Middlesex County New Jersey

Reinhard, Kevin J.
Marines Corporal

Kevin J. Reinhard, age 25, from Colonia, New Jersey, Middlesex county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Date of death: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Death details: Died in the crash of a CH-53 D helicopter in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Capt. Daniel B. Bartle, Capt. Nathan R. McHone, MSgt Travis W. Riddick, Cpl. Jesse W. Stites, Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard, Cpl. Josephe D. Logan.

Source: Department of Defense, KWTX, Military Times

Gonzalez, Michael Luis
Army Specialist

Michael Luis Gonzalez, age 20, from Spotswood, New Jersey, Middlesex county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 340Th Military Police Company, 800Th Military Police Brigade, Fort Totten, Ny

Date of death: Thursday, August 28, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Koch, Steven Robert
Army Corporal

Steven Robert Koch, age 23, from Milltown, New Jersey, Middlesex county.

Service era: Iraq

Parents: William and Christine Koch

Spouse: None

School: East Brunswick High

Military history: Company D, 1St Battalion, 508Th Infantry, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Date of death: Monday, March 3, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Sabari, Afghanistan

Memorialized with a street sign at Maple Avenue and Ashland Place in North Brunswick, near the family home.

Source: Department of Defense, centraljersey.com

Moretti, Trista Leah
Army Sergeant

Trista Leah Moretti, age 27, from South Plainfield, New Jersey, Middlesex county.

Parents: Judy and Fred

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 4Th Battalion, 25Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Richardson, Ak

Date of death: Monday, June 25, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Nasir Lafitah, Iraq

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

Sullivan, Narson Bertil
Army Specialist

Narson Bertil Sullivan, age 21, from North Brunswick, New Jersey, Middlesex county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 411Th Military Police Company, Fort Hood, Texas

Date of death: Friday, April 25, 2003
Death details: Killed when he was cleaning his weapon and it discharged in Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Miltiary Times

Snyder, John M.
Navy Lieutenant

John M. Snyder, age 25, from Milltown, New Jersey, Middlesex county.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Tuesday, October 30, 1990
Death details: Died with nine other sailors aboard the USS Iwo Jima when the ship’s 850-degree steam pipe erupted.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense

Estler, Sean F.
Marines Private 1st class

Sean F. Estler, age 19, from Kenall Park, New Jersey, Middlesex county.

Parents: Mary and Louis Estler

Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: South Brunswick High (1982)

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

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Central New Jersey Home News (1983)

Ivan, Andrew Jr.
Air Force Major

Andrew Jr. Ivan, age 27, from South River, New Jersey, Middlesex County.

Date of death: September 10, 1971
Death details: On March 7, 1996, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Andrew Ivan Jr., missing from the Vietnam War.

Captain Ivan joined the U.S. Air Force from New Jersey and was a member of the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On September 10, 1971, he piloted an F-4 Phantom II (66-8712) on a weather observation mission over Laos. Captain Ivan’s aircraft went down during the mission, and he was killed in the crash. His remains were not located or recovered following the incident. In August 1994, a joint U.S. and Laotian search team recovered remains from the Phantom’s crash site that were later identified as those of Capt Ivan. 

Sources: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency  

Ivan, Andrew Jr.
Air Force Major

Andrew Jr. Ivan, age 27, from South River, New Jersey, Middlesex county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 28th Wisconsin

Date of death: Friday, September 10, 1971
Death details: On March 7, 1996, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Andrew Ivan Jr., missing from the Vietnam War. Captain Ivan joined the U.S. Air Force from New Jersey and was a member of the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On September 10, 1971, he piloted an F-4 Phantom II (66-8712) on a weather observation mission over Laos. Captain Ivan’s aircraft went down during the mission, and he was killed in the crash. His remains were not located or recovered following the incident. In August 1994, a joint U.S. and Laotian search team recovered remains from the Phantom’s crash site that were later identified as those of Capt Ivan.

Source: National Archives, DPAA, F-4 Phantom crash 10 September 1971

Pisciotta, Wayne Carlyle
Army Specialist 4

Wayne Carlyle Pisciotta, age 20, from Highland Park, New Jersey, Middlesex county.

Parents: Emillie McCutcheon Pisciotta and preceded in death by Jacob Pisciotta

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Highland Park High graduate
Military history: 1st Virginia

Date of death: Thursday, July 8, 1971
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when he stepped on a land mine.

Source: National Archives, Central New Jersey Home News (1971)

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