12/10/1990 Mike was a Sgt. in the Marine Corps stationed in Twentynine Palms California. Michael joined the Marines in 1985 and was a native of Michigan. Born March 14, 1964 – Deceased December 10, 1990. Survived by his wife, Annette, and his mother, Cynthia.
10/23/1983 Hull Technician First Class (SEAL/EOD) Stephen L. Morris was born 25 April 1956 to June and Kenneth Morris, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and graduated from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois in April 1974 and received orders to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
10/23/1983 Senior Chief Engineman (SEAL/EOD) Robert R. Schamberger was born on 25 February 1946 in Kearny, New Jersey, to Emily and Rudolf Schamberger. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy after graduating high school in Franklin Lakes, NJ on 17 January 1966. He graduated from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes in
3/17/1983 1LT Michael Mark Kochon, SFC John R. Wasko, SSG Kevin F. Schaefer, and SP5 Lawrence D. Hermann were killed on 17 March 1983. They were assigned to the 60th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Fort Dix, New Jersey. An explosion occurred as the men were preparing to destroy defective fuzes
3/17/1983 SFC John Robert Wasko, 1LT Michael M. Kochon, SSG Kevin F. Schaefer, and SP5 Lawrence D. Hermann were killed on 17 March 1983. They were assigned to the 60th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Fort Dix, New Jersey. An explosion occurred as the men were preparing to destroy defective fuzes
3/17/1983 SSG Lawrence D. Herrmann, 1LT Michael M. Kochon, SFC John R. Wasko, and SSG Kevin F. Schaefer were killed on 17 March 1983. They were assigned to the 60th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Fort Dix, New Jersey. An explosion occurred as the men were preparing to destroy defective fuzes
SSG Kevin F. Schaefer, 1LT Michael M. Kochon, SFC John R. Wasko, and SP5 Lawrence D. Hermann were killed on 17 March 1983. They were assigned to the 60th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Fort Dix, New Jersey. An explosion occurred as the men were preparing to destroy defective fuzes at
11/12/1980 SMSgt Stryzak was assigned to the 27th Equipment Squadron, Cannon AFB, New Mexico. He along with his team members, SrA Bianchi and A1C Meyer, perished when a C- 141 aircraft crashed while landing during a tactical response deployment to Cairo-West, Egypt. The C-141 aircraft and crew were taking part of
11/12/1980 A1C Blaine J. Meyer, SMSgt Gerald J. Stryzak, and SrA Raymond J. Bianchi II were killed on 12 November 1980. They were assigned to the 27th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. They perished when their Lockheed C-141B Starlifter (Tail Number: 67-0030) aircraft crashed in a
11/12/1980 A1C Meyer was from Milwaukee, WI and was one of 13 personnel who perished in the C-141 crash in Egypt. A1C Meyer entered the Air Force in June 1979 and was assigned to 27th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Cannon AFB, NM on March 27, 1980. *This bio was researched
7/29/1980 SSG Nancy Ann Oszakewski, SP5 Ronald L. Kostenbader, and SP4 Joseph John Tripodi were killed on 29 July 1980. They were assigned to the 70th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Fort Rosecrans, California. SSG Oszakewski, SP5 Kostenbader, SP4 Tripodi, and two other members of the detachment were in the process
7/29/1980 SP5 Ronald L. Kostenbader, SSG Nancy Ann Oszakewski, and SP4 Joseph John Tripodi were killed on 29 July 1980. They were assigned to the 70th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Fort Rosecrans, California. SP5 Kostenbader, SSG Oszakewski, SP4 Tripodi, and two other members of the detachment were in the process
7/29/1980 SP4 Joseph John Tripodi, SSG Nancy Ann Oszakewski, and SP5 Ronald L. Kostenbader were killed on 29 July 1980. They were assigned to the 70th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Fort Rosecrans, California. SP4 Tripodi, SSG Oszakewski, and SP5 Kostenbader, and two other members of the detachment were in the
9/24/1977 SSG Christopher J. O’Reilly, Jr. died on 24 September 1977, from injures received on 21 September 1977. SSG O’Reilly was assigned to the 149th Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. SSG O’Reilly, SSG Matthews, and SP4 Janet Miller were working on the demolition range when a
9/28/1976 SGM Kenneth Ray Foster, Sr. was killed on 28 September 1976. SGM Foster was assigned to the 63rd Ordnance Detachment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. SGM Foster, SSG James P. Smith, SSG George Sledge, and SP5 Mike R. Vining were on a Presidential Campaign Secret Service support for Republican Senator Robert
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