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U.S. Navy Builder Second Class (BU2) Michael C. Anderson died May 2, 2004 while serving in Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. BU2 Anderson was 36 years old and from Daytona, Florida. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 in Jacksonville, Florida. On May 2, 2004, he was killed in action by hostile fire in Anbar province and had only been in Iraq for just over a month at the time of his death. Anderson was a Navy reservist who formerly lived in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and had just celebrated his 8th wedding anniversary the day before his death. He and his wife Karen had a 7-year-old daughter, Brandi. His memorial service for took place in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. |
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U.S. Navy Chief (BUC) Joel Egan Baldwin was killed in action on December 21, 2004, while serving in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Chief Baldwin was 37 and born in Panama, with his home of record being Arlington, Virginia. Chief Baldwin joined the Navy in 1988 and was assigned to Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 77, out of Gulfport, Mississippi. Before coming to NMCB 7, Baldwin taught quality control at Gulfport Naval Construction Training Center. He was recognized for being an exceptional instructor. His most recent civic project was organizing a group that built a playground at his daughter’s elementary school. Chief Baldwin was performing general engineering evaluation work in Iraq. He was killed when the base dining facility was attacked in a suicide bombing in Mosul. Chief Baldwin will be remembered for his skilled teaching, dedicated leadership, and civic involvement. He was one of 14 service members killed in the attack. He leaves behind a wife, Claudia, and their 9-year-old daughter, Cali. Baldwin’s awards include two Navy Achievement Medals, four Good Conduct Medals, an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, two Overseas Service Ribbons, two National Defense Service Medals, two Navy “E” ribbons, the M16 rifle expert marksman device, and Sea Service deployment ribbons. |
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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer (BUC) Raymond J. Border was killed in action on October 19, 2011, in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Chief Border was born in Coshocton, OH, on July 22, 1980, and grew up in West Lafayette, Ohio. He was 31 years old and was assigned to a provincial reconstruction team (PRT). He was killed while conducting a road inspection for a convoy and assessing a route in Yahya Khel, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Chief Border was assigned to his home unit, Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 74, in Gulfport, Mississippi, where he had been stationed for 12 years. He graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1999, excelling on the football and track teams, and was a 2-time state qualifier in wrestling. He also graduated from Coshocton County Vocational School, where he was a member of the V.I.C.A. He is survived by his two children, Shelva and Donavan Border, both of Gulfport, MS; fiancee, Terrence Boyd, of Gulfport, MS; three stepchildren, Amber, Caitlin, and Aaron Boyd, all of Gulfport. Chief Border was buried at Plainfield Cemetery. His awards and decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal; three-time recipient of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal; the Joint Meritorious Unit Award; the National Defense Service Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal; the Humanitarian Service Medal; medals for expertise with a rifle and pistol and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. |
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U.S. Navy Culinary Specialist First Class (CS1) Regina R. Clark was killed in action on June 23, 2005, while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Clark, born in Kassel, Germany, was 43 years old and lived in Centralia, Washington; she was deployed with the 30th Naval Construction Regiment out of Port Hueneme, CA. She was temporarily assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) when she was killed by a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), that detonated near her convoy in Fallujah, Iraq. Clark, a Desert Storm veteran whose father and brother served in the Navy, she was called up one week after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. She spent four months on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, and in 2003, she was sent on a six-month deployment to Kuwait. CS1 Regina R. Clark is survived by her son Kerry. She will be remembered for the contribution that she has made to her community and to her country. |
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U.S. Navy Equipment Operator Third Class (EO3) Christopher M. Dickerson was killed in Al Anbar province while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 30, 2004. EO3 Dickerson was 33 years old, from Eastman, Georgia, and assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, based in Jacksonville, Florida. Dickerson enlisted in the US Navy in 1992, spent five years on active duty, and reenlisted in the US Navy reserves in April 2003. He was killed when his vehicle hit an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while traveling in a convoy. EO3 Christopher M. Dickerson is survived by his wife, Tracy Graham Dickerson, and daughter, Skylar Dickerson. He is buried in Chauncey, Georgia. |
