Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Sean R. Jacobs, age 23, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base, Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device. Sgt. John E. Hansen was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
William C. Stacey, age 23, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California
Date of death: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense., Military Times
Preston J. Dennis, age 23, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Spouse: Heather Dennis
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Modoc High in Alfuras, California (2006); College of the Siskiyous
Military history: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Thursday, April 28, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo
Source: Department of Defense., Los Angles Times, Dignity Memorial
Travis Martin Woods, age 21, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: I Co, 3D Bn, 1St Mar, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Sunday, September 9, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Bastion Roe2, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Los Angeles Times
Micah Stephen Gifford, age 27, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 3D Battalion, 509Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Richardson, Ak
Date of death: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Casey Michael Laware, age 19, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 2D Squadron, 11Th Armored Cavalry, Fort Irwin, California
Date of death: Saturday, April 9, 2005
Death details: Landstuhl, Germany
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Raymond Losano, age 24, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 14th Air Support Operations Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina
Date of death: Friday, April 25, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Near Kandahar, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Roy Jay Holmgren, age 19, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Parents: Elroy T. Homgren
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Enterprise High (1968)
Date of death: Thursday, June 18, 1970
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Sacramento Bee (1970)
Michael Gomes, age 20, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Parents: Edmund Gomes
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Shasta High graduate
Date of death: Wednesday, April 15, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Reddings
Source: National Archives, Redding Record Searchlight (1970)
Harlan Daniels, age 20, from Redding, California, Shasta county.
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Bob E. Stewart
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, April 11, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)