Saint Charles Missouri

Schmitz, Jared M.
Marines Lance coproal

Jared M. Schmitz, age 20, from Saint Charles, Missouri.

Parents: Mark Schmitz

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine expeditionary force, Camp Pendleton, California

Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Killed when a suicide bomber approached a group of Marines processing refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

Source: Department of Defense, WYFF, St. Louis Post Dispatch

Vinnedge, Phillip D.
Marines Lance corporal

Phillip D. Vinnedge, age 19, from Saint Charles, Missouri, Saint Charles county.

Parents: Dave Vinnedge and Julie Vinnedge
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Francis Howell Central High (2009); Lewis and Clark Technical School
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting mounted combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Killed by an Improvised Explosive Device blast were Cpl. Justin J. Cain, Phillip D. Vinnedge, Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, Pfc. Victor A. Dew
Cemetery: Jefferson Barracks National

Source: Department of Defense, Wausau Daily Herald, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Military Times

Kisseloff, Denis D.
Army Specialist

Denis D. Kisseloff, age 45, from Saint Charles, Missouri.

Children: Serena and Alexandr

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: York High graduate, Elmhurst, Illinois
Military history: 1141st Engineer Company, Kansas City, Missouri. Enlisted in Marines 1981.

Date of death: Friday, May 14, 2010
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire.
Cemetery: Jefferson Barracks National

Source: Department of Defense, St. Louis Globe Democrat, St. Louis Post Dispatch,, Military Times

Weaver, Drew William
Marines Lance corporal

Drew William Weaver, age 20, from Saint Charles, Missouri

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 3D Lar Bn, 1St Mar Div, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms, Ca

Date of death: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Camp Al Asad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Straughter, Matthew Francis
Army Sergeant

Matthew Francis Straughter, age 27, from Saint Charles, Missouri

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1138Th Engr Company, 107Th Engr Bn, 35Th Engr Bde, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo

Date of death: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Patriquin, Travis Lyle Sallee
Army Captain

Travis Lyle Sallee Patriquin, age 32, from Saint Charles, Missouri

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Brigade, 1St Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Germany

Date of death: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Morris, Robert John Jr.
Air Force Captain

Robert John Morris Jr., age 27, from St. Charles, Missouri, St. Charles county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, December 26, 1972
Death details: On October 25, 1977, the Central Identification Laboratory-Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Robert John Morris Jr., missing from the Vietnam War.

Captain Morris entered the U.S. Air Force from Missouri and was a member of the 716th Bombardment Squadron, 307th Bombardment Wing. On December 26, 1972, he piloted a B-52D Stratofortress (tail number 56-0674, call sign “Ebony 2”) on a bombing mission over North Vietnam. The aircraft was hit by enemy fire and crashed near Hanoi. Capt Morris did not survive the incident and his remains were not recovered at the time of his loss. The Vietnamese government later repatriated remains associated with this loss that U.S. analysts identified as those of Capt Morris.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Wilkins, Robert John
Marines Lance corporal

Robert John Wilkins, age 20, from Saint Charles County Saint Charles, Missouri .

Parents: Robert R. Wilkins

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Saint Charles High (1963)
Military history: Company H, 9th Marines

Date of death: Saturday, December 18, 1965
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Saint Louis Post Dispatch (1965)

Harris, Noble Burnice
Navy Coxswain

Noble Burnice Harris, age 23, from Saint Charles County Saint Charles, Missouri .

Parents: George Lewis Harris

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Saint Louis Star and Times (1943)

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