Tag: Summit County Ohio

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Rylander, David E.
Army 2nd lieutenant

David E. Rylander, age 23, from Stow, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: John Rylander and Jackie Rylander

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Home schooled; University of Akron, U.S. Military Academy at West Point (2011)
Military history: 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Death details: Died of injuries sustained when injurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Junot M. L. Cochilus was also killed.
Cemetery: Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Redmon Funeral Home, Military Times

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McClimans, Joshua M.
Army Captain

Joshua M. McClimans, age 30, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 848th Forward Surgical Team, US Army Reserve, Twinsburg, Ohio.

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 2011
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khost Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire.

Source: Department of Defense

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Wyatt, Derek A.
Marines Corporal

Derek A. Wyatt, age 25, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: Allen Wyatt
Spouse: Kait Wyatt (Aug. 8, 2008)
Children: Michael Everett Wyatt (born the day after his father died)

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: East High, Akron (2004)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Monday, December 6, 2010
Death details: Shot in the head while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Akron Beacon Journal, Military Times

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Gilbert, Robert L. II
Marines Gunnery sergeant

Robert L. II Gilbert, age 28, from Richfield, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: Robert Gilbert, mother previous died from cancer (name not available)

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Revere High (2000)
Military history: 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Death details: Died in Bethesda, Maryland of wounds sustained March 8 when he was shot in the head in Badhis Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Akron Beacon Journal, Military Times

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Jarvis, Rodney A.
Army Chief warrant officer

Rodney A. Jarvis, age 34, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county. Their last known residence was in Akron.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 46th Engineer Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisana.

Date of death: Monday, July 13, 2009
Death details: Died in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Walsh, Justin Tyler
Marines Sergeant

Justin Tyler Walsh, age 24, from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Summit county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Eod Co, 8Th Esb, (1St Mlg, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mlg, Ii Mef, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Death details: Died at National Naval Medicl Center Bethesda, Maryland from wound ssustained October 5, 2006 in Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Tomci, Joseph Anthony
Marines Corporal

Joseph Anthony Tomci, age 21, from Stow, Ohio, Summit county.

Parents: Gayle Kramar Okonek and John M. Tomci
Spouse: Single
Children: None

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Stow-Munroe Falls High graduate
Military history: L Co, 3D Bn, 8Th Mar, (1-1 Ad, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Cemetery: Ohio Western Reserve National

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Akron Beacon Journal

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Crabtree, Daniel Brian
Army Sergeant 1st class

Daniel Brian Crabtree, age 31, from Akron, Ohio, Summit county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 19Th Special Forces Group, Columbus, Oh

Date of death: Thursday, June 8, 2006
Death details: Died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Al Kut, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Large, Bryan William
Army Sergeant

Bryan William Large, age 31, from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Summit county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 3D Battalion, 504Th Infantry (2 Mef) Fort Bragg, Nc

Date of death: Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Wightman, William Brett
Marines Lance corporal

William Brett Wightman, age 22, from Clinton, Ohio, Summit county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: L Co, 3D Bn, 25Th Mar, (Rct-2, 2D Mar Div), 4Th Mar Div, Columbus, Ohio

Date of death: Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Barwanah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times