Providence Rhode Island

Tarwoe, Abraham
Marines Lance corporal

Abraham Tarwoe, age 25, from Providence, Rhode Island, Providence county.

Spouse: Juah Kelly
Children: Son, 1

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: In Liberia

Source: Department of Defense, Providence Journal

Weichel, Dennis P. Jr.
Army Specialist

Dennis P. Weichel Jr., age 29, from Providence, Rhode Island, Providence county.

Service era: Afghanistan

Children: 3

Military history: 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island National Guard, East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

Date of death: Thursday, March 22, 2012
Death details: Died in Laghman Province, Afghanistan from injuries suffered in a noncombat related incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Coutu, Kyle J.
Marines Private 1st class

Kyle J. Coutu, age 20, from Providence, Rhode Island, Providence county.

Parents: Melissa Coutu

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: William E. Tolman High (2009)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter

Source: Department of Defense, Providence Journal, Military Times

Jazmin, Moises
Army Sergeant

Moises Jazmin, age 25, from Providence, Rhode Island, Providence county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 66Th Armor, 1 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Sunday, August 27, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Argenti, Robert Lee
Marines Corporal

Robert Lee Argenti, age 19, from Providence, Rhode Island, Providence county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, July 20, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Fuller, Ronald Francis
Army Sergeant

Ronald Francis Fuller, age 21, from Providence, Rhode Island, Providence county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, July 7, 1970
Death details: Was aboard a helicopter that went missing in South Vietnam. The remains of those on board were recovered in the days following the crash. He was traveling to visit wounded members of his division at a medical facility.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970), UPI (1970)

Vardner, John Joseph
Army Corporal

John Joseph Vardner, age 19, from Providence, Rhode Island, Providence county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, June 10, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives

Fegatelli, Peter Frank
Army Specialist 4

Peter Frank Fegatelli, age 20, from Providence, Rhode Island.

Service era: Vietnam

Parents: Louise and Erocole Fegatti

Military History: Army Ranger with Company D of the 151st Infantry.

Date of death: Saturday, May 10, 1969
Death details: His unit was left by helicopter in enemy areas in groups of five. For days at a time, they sneaked through the jungle to attack or track Viet Cong troops. Pete was shot and killed in the chest while firing to repulse an enemy strike in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, fellow soldier family, Providence Journal (2002), Boston Globe (1969)

Cappelli, Charles Edward
Air Force Lieutenant colonel

Charles Edward Cappelli from Providence, Rhode Island.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: November 17, 1967
Death details: On May 4, 1989, the Central Identification Lab-Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) identified the remains of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Edward Cappelli, missing from the Vietnam War.

Lieutenant Colonel Cappelli, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Rhode Island, served with the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On November 17, 1967, he piloted an F-105D Thunderchief on a mission over Hoi Binh Province, North Vietnam. During the mission, the Thunderchief was shot down. Lieutenant Colonel Cappelli was last seen bailing out from his aircraft, although he died after the ejection due to unknown circumstances. Hostile presence in the area inhibited recovery efforts following the crash. In 1988, the Vietnamese government repatriated human remains to the U.S. which were later identified as those of Lt Col Cappelli.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Andrews, Wilbert Isom
Marines Private

Wilbert Isom Andrews, age 19, from Providence County Providence, Rhode Island .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, May 5, 1966
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1966)

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