Union County New Jersey

Jackson, Francisco R.
Marines Lance corporal

Francisco R. Jackson, age 24, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.

Parents: Milagros Piedrasanta (preceded in death)
Spouse: Maxima J. Jackson
Children: Glovanni L. Jackson

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Elizabeth High, Union County Vocational-Technical Schools
Military history: 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Enlisted October 13, 2009. Purple Heart

Date of death: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Rosehill; Linden, New Jersey

Source: Department of Defense, Star-Ledger, Military Times

Millet, Pedro A.
Army Specialist

Pedro A. Millet , age 20, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.

Parents: Denise Millet and Pedro Millet

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Sunday, August 22, 2010
Death details: Died at Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, New York Daily News, Military Times

Marciante, Luigi Jr
Army Corporal

Luigi Jr Marciante, age 25, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 23D Infantry, 4Th Bde, 2Nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wa

Date of death: Thursday, September 20, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Muqdadiyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Benish, Stephen Christopher
Army Private 1st class

Stephen Christopher Benish, age 20, from Clark, New Jersey, Union county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Co, 1St Bn, 503Rd Infantry, 2D Infantry Div, Apo Ap (Camp Howze, Korea)

Date of death: Sunday, November 28, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Philippe, Gladimir
Army Sergeant 1st class

Gladimir Philippe, age 37, from Linden, New Jersey, Union county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery B 3D Battalion 18Th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Date of death: Saturday, June 28, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Homicki, Daniel
Navy Gunner’s mate

Daniel Homicki, age 36, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.

Spouse: Divorced
Children: Son, 15

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Died aboard the USS Stark. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. Brought under control, the frigate sailed to Bahrain and was successfully repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following repairs and subsequent tours in the Atlantic and Middle East, Stark was decommissioned on May 7, 1999, and was scrapped in 2006.

Source: Associated Press, National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Morris, Stephen L.
Navy Hull technician 1st class

Stephen L. Morris, age 27, from Union County Plainfield, New Jersey .

Service era: Grenada

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Seals in Action by Kevin Dockery, Associated Press (1983)

Burley, William F.
Marines Private 1st class

William F. Burley, age 23, from Union County Linden, New Jersey .

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Asbury Park Press (1983)

Rutter, Lynne Harlan
Marines Gunnery sergeant

Lynne Harlan Rutter, age 39, from Rahway, New Jersey, Union county.

Spouse: Anna Marie Short Rutter

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 1970
Death details: Died of a heart attack while in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Twin Falls Times 1970)

Bezega, Michael Stephen
Army Staff sergeant

Michael Stephen Bezega, age 21, from Rahway, New Jersey, Union county.

Parents: Mary Bezega

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, June 22, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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