Minneapolis Minnesota

Faas, John W.
Navy Special Warefare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL)

John W. Faas, age 31, from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Parents: Gretchen and Robert Faas

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Minnehaha Academy (1998)
Military history: East Cost-based Naval Special Warfare Unit

Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chino helicopter crashed after it came under enemy attack.
Cemetery: Fort Snelling National

Source: Department of Defense, Star Tribune, findagrave, Military Times

Dixon, Robert Jonathan
Army Specialist

Robert Jonathan Dixon, age 27, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 1St Squadron, 4Th Cavalry, 4 Bct, Fort Riley, Kansas

Date of death: Sunday, May 6, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Lee, Qixing
Army Specialist

Qixing Lee, age 20, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 66Th Armor, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Sunday, August 27, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Tishmack, John J.
Marines Lance corporal

John J. Tishmack, age 19, from Hennepin County Minneapolis, Minnesota .

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

Noble, Thomas Gregory
Army Specialist 4

Thomas Gregory Noble, age 21, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin county.

Parents: William Eugene Noble and Celeste Audrey Pierce Noble

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Southwest High (1967), University of Minnesota

Date of death: Thursday, December 24, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Fort Snelling National

Source: National Archives, Minneapolis Star, Associated Press (1970)

Jedneak, Daniel John
Army Specialist 5

Daniel John Jedneak, age 21, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin county.

Parents: Herman Jedneak
Spouse: Nany H. Jedneak
Children: Daniel Paul, 6 weeks

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Robbinsdale High (1967)

Date of death: Wednesday, November 11, 1970
Death details: Died from a respiratory ailment in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Minneapolis Star Tibune (1970), Associated Press (1970)

Bevan, Jerry Eugene
Air Force 1st lieutenant

Jerry Eugene Bevan, age 25, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin county.

Parents: William A. Bevan

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: University of Minnesota graduate

Date of death: Thursday, September 17, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Methodist in Center City

Source: National Archives, Minneapolis Star (1970)

Wise, Gordon Scott
Army Specialist 4

Gordon Scott Wise, age 20, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin county.

Parents: Gordon V. Wise

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Southwest High graduate, University of Minnesota

Date of death: Thursday, August 13, 1970
Death details: Hostile, died of wounds, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Minneapolis Star (1970), Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Anderson, Gordon Guy
Army Specialist 4

Gordon Guy Anderson, age 19, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin county.

Parents: Wilbert E. Anderson

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, June 19, 1970
Death details: Died in Walter Reed Hospital in Washington D.C. from wounds suffered in action in Veitnam in April 1970

Source: National Archives, Minneaupolis Star Tribune (1970)

Donahue, John Thomas
Army Staff sergeant

John Thomas Donahue, age 21, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin county.

Parents: John and Marie Donahue

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Henry High (1967)

Date of death: Friday, May 22, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Minneapolis Star (1970)

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