Worcester Massachusetts

Snyder, Alan L.
Army Sergeant

Alan L. Snyder, age 28, from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany.

Date of death: Saturday, June 18, 2011
Death details: Died in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered during a vehicle roll-over. Killed were Sgt. 1st Class Alvin A. Boatwright, Sgt. Edward F. Dixon III, Sgt. Alan L. Snyder, Spc. Tyler R. Kreinz

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Moquin, Brian Michael Jr
Army Private 1st class

Brian Michael Moquin Jr., age 19, from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 3D Squadron, 71St Cavalry, 3 Bct, (Tf Spartan), Fort Drum, Ny

Date of death: Friday, May 5, 2006
Death details: Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Grenier, Philip S.
Army

Philip S. Grenier from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Service era: Grenada
Schools: St. Johns High, Worcester graduate.

Date of death: Thursday, October 27, 1983
Death details: Died when the helicopter he was in was struck by small arms fire and crashed.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, U.S. Mountain Ranger Association

Cavanaugh, Edward Joseph
Army Colonel

Edward Joseph Cavanaugh, age 47, from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Spouse: Terry
Children: Katherine, Sharon, Eileen , Sheila, Cacilia

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, July 29, 1971
Death details: Army Col. Edward J. Cavanaugh, 47, of Worchester, Mass. was visiting a South Vietnamese regimental headquarters July 29, 1971 to say goodbye to troops he advised. His second tour would end the next day. Enemy rockets hit the area during that visit, killing him.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)

Brault, Dennis James
Army Chief warrant officer

Dennis James Brault, age 22, from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Parents: Clement E. Brault

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, June 26, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)

Allen, Francis Monroe Jr.
Marines Corporal

Francis Monroe Jr. Allen, age 19, from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Spouse: Laura L. Allen

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, February 1, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Asbury Park Press (1970)

Kustigian, Michael John
Navy gmgc

Michael John Kustigian from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: May 6, 1968
Death details:  Seaman Apprentice Michael John Kustigian, who joined the U.S. Navy from Massachusetts, served aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach (CGN 9). On May 6, 1968, SA Kustigian did not report to an assigned work detail aboard the Long Beach, which off the coast of North Vietnam at the time. A ship-wide search was initiated and it was learned that SA Kustigian was last seen the previous evening aboard the ship with a fellow crew member and close friend who was also discovered to be missing. When the men could not be located on the ship, an area-wide search was conducted that involved several other U.S. Navy vessels but was unsuccessful. Seaman Apprentice Kustigian was not seen again. After the incident, the Navy promoted SA Kustigian to the rank of Chief Gunner’s Mate (GMGC).

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

Collamore, Allan Philip Jr.
Navy Lieutenant commander

Allan Philip Jr. Collamore from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: February 4, 1967
Death details: On February 4, 1967, he was the radar intercept officer aboard an F-4B Phantom II (bureau number 153007, call sign “Black Lion 102”) that took off from the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) on a reconnaissance mission along the coast of North Vietnam. During the mission, the aircraft crashed and burned for unknown reasons, killing LCDR Collamore. Heavy enemy presence prevented a ground search at the crash site, and his remains were not recovered at the time. In 2001, a joint investigative team traveled to the crash site where they recovered human remains from a burial site that correlated to this loss, and in 2003, U.S. investigators were able to identify LCDR Callamore from those remains.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Bott, Russell Peter
Army Master sergeant

Russell Peter Bott from Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: December 2, 1966
Death details: 

On December 2, 1966, a long-range reconnaissance patrol team comprising two American Special Forces members and four Vietnamese soldiers came under attack by enemy forces in the vicinity of (GC) XD 630 630 in Savannakhet Province, Laos. The enemy’s attacks wounded and possibly killed the patrol leader. The assistant patrol leader requested immediate extraction from the area; however, the extraction attempt failed when the enemy ground fire forced the rescue helicopter to pull away before landing. The helicopter then crashed nearby. Throughout the incident, a friendly forward air controller (FAC) aircraft remained in radio contact with the assistant patrol leader on the ground in the vicinity of (GC) XD 634 633, with his last transmission stating that “they could see smoke from a crash” but making no reference to possible survivors. Further extraction or search efforts for the men were not possible at the time because of the intense enemy fire.

Sergeant Russell Peter Bott entered the U.S. Army from Massachusetts and was a member of Detachment B-52, 5th Special Forces Group. He was the assistant patrol leader for this reconnaissance team when it was attacked. He remains unaccounted for. Subsequent to the incident, and while carried in the status of missing in action (MIA), the U.S. Army promoted Sergeant Bott to the rank of Master Sergeant (MSG). Today, Master Sergeant Bott 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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