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Portage County,
Ohio
History
and Genealogy
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1890
Census
More records can be found here with
the USGenWeb
Pension Project.
Not listed by state or really in any
order but I did fine some people
listed for Portage County
The following young men are listed in
the book
"World War II Honor Roll of Dead or
Missing State of Ohio War Dept June
1946"
from Portage County. Codes are
listed below the table.
Name
|
Grade
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Type of Casualty
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Adams, James H
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TEC5
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DNB
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Alexoff, Romie
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1 LT
|
KIA
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Alfred, Carl L
|
CAPT
|
KIA
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Anderson, William
K
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AV C
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DNB
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Austin, Lewis L
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CAPT
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DNB
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Bebb, Guy L
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TEC5
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KIA
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Belknap, William
T
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SCT
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KIA
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Bell, John H
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PFC
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KIA
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Bettes, William H
|
PFC
|
DOW
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Biondo, James J
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CPL
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DOW
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Bradford, William
B
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2 LT
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KIA
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Brant, Nevin E
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TEC5
|
DNB
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Buckland, Emanuel
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PVT
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DNB
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Buckley, Carl W
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PVT
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FOD
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Buckley Robert S
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SGT
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KIA
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Burkholder,
Donald E
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PFC
|
KIA
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Burt, Willard U
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T SC
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KIA
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Case, Robert C
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CPL
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KIA
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Casley, Jack B
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PFC
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KIA
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Chandler, Geroge
A
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SGT
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KIA
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Chechak, Arthur J
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PFC
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KIA
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Clarke, Anne E
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2 LT
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DNB
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Clause, Junior N
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SGT
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KIA
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Cline, Roland JR
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S SC
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DOW
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Collins, Harold W
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PFC
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KIA
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Conrad, Ray
|
CAPT
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KIA
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Cooper. Paul T
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PFC
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KIA
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Crocker, John L
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S SC
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DOW
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Crowder, William
L
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SGT
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KIA
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Curtiss, Carl R
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PFC
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KIA
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De Gregio, Paul A
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PVT
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KIA
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Delong, Raymond E
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PFC
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KIA
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Derthick, James H
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SGT
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DOW
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Dibble, Donald A
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PVT
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KIA
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Donaldson, A G
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TEC4
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KIA
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Drew, Oliver J
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PVT
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KIA
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Ebie, Charles W
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CPL
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KIA
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Eldridge, Willis
J
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2 LT
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KIA
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Frederonick, C JR
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S SC
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FOD
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Fields, Stanley E
|
PFC
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DNB
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Forney, George H
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PVT
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KIA
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Forte,Floyd F
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MAJ
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FOD
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Francisco Robert
E
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PFC
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KIA
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Gikreath, James A
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PVT
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LIA
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Goebelbecker R G
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PFC
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KIA
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Hahn, Robert L
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SGT
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KIA
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Hardesty, Thomas
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2 LT
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DNB
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Harper, Donald C
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PVT
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DNB
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Harris, Marcus C
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PFC
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DOW
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Harry, Dwain E
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1 LT
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KIA
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Hatchett, Marvin
A JR
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TEC5
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KIA
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Hayes, Denzel O
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TEC5
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KIA
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Heltman, Joseph P
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1 LT
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KIA
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Henderson, Edwin
J
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PFC
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KIA
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Hillard, Robert H
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S SC
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KIA
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Hinderschied, F J
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SCT
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KIA
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Hodgeman, Earl E
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PFC
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DOW
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Howard, Philip C
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CPL
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KIA
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Hudson, Frank C
JR
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PFC
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DOW
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Hunter, Daniel S
JR
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2 LT
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DNB
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Jackson, Shelly
JR
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CPL
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FOD
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Jones, Carl E
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PFC
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DNB
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Jones, Clarence O
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PFC
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KIA
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Kainard, Anthony
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1 LT
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DNB
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Kline, Albert
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PFC
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KIA
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Knapp, Dwight H
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2 LT
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M
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Kuss, Frederick C
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PFC
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KIA
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Lacy, Ellsworth N
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PFC
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KIA
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Lane, Robert E
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PFC
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KIA
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Leech, Elmer L
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PVT
