U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps Alumni Association

Fallen Shipmates

Nicholas H. Anderson, LCPL, USMC
Killed: November 12, 2004

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nicholas H. Anderson, 19, of Las Vegas, Nevada; assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. was killed on November 12, 2004 as a result of a vehicle incident while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

Lance Cpl. Nicholas H. Anderson was a former member of the Bruce Van Voorhis Memorial Squadron serving from April, 1999 to September, 2000.

Nicholas A. Arvantis, CPL, USA
Killed: October 6, 2006

Army Corporal Nicholas A. Arvanitis, 22, of Salem, New Hampshire; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died October 6, 2006 from injuries sustained when he encountered enemy fire in Bayji, Iraq.

Cpl Arvanitis was a former member of Constitution Division serving from February 1999 to February 2001.

Joshua L. Booth, 2LT, USMC
Killed: October 17, 2006

Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Joshua Booth, 23, of Fiskdale, Massachusetts; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii was killed on October 17, 2006 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Anbar province, Iraq.

2nd Lt. Booth was a former member of Worcester Division in Worcester, Massachusetts serving from May 1999 to May 2001.

Jeffery A. Boskovitch, CPL, USMC
Killed: August 1, 2005

Marine Corps Cpl. Jeffery A. Boskovitch, 25, of Seven Hills, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Brook Park, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) was killed on August 1, 2005 as a result of small-arms fire while conducting dismounted operations outside Haditha, Iraq

Cpl. Jeffery A. Boskovitch was a former member of Cleveland Division in Cleveland, Ohio serving as a League Cadet from October, 1991 to October, 1993 and a Sea Cadet from April, 1994 to April, 1996

Jeffrey C. Burgess, LCPL, USMC
Killed: March 25, 2004

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess, 20, of Plymouth, Massachusetts.; assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California was killed on March 25, 2004 as a result of enemy action near Al Fallujah, Iraq.

Lance Cpl. Jeffrey C. Burgess was a former member of Training Ship Cape Cod Canal in Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts serving from 1994 to 1999.

Lucas W. A. Emch, HN, USN
Killed: March 2, 2007

Navy Hospitalman Lucas W. Emch, 21 of Kent Ohio; died March 2, 2007, when an Improvised Explosive Device detonated in his vicinity while conducting combat operations in Al-Anbar Province, Iraq. Emch was a hospital corpsman assigned to 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Hospitalman Emch was a former member of Akron Division, Akron, Ohio serving from 2001 to 2003.

Kane M. Funke, LCPL, USMC
Killed: August 13, 2004

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kane M. Funke, 20, of Vancouver, Washington.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty Nine Palms, California was killed on August 13, 2004 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Lance Cpl. Kane M. Funke was a former member of Fort Vancouver Division in Vancouver, Washington serving from 2002 to 2003.

Jesse Halling, PFC, USA
Killed: June 7, 2003

PFC Jesse Halling, 19, of Indianapolis, Indiana.; assigned to 401st Military Police Company, Fort Hood, Texas was killed on June 7, 2003 at a military police station when his section received rifle propelled grenade and small arms fire.

PFC Jesse Halling was a former member of Cruiser Indianapolis (CA 35) Division in Indianapolis, Indiana serving from 1997 to 2004. Newspaper accounts indicated "He died firing a machine gun from atop a Humvee while telling others to take cover." Brig. General Randal Castro told the family "There are three to five soldiers alive today because of Jesse's heroism."

Robert B. Jenkins, PO2, USN
Killed: May 2, 2004

BU2 (SCW) Robert B. Jenkins, 35 of Stuart, Florida; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. was killed on May 2, 2004 in the Al Anbar Province as a result of hostile fire.

Petty Officer Second Class Robert B. Jenkins was a former member of Keystone Division in Altoona, Pennsylvania serving from 1983 to 1985.

Jason E. Lawson, PO2, USN
Killed: March 12, 2002

AW2 (NAC) Jason E. Lawson, 21, of Atlanta, Georgia, an Aviation Warfare Systems Operator and Rescue Swimmer assigned to HSL-46; was killed when the SH-60B helicopter he was flying in was being tested after maintenance crashed about 90 miles west of Greece. Petty Officer Lawson was deployed to the 6th Fleet in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

AW2 (NAC) Jason E. Lawson was a former Chief Petty Officer serving in NARS B-1 Squadron, Atlanta, Georgia from 1994 to 1999.

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, 31, of Richmond, Virginia.; assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif. was killed on March 25, 2003 when his tank plunged off a cliff into the Euphrates River.

Marine Staff Sgt. Donald C. May was a former League Cadet in Training Ship Virginia from 1985 to 1987 and a Sea Cadet in America Division both in Richmond, Virginia from 1987 until 1990. He attained the rate of PO2.

Corey Shea, SPC, USA
Killed: November 12, 2008

SPC Corey Shea, USA, 21, of Mansfield, Massachusetts; assigned to the Killer Troop, Third Squadron, Third Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas, was killed on November 12, 2008 near the city of Mosul when he and other soldiers were shot at by a renegade Iraqi soldier with possible ties to Al Qaeda. SPC Shea graduated from Mansfield High School in 2005 as a popular student who played football and hockey. He had close friends, and many girlfriends.

SPC Shea was a former member of Freedom Division, Canton, Massachusetts from December, 2000 to May 2003.

Kevin S.K. Wessel, PFC, USA
Killed: April 19, 2005

PFC Kevin S.K. Wessel, 20, of Newport, Oregon; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia was killed on April 19 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad.

PFC Kevin S.K. Wessel was a former member of Battleship Missouri Division – Hawaii (formerly Barbers Point Squadron) in Honolulu, Hawaii serving from 1998 to 2002.