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Page Created on January 27, 2008
Page Updated on December 01, 2008
Revision Date: November 20, 2009



January, 2008
USS Helena
Crew Member		 Individual
U.S. Navy
Seaman 1st Class
General P. Douglas
Newcomb, Tenn.		 U.S. Army
Pfc.
Billy M. MacLeod
Cheboygan, Mich
Company B
32nd Infantry Regiment
making up
31st Regimental Combat Team
7th Infantry Division
February, 2008
A-20J Havoc
Crew Members
U.S. Army Air Force
2nd Lt.
John F. Lubben
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.		 U.S. Army Air Force
Sgt.
Albert A. Forgue
North Providence, R.I.		 U.S. Army Air Force
Sgt.
Charles L. Spiegel
Chicago, Ill.

March, 2008
AT-7 Navigator
Crew Member		 F-5E-2
Pilot		 Individual
U.S. Army Air Force
Aviation Cadet
Ernest G. Munn
St. Clairsville, Ohio		 U.S. Army Air Force
2nd Lt.
Arthur F. Eastman
East Orange, N.J.		 U.S. Army
Sgt.
Harry J. Laurence
Cleveland, Ohio
L Company
31st Infantry Regiment
making up
31st Regimental Combat Team
(RCT)
7th Infantry Division.

April, 2008
Individual Individual Individual Individual
U. S. Army
Staff Sgt.
Keith M. Maupin
24
Batavia, Ohio
724th Transportation Company		 U.S. Army
Capt.
Edward B. Scullion
Norfolk, Va.
A Company
32nd Infantry Regiment
attached to
31st Regimental Combat Team
(RCT)
7th Infantry Division		 U.S. Army
Pfc.
Elwood D. Reynolds
Schoolfield, Va.
A Company
32nd Infantry Regiment
attached to
31st Regimental Combat Team
(RCT)
7th Infantry Division		 U.S. Army
Sgt.
Virgil L. Phillips
Columbus, Ind
Company K
3rd Battalion
8th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division
B-24D Liberator
Crew Members
U.S. Army Air Force
Capt.
Robert L. Coleman
Wilmington, Del.		 U.S. Army Air Force
1st Lt.
George E. Wallinder
San Antonio, Texas		 U.S. Army Air Force
2nd Lt.
Kenneth L. Cassidy
Worcester, Mass.		 U.S. Army Air Force
2nd Lt.
Irving Schechner
Brooklyn, N.Y.		 U.S. Army Air Force
2nd Lt.
Ronald F. Ward
Cambridge, Mass.
U.S. Army Air Force
Tech. Sgt.
William L. Fraser
Maplewood, Mo.		 U.S. Army Air Force
Tech. Sgt.
Paul Miecias
Piscataway, N.J.		 U.S. Army Air Force
Tech. Sgt.
Robert C. Morgan
Flint, Mich.		 U.S. Army Air Force
Staff Sgt.
Albert J. Caruso
Kearny, N.J.		 U.S. Army Air Force
Staff Sgt.
Robert E. Frank
Plainfield, N.J.
U.S. Army Air Force
Pvt.
Joseph Thompson
Compton, Calif
Individual Individual
U.S. Army
Cpl.
Robert L. Mason
Parkersburg, W.Va.;
B Company
32nd Infantry Regiment
attached to
31st Regimental Combat Team
(RCT)
7th Infantry Division		 U.S. Army
Pfc.
Joseph K. Meyer Jr.
Wahpeton, N.D.
K Company
31st Infantry Regiment
attached to
31st Regimental Combat Team
(RCT)
7th Infantry Division

May, 2008
Individual Individual AC-130A Spectre
Crew Members
U. S. Army
Sgt. 1st Class
George W. Koon
Leesville, S.C.
Medical Company
9th Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Division		 U. S. Army
Sgt. 1st Class
Jack O. Tye
Loyall, Ky.
Company L
38th Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Division		 U.S. Air Force
Maj.
Barclay B. Young
Hartford, Conn.		 U.S. Air Force
Senior Master Sgt.
James K. Caniford
Brunswick, Md.