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KIA
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Lemon, Stanton T
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PFC
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KIA
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Lemons, Robert L
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CPL
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KIA
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Leyland, Jack M
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PVT
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KIA
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Longcoy, Harry S
JR
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S SC
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KIA
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Lovell, Martin G
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1 LT
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KIA
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Manes, Edgar R
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PVT
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KIA
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Marsh, Ellis L JR
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CPL
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KIA
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Marvin, Donald F
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CAPT
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M
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Masters, Harry JR
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PFC
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KIA
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Matthews, Clyde
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S SG
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FOD
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Mayton, John
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1 LT
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FOD
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Mikullin, John
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S SC
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KIA
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Miller, Robert S
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PFC
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KIA
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Mittiga, Jesse
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SGT
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DOW
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Monroe, Roger G
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SGT
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KIA
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Moore, Edward R
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CAPT
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DNB
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Morgan, Roland E
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CPL
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KIA
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Morrison, Paul
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PFC
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DOW
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Nelson, Glenmar L
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CPL
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KIA
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Parks, Paul E
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TEC5
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KIA
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Patton, Paul A
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PVT
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DNB
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Pennell, Douglas
W
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SGT
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DNB
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Phelps, Floyd G
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S SC
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KIA
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Pletcher,
Franklin E
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SGT
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FOD
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Potisuk, Stephen
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SGT
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KIA
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Prusak, Walter J
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PFC
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DNB
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Ramey, Benjamin F
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CPL
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DNB
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Reisman, Adolph J
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PFC
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KIA
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Raynard, Charles
O
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2 LT
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DNB
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Roberto, Carmine
V
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T SG
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KIA
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Rogers, Gerald V
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SGT
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DOW
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Roosa, Robert D
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S SG
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FOD
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Ruggles. Donald U
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PVT
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KIA
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Russell, Travis J
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CPL
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KIA
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Sapp, Ernest C
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PFC
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KIA
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Sarrocco, Pa
Schal A
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TEC5
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DNB
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Schaff, Robert J
|
TEC5
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KIA
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Schofield,
Charles W
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PVT
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KIA
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Schumm, Dixon E
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PFC
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KIA
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Shaffer, Alton p
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SGT
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DNB
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Shaffer, Henry
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PFC
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KIA
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Shilliday,
Stanley H
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PFC
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KIA
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Spencer, Carlton
M
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PFC
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KIA
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Stevens, Earl O
JR
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2 LT
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DNB
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Stewart, Robert E
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SCT
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DOW
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Swogger, Woodrow
W
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PFC
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KIA
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Tabor, Frank
|
CAPT
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DNB
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Taylor, Frank H
JR
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PVT
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KIA
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Texter, Harold I
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2 LT
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KIA
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Townsend, Robert
E
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PVT
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KIA
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Triscori, Joseph
F
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SGT
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DNB
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Upner, Fred R
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PFC
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DNB
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Vaile, Charles P
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SGT
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DNB
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Van Camp, Arland
L
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PFC
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KIA
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Van Horn, Earl
|
PFC
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DOW
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Van Meter, Walter
E
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CPL
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DOI
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Wagner, Frederick
|
S SG
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KIA
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Walters, Harold D
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PFC
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DOW
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Wetzel, Lowell L
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1 LT
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LIA
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Weyrick, Robert N
|
1 LT
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DNB
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Wheaton, Gerald E
|
TEC5
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KIA
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White, Stephen L
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2 LT
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KIA
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Wieglaw, Bruno K
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2 LT
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DNB
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Wilson, Richard M
|
2 LT
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DNB
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Wise Henry B
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PFC
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DOW
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Yochman, Joseph C
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SGT
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DNB
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KIA - Killed in Action
DOW - Died of Wounds
DOI - Died of Injuries
DNB - Died non Battle
FOD - Finding of Death
M - Missing
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The following young men from Portage
County have lost their lives in
Operation Iraqi Freedom...
| NAME |
RANK |
AGE |
HOMETOWN |
BRANCH OF SERVICE |
AREA OF SERVICE |
DATE OF DEATH |
INCIDENT |
| Jeremy E. Murray |
Sergeant |
27 |
Atwater Twp. |
Marines |
Iraq |
11/16/2005 |
Roadside Bomb |
| Lucas W. A. Emch |
Navy Hospitalman |
21 |
Kent |
Navy |
Iraq |
03/02/2007 |
Roadside Bomb |
| Jason J. Hernandez |
Corporal |
21* |
Streetsboro |
Army |
Iraq |
09/07/2007 |
Roadside Bomb |
| Benjamin C. Dillon |
Corporal |
22 |
Edinburg Twp. |
Army |
Iraq |
10/07/2007 |
Small Arms Fire |
* Jason was killed on his 21st
birthday.
Please keep the families of the above
in your thoughts and prayers, along
with all of our military and their
families.
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