Prince George County Virginia

Schmidt, Jonathan P.
Army Staff sergeant

Jonathan P. Schmidt, age 28, from Petersburg, Virginia, Prince George county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 192nd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, 20th Support Command (CBRNE), Fort Bragg North Carolina.

Date of death: Saturday, September 1, 2012
Death details: Died in Batur Village, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked hit unit with small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Jeremie S. Border was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense

Ozbat, Jesse A.
Army Captain

Jesse A. Ozbat, age 28, from Prince George, Virginia, Prince George county.

Parents: Aaron Ozbat

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Prince George High (2002) and Virginia State University (2006)
Military history: 168th Brigade Support Battalion, 214th Fires Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Date of death: Sunday, May 20, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. 2nd Lt. Tobias C. Alexander was also killed.
“Honor Above All” Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in his memory.

Source: Department of Defense, Progress Index

Sprader, Lawrence G. Jr Army Sergeant

Lawrence G. Sprader Jr., age 24, from Virginia, Prince George county.

Date of death: Sunday, June 10, 2007
Death details: Went missing from Fort Hood, Texas. Died from hyperthermia and dehydration

Middle Road bridge in Prince Georg was named in his honor in 2018.

Source: Virginia Military Dead Database the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, CBS News, Prince George County

Zeugner, Thomas Carlyle Morris
Army Major

Thomas Carlyle Morris Zeugner, age 36, from Petersburg, Virginia, Prince George county.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Wednesday, February 27, 1991
Death details: Killed in accident in Saudi Arabia

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles; Library of Virginia, Richmond

Bayse, Richard
Army Specialist 5

Richard Bayse from Prince George, Virginia, Prince George county.

Spouse: Freeda Baker Bayse

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, March 16, 1962
Death details: Among 93 soldiers aboard a transport plane on a “secret mission” to Vietnam. Wreaths Across America in 2021: “Very little is known about what happened to the plane and its passengers, and due to the circumstance surrounding this mission, the names of those lost have not yet been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.”
Cemetery: A memorial honoring the lives lost was dedicated in 2021 in Columbia Falls, Maine

Source: Atlanta Counstitution (1962), MauiNow (2021), UPI (1962)

Hopkins, Henry G.
Army Technician 5

Henry G. Hopkins from Virginia, Prince George county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, July 30, 1945
Death details: Died non-battle
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Ruffin, Reginald Franklin
Navy Cook 2nd class

Reginald Franklin Ruffin, age 23, from Prince George County Petersburg, Virginia .

Parents: William Daniel Ruffin

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, October 25, 1944
Death details: Killed in the sinking of the USS Gambier Bay during the Battle of Leyte.

Source: National Archives, New Journal and Guide (1946)

Smith, William Stanley
Navy Seaman 1st class

William Stanley Smith from Prince George County Petersburg, Virginia .

Parents: Delaplaine Smith

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.

Source: National Arvhies, USSHouston.org, Richmond Times Dispatch (1942)

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