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

Arroyo, Domingo
Private 1st class

A relative of Marine Pfc. Domingo Arroyo, 21, of Elizabeth, N.J. hold his photo outside the family’s apartment.

Domingo Arroyo, age 21, of Elizabeth, New Jersey

Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)

Date of death: Tuesday, January 12, 1993

Death details: Killed in an ambush in Mogadishu

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Fort Myers News-Press (1993)

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

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)

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)

Dugan, John Francis
Army Captain

John Francis Dugan, age 23, from Roselle, New Jersey.

Date of death: Saturday, March 20, 1971

Military History: 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division
Death details: Hostile, died missing in Laos. He was a crewmember aboard a UH-1H Iroquois (serial number 66-16185) on a troop extraction mission in Savannakhet Province, Laos. During the mission, the Iroquois was shot down by enemy ground fire and CPT Dugan was killed. Hostile presence in the area inhibited recovery efforts at the time. In 2004, a joint investigative team located the crash site of the Iroquois and recovered remains which were later identified as those of CPT Dugan.

Cemetery: Arlington National

Sources: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com

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