Hero Stories for Ohio

Pvt. Keiffer P. Wilhelm, 19, of Plymouth, Ohio, died August 4, 2009, in Maysan province, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Pvt. Wilhelm was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 13th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. </d

Staff Sgt. David S. Spicer, 33, of Zanesfield, Ohio, died July 13, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Spicer was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Chief Warrant Officer Rodney A. Jarvis, 34, of Akron, Ohio, died July 13, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Chief Warrant Officer Jarvis was assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana. </d

Spc. Gregory J. Missman, 36, of Batavia, Ohio, died July 9, 2009, at Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered elsewhere in Afghanistan on July 8, when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire. Spc. Missman was assigned to the 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. </d

Spc. Marko M. Samson, 30, of Columbus, Ohio, died May 31, 2009, in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Samson was assigned to the 277th Aviation Support Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Sgt. 1st Class Brian Naseman, 36, of New Bremen, Ohio, died May 22, 2009, in Taji, Iraq, of a non-combat related incident. Sgt. 1st Class Naseman was assigned to the 108th Forward Support Company, attached to 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Sussex, Wisconsin. </d

Staff Sgt. Mark A. Wojciechowski, 25, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died April 30, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Wojciechowski was assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d