Whatcom County Washington

Bartle, Daniel B.
Marines Captain

Daniel B. Bartle, age 27, from Ferndale, Washington, Whatcom county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Date of death: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Death details: Died in the crash of a CH-53 D helicopter in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Capt. Daniel B. Bartle, Capt. Nathan R. McHone, MSgt Travis W. Riddick, Cpl. Jesse W. Stites, Cpl. Kevin J. Reinhard, Cpl. Josephe D. Logan.

Source: Department of Defense, KWTX, Military Times

Aamont, Aaron S.
Army Specialist

Aaron S. Aamont, age 22, from Custer, Washington, Whatcom county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.

Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Died in Jelewar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Santos, Jonathan Jose
Army Corporal

Jonathan Jose Santos, age 22, from Bellingham, Washington, Whatcom county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Co, 9Th Psychological Operations Bn,4Th Psyop Group, Fort Bragg, Nc 28307

Date of death: Friday, October 15, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Karabilah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Oswald, Peter G.
Navy Commander

Peter G. Oswald, age 41, of Bellingham Washington, Whatcom County

Service era: Iraq

Parents: Harold and Dorothy May Oswald

Date of death: Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Death details: Died during a fall from a US Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter while using a standard fast roping technique

Source: U.S. Navy

Maynard, Robert Dee
Army Sergeant

Robert Dee Maynard, age 22, from Whatcom County Blaine, Washington .

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Blaine High (1967), Skagit Valley College

Date of death: Sunday, November 28, 1971
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Bellingham Herald (1971)

Quinn, James Joseph III
Army Private 1st class

James Joseph III Quinn, age 20, from Bellingham, Washington, Whatcom county.

Parents: James J. Quinn

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Bellingham High

Date of death: Saturday, October 17, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death

Source: National Archives, Bellingham Herald (1970)

Tanguay, Alan Michael
Marines Private 1st class

Alan Michael Tanguay, age 19, from Whatcom County Bellingham, Washington .

Parents: Roland B. Tanguay

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, March 10, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1966)

Higman, John Everett
Army Private 1st class

John Everett Higman, age 20, from Whatcom County Bellingham, Washington .

Parents: Thomas Higman

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Bellingham High graduate
Military history: Company C, 7th Calvary, 1st Air Calvary Division

Date of death: Monday, November 15, 1965
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Greenacres Memorial Park

Source: National Archives, Bellingham Herald (1965)

Schoening, Robert G
Army Private 1st class

Robert G Schoening from Washington, Whatcom county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Monday, November 27, 1950
Death details: On February 25, 2009, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC, now DPAA) identified the remains of Corporal Robert George Schoening, missing from the Korean War. Corporal Schoening entered the U.S. Army from Washington and was a member of Company C, 65th Combat Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division. On November 27, 1950, Company C was holding a position near Hill 222, just south of the Kuryong River in the Pyongan-Pukto Province of North Korea, when they came under attack by Chinese Communist Forces. CPL Schoening was killed during this combat and his body was not recovered at the time. In 2000, a joint U.S./North Korean team excavated a burial site at Hill 222 and recovered human remains; U.S. analysts used modern forensic techniques to eventually identify CPL Schoening among the remains recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Wiersma, Elmer John
Navy Motor Machinist’s Mate 3rd class

Elmer John Wiersma, age 22, from Whatcom County Lynden, Washington .

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John Wiersma

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.

Source: National Archives, On Eternal Patrol, Sioux Center News (1945)

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