Rome New York

Thompson, Blair D.
Army Specialist

Blair D. Thompson, age 19, from Rome, New York, Oneida county.

Parents: Arena Thompson and Vincent Thompson
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Rome Free Academy (2008)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted 2008)

Date of death: Friday, June 25, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket propelled grenades and smalls arms fire. Jared C. Plunk was also killed in the incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Times Union, Rome Sentinel, Military Times

Geary, Daniel Joseph
Marines Lance corporal

Daniel Joseph Geary, age 22, from Rome, New York, Oneida county.

Service era: Iraq

Parents: Michael Geary and Aggie

School: Rome Free Academy (2008)

Military history: 3D Bn, 8Th Mar, (Gce Spmagtf-Afghanistan), Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Friday, March 20, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Kandahar, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Associated Press

Uvanni, Michael Angelo
Army Sergeant

Michael Angelo Uvanni, age 27, from Rome, New York, Oneida county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Company, 2D Battalion, 108Th Infantry, Morrisonville, New York

Date of death: Friday, October 1, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Samarra, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

DeHimer, Martin James
Army Specialist 4

Martin James DeHimer, age 21, from Rome, New York, Oneida county.

Parents: Jack DeHimer

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Rome Free Academy

Date of death: Wednesday, March 11, 1970
Death details: Died from head wounds suffered when his night defensive post was attacked in Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Syracuse Post Standard (1970)

Buczek, Kadzmir Joseph
Navy Torpedoman’s mate 2

Kadzmir Joseph Buczek, age 23, from Oneida County Rome, New York .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.

Source: On Eternal Patrol, Buffalo News (1997)

Cady, Rush P.
Union Army 1st lieutenant

Rush P. Cady, age 21, from Rome, New York.

Service era: Civil War
Military history: 97th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, I Corps Company K

Date of death: Wednesday, July 24, 1863
Death details: Died from wounds received at Gettysburg

Source: These Honored Dead, Hamilton College

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