Evan William Oneill, age 19, from Haverhill, Massachusetts, Essex county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 87Th Infantry Regiment, Fort Drum, Ny 13602
Date of death: Monday, September 29, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Salerno, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Charles Todd Caldwell, age 38, from Attleboro, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 115Th Military Police Company, Cranston, Rhode Island
Date of death: Monday, September 1, 2003
Death details: Hostile; , Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Camara, age 40, from New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 115Th Military Police Company, Cranston, Rhode Island
Date of death: Monday, September 1, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Tampa, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Justin Wrisley Garvey, age 23, from Townsend, Massachusetts, Middlesex county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc 1St Battalion 187Th Infantry, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Date of death: Sunday, July 20, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Tallifar, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Thomas Lewis Robinson, age 38, from Kingston, Massachusetts, Plymouth county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Uss Paul Hamilton (Ddg-60)
Date of death: Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Death details: , Bahrain
Source: Department of Defense
James Jacob Byszek, age 42, from North Brookfield, Massachusetts, Worcester county.
Parents: Margaret Byszek
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, October 18, 1990
Death details: The “date of casualty” stated by the military is July 1, 1970. That’s when James was hit by friendly fire. However, he survived and returned to Massachusets as a paraplegic. He lived with family for decades.
Source: National Archives, Boston Globe (1993)
John R. Kikus, age 26, from Massachusetts, Norfolk county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Monday, October 8, 1990
Death details: Killed in a training exercise when two helicopters collided over the Arabian Sea
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, Associated Press (1990)
Michael Hasenfus, age 21, from Dedham, Massachusetts.
Parents: Charles J. and Marion E. (Metcalf)
School: Needham High (1981)
Service era: Beirut bombings
Date of death: Saturday, October 20, 1984. Died in an accident in Beirut
Cemetery: Brookdale
Source: White House Commission on Rememberance, Boston Herald (1984), Deedham High Yearbook
Philip S. Grenier from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.
Service era: Grenada
Schools: St. Johns High, Worcester graduate.
Date of death: Thursday, October 27, 1983
Death details: Died when the helicopter he was in was struck by small arms fire and crashed.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, U.S. Mountain Ranger Association
Frederick B. Douglass, age 48, from Cataumet, Massachusetts, Barnstable county.
Service era: Beirut bombings
Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terrorist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Boston Globe (1983)