York County Maine

Springer, Clinton E. II
Army Private 1st class

Clinton E. II Springer, age 21, from Sanford, Maine, York county.

Parents: Clinton E. Springer and Kathleen Lumsden
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Contoocook Valley Regional High, Peterborough, New Hampshire (2007)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Enlisted March 2009.

Date of death: Friday, September 24, 2010
Death details: Died in Kabul, Afghanistan in a non-combat related incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Maine Telegraph

Keating, Benjamin David
Army Captain

Benjamin David Keating, age 27, from Shapleigh, Maine, York county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 3d Squadron, 71st Cavalry, (Tf Spartan), Isaf, Fort Drum, Ny

Date of death: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Death details: Fob Naray, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Holmes, Jeremiah John
Army National Guard Sergeant

Jeremiah John Holmes, age 27, from North Berwich, Maine, York county.

Service era: Iraq

Spouse: Kimberly

Child: Son, 1

Military history: 744th Transportation Company, West Main Street, Hillsboro, New Hampshire

Date of death: Monday, March 29, 2004
Death details: Died when his vehicle hit an improvise explosive device and fell from a bridge near Balad, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Coffin, Christopher Dupont
Army 1st Sergeant

Christopher Dupont Coffin, age 51, from Kennebunk, Maine, York county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 352d Civil Affairs Command, Riverdale, Maryland

Date of death: Tuesday, July 1, 2003
Death details: Dogwood, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Baker, Robert Lee
Air Force Major

Robert Lee Baker, age 40, from East Lebanon, Maine, York county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 27, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile; died in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives

Pickles, Michael Richard
Army Chief Warrant Officer

Michael Richard Pickles, age 21, from Sanford, Maine, York county.

Parents: Richard and Rita Lemire Pickles

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Sanford High (1967)

Date of death: Monday, April 27, 1970
Death details: Shot down in a helicopter in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Portland Press Herald (1970)

Wills, Robert Emery
Army Sergeant

Robert Emery Wills, age 22, from Hollis Center, Maine, York county.

Parents: Emery V. Wills

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Janic Whitehouse Wills
Military history: Company B, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Division

Date of death: Tuesday, March 31, 1970
Death details: Hostile; killed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Portland Press Herald (1970)

Batchelder, William Robert
Army Private 1st Class

William Robert Batchelder, age 19, from York County Sanford, Maine .

Parents: Curtice and Annette Levasseur Batchelder

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Sanford High (1964)
Military history: Company c, 82nd Airborne Division

Date of death: Thursday, June 10, 1965
Death details: He was a crew chief aboard a helicopter shot down in Vietnam.
Cemetery: Notre Dame

Source: National Archives, Portland Press Herald (1965)

Hewitt, Leonard Hogentogler
Navy Chief electrician’s mate

Leonard Hogentogler Hewitt from York County Kittery, Maine .

Parents: Downs Hewitt

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 10, 1963
Death details: Killed aboard the atomic submarine Thresher when the ship went missing 220 miles East of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Source: ussthresher.com, Associated Press (1963), oneternalpatrol.com

Boissonneault, Jacques Armand
Army Private 1st Class

Jacques Armand Boissonneault, age 21, from Biddeford, Maine, York county.

Service era: Korea
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Sunday, February 11, 1951
Death details: Died of wounds in South Korea suffered February 5, 1951.
Cemetery: Saint Joseph’s, Biddeford

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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