Willits California

Pittman, Jesse D.
Navy Special warfare operator

Jesse D. Pittman, age 27, from Willits, California, Mendocino county.

Parents: Ida Pittman and J. Terry Pittman
Spouse: Single

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Willits High (2002)
Military history: West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit

Date of death: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Death details: Was among 30 servicemembers who died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinoo helicopter crashed after it came under enemy attack.
Cemetery: Ft. Rosecrans National

Source: Department of Defense, Los Angeles Times

Morgan, Dwight Jason
Marines Staff sergeant

Dwight Jason Morgan, age 24, from Willits, California, Mendocino county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hmh-361, Mag-16, 3D Maw, Mcas Miramar, Ca

Date of death: Sunday, January 20, 2002
Death details: CH-53E from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361), supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, crashed 60 kilometers south of Bagram in northern Afghanistan. Staff SGT Walter F. Cohee III and Staff SGT Dwight J. Morgan killed and five injured. 20 January 2002.

Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, Military Times

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