Ramona California

McDowell, David Loren
Army Sergeant 1st class

David Loren McDowell, age 30, from Ramona, California, San Diego county.

Parents: Laurie Wathen and Steven McDowell
Spouse: Joleen McDowell
Children: Joshua McDowell, 12; Erin McDowell, 3

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Poway High in San Diego County (1996)
Military history: Company C, 2D Battalion, 75Th Rangers, Fort Lewis, Washington. Enlisted in 1996. Two Bronze Stars (one posthumously) and a Purple Heart

Date of death: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Death details: Killed in a firefight with Taliban forces in Bastion, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Ojeda, Ramon Candelario
Army Specialist

Ramon Candelario Ojeda, age 22, from Ramona, California, San Diego county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: A Co, 84Th Engineer Bn, 25Th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Date of death: Saturday, May 1, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Amarah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Green, Thomas Frederick
Army Private 1st class

Thomas Frederick Green, age 19, from Ramona, California, San Diego county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, October 26, 1971
Death details: Thomas F. Green, 19, killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for Aug. 23, 2022. In October 1971, Green was assigned to the 68th Aviation Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group. On Oct. 26, Green was serving as the door gunner on a CH-47B Chinook helicopter when it went down over water in bad weather while flying from Tuy Hoa to Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam. Remains of four of the 10 Soldiers on board were recovered during search and rescue operations following the crash, but Green was not accounted for.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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