Kyle R. Rookey, age 23, from Oswego, New York, Oswego county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Sunday, September 2, 2012
Death details: Died in Jalalabad, Afghanistan from a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kyle R. Schneider, age 23, from Phoenix, New York, Oswego county.
Parents: Richard Schneider and Lorie Schneider
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Baker High graduate
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted in March 2008.
Date of death: Thursday, June 30, 2011
Death details: Died while conductin combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Department of Defense, Syracuse Post Standard
Kenneth Walter Haines, age 25, from Fulton, New York, Oswego county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery B, 2D Battalion, 82D Field Artillery, 3 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Sunday, December 3, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Hadwin Alsever, age 22, from Pennellville, New York, Oswego county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, December 6, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
Peter Joe Wilson, age 32, from Pulaski, New York, Oswego county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: October 19, 1970
Death details: Staff Sergeant (SSG) Peter Joe Wilson entered the U.S. Army from New York and was a member of Command and Control Central, 5th Special Forces Group. On October 19, 1970, he was the team leader of a long range joint reconnaissance patrol that encountered an enemy ground force in Attapeu Province, Laos, in the vicinity of (GC) YB 618 135. The ensuing attacks forced his unit to withdraw, and as they attempted to break contact with the enemy SSG Wilson was observed bringing up the rear of the patrol while helping a wounded soldier. After eventually failing to break contact, SSG Wilson instructed the team to head in an easterly direction, but he soon became separated from the patrol. He was later heard on his emergency radio calling mayday, followed by gunfire and enemy voices in the background. No further radio contact could be established with SSG Wilson, and he was not seen or heard from again. An extensive air search was conducted but failed to locate him, and he remains unaccounted for. Subsequent to the incident, and while carried in the status of missing in action (MIA), the U.S. Army promoted Staff Sergeant Wilson to the rank of Sergeant First Class (SFC). Today, Sergeant First Class Wilson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
George Aikman Finter, age 39, from Fulton, New York, Oswego county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, February 28, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Syracuse Post Standard (1970)
Jesse George Eastman, age 22, from Oswego County Fulton, New York .
Parents: George K. Eastman
Spouse: Paula
Children: Expecting first child in May
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Weedsport Central School
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines
Date of death: Tuesday, March 22, 1966
Death details: Wounded in battle in South Vietnam. He died the next day.
Cemetery: Jacksonville in the Town of Lysnader
Source: National Archives, Post Standard (1966)
Raymond Lewis Jr. Bowen, age 20, from Oswego County Hannibal, New York .
Parents: Doris Pullen Bowen and preceded in death by Raymond L. Bowen Sr.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Central Square Central School
Date of death: Monday, January 24, 1966
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Fairdale
Source: National Archives, Post Standard (1966)
William King Shoup, age 23, from Oswego County Mexico, New York .
Parents: Mrs. Kenneth Mowry
Spouse: Donna Jacobson Shoup
Children: Tracey Lee, infant
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Mixico Central
Date of death: Tuesday, August 24, 1965
Death details: Killed when the transport plane he was aboard crashed in Hong Kong.
Source: National Archives, Syracuse Herald Journal (1965)
Donald J. Burmingham, age 22, from Oswego County Memphis, New York .
Parents: Henry Burmingham
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, September 12, 1950
Death details: On July 17, 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified the remains of U.S. Army Cpl. Donald J. Burmingham, missing from the Korean War. Burmingham entered the Army from New York and served in F Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On Sept. 12, 1950, during a day-long battle for control of Hill 203 near Waegwan, South Korea, his unit temporarily seized the hill but was later pushed back by enemy forces. Burmingham was reported missing in action during this engagement. He was not seen to fall in battle and was not reported to be a prisoner of war. On March 27, 1951, American Graves Registration personnel recovered a set of remains near Waegwan. Unable to associate them with any missing soldier, the remains were declared unidentifiable on Jan. 16, 1956, and interred as a Korean War Unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. In December 2022, as part of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s Korean War Disinterment Project, this set of remains was disinterred and accessioned into the DPAA Laboratory for analysis. Using modern forensic techniques, scientists then identified Burmingham. He is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. His name is also inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, which was updated in 2022 to include the names of the fallen.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Syracuse Herald Journal (1954)