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U.S. Navy Steelworker Second Class (SW2) Jason B. Dwelley was killed in action on April 30, 2004, in Al-Anbar province, Iraq, while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dwelley was from Apopka, Florida, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, out of Jacksonville, Florida. He graduated from high school in Apopka in 1990 and served in the Navy from 1994 to 2000. SW2 Dwelley would then re-enlist in the Naval Reserves to use his benefits to study engineering at the University of Central Florida; he was killed when a roadside bomb hit his vehicle while in a convoy in Al-Anbar province. SW2 Jason B. Dwelley is survived by his parents, John and Quennell Dwelley. His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, two Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, five battle "E"s, and two Sea Service Deployment Ribbons. |
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U.S. Navy Steelworker Second Class (SW2) Jason B. Dwelley was killed in action on April 30, 2004, in Al-Anbar province, Iraq, while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dwelley was from Apopka, Florida, and was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, out of Jacksonville, Florida. He graduated from high school in Apopka in 1990 and served in the Navy from 1994 to 2000. SW2 Dwelley would then re-enlist in the Naval Reserves to use his benefits to study engineering at the University of Central Florida; he was killed when a roadside bomb hit his vehicle while in a convoy in Al-Anbar province. SW2 Jason B. Dwelley is survived by his parents, John and Quennell Dwelley. His awards and decorations include the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, two Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, five battle "E"s, and two Sea Service Deployment Ribbons. |
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U.S. Navy Steelworker Third Class (SW3) Ronald A. Ginther was killed in action on May 2, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq, while assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14; he was 37 years old. Born July 20, 1966, in Pittsburgh, Pa., Ronald was killed when a mortar attack hit his compound in the Al-Anbar province of Iraq. PO3 Ronald A. Ginther is survived by his wife, Donna Faye Ginther; daughters, Alayna Ginter and Kayla Tuten; stepsons, Joe Shepherd and Justin Shepherd; father, James R. Ginther; mother, Darleen L. Ginther; brothers, Ray and Donnie Ginther, Billy Ginther, and Jimmy Ginther. |
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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Jamie S. Jaenke died on June 5, 2006, in Anah, Iraq, while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. HM2 Jaenke was killed in action by an improvised roadside explosive device while on a convoy. Jaenke, 29 years old, from Bay City, Wisconsin, was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, out of Fort McCoy. She was buried in Alden Cemetery in Iowa. HM2 Jamie S. Jaenke is survived by her 9-year-old daughter Kayla and her family; the Navy reservist was described as a caring woman. Some of her awards and decorations include the Purple Heart and Navy/Marine Corp. Commendation Medal with “V” for valor, the Navy Reserve Meritorious Service Medal, the Operation Iraqi Freedom Medal, and the combat action ribbon. She was buried in her hometown of Iowa Falls, Iowa. |
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U.S. Navy Builder Second Class (BU2) Robert B. Jenkins was killed in action on May 2, 2004, while serving in Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Jenkins was 35 years old and grew up in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 in Jacksonville, FL and had been a Navy Reservist for 14 years as well as a former member of the Martin County Field Operations Team before being deployed overseas. BU2 Jenkins was killed by hostile fire on May 2nd in Anbar province. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and is laid to rest at Grandview Cemetery in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He received Navy Commendation Medal's for his work on a hospital in Orlando, Florida, and for building schools in Haiti. |
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U.S. Navy Steelworker Third Class (SW3) Eric L. Knott was killed on September 4, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq, while serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom; he was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4; he was 21 years old. Eric was from Grand Island, Nebraska, and graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 2001. Eric would join the Navy and follow in the footsteps of his oldest brother, William; another brother, Tim, is in the Marine Corps Reserves. Eric was two weeks into his second tour in Iraq when he was killed in action during a mortar attack that struck the area in which he was working. Eric had just been promoted and was overseeing a three-person unit. He had initially joined the Seabees because he hoped to gain skills in welding, building, and other crafts that he could use outside the military. SW3 Eric L. Knott is survived by his mother, Vera Thorpe of Hastings; his stepmother, Teri Knott of Grand Island; and a grandmother, Arlene Knott.His mother, Vera Thorpe of Hastings, was presented with an American flag. His father, Randy Knott of Grand Island, was given Knott’s Purple Heart. |
