Orem Utah

Wagstaff, Matthew Gabriel
Army Chief warrant officer

Matthew Gabriel Wagstaff, age 34, from Orem, Utah, Utah county.

Parents: Ron Gabriel and Suzanne Gabriel
Spouse: Tiffany (Steele) Wagstaff (Jan. 2, 2010)

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Orem High graduate, Utah State University graduate
Military history: Enlisted January 2002. Black Hawk pilot assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Airborne, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. Bronze Star Medal

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: Utah Veterans Memorial, Camp Williams

Source: Department of Defense, Daily Herald, Salt Lake City Tribune, Military Times

Aragon, Carlos A.
Marines Lance Corporal

Carlos A. Aragon, age 19, from Orem, Utah, Utah county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Mountain View High (2008)
Military history: 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserves, based out of Camp Pendleton, California. Enlisted November 2008.

Date of death: Monday, March 1, 2010
Death details: Died when he triggered an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Veterans Memorial Park, near Camp Williams

Source: Department of Defense, Desert News, Military Times

Ammon, Jeffrey Alan
Navy Lieutenant

Jeffrey Alan Ammon, age 37, from Orem, Utah, Utah county.

Spouse: Married
Children: Two

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Orem High (1988)
Military history: Cnr Northwest

Date of death: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Aband District, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Deseret News, Military Times

Taylor, Kent Childs
Army Specialist 4

Kent Childs Taylor, age 20, from Orem, Utah, Utah county.

Parents: Morris Taylor and Ada childs Taylor
Spouse: Marie McKinney Taylor

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Springville High (1967), Utah Technical College at Provo

Date of death: Thursday, May 14, 1970
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Provo Daily Herald (1970)

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