Atchison, Jacob
Army Private

Jacob Atchison, age 19, from Marion County Pella, Iowa .

Service era: Post Afghanistan
Military history: 197th Infantry Brigade

Date of death: Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Source: Millitary.com

Buttry, Brandon L.
Army Private 1st class

Brandon L. Buttry, age 19, from Shenandoah, Iowa, Page county.

Parents: Don and Petty Buttry
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Home schooled
Military history: 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Date of death: Monday, November 5, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Rose Hill

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Des Moines Register

Reiff, Zachary
Marines Corporal

Zachary Reiff, age 21, from Preston, Iowa, Jackson county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Preston High (2007)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.

Date of death: Monday, November 21, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Tumilson, Jon T.
Navy Special warfare operator petty officer 1st class (SEAL/Enlisted surface warfare specialist)

Jon T. Tumilson, age 35, from Rockford, Iowa, Floyd county.

Parents: George Tumilson and Kathleen Tumilson
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: East Cost-based Naval Special Warfare Unit

Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinoo helicpoter crashed after it came under enemy attack.
Cemetery: Riverside, Rockford

Source: Department of Defense

Baldwin, Robert F.
Army Lieutenant colonel

Robert F. Baldwin, age 39, from Muscatine, Iowa, Muscatine county.

Parents: Gary Baldwin and Cherie Baldwin
Spouse: Danielle Baldwin (married June 23, 2001)
Children: Rachel Baldwin, 8; Keegan, 4; Meaghan, 3; Patrick, 7 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Sherrard High (1989), Western Illinois University (1993), School of Advanced Military Studies, Kansas State University (2006)
Military history: 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted February 1994.

Date of death: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash during combat operations in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Brendan J. Looney, David B. McLendon, Adam O. Smith, Denis C. Miranda, Robert F. Baldwin, Matthew G. Wagstaff, Jonah D. McClellan, Joshua D. Powell, Marvin R. Calhoun Jr.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, The Leaf Chronicle, Military Times

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

Hike, Adrian Edward
Army Specialist

Adrian Edward Hike, age 26, from Callender, Iowa.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 1St Squadron, 91St Cavalry, 173D Abct, Schweinfurt, Gm

Date of death: Monday, November 12, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Bermel, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Gilbertson, Kevin Allan
Army Sergeant

Kevin Allan Gilbertson, age 24, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Linn county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 77Th Armor, Schweinfurt, Germany

Date of death: Friday, August 31, 2007
Death details: Died in Landstuhl Hospital, Germany from wounds sustained two days earlier in Iraq when insurgents attacked his unit.

Cemetery: Cedar Memorial Park, Cedar Rapids

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Carney, Scott Michael
Army Master sergeant

Scott Michael Carney, age 37, from Des Moines, Iowa, Polk county.

Service era: Iraq

Spouse: Jeni

Children: Jacob and Justin (born in 1994)

Parents: John Kenneth and Geneva Sharon Carney

School: Sheridan High graduate
Military history: Hhc, 2D Brigade Combat Team, 34Th Infantry, Boone, Iowa

Date of death: Friday, August 24, 2007
Death details: Killed in a rollover accident in Herat, Afghanistan during convoy operations.

Source: Department of Defense, Iles Funeral Homes, Spencer Daily Reporter

Bonnell, Jon Edward Jr
Marines Sergeant

Jon Edward Jr Bonnell, age 22, from Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Btry, 1St Bn, 11Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Taqqadum, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Legacy