Newport County Rhode Island

Paranzino, Michael F.
Army Sergeant

Michael F. Paranzino, age 22, from Middletown, Rhode Island, Newport county.

Parents: Francis “Butch” Paranzino and Melane C. Paranzino
Spouse: Lindsey (Christopher) Paranzino
Children: Maxton Paranzino and Logan Paranzino

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Middletown High (2006)
Military history: 1st Squadron 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Friday, November 5, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: St. Columba, Middletown

Source: Department of Defense, Providence Journal, Military Times

Weidemann, Michael Ross
Army Sergeant

Michael Ross Weidemann, age 23, from Newport, Rhode Island, Newport county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 36Th Infantry, 1 Bct, Giessen, Germany

Date of death: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Al Asad, Iraq

Cemetery: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard in Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Potts, Christopher Scott
Army Staff Sergeant

Christopher Scott Potts, age 38, from Tiverton, Rhode Island, Newport county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Battery, 1St Battalion, 103D Field Artillery, (1Cd), Providence, Rhode Island

Date of death: Sunday, October 3, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Silvia, James F.
Marines Lance corporal

James F. Silvia, age 20, from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Newport county.

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terrorist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance

Julian, Thomas A.
Marines Private 1st class

Thomas A. Julian, age 21, from Newport County Middleton, Rhode Island .

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance

Soares, Edward
Marines Lance corporal

Edward Soares, age 21, from Newport County Tiverton, Rhode Island .

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance

Spencer, Stephen Eugene
Marines Lance corporal

Stephen Eugene Spencer, age 23, from Newport County Portsmouth, Rhode Island .

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance

Potter, Alfred N.
Air Force Sergeant

Alfred N. Potter, age 28, from Newport, Rhode Island, Newport county.

Parents: Catherine M. Potter and preceded in death by William H. Potter

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Rogers High (1950)

Date of death: Friday, April 10, 1970
Death details: Killed when an RF4 Reconnaissance jet crashed into the air base at Udorn, Thailand.

Source: National Archives, AFTN VFW Memorial Post 10249, Newport Mercury (1970)

Dupere, Joseph Rene
Army Staff sergeant

Joseph Rene Dupere, age 22, from Newport County Newport, Rhode Island .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 12, 1965
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Newsday (1965)

Francis, Charles Henry
Navy mml3

Charles Henry Francis, age 24, from Newport, Rhode Island, Newport county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Tuesday, June 12, 1951
Death details: Killed aboard the destroyer USS Walke which was was providing anti-submarine protection to carriers from Task Force 77 off the east coast of Wonsan, North Korea, when it was struck on the port side by an enemy mine or torpedo. The force of the explosion tossed many sailors into the water, and those who were injured had a difficult time staying afloat while they waited for rescue. Twenty-six sailors were killed in the explosion and forty were wounded.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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