Mercer County New Jersey

Vazquez, Omar J.
Army 1st lieutenant

Omar J. Vazquez, age 25, from Hamilton, New Jersey, Mercer county.

Parents: Maria Vazquez and Pablo Vazquez

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: St. Anthony School graduate and McCorristin Catholic High (2003); Mercer Community College graduate, Rider University (2007), Rutgers University in California
Military history: 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; Bronze Star and Purple Heart

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 2011
Death details: Died in Numaniyah, Iraq when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Antonio G. Stiggins was also killed.
Cemetery: Field of Honor Veterans Mausoleum Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, New Jersey

Source: Department of Defense, The Trentonian, Military Times

Moore, Benjamin G.
Army Private 1st class

Benjamin G. Moore, age 23, from Robbinsville, New Jersey, Mercer county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. Omar Aceves, Spc. Jarrid L. King, Pfc. Benjamin G. Moore.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Snell, Eric Lamar
Army Sergeant

Eric Lamar Snell, age 35, from Trenton, New Jersey, Mercer county.

Children: Two sons

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Hamilton High, Trenton State College
Military history: Troop B, 3D Squadron, 61St Cavalry, 4 Bct, Fort Carson, Colorado

Date of death: Monday, June 18, 2007
Death details: Died from wounds from small arms fire in Baghdad

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, New Jersey Run for the Fallen

Dvorin, Seth Jeremy
Army 2nd lieutenant

Seth Jeremy Dvorin, age 24, from Pennington, New Jersey, Mercer county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Battery, 3Rd Battalion, 62D Air Defense Artillery, Fort Drum, Ny 13602

Date of death: Tuesday, February 3, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Iskandariyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Innocenzi, Paul G. III
Marines Warrant officer 1

Paul G. III Innocenzi, age 27, from Mercer County Trenton, New Jersey .

Spouse: Married
Children: Paul, 4; Kristin, 1

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, New York Daily News (1983)

Lively II, Warren
Army Specialist 4

Warren Lively II, age 19, from Trenton, New Jersey, Mercer county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, July 11, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Philadelphia Daily News (1970)

Ketter, Terry Lee
Army Captain

Terry Lee Ketter, age 25, from Trenton , New Jersey, Mercer county.

Spouse: Frances P. Ketter

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, May 10, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Worthington, Robert Ward
Army Private 1st class

Robert Ward Worthington, age 22, from Trenton, New Jersey, Mercer county.

Parents: Robert M. Worthington

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Penn State

Date of death: Tuesday, May 5, 1970
Death details: Died when the vehicle in which he was riding struck a land mine in Cambodia

Source: National Archives, Philadelphia Inquirer (1970)

Colon-Santos, Rafael
Army Sergeant

Rafael Colon-Santos, age 21, from Hamilton, New Jersey, Mercer county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, April 17, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives

Borden, Timothy Zane
Army Corporal

Timothy Zane Borden, age 20, from Jacobstown, New Jersey, Mercer county.

Parents: Kenneth Borden
Spouse: Brenda Shelley Borden

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Northern Burlington Regional High graduate
Military history: 198th Infantry Brigade, American Division

Date of death: Sunday, March 15, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died of wounds in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Allentown Messenger (1970)

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