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Kirkpatrick, Hansen B.
Army Private 1st class

Hansen B. Kirkpatrick, age 19, from Wasilla, Alaska.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas

Date of death: Monday, July 3, 2017
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan from wounds received during an indirect fire attack.

Source: Department of Defense, Militry Times

Satterfield, Shan Joseph
Army Chief warrant officer 3

Shan Joseph Satterfield, age 32, of Alaska

Service era: Afghanistan

Spouse: Sassa

Children: Kinsley and Owen

Parents: Gary and Cynthia Satterfield

School: Dimond High (1997)

Military history: C Troop with the 4th Squadron, 6th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade.

Date of death: Monday, December 12, 2011
Death details: Died when two helicopters crashed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Killed were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Frank Buoniconti III; Capt. Anne M. Montgomery; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Shan Joseph Satterfield and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lucas Daniel Sigfrid

Cemetery: Fort Richardson National, Anchorage

Source: Seattle Times, Legacy

Williams, Leslie D.
Air Froce Technical sergeant

Leslie D. Williams, age 36, from Juneau, Alaska, Juneau county.

Service era: Afghanistan.
Military history: 4th Maintenance Group, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

Date of death: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Death details: Died due to a non-combat related incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense., Military Times

Cicardo, Thomas
Alaska Air National Guard Senior master sergeant

Thomas Cicardo from Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage county.

Military history: 249th Airlift Squadron liftmaster. Served in Marines, Army, Air Force Reserve, Joined Alaska National Guard September 1997.

Date of death: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Death details: Aboard a C-17 cargo plane when it went down in a ball of fire at an Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska during preparation for an air show. Killed were Aaron Malone, Michael Freyholtz, Jeffrey A. Hill and Thomas Cicardo.

Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette, Anchorage Daily News, Star Tribune, CNN

Malone, Aaron
Alaska Air National Guard Major

Aaron Malone from Coggon, Iowa, Linn county. Their last known residence was in Anchorage, Alaska.

Military history: Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron. Had more than 2,100 military flying hours, including combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Date of death: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Death details: Aboard a C-17 cargo plane when it went down in a ball of fire at an Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska during preparation for an air show. Killed were Aaron Malone, Michael Freyholtz, Jeffrey A. Hill and Thomas Cicardo.

Cemetery: Murdoch Linwood, Cedar Rapids

Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette, Anchorage Daily News, Star Tribune, CNN, grave marker

Eastman, Christopher L.
Marines Gunnery sergeant

Christopher L. Eastman, age 28, from Moose Pass, Alaska, Kenai Peninsula county.

Spouse: Gaby Eastman (7 month pregnant at time of husband’s death)
Children: Joy Eastman

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Seward High (2000)
Military history: 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Sunday, July 18, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Anchorage Daily News, Military Times

Fleury, Gregory M. W.
Marines Corporal

Gregory M. W. Fleury, age 23, from Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage Borough county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Died in helicopter crash in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Karella, Jason Anthony
Marines Corporal

Jason Anthony Karella, age 20, from Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage county.

Parents: Kevin Karella and Anne-Marie Kitchens
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Bartlett High, Anchorae
Military history: Wpns Co, 2D Bn, 7Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca

Date of death: Thursday, October 9, 2008
Death details: Delaram, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Davis, Carletta Sheritta
Army Staff Sergeant

Carletta Sheritta Davis, age 34, from Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage county.

Parents: Lavada Napier
Spouse: Thomas Davis
Children: Three boys

Service era: Iraq
Schools: East High (1991)
Military history: Company C, 10Th Brigade Support Battalion, 1 Bct, Fort Drum, Ny

Date of death: Monday, November 5, 2007
Death details: Killed when a roadside bomb exploded near her Humvee in Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Los Angeles Times, Military Times

Stenroos, Derek Thomas
Army Sergeant

Derek Thomas Stenroos, age 24, from North Pole, Alaska, Fairbanks North Star county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1 Bct, Fort Drum, Ny

School: North Pole High (2001)

Date of death: Monday, November 5, 2007
Death details: Killed in Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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