Appendix

The Deceased Paratroopers

"To our fallen comrades, we salute you and vow to carry on in the spirit of your memory."

—Lt. Col. Lloyd Austin

Sgt. Alexander P. Bolz, from Karlsruhe, Germany, was born on 21 October 1970. He entered the Army on 5 September 1989. In March 1994, shortly before the accident, he was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, where he served as a rifle team leader. He is survived by his parents.

Pfc. Tommy J. Caldwell, from Senath, Missouri, was born on 20 March 1972. He entered the Army on 2 September 1993. He was a member of 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry. On the day of the disaster he was to make his first jump with the 82d Airborne Division. He is survived by his wife and two children.

S. Sgt. Daniel Camargo, from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was born on 6 April 1962. He entered the Army on 16 April 1984. A Gulf War veteran, he was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, where he served as a company supply sergeant. He is survived by his wife and five children.

Spc. Bee Jay Cearley, from Bacliff, Texas, was born on 2 May 1966. He entered the Army on 23 May 1990. A Gulf War veteran, he was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Spc. Sean M. Dixon, from Montrose, Colorado, was born on 7 August 1973. He entered the Army on 26 August 1991. As a paratrooper assigned to the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, he had followed in the footsteps of his older brother, an airborne soldier stationed in Italy. He is survived by his mother and brother.

Capt. Christopher D. Dunaway, from Mena, Arkansas, was born on 11 April 1967. He received a bachelor's degree in communications from Ouachita Baptist University in 1989. He entered the Army on 16 July 1989. A Gulf War veteran, he was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, where he served as the S-1 (personnel officer) and adjutant. He is survived by his wife.

S. Sgt. Charles W. Elliott, from Hempstead, New York, was born on 9 September 1966. He entered the Army on 30 September 1987. He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Pfc. Paul B. Finnegan, from Bozeman, Montana, was born on 10 February 1974. He entered the Army on 6 July 1992. He was a member of the 2d Battlion, 504th Infantry. He was planning to attend Montana State University following completion of his military service in August 1995. He is survived by his parents.

Pvt. Mark E. Fritsch, from Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was born on 13 February 1975. He entered the Army on 10 August 1993. He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry. He is survived by his parents and two siblings.

Sgt. Gustavo E. Gallardo, from San Diego, California, was born on 7 November 1971. He entered the Army on 18 July 1990. He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, where he served as a squad leader. He is survived by his mother and sister.

Sgt. Mark G. Gibson, from Eagle River, Alaska, was born on 14 December 1964. He entered the Army on 2 May 1984, completing his first tour with an airborne unit at Fort Richardson, Alaska. He rejoined the Army on 3 February 1993, at which time he became a squad leader in the 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry. He is survived by his wife and child.

Capt. Kenneth J. Golla, from Champaign, Illinois, was born on 11 January 1965. He received a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of Illinois. He entered the Army on 9 March 1989. He was a member of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1 st Brigade. He is survived by his wife and child.

Pvt. Phillip J. Harvey, from Lorain, Ohio, was born on 20 February 1974. He entered the Army on 24 August 1993. He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry. He is survived by his parents.

S. Sgt. James C. Howard, from San Antonio, Texas, was born on 18 April 1966. He entered the Army on 6 May 1986. He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry. He had nearly completed the reqmrements for his associate's degree when he was killed. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Pfc. Andrew J. Jones, from Vallejo, California, was born on 15 August 1974. He entered the Army on 19 November 1992. He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry. He is survived by his wife and child.

Spc. Martin "Marty" R. Lumbert, Jr., from San Antonio, Texas, was born on 29 September 1972. He entered the Army on 6 June 1991. He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry, where he served in the Headquarters and Headquarters Company. He was the last soldier to succumb from wounds received in the accident. He is survived by his mother.

S. Sgt. Alan D. Miller, from Stockbridge, Georgia, was born on 9 March 1964. He entered the Army on 22 July 1987. He received his associate's degree from the University of Maryland. He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry. He is survived by his parents.

Sgt. Harry L. Momoa, Jr., from Waianae, Hawaii, was born 28 November 1967. He entered the Army on 3 September 1987. A Gulf War veteran, he was a member of the 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry. He is survived by his wife and three children.

Sgt. Gregory D. Nunes, from Centerburg, Ohio, was born on 22 January 1971. He entered the Army on 8 August 1989. He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry. He is survived by his parents.

S. Sgt. Daniel E. Price, from Albany, Georgia, was born on 11 August 1968. He entered the Army on 30 July 1986. A Gulf War veteran, he was a member of the 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry. He is survived by his wife.

Sgt. Waddington "Doe" Sanchez, from Paterson, New Jersey, was born on 14 August 1955. He entered the Army on 8 November 1983 He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 505th Infantry, where he served as a medic. He is survived by his wife and five children.

Sgt. Vincent S. Strayhorn, from Pollocksville, North Carolina, was born on 6 February 1966. He entered the Army on 30 October 1986. A Panama and Gulf War veteran, he was a member of the 2d Battalion 504th Infantry. On the day of the disaster he was to make his final jump with the 82d Airborne Division prior to being reassigned to Hawaii. He is survived by his wife.

Sgt. James M. Walters, Jr., from National City, California, was born on 30 November 1968. He entered the Army on 9 May 1988. A Gulf War veteran, he was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry where he served as a chemical warfare trainer. He is survived by his mother.

Pfc. Matthew J. Zegan, from Toms River, New Jersey, was born on 8 December 1972. He entered the Army on 1 April 1993. He was a member of the 2d Battalion, 504th Infantry. He is survived by his wife.


page updated 30 May 2001


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