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William J. Woitowicz, age 23, from Middlesex, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Groton-Dunstable High (2007)
Military history: 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operation in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Scott F. Milley, age 23, from Sudbury, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Parents: Steven J. Milley and Janice E. (Brown) Milley
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana.
Date of death: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Death details: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unity with small arms fire.
Cemetery: New Town, Sudbury Center
Source: Department of Defense, Boston Globe
Jonathan M. Curtis, age 24, from Belmont, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Parents: Philip Curtis and Pamela Curtis
Spouse: Samantha Foust Curtis
Children: Tessa-Marie Curtis, 8 months
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Monday, November 1, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Andrew N. Meari was also killed.
Cemetery: Highland West Memorial Gardens
Source: National Archives, Boston Globe
Brian Michael Mescall, age 33, from Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 4Th Infantry, Hohenfels, Germany
Date of death: Friday, January 9, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Fob Lagman, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense
Paul Edward Jr Conlon, age 21, from Somerville, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 1St Battalion, 506Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Friday, August 15, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Wardack, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Shawn Elliot Simmons, age 39, from Ashland, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 7Th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Sunday, June 29, 2008
Death details: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense
Christine Muthoni Ndururi, age 21, from Dracut, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Parents: Wilson N. Wachira and Mary W. Mwaniki
Spouse: Single
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Dracut High (2005)
Military history: Troop F, 4Th Squadron, 3D Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Death details: Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Cemetery: Oakland Cemetery, Dracut
Source: Department of Defense, Lowell Sun, Military Times
John Francis Landry Jr., age 20, from Lowell, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 2D Squadron, 12Th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Tx
Date of death: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Edward Marcell Garvin, age 19, from Malden, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: D Co, 2D Lar Bn, (Rct-7, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Rawah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Paul Nicholas King, age 23, from Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 1St Bn, 25Th Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), Ayer, Ma
Date of death: Sunday, June 25, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times