The California National Guard - Always Ready, Always There

California National Guard - Fallen Comrades 

 

  * These servicemembers' deaths were classified by The Department of Defense as "nonhostile". Nonhostile deaths are those where the circumstances are not directly attributable to hostile action or terrorist activity.These servicemembers' names are shown below with an asterisk.

 ** These active duty servicemembers were killed in action while attached to the California National Guard.

 SSG David Perry

 SPC Michael G. Mihalakis

 SPC Eric U. Ramirez

 1LT Michael W. Vega

 SSG David Perry
Bakersfield, CA
649th MP CO
1966 - 2003

* SPC Michael G. Mihalakis
San Jose, CA
270th MP CO
1985-2003

SPC Eric U. Ramirez
San Diego, CA
670th MP CO
1972-2004

* 1LT Michael W. Vega
Lathrop, CA
223rd MI BN
1962-2004

SPC Daniel P. Unger 

1LT Andre D. Tyson 

SGT Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr. 

SGT Quoc Binh Tran 

 SPC Daniel P. Unger
Exeter, CA
1-185th IN BN
1985-2004

 1LT Andre D. Tyson
Riverside, CA
579th EN BN
1970-2004
 

SGT Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr.
Tracy, CA
579th EN BN
1970-2004

 SGT Quoc Binh Tran
Mission Viejo, CA
1/185th AR BN
1977-2004
 

 SFC Michael C. Ottolini

 SSG Jose Rangel

CPL Glenn James Watkins 

SGT Timothy Craig Kiser 

 SFC Michael C. Ottolini
Sebastopol, CA
579th EN BN
1959-2004
 

*SSG Jose Rangel
1106th AVCRAD
1962-2005

CPL Glenn James Watkins
Carlsbad, CA
1/184th IN BN
1963-2005
 

SGT Timothy Craig Kiser
Redbluff, CA
DET 1, HHD 340th FSB
1968-2005

 SGT Arnold Duplantier II

SSG Alfredo Barajas Silva 

SGT Michael Sonoda 

SSG Paul C. Neubauer 

SGT Arnold Duplantier II
Sacramento, CA
CO C, 1/184th IN BN
1979-2005

SSG Alfredo Barajas Silva
Calexico, CA
DET 1, HHB 1/487th FA BN
1969-2005

 SGT Michael Sonoda
Fallbrook, CA
DET 2, Co D 1/184th IN BN
1971-2005

SSG Paul C. Neubauer
Oceanside, CA
CO D, 1/184th IN BN
1965-2005
 

 SFC Daniel R. Scheile

SSG Jerry L. Bonifacio Jr. 

 SGT Shakere T. Guy

 CPT Raymond D. Hill

SFC Daniel R. Scheile
Fallbrook, CA
DET 2, CO D 1/184th IN BN
1968-2005
 

SSG Jerry L. Bonifacio Jr.
Vacaville, CA
DET 2, CO B 1/184th IN BN
1977-2005

SGT Shakere T. Guy
Pomona, CA
CO D, 1/184th IN BN
1982-2005
 

 CPT Raymond D. Hill
Turlock, CA
Detachment 1 HHSB, 1/487 FA
1966-2005
 

SGT Marcelino Corniel

CPT Michael John MacKinnon

COL William Wesley Wood 

SFC Isaac Shawn Lawson 

 SGT Marcelino Corniel
Covina, CA
CO A, 1/184th IN BN
1982-2005
 

** CPT Michael John MacKinnon
(Assigned from 3rd ID)
CO A, 1/184th IN BN
1974 - 2005 

**COL William Wesley Wood
(Assigned from 3rd ID)
1/184th IN BN
1961-2005 
 

SFC Isaac Shawn Lawson
Sacramento, CA
HHC, 49th MP BDE
1971-2006
 

 SFC Rudy Augustine Salcido

SGT Christopher Dwayne Young 

 SGT Dennis Lee Sellen Jr.

SGT Rhys William Klasno 

SFC Rudy Augustine Salcido
1/114th Transportation Company
1974 - 2006
 

 SGT Christopher Dwayne Young
Company C, 3rd Battalion 160th Infantry
1986 - 2007

*SGT Dennis Lee Sellen Jr.,
HHC (-), 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry
1987 - 2007
 

SGT Rhys William Klasno
1114th Transportation Company
1986 - 2007
 

 Sergeant Eric Morgen Holke

MAJ Rocco Martin Barnes 

 

 

*Sergeant Eric Morgen Holke
Company A, 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry
1976-2007

*MAJ Rocco Martin Barnes
Los Angeles, CA
Tactical Command Post 3,
40th ID
(Assigned to 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine Division)
1958 - 2009