Tag: Mortar explosion 18 March 2013

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Martino, Joshua M.
Marines Private 1st class

Joshua M. Martino, age 19, from DuBois, Pennsylvania, Clearfield county.

Parents: Karen Perry

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment; joined the Marines in July 2012.

Date of death: Monday, March 18, 2013
Death details: Killed in a mortar explosion during training at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada. Killed were Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II, Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., Lance Cpl Joshua C. Taylor, Lance Cpl. Mason J. Vanderwork, Lance Cpl. William T. Wild, Cpl. Aaron J. Ripperda.

Source: Stars and Strips, WJAC

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Fenn, David P. II
Marines Lance Corporal

David P. Fenn II, age 20, from Polk City, Florida, Polk county.

Service era: Afghanistan

Spouse: Victoria Fenn

Child: Nyka, 2

Military history: 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. Joined the Marines in June 2010.

Date of death: Monday, March 18, 2013
Death details: Killed in a mortar explosion during training at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada. Killed were Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II, Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., Lance Cpl Joshua C. Taylor, Lance Cpl. Mason J. Vanderwork, Lance Cpl. William T. Wild, Cpl. Aaron J. Ripperda.

Source: Stars and Strips, Dignity Memorial

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Muchnick, Roger W. Jr.
Marines Lance Corporal

Roger W. Jr. Muchnick, age 23, from Fairfield, Connecticut, Fairfield county.

Service era: Afghanistan

Parents: Roger W. Muchnick Sr. and Kate Coakley

Schools: Eastern Connecticut State University
Military history: 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. Joined the Marines in June 2010.

Date of death: Monday, March 18, 2013
Death details: Killed in a mortar explosion during training at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada. Killed were Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II, Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., Lance Cpl Joshua C. Taylor, Lance Cpl. Mason J. Vanderwork, Lance Cpl. William T. Wild, Cpl. Aaron J. Ripperda.

Source: Stars and Strips, Berkshire Eagle

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Taylor, Joshua C.
Marines Lance Corporal

Joshua C. Taylor, age 21, from Marietta, Ohio, Washington county.

Service era: Afghanistan

Fiancee: Abigail Malone (marriage scheduled May 11, 2013)

Schools: Marietta High (2010)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. Joined the Marines in June 2010.

Date of death: Monday, March 18, 2013
Death details: Killed in a mortar explosion during training at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada. Killed were Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II, Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., Lance Cpl Joshua C. Taylor, Lance Cpl. Mason J. Vanderwork, Lance Cpl. William T. Wild, Cpl. Aaron J. Ripperda.

Cemetery: Mound

Source: Stars and Strips, Marietta Times, Patriot Guard

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Wild, William Taylor IV
Marines Lance Corporal

William Taylor Wild IV, age 21, from Anne Arundel, Maryland.

Parents: Elizabeth Wild

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Severna Park High (2010)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment

Date of death: Monday, March 18, 2013
Death details: Killed in a mortar explosion during training at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada. Killed were Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II, Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., Lance Cpl Joshua C. Taylor, Lance Cpl. Mason J. Vanderwork, Lance Cpl. William T. Wild, Cpl. Aaron J. Ripperda.

Source: Stars and Strips, Barrana Serverna Park Funeral Home

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Ripperda, Aaron J.
Marines Corporal

Aaron J. Ripperda, age 26, from Madison, Illinois, Madison county.

Parents: Kent Ripperda and Tina Sutton

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Highland High (2005), Saint Xavier University in Chicago and graduated from L’Ecole Culinaire in St. Louis, MIssouri
Military history: 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. Joined the Marines in September 2008.

Date of death: Monday, March 18, 2013
Death details: Killed in a mortar explosion during training at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada. Killed were Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II, Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., Lance Cpl Joshua C. Taylor, Lance Cpl. Mason J. Vanderwork, Lance Cpl. William T. Wild, Cpl. Aaron J. Ripperda.

Cemetery: Saint Paul Catholic in Carlyle, Illinois

Source: Stars and Strips, Meredith Funeral Home