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
Edward F. Jr. Yapsuga, age 21, from Northampton, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.
Parents: Edward B. and Lorraine (Schneider) Yapsuga
Spouse: Joanne M. (Brezina) Yapsuga
Children: Lori Ann
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Northampton High (1966), Penn State Univeristy
Date of death: Tuesday, March 10, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Allentown Morning Call (1970)
Edward J. Reiter, age 17, from Northampton, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.
Parents: Frank Reiter
Service era: Korea
Schools: Northampton High (left school as a junior to enlist in the Army)
Military history: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division
Date of death: Friday, July 7, 1950
Death details: Accounted for June 21, 2022. He was reported missing in action on July 7 after his unit sustained heavy casualties while defending against the North Korean army’s advance near Ch’onan, South Korea. His body was not recovered because his unit was forced to retreat, nor were any remains found that could be identified as Reiter. The Army declared him non-recoverable in January 1956 and issued a presumptive finding of death after the end of the war.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Allentown Morning Call (1950)
Louis Kovacs, age 32, from Northampton, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.
Service era: World War II
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Sunday, August 15, 1943
Death details: Killed in action, Vella Lavella
Cemetery: Allen Union, Northampton
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association