Steuben County New York

Jayne, Ryan P.
Army Specialist

Ryan P. Jayne, age 22, from Campbell, New York, Steuben county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 178th Engineer Battalion, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Oswego, New York.

Date of death: Saturday, November 3, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, Spc. Ryan P. Jayne and Specialist Brett E. Gornewicz.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Snyder, Devin A.
Army Specialist

Devin A. Snyder, age 20, from Cohocton, New York, Steuben county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 793rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska

Date of death: Saturday, June 4, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered in Laghman Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked her unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. Christopher R. Bell, Sgt. Joshua D. Powell, Spc. Devin A. Snyder, Pfc. Robert L. Voakes Jr.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Lynch, Scott
Marines Lance corporal

Scott Lynch, age 22, from Greenwood, New York, Steuben county.

Parents: Tammy Lynch and Jimi Lynch
Spouse: Tanya Lynch, 22 (married May 2010)

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Times Herald-Record, Military Times

Plank, Michael G.
Marines Lance corporal

Michael G. Plank, age 25, from Cameron Mills, New York, Steuben county.

Parents: Gerald Plank and Kathleen Parker; stepfather Butch Parker

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Elkland High (2004)
Military history: 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operation in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Northup Hill, Cameron Mills

Source: Department of Defense, Wellsboro Gazette, Military Times

Smith, Zachary D.
Marines Lance Corporal

Zachary D. Smith, age 19, from Hornell, New York, Steuben county.

Parents: Christopher Smith and Kim Smith
Spouse: Anne (Deebs) Smith
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Hornell Senior High (2008)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted in 2008, Purple Heart.

Date of death: Sunday, January 24, 2010
Death details: One of three soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: St. Mary’s, Town of Fremont

Source: Department of Defense, St. Petersburg Times, Hornell Evening Tribune, Military Times

Pusateri, Christopher Michael
Army Sergeant

Christopher Michael Pusateri, age 21, from Corning, New York, Steuben county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: D Co, 2D Bn, 325Th Airborne Inf Regiment, 82D Inf Div, Fort Bragg, Nc

Date of death: Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Lane, Shawn Allen
Marines Gunnery sergeant

Shawn Allen Lane, age 33, from Corning, New York, Steuben county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Comm Co, Hq Bn, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, California

Date of death: Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Mann, Russell Clair
Army Specialist 4

Russell Clair Mann, age 21, from Cohocton, New York, Steuben county.

Parents: Clark A. Mann

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Cohocton Central

Date of death: Saturday, July 3, 1971
Death details: Died in an army hospital in Okinawa of effects of malaria and hepatitis. He became ill June 26 in South Vietnam and was transferred three days late to the hopsital.

Source: National Archives, Elmira Star Gazette (1971)

Underwood, Paul Gerard
Air Force Colonel

Paul Gerard Underwood from Hornell, New York, Steuben county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: March 16, 1966
Death details: On January 28, 1998, the Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Colonel Paul Gerard Underwood, missing from the Vietnam War.

Colonel Underwood joined the U.S. Air Force from New York and was a member of the 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron. On March 16, 1966, he piloted an F-105D Thunderchief on a strike mission over enemy territory in Vietnam. Colonel Underwood’s aircraft went down during the mission, and he died in the incident. Immediate search and rescue efforts were unsuccessful in locating his remains. In 1997, a joint U.S. and Vietnamese investigative team excavated the Thunderchief’s crash site and recovered remains that, in 1998, were identified as those of Col Underwood.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Hilts, Damion
Army Specialist 4

Damion Hilts, age 21, from Steuben County Canisteo, New York .

Parents: Antoinette Hilts

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Canisteo High (1963)
Military history: 25th Infantry Division

Date of death: Friday, February 18, 1966
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam; killed by a grenade while on a listening post.

Source: National Archives, Star Gazette (1966)

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