Warren County New York

Osborn, Benjamin D.
Army Specialist

Benjamin D. Osborn, age 27, from Lake George, New York, Warren county. Their last known residence was in Queensbury, New York.

Parents: Beverly Osborn and William Osborn
Spouse: Nicole Lapier-Osborn

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lake George Central High (2002)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Death details: Died in Shigalwashheltan District, Konar, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.
Cemetery: Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, North Central Gazette, Leaf Chronicle, Post-Star, North County Gazette, Military Times

Brown, Nathan Patrick
Army Private 1st class

Nathan Patrick Brown, age 21, from Glens Falls, New York, Warren county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Company, 2Nd Battalion, 108Th Infantry Regiment, Gloversville, New York

Date of death: Sunday, April 11, 2004
Death details:   Killed April 11 when his patrol was ambushed in Samarra, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Kimmerly, Kevin Christopher
Army Staff Sergeant

Kevin Christopher Kimmerly, age 31, from North Creek, New York, Warren county.

Spouse: Naomi Kimmerly
Children: Alex, 7; Damon, 3; Kai, 6 weeks

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Graduated high school in 1991
Military history: B Battery 4Th Bn 27Th Field Artillery, Apo Ae 09340; Enlisted in 1991

Date of death: Monday, September 15, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Belden, Howard R.
Army Corporal

Howard R. Belden from New York, Warren county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, December 1, 1950
Death details: On the evening of November 27, 1950, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) launched a massive attack against the U.S. and United Nations troops stationed in the Chosin Reservoir area in northeast North Korea, resulting in a seventeen-day conflict that became known as the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. At the time of the initial CCF attack, members the U.S. Army’s 31st and 32nd Infantry Regiments were defending the area north of Sinhung-ni, on the east side of the reservoir. The defenders were overwhelmed by the numerically superior CCF, and on December 1, were forced to withdraw to friendly lines at Hagaru-ri. Chinese roadblocks from Sinhung-ni to Hagaru-ri along with the constant enemy fire from the surrounding high ground, made the withdrawal route extremely dangerous. Eventually, the column was broken into separate segments, which the CCF attacked individually. Many men were lost or captured during the moving battle, with survivors reaching friendly lines in Hagaru-ri on December 2 and 3. Sergeant Howard Richard Belden, who entered the U.S. Army from New York, was a member of Headquarters Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Sergeant Belden was reported missing in action near the Chosin Reservoir on December 1, during the withdrawal from Sinhung-ni to Hagaru-ri. Specific details regarding his loss are unknown. He was never reported as a prisoner of war. He was accounted for October 14, 2021.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Drake Jr., Theron William
Army Corporal

Theron William Drake Jr. from New York, Warren county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Sunday, July 16, 1950
Death details: On the evening of July 15, 1950, the U.S. Army’s 19th Infantry Regiment held defensive positions along the south bank of the Kum River. As dusk approached, North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) tanks appeared on the opposite shore and began firing on the U.S. positions. Although U.S. troops repulsed the attacks that evening, the next morning the NKPA crossed the river and launched a major attack against the 19th Regiment. As the regiment began withdrawing south to Taejon, the North Koreans pushed deep into their defensive lines and set up a roadblock en route to Taejon. When retreating American convoys could not break through the roadblock, soldiers were forced to leave the road and attempt to make their way in small groups across the countryside. Of the 900 soldiers in the 19th Infantry when the Battle of Kum River started, only 434 made it to friendly lines. Sergeant Theron William Drake Jr. entered the U.S. Army from North Dakota and was assigned to the Service Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He went missing in action on July 16, during the Battle of Kum River, following his unit’s attempt to withdraw around an enemy roadblock outside Taejon. Sergeant Drake was never reported as a prisoner of war, and his remains were not recovered or identified following the conflict. He is still unaccounted for. Today, Sergeant Drake is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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