Montgomery County NEw York

Jones, David R. Jr.
Army Private 1st class

David R. Jr. Jones, age 21, from Saint Johnsville, New York, Montgomery county.

Parents: Therresa Ann Bennett and George Arthur Bennett Jr.; biological father, David Richard Jones

Service era: Iraq
Schools: St. Johnsville High (2008)
Military history: 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. Enlisted October 2009.

Date of death: Sunday, October 24, 2010
Death details: Died at Baghdad, Iraq of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident.
Cemetery: Johnsville

Source: Department of Defense, Albany Times Union, Military Times

Susi, Andrew Paul
Army Specialist 4

Andrew Paul Susi, age 20, from Saint Johnsville, New York

Parents: Andrew S. Susi

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, May 27, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Houghtaling, Floyd W. III
Navy Seaman

Floyd W. III Houghtaling, age 21, from Canajoharie, New York, Montgomery county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1968
Death details: Among 23 American sailors killed aboard the LST Westchester County when it was ripped open by an enemy mine as she swung at anchor in the My Tho River near Saigon.
Cemetery: Canajoharie Falls

Source: National Archives, virtualwall.org

Bansavage, John George
Marines Staff sergeant

John George Bansavage, age 32, from Montgomery County Amsterdam, New York .

Parents: Benjamin Bansavage
Spouse: Barbara
Children: Dughter, 3; Son, 2

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, March 28, 1966
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Times Record (1966)

Steffek, Edward Stephen
Marines Private 1st class

Edward Stephen Steffek, age 19, from Montgomery County Amsterdam, New York .

Parents: Stephen P. Steffek

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Amsterdam High graduate

Date of death: Saturday, January 1, 1966
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1966)

Rodrigues, Paul C.
Marine Sergeant

Paul C. Rodrigues, age 24, from Montgomery County Canajoharie, New York .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 1965
Death details: Killed in Japan in a dawn fire that destroyed a two-story communication building that was engaged in classified work relaying messages between ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in water off Vietnam and land installations.

Source: Associated Press (1965)

Hasenfuss, William E.
Army Private 1st class

William E. Hasenfuss, age 20, from Montgomery County Amsterdam, New York .

Parents: William E. Hasenfuss

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed at Pearl Harbor

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Daily Sentinel (1944)

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