Montgomery County Kentucky

Gross, Dustin D.
Army Private 1st class

Dustin D. Gross, age 19, from Jeffersonville, Kentucky, Montgomery county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Monday, May 7, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. Jacob M. Schwallie, Spc. Chase S. Marta, Pfc. Dustin D. Gross.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Sizemore, Garth Douglas
Army Staff Sergeant

Garth Douglas Sizemore, age 31, from Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Montgomery county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 26Th Infantry, 2 Bct, Schweinfurt, Germany

Date of death: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Nealis, Tommy R.
Air Force Sergeant

Tommy R. Nealis, age 22, from Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Montgomery county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, May 13, 1975
Death details: One of the 23 men killed in a CH53 helicopter crash in Thailand.
Cemetery: Machpelah Cemetery

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1975), findagrave.com

Mitchell, Carl Berg
Air Force Major

Carl Berg Mitchell, age 35, from Montgomery County Mount Sterling, Kentucky .

Parents: Mary A. Mitchell
Spouse: Colleen Hill Mitchell
Children: Michael Kelly, Mary Elizabeth, Michelle Ann Mitchell

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, January 14, 1964
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when his plane was shot down.

Source: National Archives, Philadelphia Daily News (1964), Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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