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U.S. Navy Construction Electrician Second Class (CE2) Charles Victor Komppa was killed in action on October 25, 2006, in Anbar province while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom by enemy action while conducting combat operations. CE2 Komppa was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18; he was 35 years old and from Belgrade, Montana. He joined the United States Navy shortly after graduating from high school. When mobilized, he was in the Navy Reserve, having only arrived in Iraq about a month earlier. CE2 Chuck Victor Komppa is survived by his wife, Delisa, two children, a son and daughter, and his parents, Gary Steven Komppa and Margaret Rose Bradshaw. He was buried at Rosebud Cemetery in Montana. |
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U.S. Navy Construction Mechanic (CM2) Scott R. McHugh was killed in action on May 2, 2004, during a mortar attack in Anbar province that killed four other Seabees while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. A Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 member, CM2 McHugh, was just 33 years old. He was born in Massachusetts and grew up in Boca Raton, Florida. He graduated from Spanish River High School and attended Palm Beach Community College before enlisting in the Navy in 1993. CM2 Scott R. McHugh was not married and had no children. He loved fishing, camping, canoeing, and playing pool and was devoted to his family and friends. |
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U.S. Navy Equipment Operator First Class (EO1) Gary T. Rovinski was killed on June 5, 2006, in Anah, Iraq, serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 44-year-old was from Roseville, Illinois & was born on October 19, 1961, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. EO1 Rovinski was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, out of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. He graduated from Bishop Hoban High School, College Misericordia, and Miami University of Ohio, where he earned his master’s degree. He was killed as a result of enemy action when his Humvee was struck by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). EO1 Gary T. Rovinski is survived by his wife, Jenifer, two daughters, Cecilia and Michaela, and his mother, Carmella Saracino Rovinski. He is buried at Roseville Cemetery in Roseville, IL. |
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U.S. Navy Builder First Class (BU1) Jerry A. Tharp of Muscatine, Iowa was 44 years old when he was killed in action on July 12, 2006, while serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom. BU1 Tharp had served over 18 years in the military. He enlisted in the Army in 1978, and then served in both the Army Reserves and Navy Reserves. In 2004, he was sent to Iraq's Anbar province while assigned to NMCB 25. On July 12th as a result of enemy action, BU1 Tharp was killed in action, as his dismounted patrol was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) while operating in Anbar Province. Jerry was proud to serve his country and proud of his military career. He is laid to rest at Greenmound Cemetery, Keithsburg, Illinois. His awards and decorations include, the Purple Heart, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat "V", and the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (third award). |
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LT(jg) Francis Toner was shot and killed in Afghanistan, reportedly by an insurgent posing as a soldier. He was assigned to Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan at Camp Shaheen, Mazar-E-Sharn, 27 March 2009. LT(jg) Toner was awarded the Silver Star For Gallantry: in action against the enemy as Garrison Engineer, Camp Mike Spann Embedded Training Team in Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on 27 March 2009. While Lieutenant Junior Grade Toner and three other Officers were conducting physical train- ing around the perimeter of Camp Shaheen, they were at- tacked by an enemy who had infiltrated the Afghan Nation- al Army. In seconds, Officers were shot and lying wounded on the ground. The gunman proceeded to shoot one of the wounded officers. Lieutenant Junior Grade Toner, un- armed, verbally challenged the insurgent and continued to advance until he was fatally wounded. Lieutenant Junior Grade Toner's actions distracted the attacker from shooting the second wounded, and allowed the fourth runner to seek reinforcements. Lieutenant Junior Grade Toner’s distinctive accomplishments are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Navy and the United States Army. Afghanistan - Silver Star Presented Francis L. Toner IV (navy.mil) |
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CDR Duane G. Wolfe, CEC, USNR of Los Osos, CA was killed along with three other people by a roadside bomb in Fallujah, Iraq on 25 May 2009. Wolfe was serving as officer-in-charge of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division’s Al Anbar Area Office. He is the highest ranking CEC officer ever killed in action. A Navy Reserve officer serving in Iraq as an individual augmentee died Monday after his convoy was hit by a roadside bomb outside Fallujah, the Defense Department announced Wednesday. Cmdr. Duane G. Wolfe was 54. According to a spokeswoman at Naval Base Ventura County, Wolfe worked in civilian life at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., as the civilian deputy commander at the 30th Space Wing Mission Support Group. In Iraq, he was attached to the Army Corps of Engineers. |
Published: Thu Jun 27 14:04:06 EDT 2024
