Rockland county New York

Esposito, Phillip Thomas
Army Captain

Phillip Thomas Esposito, age 30, from Suffern, New York, Rockland county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 42D Infantry Division, Troy, New York

Date of death: Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Death details: Capt. Phillip Esposito and Lt. Louis Allen were killed in an explosion at a base in Tikrit, north of Baghdad. The military charged a sergeant in their company with murder in their deaths, but a military jury acquitted him in 2008.

Source: Department of Defense, CNN, Military Times

Dees, Tatiana
Army Staff sergeant

Tatiana Dees, age 34, from Valley Cottage, New York, Rockland county.

Service era: Gulf War
Military history: Military Police

Date of death: Monday, January 7, 1991
Death details: Died when she fell from a pier in Dharan and drowned

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, Knight Ridder News Service (1991), White Plains Journal News (1991)

Fontaine, Gilbert A.
Navy Aviation storekeeper

Gilbert A. Fontaine, age 22, from Spring Valley, New York, Rockland county.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Friday, December 21, 1990
Death details: Killed when a ferry capsized near Haifa, Israel.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Department of Defense

Krashes, Harold David
Army Lieutentant colonel

Harold David Krashes, age 41, from Rockland County Spring Valley, New York .

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Spring Valley High, University of Pennsylvania, Saint John’s University Law School

Date of death: Thursday, January 20, 1972
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Journal News (1973)

Schettig, Robert Scott
Army Chief warrant officer

Robert Scott Schettig, age 20, from Spring Valley, New York, Rockland county.

Parents: Frederick L. Schettig

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Newark High for two year and returned to Nyack to graduate in 1969.

Date of death: Saturday, July 3, 1971
Death details: Hostile, died missing, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Nyack, New York

Source: National Archives, Wilmington Morning News (1971)

Bauer, Robert Ernest
Army Warrant officer

Robert Ernest Bauer, age 23, from Pearl River, New York, Rockland county.

Parents: Ernest Bauer

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Pearl River High, State University at Cortland

Date of death: Saturday, September 26, 1970
Death details: Killed in a mid-air helicopter collision in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, White Plains Journal News (1970)

Gillies, James Francis Jr.
Marines 1st Lieutenant

James Francis Jr. Gillies, age 25, from Bardonia, New York, Rockland county.

Parents: James F. Gillies
Spouse: Beverly (Hodge)
Children: Jeffrey, 1

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Albertus Magnus High, Fordham University (1967)

Date of death: Friday, August 7, 1970
Death details: Killed while co-piloting a medical evacuation helicopter that was shot down by Viet Cong small arms fire in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, White Plains Journal News (1970)

Kernan, Michael Robert
Army Sergeant

Michael Robert Kernan, age 20, from Pearl River, New York, Rockland county.

Parents: Robert Kernan

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Nanuet High (1968)

Date of death: Monday, May 25, 1970
Death details: Died from wounds received in combat in Vietnam

Source: National Archives

Andrews, Walter Eugene Jr.
Army Specialist 4

Walter Eugene Jr. Andrews, age 20, from Garnerville, New York, Rockland county.

Parents: Walter E. Andrews

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: North Rockland High

Date of death: Wednesday, March 25, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Saint Peter’s in Haverstraw

Source: National Archives, White Plains Journal News (1970)

Jacaruso, Frank
Navy Seaman

Frank Jacaruso, age 21, from Spring Valley, New York, Rockland county.

Parents: Frank Jacaruso

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Spring Valley High

Date of death: Thursday, March 12, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Rockland County Veterans Memorial

Source: National Archives, White Plains Journal News (1970)

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