Mohsin A Naqvi, age 26, from Newburgh, New York, Orange county.
Spouse: Raazia
Service era: Iraq
Schools: State University at Geneseo (2006)
Military history: Hhc, 1St Bn, 11Th Infantry Regiment, 199Th Brigade, Fort Benning, Ga
Date of death: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Death details: Hostile; South Of Fob Gardez, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Raul Rivera, age 22, from Newburgh, New York, Orange county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, August 16, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
Nicholas George Brooks, age 26, from Newburgh, New York, Orange county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, January 2, 1970
Death details: On March 4, 1982, the Central Identification Laboratory-Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) identified the remains of Lieutenant Commander Nicholas George Brooks, missing from the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Commander Brooks joined the U.S. Navy from New York and was a member of Attack Squadron 196. On January 2, 1970, he was the bombardier and navigator aboard an A-6A Intruder (bureau number 152937) on a strike mission over Laos. The Intruder went down during the mission, and LCDR Brooks was forced to bail out. Immediate search efforts were unsuccessful in locating the aircraft’s crew. LCDR Brooks was captured by enemy forces and died while in captivity. In February 1982, a Laotian local turned over a set of unidentified remains to U.S. custody. Forensic analysis identified the remains as those of LCDR Brooks later that year.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Frank Vincent Raz, age 19, from Newburgh, New York, Orange county.
Parents: Frank A. Raz
Spouse: Single
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Newburgh Free Academy
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Saturday, November 18, 1967
Death details: Killed by booby trap, Quang Ngai Province
Cemetery: Calvary, Newburgh
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
Stanley Aiken MacNear from Orange County Newburgh, New York .
Parents: William MacNear
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Thursday, October 15, 1942
Death details: On October 15, 1942, he was in a U.S. convoy of six ships that was towing barges loaded with urgently needed supplies toward Guadalcanal. The American forces on that island were in dire need of resupply. When the convoy was spotted by enemy aircraft, all but two ships withdrew from the area. The two ships that pressed on were the USS Meredith (DD-434,) a destroyer, and the USS Vireo (AM-54,) a lightly armed towing vessel. Upon receiving word that Japanese surface warships were operating in the area, both ships were forced to turn back from their mission. Because of its age and slow speed, Vireo was abandoned, and the crew taken aboard the Meredith. Within minutes, the Meredith was attacked by a large force of enemy aircraft. The destroyer sustained multiple bomb and torpedo hits and quickly sank. The survivors spent three days at sea before being rescued. The majority of the crews of both ships was killed in the incident.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
William Henry Henniger from Orange County Newburgh, New York .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destoryer USS Reuben James
Source: Los Angeles Times (1941)