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Kyle Philip Norris, age 22, from Zanesville, Ohio, Muskingum county.
Parents: Neva
Spouse: Fiance Courtney Wilson
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 3D Battalion, 7Th Infantry, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Date of death: Friday, May 23, 2008
Death details: Struck by a roadside bomb in Iskandariyah and died later in a hospital in Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
David Charles Armstrong, age 21, from Zanesville, Ohio, Muskingum county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 57Th Mp Company, 92D Mp Battalion, 89Th Mp Brigade, Schofield Barracks, Hi
Date of death: Thursday, February 1, 2007
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Lester Ormond Kinney II, age 27, from Zanesville, Ohio, Muskingum county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: D Company 2Nd Bn 505Th Infantry, 82Nd Airborne, Fort Bragg, Nc 28310
Date of death: Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Iskandariyah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Richard James Hock, age 24, from Chandlersville, Ohio, Muskingum county. Their last known residence was in Chandlersville.
Service era: Vietnam
Spouse: Carol (Kraun)
Child: Daughter
School: Philo High (1965)
Military History: Headquarter and Headquarters Company, 2nd battalion, 501st infantry, 101st airborne division.
Date of death: Sunday, January 16, 1972
Death details: He was the observer in a light observation helicopter. The aircraft was positioned on a slope with one skid on the ground. He left the aircraft to retrieve a rifle he spotted that was lost during an ambush the previous night. As he walked toward the helicopter from the upslope side the pilot signaled for him to stop. Before the pilot could raise the aircraft off the slope, he was struck in the head by the main rotor system, killing him instantly.
Cemetery: Duncan Falls, Ohio
Source: National Archives, Zanesville Times Recorder (2017), findagrave.com
Frederick Leroy Nutter, age 24, from Zanesville, Ohio, Muskingum county.
Parents: Mrs. Marvin O. Armey and preceded in death by Fred Nutter
Spouse: Kathleen
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, October 18, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when a booby trap exploded while he was on patrol.
Cemetery: North Manchester, Indiana
Source: National Archives, Times Recorder (1970)
Jerry Lee Hurley, age 20, from New Concord, Ohio, Muskingum county.
Parents: John R. Hurley
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, June 10, 1970
Death details: Hostile, Cambodia
Source: National Archives, Zanesville Times Recorder (1970)
Roy Lester Phipps, age 20, from Zanesville, Ohio, Muskingum county.
Parents: James Phipps
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Philo High (1967)
Date of death: Monday, April 13, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam. Killed when struck by mortar fire.
Source: National Archives, Zanesville Time Recorder (1970), findagrave.com
Thomas Wayne Underwood, age 28, from Zanesville, Ohio, Muskingum county. Their last known residence was in Zanesville.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, March 21, 1970
Death details: On March 21, 1970, a UH-1E Iroquois (bureau number 152427) with four crew members participated in a two-helicopter combat mission over Laos. The UH-1 was hit by small arms fire while over Saravane Province, and began leaking fuel. Crew men aboard the other helicopter in the flight then saw the UH-1 catch fire and crash in dense jungle. The UH-1 exploded on impact, and initial aerial reconnaissance indicated there were no survivors. Two weeks later, however, the co-pilot was rescued, and the remains of the pilot were recovered. Although an extensive ground search was conducted, the remains of the crew chief and gunner could not be found.
Staff Sergeant Thomas Wayne Underwood, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Ohio, served with Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 167, Marine Air Group 16, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was the gunner aboard the UH-1 when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Staff Sergeant Underwood is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Cemetery: Fort Leavenworth National
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com
Dana Allen Dilley, age 29, from Duncan Falls, Ohio, Muskingum county.
Parents: Herbert and Lois Torbert Dilley
Spouse: Teresa
Children: Todd, 7; Dana Scott, 7 months
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Philo High, Capital University (1962), Ohio State University (1964)
Date of death: Saturday, March 14, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam. Killed when his helicopter crashed in a jungle. It was in second tour in Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Zanesville Times Recorder (1970)
John Eugene Wickham, age 21, from Zanesville, Ohio, Muskingum county. Their last known residence was in Zanesville.
Service era: Vietnam
Spouse: Carol
Child: Mistie
Military History: 567th transportation company
Date of death: October 25, 1968
Death details: John suffered a heart attack and died the following day in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Zanesville Times Recorder (2017)