Yonkers New York

Frank, Edward J. II
Army Sergeant

Edward J. II Frank, age 26, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Thursday, August 11, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province Afghanistan of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Killed were: Sgt. Edward J. Frank II, Spc. Jameel T. Freeman, Spc. Patrick L. Lay II, Spc Jordan M. Morris, Pfc Rueben J. Lopez

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Hurt, Gifford E.
Army Private 1st class

Gifford E. Hurt, age 19, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Parents: Lisa Davis
Spouse: Rontanza Ray
Children: Stepson, Draquan Ray

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Sill. Oklahoma.

Date of death: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Death details: Died in Mosul, Iraq of injuries sustained from a Humvee accident. He was a passenger on a food run when the crash occurred.
Cemetery: Sandhills Veterans

Source: Department of Defense, Jounal News, White Plains, New York; Fayetteville Observor, Facebook

Malone, John J.
Marines Lance corporal

John J. Malone, age 24, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.

Date of death: Thursday, September 24, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense

Hollinsworth, Courtney Antwaine
Army Staff Sergeant

Courtney Antwaine Hollinsworth, age 26, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 1St Squadron, 4Th Cavalry, Fort Riley, Ks

Date of death: Sunday, September 9, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Cemetery: Calverton National

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Lagman, Anthony Santos
Army Staff Sergeant

Anthony Santos Lagman, age 26, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2Nd Battalion / 22Nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Drum, Ny 13603

Date of death: Thursday, March 18, 2004
Death details: Killed by small arms fire in Dehrawood, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Stewart, Anthony D.
Marine Lance corporal

Anthony D. Stewart, age 19, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Service era: Gulf War

Parent: Yvonne Stewart-Hall

Date of death: Saturday, December 29, 1990
Death details: He was sitting on a his cot in Saudi Arabia cleaning a gun when he was shot in the head by another soldier. Another Marine was cleaning his M-16 in his tent when his weapon discharged. That soldier, 19, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and dereliction of duty. His sentence was commuted. Stewart’s family said they were told initially that Anthony committed suicide. A later version was he accidentally killed himself.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, New York Newsday (1991), Yonkers Daily Voice 

Bracey, Lester
Air Force Staff sergeant

Lester Bracey, age 20, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Parents: Hayward Bracey (1925-2018) and Catherine Jarvis Bracey (1926-2007)
Spouse: Sheryl (Stevens)
Children: Kim Renee, 2

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Gorton High (1969)

Date of death: Wednesday, May 3, 1972
Death details: On June 12, 1974, the Central Identification Laboratory-Thailand (CILT, now DPAA) identified the remains of Staff Sergeant Lester Bracey, missing from the Vietnam War. Staff Sergeant Bracey joined the U.S. Air Force from New York and was a member of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing. On May 3, 1972, he was a crew member aboard a C-130E Hercules that took off on a resupply mission near An Loc, Vietnam. The aircraft was shot down during the mission, and SSgt Bracey died in the incident. Once fighting in the area had subsided, search and rescue teams recovered the remains of most of the crew; however, Sgt Bracey’s remains could not be individually identified until 1974.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Yonkers Herald Statesman (1975, 1972)

Dodge, Jeffrey Bruns
Army Specialist 5

Jeffrey Bruns Dodge, age 23, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Parents: H. Temple Dodge
Spouse: Fiance Joanne Hannon

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, April 25, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Woodlawn in Bronx, New York

Source: National Archives, findagrave.com, Syracuse Post Standard (1970)

Lyons, John Joseph
Army Sergeant

John Joseph Lyons, age 21, from Yonkers, New York, Westchester county.

Parents: Richard P. and Catherine Walsh Lyons

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Sacred Heart parochial and high schools
Military history: 25th Infnatry Division

Date of death: Thursday, April 2, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, New Rochelle Standard Star (1970)

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