Daniel Chen, age 19, from New York City, New York.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, October 3, 2011
Death details: Found dead in a guardhouose in Afghanistan from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Eight soldiers later faced charges ranging from dereliction of duty to involuntary manslaughter in connection to the death.
Source: Associated Press, Northwest Asian Weekly
Irving Jr Hernandez, age 28, from New York, New York, New York county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 17Th Infantry, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Date of death: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Jr. Gambino from New York City, New York, New York City county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, April 7, 1973
Death details: Hostile, Cambodia
Source: National Archives
Charles Vincent Donohoe, age 30, from Long Island City, New York, New York county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, November 7, 1970
Death details: Stabbed to death in his quarters in Dan Nang.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: National Archives, Pottsville Republican (1970)
Raymond Louis Echevarria from New York City, New York,
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: October 3, 1966
Death details: On October 3, 1966, a seven-man reconnaissance team comprising three U.S. Army soldiers and four South Vietnamese, ethnic Nung, soldiers was inserted by helicopter into a landing zone in the Savannakhet Province of Laos approximately 800 meters south of Ban Taha, and two kilometers west of the Laos-Vietnam border. Very shortly after landing, they found themselves surrounded by enemy forces. They requested immediate helicopter extraction, but quickly became involved in a firefight, and the helicopter was driven off by small arms fire. The three U.S. soldiers were all wounded, two severely. One U.S. soldier, who was hit in the leg, was able to leave the immediate area with one of the South Vietnamese soldiers, but the two soon encountered another group of enemy troops. The South Vietnamese soldier, who was extracted from the area the next day and was the sole surviving member of the patrol, reported he last saw his fellow team member exchanging fire with pursuing enemy troops. An immediate search for the team members could not be conducted because enemy forces controlled the area, and later searches were unsuccessful.
Master Sergeant Raymond Echevarria, who joined the U.S. Army from North Carolina, served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Special Forces Group. He was severely wounded by enemy fire when his patrol was attacked on October 3, 1966, and the presence of enemy troops prevented his extraction from the area. Later searches for his remains were unsuccessful. While carried in the status of missing in action, the U.S. Army promoted MSG Echevarria to the rank of Sergeant Major (SGM). Today, Sergeant Major Echevarria is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Norman Levern Hawkins, age 20, from Bronx County Bronx, New York .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, April 11, 1966
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1966)
John Henry Jr. Herlihy, age 38, from Kings County Brooklyn, New York .
Parents: Medeline Herlihy
Spouse: Virginia T. Herlihy
Children: Bobbie Ann, Betty Joan, John H. III, Patrick Edward, Michael
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, March 13, 1966
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Cumberland Memorial Gardens in North Carolina
Source: National Archives, Raleigh News and Observer (1966)
Jose Enrique Laguer, age 20, from Kings County Brooklyn, New York .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, March 5, 1966
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Newsday (1966)
Ulrich Myller, age 22, from New York City, New York .
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, June 18, 1953
Death details: Killed in the crash of an Air Force C0124 Globemaster near Tokyo.
Source: United Press (1953)
Chester William Wierzbicki from Queens County Ozone Park, New York .
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, February 13, 1951
Death details: On February 5, 1951, Allied forces in Korea launched an offensive against North Korean and Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) north of Wonju. Republic of Korea units and the 38th Infantry Regiment and supporting artillery units, including the 15th and 503rd Field Artillery Battalions, and the 82nd Antiaircraft Artillery and Automatic Weapons Battalion, initially met light resistance on their drive to the north. On February 11, the CCF launched an aggressive counteroffensive that caused the Allies to withdraw back southward. However, the CCF had established a series of roadblocks on the road to the south, forcing the Allies to fight their way back to friendly lines. Private First Class Chester William Wierzbicki, who entered the U.S. Army from New York, was a member of L Company, 3rd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was reported missing in action on February 13, 1951, and was last seen manning a roadblock near Saemal, South Korea, during his unit’s withdrawal. Specific details regarding his loss are not known, and he remains unaccounted-for. Today, Private First Class Wierzbicki is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, which was updated in 2022 to include the names of the fallen.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency