Who
has Served Since Vietnam?
|
This
page contains the names
and final resting places of those from Chautauqua
County who served
their country between 1975 and today.
Check the Medal of Honor page to see details about Chautauqua County's Medal of Honor recipients |
| Name | Service | Death Date | Burial Place |
| ABBOTT, Alden S. | Vet, US Navy | 7-23-2008 | Myrtle |
| ADAMS, Holly A. | Vet, US Army, Sgt. 1991-1997, served in Iraq | 8-29-2020 | Sunset Hill |
| ALEXANDER, Ryan Michael | Vet, US Army Reserves. | 8-7-2021 | Mayville |
| ALLETTE, Joey Sr. | Vet, US Army, two tours in Vietnam. Then US Air Force, Career. | 9-24-2017 | Veterans Memorial Cem in Arlington, TX |
| ANDERSON, Mark | Vet, US Air Force. Career 1974-2010. | 4-6-2018 | Corwin, Newfane NY |
| AUSTIN, Theresa M. (Weishan) | Vet, US Army, Air Traffic Controller. | 2-7-2016 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| BABCOCK, Jared T. | Vet, US Army,Co B 37th 2nd Platoon, SPC. Jump-qualified and a member of the Global Response Force. | 2-3-2018 | Evergreen Lawn |
| BALCOM, William L. | Vet, US Army. | 6-8-2018 | Lake View |
| BANKOSH, Nicholas W.P. | Vet, NY Army Natl Guard, 27th Inf, Sgt. | 4-12-2011 | Forest Hill |
| BANSE-FAY, Jurgen P | Vet, NY Natl Guard, HHC 2/142 Aviation Bn, 1/LT a paratrooper. 1986-1998 | 8-2-2001 | Fluvanna |
| BARON, David T. | Vet, US Air Force. 1962-1970 | 7-3-2021 | Lake View |
| BELER, Dean Robert | Vet, US Navy | 8-15-2019 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| BEMIS, Brian W. | Vet, US Army, Pvt | 11-19-1995 | Sherman |
| BENSINK, Bruce Everett | Vet, US Army, CPT. Persian Gulf | 4-1-2004 | Woodlawn, Oneida Co NY |
| BERGMAN, Dana L. | Vet, USMC, 1978-1982 | 9-27-2015 | Holy Cross |
| BINKiWITZ, Stephanie J. | Vet, US Army, mechanic stationed in Germany/ | 8-23-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| BOOTH, John W. | Vet, US Marine Corps. 1993-1996 | 12-26-2015 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| BOSS, Scott A. | Vet, US Navy aboard USS Independence. 1977-1981 | 4-15-2019 | Lake View |
| BROOKS, Michael P. | Vet, US Air Force. 2008-2015. Afghanistan and Haiti. An intelligence analyst. | 2-1-2019 | Maple Grove, Frewsburg |
| BRUCE, Jeremy M. | Vet, USMC, 2004-2008. Two tours in Iraq, Purple Heart | 9-29-2019 | Lake View |
| BURDICK, James C. | Vet, US Air Force, Brig Gen. Career. 1965-2001 (Vietnam and Post-Vietnam) | ~ | ~ |
| BURGER, John E. | Vet, USMC. 10 years. | 12-11-2019 | Cherry Creek |
| BUTLER, David W, | Vet, US Navy, Petty Officer First Class-SK!-E6. Career, 25 years. Named saior of the year in 1983 and 1989. Many medals. | 1-25-2019 | Sunset Hill |
| CALHOUN, Duncan R, | Vet, US Navy. | 12-31-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| CAPIZZI, Robert C. | Vet, US Navy | 8-26-1998 | Maple Grove, Frewsburg |
| CARLSON, Ralph A. | Vet, US Army | 6-21-2006 | Sunset Hill |
| CASWELL, Kenneth Lee | Vet, US Air Force. 1981-1984 | ~ | ~ |
| CHIMERA, Jerry L. | Vet, USMC, Cpl. Persian Gulf. 1992-1996. | 1-12-2018 | East Ripley |
| COMBER, Thomas E. | Vet, US Air Force, Desert Storm and Desert Shield. | 1-16-2015 | Sunset Hill |
| COOPER, Charles S. Jr was KIA in Iraq 4-29-2005 Look for him | KIA US Army 2nd Bn, 14th Inf, 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Div. PFC Killed in Iraq, 2 Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, and other medals | 4-29-2005 | Lake View |
| CORRIGAN, Shane P. | Vet, USMC. Iraq | 11-23-2018 | Lake View |
| CRANDALL, Barry R. | Vet, USMC (1971-1979) and US Navy (1980-1988) | 10-3-2006 | Sunset Hill |
| CUMMINGS, Gary G. | Vet, US Navy | 05-04-2010 | Mina |
| CUNNINGHAM, Philip John | Vet, US Army, Germany. | 4-4-2019 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| CUPP, Larry L. | Vet, US Army. 12 years | 10-14-2018 | Sherman |
| DAHLBECK, Teresa Lynn (Anderson) | Vet, US Navy, AN aboard USS Lexington in the Grenada Invasion (1983) | 7-7-2007 | Fluvanna |
| DAMCOTT, Byron | Vet, US Navy. 1976-1980 | 5-2-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| DAWES, Brian S. | Vet, US Air Force. Eight years active service, then reserves service | 10-28-2017 | Forest Hill |
| DEAN, Raymond Edward | Vet, US Navy, Storekeeper Chief , a submariner. Career, 24 years. | 12-17-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| DEPAS, Jeffrey A, | Vet, US Navy. 1976-1982 | 5-10-2012 | Bemus Point |
| DUDA, John David | Vet, USMC | 4-21-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| DUVALL, Timothy A. | Vet, US Army. 1978 | 9-7-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| ECKBERG, Eric Raymond | Vet, US Air Force, a munitions specialist. | 8-8-2019 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| ELLIS, Melissa C. (Utts) | Vet, US Army, PFC | 8-29-2001 | Cassadaga |
| EMORY, Michael F. | Vet, US Air Force, A1C | 10-4-1999 | Sunset Hill |
| ESTES, Craig A. | Vet, US Navy | 10-29-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| EVANS, Duane Peter Jr. [Augie] | Vet, US Navy SEABEES. 1980-1984 | 1-9-2012 | Sunset HIll |
| FERRARO, Carmelo | Vet, US Army | 8-31-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| FLEMING, Charles Bruce III | Vet, US Army, 1976-1984 | 1-25-2020 | Holy Cross |
| FURLOW, Guy A. | Vet, US Air Force, S/Sgt. 1980-1992 | 6-5-2016 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| GEIGER, Donald R. Jr. | Vet, US Air Force. | 11-14-2020 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| GRACE, Timothy J. OD | Vet, US Army Medical Corps, Capt. Stationed at Ft. Sill OK. | 6-4-2019 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| GRAY, Anthony E. | Vet, US Navy aboard USS Nimitz, early 80s. | 8-18-2019 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| HASKIN, Jason M. | Vet, US Army. Persian Gulf War. 1991-1996 | 8-13-2020 | Unnamed, this site |
| HAUSHERR, John M. | Vet, US Army | 11-7-1999 | Sunset Hill |
| HILDOM, Bruce A. | Vet, US Army | 4-29-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| HOYT, Jeffrey David | Vet | 10-7-1996 | Mayville |
| HUBERT, Forrest B. [Tuck] | Vet, US Navy Seabees | 1-27-2024 | Unnamed, this site |
| JONES, Jonathon D. | Vet, US Air Force | 11-2-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| JOSEPHSON, Thomas Paul | Vet, US Air Force | 3-17-2007 | Allen |
