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Benjamin S. Hines, age 31, from York, Pennsylvania.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve
Date of death: Monday, April 8, 2019
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Parwan Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, York Daily Record
Brandon R. Pepper, age 31, from York, Pennsylvania, York county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, July 21, 2012
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Daniel L. Zerbe from York, Pennsylvania, York county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, North Carolina
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.
Source: Department of Defense
Jeffrey A. Hill from York, Pennsylvania, York county.
Spouse: Rachael Hill
Children: Two children
Military history: Elmendorf’s 517 Airlift Squadron
Date of death: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Death details: Aboard a C-17 cargo plane when it went down in a ball of fire at an Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska during preparation for an air show. Killed were Aaron Malone, Michael Freyholtz, Jeffrey A. Hill and Thomas Cicardo.
Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette, Anchorage Daily News, Star Tribune, CNN, Jeff Hill Legacy Fund
Theodore Gordie Hinton, age 60, from York, Pennsylvania, York county.
Parents: Gordie C. and Letha J. (Plunkett) Hinton
Spouse: Linda L. (Auman) Hinton
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 7th Calvary, 2nd Batallion. Awarded the Bronze Star.
Date of death: Friday, March 19, 2010
Death details: Died from lung cancer, due to Agent Orange
Cemetery: Mount Rose, York
Source: family, York Daily Record (2010), Prospect Cemetery
Martin Wilson Kondor, age 20, from York, Pennsylvania, York county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: A Co 1/63 Ar, Apo Ae 09112, (Vilseck, Ge)
Date of death: Thursday, April 29, 2004
Death details: Hostile, died in Baqubah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Barry Lee Smith, age 19, from York County York, Pennsylvania .
Parents: Foster parent Robert W. Gotwalt
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: York Suburban High (1970)
Military history: 32nd Medical Depot
Date of death: Monday, January 24, 1972
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam; fatally shot
Cemetery: Prospect Hill
Source: National Archives, York Daily Record (1972)
David John Combs, age 22, from York, Pennsylvania, York county.
Parents: Helen Oerman Combs
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, May 27, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when his helicopter was shot down
Source: National Archives.
Dennis Allen Sprenkle, age 21, from York, Pennsylvania, York county.
Spouse: Dione Bender Sprenkle
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, May 5, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Holy Cross
Source: National Archives, Lebanon Daily News (1970)
Charles E. III Smeltzer, age 21, from York, Pennsylvania, York county.
Parents: Charles E. Smeltzer Jr.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: William Penn Senior High (1967), York Junior College
Date of death: Friday, February 13, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam. Silver Star citation: “Acting with tactical deliberation, Sgt. Smeltzer notified the rest of the unit and then with complete disregard for his personal safety, explosed himself to the enemy fire while directing his men into a more protected position where they could place effective counter-fire on the aggressors, and while psitioning his comrades, Sgt. Smeltzer was mortally wounded.”
Source: National Archives, York Dispatch (1970)