Alexander Davis, age 34, from Lancaster, California .
Service era: Iran
Military history: 419th Flight Test Squadron
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 2026
Death details: Killed when a B-52 Stratofortresh crashed shortly after takeoff in California
Source: NBC News, Los Angeles Times (2006)
Chistopher Rischar, age 41, from Lancaster, California .
Spouse: Rebecca Rischar
Children: Two, ages 14 and 15
Service era: Iran
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 2026
Death details: Killed when a B-52 Stratofortresh crashed shortly after takeoff in California
Source: NBC News
Marion Kim, age 19, from Riverside County San Jacinto, California .
Parents: Monique Gutierrez, Kevin Kim Jr.
Service era: Iran
Schools: West Valley High graduate
Military history: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of death: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Death details: Killed in a single vehicle crash south of Apex, North Carolina
Source: Evans Brown Mortuaries, WNCN
Daniel Montano, age 21, from San Bernardino County Hsperia, California .
Service era: Iran
Military history: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines Regiment, Camp Lejune
Date of death: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Death details: Died from injuries suffered when he was stabbed in Wilmington, North Carolina in an incident where two men were stabbed.
Source: KTLA
Robert M Marzan, age 54, from Sacramento County Sacramento, California .
Service era: Iran
Military history: 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Mointes, Iowa
Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 2026
Source: Department of Defense, New York Times (2026)
Makaio Bartley, age 28, from California.
Military history: Died from a car crash in Chicago. The Navy said it was not a suicide, but the coroner’s office ruled the death suicide.
Date of death: Sunday, May 4, 2025
Source: US Navy, WGN
Shane M. Barnes, age 34, from Sacramento County Sacramento, California .
Schools: Gonzaga University (2011)
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, The Tennessean (2023), Stars and Stripes (2023)
Isaac John Gayo, age 27, from Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Post war on terror
Date of death: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Death details: Among nine killed in a mid-air collision involving two Black Hawk helicopters near Fort Campbell, Kentucky during a routine training mission.
Source: CBS News
Joshua Burks, age 20, from San Jose, California, Santa Clara county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2ndBattalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Saturday, August 13, 2022
Death details: Found dead from a gunshot wound near Olmstead, Kentucky
Source: WKRN, News Democrat & Leader
John J. Sax, age 33, from Placer, California, Placer county.
Parents: Steve
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Date of death: Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Death details: Died in a training mission when an MV-22B Osprey crashed in the desert of Southern California
Source: U.S. Marines, CNN