| KIBELSBECK, Frank J. | Vet, US Air Natl Guard and Reserves, M/SGT, 1961-1991. Called to active duty in Desert Storm. | 11-18-2016 | Evergreen Lawn |
| KINNE, William Eon | Vet, USMC, 1996, Italy | 7-6-2001 | Evergreen, Sinclairville |
| KLING, Robert T. [Ted] | Vet, US Air Force. 1977-1979 | 10-1-2021 | Unnamed, this site |
| KLOSE, Michael [Mike] A | Vet, US Air Force, S/Sgt. 2011-2015 | 5-24-2015 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| LINK, Kevin J. | Vet, US Army, Helicopter Crew Chief, served in Honduras and El Salvador, (1983-86)]; US Army Reserves, Combat Engineer (1998-2000) | 10-19-2016 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| LOFECHECK, R Michael | Vet, US Army | 10-16-2001 | Holy Sepulchre |
| LOGAN-NIETO, Theresa M. (Durant) | Vet, US Navy, Yeoman. 1981-1983. | 4-13-2016 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| LUCE, Michael Alan | Vet, US Navy. 23 years. | 3-26-2017 | Riverside, Kennedy |
| LUKASIK, David Joseph Jr. | Vet, US Army, 1Sgt. Career Desert Storm. Many awards and medals. | 5-13-2019 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| LUTGEN, Will David | Vet, US Navy. 1983-1986 | 10-21-2021 | Mayville |
| MATTESON, James Charles [J.C.] | KIA, Sgt. Killed in Fallujah Iraq | 11-12-2004 | Lake View |
| MCKOON, Jeffrey Scott | Vet, US Army. 1980-1984 | 7-22-2016 | Unnamed, this site |
| MCMASTER, William John | Vet, Persian Gulf, US Navy. Retired from a 30-year career as Master CPO (also Vietnam) | 01-25-2014 | Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder NV |
| MEADOWS, Gregory L | Vet, US Air Force, M/Sgt. Persian Gulf. Career, 29 years, | 4-12-2022 | Cassadaga |
| MICHALAK, Timothy D. | Vet, US Army, SFC. Special Forces, Jump-qualified, 2 tours in Iraq, | 8-5-2013 | St. Hedwig |
| MILLARD, Henry C. II | Vet, US Navy | 12-13-2021 | Allen |
| MILLIMAN, Timothy J. Sr. | Vet, US Air Force. 1977-1985. | 2-18-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| MITCHELL, Laurence W. | Vet, US Naval Reserves. 1970-1985 | 1-24-2024 | Pioneer, Forestville |
| MORELLO, Joseph S. | Vet, US Army. Motor vehicle repair. Discharged in 1987. | 12-22-2019 | Portland Evergreen |
| MOYNIHAN, William P. | Vet, USNR and Air Natl Guard, 30 years. | 2-24-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| MUCHA, Henry F. | Vet, US Navy | 8-13-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| MYERS, Fred W. III | Vet, US Army. A disabled vet. | 3-15-2020 | Greenwood |
| MYLES, Michael J. | Vet, USMC, 1992-1996 in Cherry Point NC and Okinawa Japan | 8-23-2019 | Pine Hill |
| NADEAU, Lawrence A. Jr | Vet, US Navy. 1995-1998 | 7-21-2019 | Mt. Carmel |
| NADEAU, Lawrence A. Jr. [L.T.] | Vet, US Navy. 1995-1998 | 7-21-2019 | Mt. Carmel |
| NELSON, Jeffrey A. | Vet, US Army. 1975-1977 | 9-22-2015 | Sunset Hill |
| NEWMAN, Matthew | Vet, US Army, Germany. Later, Natl Guard until 1994 | 3-1-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| NICHOLS, James T. | Vet, Army Natl Guard. | 2-4-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| NIETO, Robert D. | Vet, US Navy, officer. 1984 - 1986 | 7-4-2016 | Unnamed, this site |
| OVERBECK, James F. | Vet, US Navy | 4-18-2001 | Maple Grove, Frewsburg |
