Washington County Pennsylvania

Checque, Nicolas
Navy (SEAL) Petty officer 1st class

Nicolas Checque, age 28, from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Washington county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit, Bronze Star.

Date of death: Sunday, December 9, 2012
Death details: Died after being shot in the head during the rescue of Dr. Dilip Joseph, a U.S. citizen abducted days before in the Sarobi District of Afghanistan’s Kabul Province.

Source: Reuters, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Military Times

Kennedy, Nathan P.
Army Sergeant

Nathan P. Kennedy, age 24, from Claysville, Pennsylvania, Washington county.

Parents: Preceeded in death by mother, Penelope, in 2001. Joseph Kennedy
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan.
Schools: McGuffey High (2004)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Death details: Died of gunshot wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire near Quarando Village, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Claysville

Source: Department of Defense, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Washington Observor Reporter, Colorado Springs Gazette, Military Times

Kovacicek, Ryan Joseph
Marines Lance Corporal

Ryan Joseph Kovacicek, age 22, from Washington, Pennsylvania, Washington county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: K Co, 3d Bn, 25th Mar, (Rct-2, 2d Mar Div), 4th Mar Div, Moundsville, West Virginia

Date of death: Sunday, July 10, 2005
Death details: Hostile, died in Hit, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Huey, Sean Patrick
Army Staff sergeant

Sean Patrick Huey, age 28, from Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, Washington county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: C Co, 1st Bn, 506th Inf, 2id, (1 Mef), Apo Ap 96258, (Camp Greaves, Korea)

Date of death: Thursday, November 11, 2004
Death details: Hostile, died in Al Taqaddum, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Minucci, Joseph II
Army Sergeant

Joseph Minucci II, age 23, from Richeyville, Pennsylvania, Washington county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Company C 2nd Battalion 503 Infantry Airborne, Apo Ae 09630

Date of death: Friday, November 14, 2003
Death details: Hostile, died in Samara, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Boliver Jr., John A.
Army Specialist

John A. Boliver Jr., age 27, from Monongahela, Pennsylvania, Washington county.

Spouse: Paula Boliver, later Paula Wukovich
Children: Matt, 2, and Melissa, 1.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991
Death details: Killed by SCUD missle attack.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Bongiorni, Joseph P. III
Army Specialist

Joseph P. III Bongiorni, age 20, from Hickory, Pennsylvania, Washington county.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991
Death details: Killed by SCUD missle attack.
Cemetery: Memorialized on Beechurst Ave. in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, waymarking.com

Bolivar, John Jr.
Army Specialist

John Jr. Bolivar from Monongahela, Pennsylvania, Washington county.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Monday, February 25, 1991
Death details: Killed in a SCUD missile attack.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, The Gulf War Chronicles, Associated Press 1991)

Coyle, Gerald A.
Air Force Staff Sergeant

Gerald A. Coyle, age 31, from Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, Washington county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, May 13, 1975
Death details: One of the 23 men killed in a CH53 helicopter crash in Thailand.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1975), findagrave.com

Tousley, George Henry III
Air Force Captain

George Henry III Tousley, age 24, from Washington County Venetia, Pennsylvania .

Parents: George H. Tousley Jr.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs

Date of death: Tuesday, February 8, 1972
Death details: Killed when his small observation plane crashed 25 miles north of Vientiane, Laos.
Cemetery: Tucson Memorial Park, South Lawn

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1972), Arizona Daily Star (1972)

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