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Tanner J. Kaltenberg, age 19, from Dane County Madison, Wisconsin .
Service era: Post Afghanistan
Military history: Camp Lejeune
Date of death: Sunday, July 23, 2023
Death details: Among three Marines who were found dead in a vehicle at a gas station in Hampstead, North Carolina. They died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Source: NBC News
Donald Delmar Semrow, age 75, from Coloma, Wisconsin, Waushara county.
Spouse: Lois (Blader)
Children: Ryan Semrow, step children Daniel Base, Bonnie Ann Base, Sue A. Bast-Fetzer
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Death details: Died at home after a long battle with cancer caused by Agent Orange
Cemetery: Richford in Waushara County
Source: Leikness Funeral Home
Quinn L. Johnson-Harris, age 21, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
Date of death: Friday, October 2, 2015
Death details: died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Donnell A. Hamilton, age 20, from Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Thursday, July 24, 2014
Death details: Died at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas from an illness sustained in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jeremiah M. Collins, age 19, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Combat Logistics Regiment, 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expedition.
Date of death: Saturday, October 5, 2013
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jacob J. Roelli, age 24, from Darlington, Wisconsin, Lafayette county. Their last known residence was in Layfayette.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Spc. Robert E. Dyas, 21, also died.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Garrick Louis Eppinger, age 25, from Appleton, Wisconsin, Outagamie county.
Parents: Garrick Sr. and Linda Eppinger
Spouse: None
Children: Lenorea Rose Eppinger
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Appleton North (2004); University of Wisconsin – Fox Valley
Military history: 687th Combat Sustinment Support Brigade, 646th Regional Support Group, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Wausau, Wisconsin
Date of death: Saturday, September 17, 2011
Death details: Died in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. No other details provided.
Source: Department of Defense, Appleton Post Crecent, Military Times
Chester G. Stoda, age 32, from Black River Falls, Wisconsin, Jackson county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Friday, September 2, 2011
Death details: Died from a non-combat related incident in an undisclosed location.
Source: Department of Defense, Legacy
Jacob A. Gassen, age 21, from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Dodge county.
Parents: Greg Gassen
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Beaver Dam High (2008), University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Military history: 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Monday, November 29, 2010
Death details: Died in Nangarhar Province when an Afghan border policeman opened fire on U.S. troops during a training session. Killed in the attack: Barry E. Jarvis, Curtis A. Oakes, Matthew W. Ramsey, Jacob A. Gassen, Austin G. Staggs, Buddy W. McLain.
Source: Department of Defense, Jackson County Times Journal, Beaver Dam Daily Citizen, Military Times
Scott Thomas Nagorski, age 27, from Greenfield, Wisconsin, Milwaukee county.
Parents: Karen Kurath and Scott Kurath
Spouse: Nadine Nagorski
Children: Melodie Nagorski
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Franklin High (2002)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Sunday, November 14, 2010
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Killed were Spc. Shane H. Ahmed, Spc. Nathan E. Lillard, Spc. Scott T. Nagorski, Spc. Jesse A. Snow, Pfc Chrisitan M. Warriner.
Cemetery: Wood National
Source: Department of Defense, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Clarksville online