Northampton County Pennsylvania

Harton, Joshua A.
Army Sergeant

Joshua A. Harton, age 23, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Parents: Ruth Shirey Harton

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Death details: Died in Kaftar Khan, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire.

Source: Department of Defense, The Express Times, Military Times

Benson, Austin H.
Air Force Airman 1st class

Austin H. Benson, age 19, from Hellertown, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: Joie Gates

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Saucon Valley High (2008)
Military history: 54th Combat Communications Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Enlisted 2008

Date of death: Monday, May 3, 2010
Death details: Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident near Khyber, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Allentown Morning Call, Easton Express-Times, Military Times

Holland, Derek David
Army Specialist

Derek David Holland, age 20, from Wind Gap, Pennsylvania.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Schools: Pen Argyl High (2006)
Military history: Company B, 3d Battalion, 103d Armor, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Date of death: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Death details: Hostile, died in Zormat, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Klinger, Joshua Philip
Marines Lance Corporal

Joshua Philip Klinger, age 21, from Easton, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Schools: Wilson Area High (2002)
Military history: B Co, 1st Bn, 6th Mar, (Rct-8), 2d Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Date of death: Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Death details: Died in Fallujah, Iraq from shrapnel from a roadside bomb

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Grimes, Kyle Jason
Marines Corporal

Kyle Jason Grimes, age 21, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Multiple county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: C Co, 1st Bn, 3d Mar, 31st Meu, 1st Mar Div, Kaneohe Bay, Hi

Date of death: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Death details: Korean Village, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Humlhanz, Barton Russell
Marines Corporal

Barton Russell Humlhanz, age 23, from Hellertown, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Mssg-24, 24th Meu, 1st Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2004
Death details: Hostile, died in Babil Province, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Geiger, Christopher Patrick
Army Sergeant

Christopher Patrick Geiger, age 38, from Northampton, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Enduring Freedom
Military history: Hhc 213th Area Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Date of death: Wednesday, July 2, 2003
Death details: Bagram, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Brace, William C.
Army Specialist

William C. Brace, age 24, from Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: Teodora Williams and William Brace
Spouse: Michelle
Children: William Arthur, 6 months

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Nazareth High (1985)
Military history: 82nd Airborne

Date of death: Friday, March 1, 1991
Death details: Died when his helicopter crashed into a microwave tower in the Persian Gulf

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, The Gulf War Chronicles, Allentown Morning Call (1991)

Nickol, Robert Allen
Army Specialist 5

Robert Allen Nickol from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, October 26, 1971
Death details: On October 26, 1971, a CH-47 Chinook (tail number 66-19143, call sign “Warrior 143”) with five crew members and five passengers aboard left Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam, on a supply mission to Cam Rahn Bay, South Vietnam. The helicopter encountered inclement weather and lost radio communication before it crashed into the water off the coast of Nha Trang. Search and rescue missions recovered four bodies and retreived debris that washed ashore on Hon Tre Island. The other six men aboard the helicopter remain missing. Specialist 5 Robert Allen Nickol, who joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania, served with the Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (Air), 1st Aviation Group. He was a passenger aboard the Chinook when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. Specialist 5 Nickol is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Boswell, Bradley Lloyd
Marines Corporal

Bradley Lloyd Boswell, age 20, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: William S. and Elizabeth A. (Altenderfer) Boswell

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Freedom High (1969)

Date of death: Tuesday, September 15, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam from wounds received when a grenade was accidentally released during training

Source: National Archives, Allentown Morning Call (1970)

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