| PAJERSKY, Kevin | Vet, US Air Force , Germany. 176-1982 | 1-25-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| PARKHURST, Travis Kent Navarro | Vet, US Air Force. 2002-2015. Served in Iraq. | 4-4-2015 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| PERU, Meryl DeVere | Vet, Army Natl Guard, E4. 2008 | ~ | ~ |
| PROMBER, Stephen J. | Vet, USMC. 1985-1989 | 3-19-2019 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| RATER, Michael Allan "Mike" | Vet, US Navy (1980-84) | 10-28-2016 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| RAYNOR, Dale C. | Vet, US Navy SRIE | 2-04-1999 | Mina |
| REXFORD, Ernest III [Roy] | Vet, US Army, Sgt. Four years. | 3-2-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| REYNOLDS, Bruce E. | Vet, US Air Force, four years. | Unnamed Cem, this site | |
| RIVERA, George Jr. | Vet, US Army 1977-1981 | 2-19-2019 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| RIZZO, Todd L. | Vet, US Navy. 1990-1998 | 5-5-2021 | Pioneer, Forestville |
| ROBBINS, Jason William | Vet, US Army, LTC. Career, 22 years, including a tour in Iraq. | 4-26-2008 | Arlington Nat'l Cem, VA |
| RUIZ, Michael Jr. | Vet, US Army Natl Guard. 2012-2019 | 4-20-2019 | Portland Evergreen |
| RYAN, Jeffery Lynn | Vet, US Army 1980-1984 | 3-13-2018 | Bemus Point |
| SAULSGIVER, Dwight | Vet, US Army, SP5, a chef | 12-3-2018 | Maple Grove, Ashville |
| SCHOENBERG, Stella Lynn (Thompson) | Vet, US Air Force | ~ | ~ |
| SCHRANTZ, Patrick William | Vet, US Navy, HA | 6-22-2009 | St. Hedwig |
| SHEFFIELD, David A. | Vet, US Navy and Army Reserves. | 6-30-2019 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| SKILLMAN, David J. | Vet, US Navy aboard USS Constellation. 1985-1989, five service medals. Then USNR until 1993. | 10-29-2021 | Fluvanna |
| SKINNER, Earl E. | Vet, US Army. 1974-1976, then Army Reserves 1976-1982 | 7-10-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| SMITH, Nathan Charles | Vet, US Air Force. 1978-1982 | 6-17-2021 | Unnamed, this site |
| SMITH, Nathan Charles | Vet, US Air Force. Discharged in 1982 | 6-17-2021 | Dewittville |
| SMITH, Richard [Smitty] | Vet, US Navy | 5-28-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| SONNE, Kenneth J. | Vet, US Air Force, S/Sgt. 10 yrs. | 5-25-2015 | Busti |
| SPEARS, Frank E. | Vet, US Army, PFC | 4-19-1980 | Evergreen Lawn |
| SPINUZZA, Darrin | Vet, US Marine Corps | 6-8-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| SPRIGGS, Ryan Christopher | Vet, USMC, 3/8 India Co. 2004-2009. two tours in Iraq, also served aboard the USS Kearsarge. | 2-7-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| STONE, Randall Scott | Vet, US Army 1978-1981 | 2-26-2021 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| STONE, Thomas Gerald Bromley | KIA, 99th Army Reserve, Quartermaster Corps, SP4. Desert Storm. | 2-25-1991 | Pine Hill |
| SWANSON, Aaron M. | KIA, US Marine Corps, L/Cpl. Died in Garmsir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan | 2-7-2011 | Lake View |
| SWANSON, Brandy Lynn (Thompson) | Vet, US Air Force, Senior Airman. 1994-1998 | ~ | ~ |
| SWEATMAN, Aaron Michael | Vet, US Natl Guard. 2002-2008 | ~ | ~ |
