Redwood City California

Simonetta, Derek Todd
Army Specialist

Derek Todd Simonetta, age 21, from Redwood City, California, San Mateo county.

Parents: Jim Lemp and Tanya Simonetta
Spouse: Kimberly Anne Simonetta
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Central Valley High, Redding; Carlmont High, Belmont
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Bronze Star and Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Cpl. Sean M. Collins, Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn, Spc. Patrick D. Deans, Spc. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, Spc. Jorge E. Villacis, 24, of Sunrise, Fla.

Source: Department of Defense, San Francisco Chronicle, Military Times

Galvin, Ralph Forrester
Marines Private

Ralph Forrester Galvin, age 20, from San Mateo County Redwood City, California .

Parents: Joanne Galvin

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, July 29, 1965
Death details: Accidntally shot and killed by another Marine while carrying ammunition, food and information from the command post to the front lines. This was the day after he received order to return home on leave.

Source: National Archives, Redwood City Tribune (1965)

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