Ocean County New Jersey

Monahan, Christopher M. Jr.
Marines Corporal

Christopher M. Jr. Monahan, age 25, from Ocean Gate, New Jersey, Ocean county. Their last known residence was in Island Heights, New Jersey.

Parents: Christopher M. Monahan Sr. and Sandra Monahan
Spouse: Sarah
Children: Nathan, Kierlyn, Caleb

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Central Regional High (2006)
Military history: Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Monday, November 26, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial in Wrightstown, New Jersey

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, legacy.com

Lyons, John A.
Army Sergeant

John A. Lyons, age 26, from Seaside Park, New Jersey, Ocean county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade.

Date of death: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Harvey, James W. II
Army Sergeant

James W. II Harvey, age 23, from Toms River, New Jersey, Ocean county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky

Date of death: Monday, June 20, 2011
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Miranda, Denis C.
Navy Petty officer 3rd class

Denis C. Miranda, age 24, from Toms River, New Jersey, Ocean county.

Parents: Patricia Miranda and Christian Mirands
Spouse: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: toms River High East (2003)
Military history: East Coast-based SEAL Team

Date of death: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash during combat operations in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Brendan J. Looney, David B. McLendon, Adam O. Smith, Denis C. Miranda, Robert F. Baldwin, Matthew G. Wagstaff, Jonah D. McClellan, Joshua D. Powell, Marvin R. Calhoun Jr.
Cemetery: Ocean County Memorial Park

Source: Department of Defense, Asbury Park Press, Military Times

Weis, James Matthew
Marines Major

James Matthew Weis, age 37, from Toms River, New Jersey, Ocean county.

Parents: Anne Weis and Paul Weis
Spouse: Mae Weis
Children: Sons, 5 and 7

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Toms River North High graduate, Rutgers University graduate
Military history: Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, California. Enlisted Dec. 5, 1994

Date of death: Thursday, July 22, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, NorthJersey.com, Asbury Park Press, New Jersey Run for the Fallen

Saba, Thomas Edward
Marines Corporal

Thomas Edward Saba, age 30, from Toms River, New Jersey, Ocean county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hmm-262, Mag-36, 1St Maw, Okinawa, Japan

Date of death: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Karmah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Sherman, Alan David
Marines Sergeant

Alan David Sherman, age 36, from Brick, New Jersey, Ocean county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Bridge Co B, 6Th Esb, 4Th Fssg, Folsom, Pa

Date of death: Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, New Jersey Run for the Fallen

Langon, James J. IV
Marines Lance corporal

James J. IV Langon, age 20, from Ocean County Lakehurst, New Jersey .

Parents: James J. Langon

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, Asbury Park Press (1983)

Jensen, Gary Edward
Army Specialist 4

Gary Edward Jensen, age 21, from Toms River, New Jersey, Ocean county.

Parents: William H. Rathway

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 130th Illinois

Date of death: Tuesday, August 25, 1970
Death details: Died at Brook General Hospital at Fort Sam Houston from wounds suffered after his helicopter was shot down in Vietnam. He was the only survivor and was taken to a hospital in Japan then taken to Texas.

Source: National Archives, Asbury Park Press (1970)

Dege, Raymond William III
Army Specialist 4

Raymond William III Dege, age 20, from Brick Town, New Jersey, Ocean county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, May 7, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

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