| SWEATMAN, Jodie Ann Marie | Vet, US Air Force. Aboard USS Nemttz, Bernerton Navel Base 2014-2017 | ~ | ~ |
| SWEATMAN, Shawn Arthur | Vet, US Air Force, 1984-1985 | ~ | ~ |
| SWEATMAN, Vaughan Michael | Vet, US Air Force, US Army Reserves | ~ | ~ |
| TAGGART, Thomas E. | Vietnam and Post-Vietnam Vet, USMC and Army Natl guard, 26 years. Desert Storm and War in Afghanistan | 12-7-2017 | Mt. Carmel |
| TATUM, Victor Lynn | Vet, US Air Force, Air traffic controller | 10-17-2020 | Greenwood Cem, Sharpsburg PA |
| TAYLOR, Lawrence R. [Lawrie] | Vet, US Navy aboard USS Thorn1980-1984, Cmdr. Also US Navy Reserve 1984-1997. | 3-4-2019 | Lake View |
| TELLINGHUISEN, Daryl John | Vet, US Navy, EM2. 1993-1997 | ~ | ~ |
| TELLINGHUISEN, John Arnold | Vet, US Air Force, E4. 1982-1988 | ~ | ~ |
| TELLINGHUISEN, Randy James | Vet, US Army, S/Sgt. Served in Germany, Korea, and Persian Gulf. 1981-1994 | 5-17-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| TELLINGHUISEN, Violetta | Vet, US Army | ~ | ~ |
| THOMAS, Alex M. | Vet, US Marine Corps | 5-13-2008 | Cherry Creek |
| THOMAS, Joshua D. | Vet, US Army, S/Sgt. On active duty at time of death. Served in Kosovo, Afghanastan, Iraq, Jump-qualified. Earned Army and Navy Achievement Medals as well as Army Commendation Medal and Combat Action Badge | 8-20-2016 | Lake View |
| THOMAS, Raymond J. | Vet, US Air Force. 26-year career, retired 2006. One son, mother not named. | 3-24-2018 | Maple Grove, Frewsburg |
| THOMPSON, Micharl C. | Vet, US Navy, 6 years. | 12-24-2020 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| TORREY, Robert W. Sr | Vet, US Army 1978-1990 | 4-16-2015 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| UPDIKE, Willian D. Sr. | Vet, USMC | 7-11-2016 | Unnamed, this site |
| VANNAME, Terry L. | Vet, US Navy | 12-10-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| VARA, Richard Douglas | Vet, US Army. 20-year career. | 2-22-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| VAUGHN, Clifton G. Jr. | Vet, USMC | 8-5-2019 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| WEBBER, James H. | Vet USMC | 3-7-2018 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| WEBER, David E. | Vet, USMC | 12-8-2021 | Unnamed, this site |
| WHITCOMB, William A. | Vet, US Army, 20th Engineer Battalion during the construction of the Berlin Wall | 8-22-2005 | Lake View |
| WIGREN, Debra Lynn | Vet, USMC. 4 years. | 6-25-2016 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
| WILCOX, Ray S. | Vet, US Army, M/Sgt. 1985-2005. | 11-13-2015 | Arlington Nat'l Cem |
| WILES, Corey Thomas | Vet, US Air Force. 2004-2005. Disabled Vet | 10-9-2016 | Cassadaga |
| WILLETT, Andrew G. | Vet, US Army, Sgt | 5-15-1992 | Maple Grove, Ashville |
| WILSON, Gregg G. [Sweetness] | Vet, US Army | 2-12-2017 | Lake View |
| WILSON, Laverne S. | Vet, NY Army Natl Guard, S/SGT. Served 28 years. | 9-16-2021 | Unnamed, this site |
| WILTSIE, Charlene G. | Vet, US Air Force. 1975-1988 | 10-9-2019 | Unnamed, this site |
| WRIGHT, Randy | Vet, US Navy | 12-7-2017 | Portland Evergreen |
| YASAV-PEARL, Ayla Lorraine | Vet, Army Natl Guard, medic | 9-2-2017 | Unnamed Cem, this site |
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