuse Post Standard

Haight, Stephen Harold
Army Specialist 4

Stephen Harold Haight, age 20, from Cazenovia, New York, Madison county.

Parents: Harold O. Haight

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: The Manlius School (1967)
Military history: 191st Aviation Company

Date of death: Saturday, May 9, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died missing, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Syracuse Post Standard (1970)

Stieve, William John
Army Sergeant

William John Stieve, age 23, from Leonardsville, New York, Madison county.

Parents: Albert E. Rievers

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 29, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Syracuse Post Standard (1970)

Rising, Albert Charles
Army Specialist 4

Albert Charles Rising, age 22, from Madison County New Woodstock, New York .

Spouse: Sandra P. Rising

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Central Technical High gradaute

Date of death: Monday, March 28, 1966
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Oakwood

Source: National Archives, Post Standard (1966)

Gajan, Alton Louis
Army Chief warrant officer

Alton Louis Gajan, age 37, from Madison County Brookfield, New York .

Parents: Preston M. and Thelma Lunsford Gajan
Children: Debroah, Leslie, Sharon Gajan

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, January 5, 1966
Death details: Killed while hit in a helicopter in Vietnam
Cemetery: Fort Benning

Source: National Archives, Pointe Coupee Banner, Columbus Ledger (1966)

Norton, George Harold
Air Force Captain

George Harold Norton, age 35, from Madison County Oneida, New York .

Parents: Harold Norton
Spouse: Married
Children: Crissy, Mark, Melody Ann, Mary Ann, Vallerie

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Oneida High graduate

Date of death: Friday, August 13, 1965
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Fort Bliss National

Source: National Archives, UPI (1965)

Landringham, Robert George
Air Force 1st Lieutenant

Robert George Landringham, age 25, from Madison County Madison, New York .

Parents: Caroline S. Fuess and stepfather Ray Fuess

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Madison Central High

Date of death: Tuesday, June 29, 1965
Death details: He was navigator in a B-57 shot down in Veitnam.

Source: National Archives, Post Standard (1965)

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