June, 2008
Individual Individual USS Oriskany
A-4E Skyhawk
Pilot		 Individual Individual
U. S. Army
Pfc.
Milton Dinerboiler Jr.
Elkhart, Ind.
Heavy Mortar Company
32nd Infantry Regiment
attached to
31st Regimental Combat Team
(RCT)
7th Infantry Division		 U. S. Army
Sgt. 1st Class
W.T. Akins
Decatur, Ga.
Medical Company
8th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division		 U. S. Navy
Lt. Cmdr.
Ralph C. Bisz
Miami Shores, Fla.		 U. S. Army
Sgt.
Gene F. Clark
Muncie, Ind.
Company L
3rd Battalion
8th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division		 U. S. Army
Sgt.
Edward J. O'Brien
Omaha, Neb.
E Company
2nd Battalion
35th Infantry Regiment
25th Infantry Division
RF-51 Mustang
Pilot		 Individual Individual Individual Individual
U.S. Air Force
Capt.
William K. Mauldin
Pickens, S.C.		 U.S. Army
Cpl.
Steven Lucas
Johnson City, N.Y
Heavy Mortar Company
31st Infantry Regiment
making up
31st Regimental Combat Team
(RCT)		 U.S. Army
Sgt.
Alex R. Jimenez
25
Lawrence, Mass.
4th Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd Brigade Combat Team
10th Mountain Division
(Light Infantry)		 U.S. Army
Pfc.
Byron J. Fouty
19
Waterford, Mich.
4th Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd Brigade Combat Team
10th Mountain Division
(Light Infantry)		 U.S. Army
Sgt.
John H. White
Long Island, Ala
H Company
2nd Battalion
8th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division

July, 2008
AH-1G Cobra gunship
Crew Members		 Individual
U.S. Army
Chief Warrant Officer
Bobby L. McKain
Garden City, Kan.		 U.S. Army
Warrant Officer
Arthur F. Chaney
Vienna, Va.		 U.S. Army
Master Sgt. Cirildo Valencio
Carrizo Springs, Texas>
Company L
3rd Battalion
8th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalry Division

August, 2008
UH-34D Choctaw
Crew Member		 P-51D Mustang
Pilot
U.S. Navy
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class
Manuel R. Denton
Kerrville, Texas		 U.S. Army Air Force
2nd Lt.
Howard C. Enoch Jr.
Marion, Ky.

September, 2008
USS Oklahoma
Crew Members		 Individual UH-1H Iroquois
Passenger
U.S. Navy
Ensign
Irvin A.R. Thompson
Hudson County, N.J.		 U.S. Navy
Ensign
Eldon P. Wyman
Portland, Ore.		 U.S. Navy
Fireman 2nd Class
Lawrence A. Boxrucker
Dorchester, Wis.		 U.S. Army
Pvt.
James W. Turner
Altus, Okla
G Company
112th Infantry Regiment
28th Infantry Division		 U.S. Army
Sgt.
Timothy J. Jacobsen
Oakland, Calif.
U-10B Super Courier
collided in mid-air
with a C-7A Caribou
U.S. Air Force
Col.
David H. Zook, Jr.
West Liberty, Ohio

October, 2008
Individual F-4D Phantom II
Pilot		 P-38 Lightning
U.S. Army
2nd Lt.
Ernest E. Martin
Hanover, Mont.
C Company
109th Infantry Regiment		 U.S. Air Force
Capt. Lorenza Conner
Cartersville, Ga		 U.S. Army Air Force
2nd Lt.
Ray D. Packard
Atwood, Calif.

November, 2008
B-24H Liberator
Crew Member		 Individual
U.S. Army Air Force
Staff Sgt.
Martin F. Troy
Norwalk, Conn.		 U.S. Army
Cpl.
Librado Luna
Taylor, Texas
8th Army Ranger Company
25th Infantry Division
attached to
B Company
89th Medium Tank Battalion
Task Force Dolvin
CH-46A Sea Knight
Crew Members & Passengers
U.S. Marine Corps
Lance Cpl.
Kurt E. La Plant
Lenexa, Kan.
1st Battalion
4th Regiment
3rd Marine Division		 U.S. Marine Corps
Lance Cpl.
Luis F. Palacios
Los Angeles, Calif.
1st Battalion
4th Regiment
3rd Marine Division		 U.S. Marine Corps
Lance Cpl.
Ralph L. Harper
Indianapolis, Ind.
1st Battalion
4th Regiment
3rd Marine Division		 U.S. Marine Corps
Pfc.
Jose R. Sanchez
Brooklyn, N.Y.
1st Battalion
4th Regiment
3rd Marine Division

December, 2008
PBY-4 Catalina Flying Boat
Crew Member		 F-4U Corsair
Pilot
U.S. Navy
Ensign
Robert G. Tills
Manitowoc, Wis		 U.S. Marine Corps
Maj.
Marion R. McCown Jr.
Charleston, S.C.
C-130 Hercules
Crew Members
U.S. Air Force
Maj.
Bernard L. Bucher
Eureka, Ill.		 U.S. Air Force
Maj.
John L. McElroy
Eminence, Ky.		 U.S. Air Force
1st Lt.
Stephen C. Moreland
Los Angeles, Calif.		 U.S. Air Force
Staff Sgt.
Frank M. Hepler
Glenside, Pa.



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