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Christopher J. Birdwell, age 25, from Windsor, Colorado, Weld county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brgade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Monday, August 27, 2012
Death details: Died in Kalagush, Afghanistan of injuries suffered from enemy, small arms fire. Spc. Mabry J. Anders was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Scott James Brown, age 33, from Windsor, Colorado, Weld county.
Spouse: Delilah Brown
Children: Taylor
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 325Th Infantry, 2 Bct, Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Friday, May 18, 2007
Death details: Died in Baghdad after his unit was hit with an imprvised bomb and small arms fire
Source: Department of Defense
Tyler Ryan Mackenzie, age 20, from Evans, Colorado, Weld county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 502D Infantry (Tf Baghdad), Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Wednesday, November 2, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Eldon Lyle Shapley, age 22, from Weld County Greeley, Colorado .
Parents: Donald R. Shapley
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Greeley Central High (1967)
Date of death: Sunday, October 10, 1971
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Greeley Daily Tribune (1971)
Margarito Rodriquez Gomez, age 22, from Colorado, Weld county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, July 23, 1971
Source: National Archives
Robert Dean Schneider, age 19, from Colorado, Weld county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, November 29, 1970
Source: National Archives
Thomas Henry Pappenheim, age 22, from Eaton, Colorado, Weld county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, August 18, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Fort Collins Coloradoan (1970)
Jeffery James Benjamin from Kennesburg, Colorado, Weld county.
Parents: Cyril C. Benjamin
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, May 25, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Delvin Lee Kohler from Colorado, Weld county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, October 2, 1969.
On October 2, 1969, a C-2A Greyhound (bureau number 152796) carrying five crew members and twenty passengers took off on a routine logistics support flight from Cubi Point Naval Station, Republic of the Philippines, to the USS Constellation (CVA 64) in the Gulf of Tonkin. En route, the aircraft was in radio and radar contact with the carrier when it suddenly disappeared from the radar. There were no distress calls or beepers heard. An extensive air and surface search was begun immediately and recovered some personal effects and aircraft debris, but no survivors. Eventually, a crash site was discovered off the coast of North Vietnam, however, no remains were recovered.
Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class Delvin Lee Kohler entered the U.S. Navy from Colorado and was a member of Fighter Squadron 142, embarked aboard the Constellation. He was a passenger aboard this Greyhound when it crashed, and he was lost with the aircraft. His remains were not recovered. Today, Petty Officer Kohler is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual’s case to be in the analytical category of Non-recoverable.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Stanley Ellis Pfander from Creeley, Colorado, Weld county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency