USMC Scout Sniper Association Memorial Wall
This page honors all our Brothers who have passed before us, but we dedicate it particularly to those Scout Snipers who gave their lives in the service of our great nation. It is important to remember that they are not truly gone unless forgotten. This page reminds us to honor them all and to speak their names.
In honoring our Brothers, we also strive to honor our Gold Star families. They carry a particular burden that we will never fully understand. We owe them a debt of gratitude, and we pledge to them our eternal support.
We are grateful for the lives of these men and the families who suffer in their absence. When lives are given so we can enjoy ours, it becomes our sacred duty to honor them by being the best humans possible, as husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers. Honor these men by living an exemplary life! The life you lead in remembrance of them shows your gratitude for their sacrifice.
Let not their passing be in vain.
Sgt Francis P. Morgan (Bronze Star "V")
UNIT: Scout and Sniper Platoon, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 20 Nov 1943
PFC Basil J. Gillis (Remains Not Recovered)
UNIT: Scout and Sniper Platoon, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 21 Nov 1943
1stLt William D. Hawkins (Medal of Honor)
UNIT: Scout and Sniper Platoon, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 21 Nov 1943
Cpl Marvin R. Rigdon (Silver Star)
UNIT: Scout and Sniper Platoon, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 21 Nov 1943
Cpl Eugene S. Ridgaway (Silver Star)
UNIT: Headquarters & Service Co, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 17 Jun 1944
Cpl Donald L. Evans (Silver Star)
UNIT: Scout and Sniper Platoon, 6th Marine Regiment
KIA: 22 Jun 1944
Sgt Robert L. Kleinknight (Silver Star)
UNIT: Headquarters & Service Co, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 26 Jun 1944
Cpl Martin R. Dyer, Jr. (Navy Cross)
UNIT: Scout and Sniper Platoon, 6th Marine Regiment
KIA: 30 Jun 1944
LCpl John E. "Kraut" Carter, Jr.
Unit: Scout Sniper Platoon, HQ Co, 1st Marine Regiment
KIA: 15 Feb 1970

Sgt Robert A. Conley
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
KIA: 23 Oct 1983

Cpl Victor Prevatt
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
KIA: 23 Oct 1983

Cpl Michael D. Cooke (Bronze Star "V")
Unit: C Co, 2nd Recon Battalion
FFP: 22 Mar 1991

Sgt Ernest Miller
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
FFP: 16 Nov 1994

SSgt David E. Galloway
Unit: 5th Platoon, 1st Force Recon Co
FFP: 09 Dec 1999

SSgt Jeffrey R. Starling
Unit: 5th Platoon, 1st Force Recon Co
FFP: 09 Dec 1999

Sgt James W. Cawley
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment
KIA: 29 Mar 2003

Cpl Mark A. Evnin
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
KIA: 03 Apr 2003

Sgt Jason G. Maxwell
Unit: 2nd Force Recon Company
FFP: 30 Oct 2003

SSgt Marvin L. Best
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
KIA: 20 Jun 2004

LCpl Pedro Contreras
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
KIA: 21 Jun 2004

LCpl Juan Lopez
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
KIA: 21 Jun 2004

LCpl DeShon E. Otey
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
KIA: 21 Jun 2004

Cpl Tommy L. Parker Jr.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
KIA: 21 Jun 2004

Cpl Todd J. Godwin
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
KIA: 20 Jul 2004

LCpl Vincent Sullivan
Unit: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 23 Jul 2004

Cpl Jeremiah Baro
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
KIA: 04 Nov 2004

LCpl Jared Hubbard
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
KIA: 04 Nov 2004

Cpl Nicholas Ziolkowski
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
KIA: 14 Nov 2004

Cpl Kirk Bosselmann
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
KIA: 27 Nov 2004

GySgt Javier Obleas-Prado Pena
Unit: 2nd Recon Battalion
KIA: 01 Dec 2004

LCpl Juan C. Venegas
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
KIA: 07 Apr 2005

Cpl Joseph P. Bier
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Aug 2005

Cpl Jeffrey A. Boskovitch
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Aug 2005

LCpl Roger Castleberry
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Aug 2005

Sgt. David J. Coullard
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Aug 2005

LCpl Daniel Deyarmin Jr
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Aug 2005

LCpl Brian Montgomery
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Aug 2005

Sgt Nathaniel Rock
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Aug 2005

Cpl. John R. Stalvey
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
KIA: 03 Oct 2005

Cpl John M. Longoria
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment
KIA: 14 Nov 2005

Sgt Andy A. Stevens
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Dec 2005

SSgt Daniel J. Clay
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Dec 2005

Lcpl Jason Redifer
Unit: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 31 Dec 2005

SSgt Eric McIntosh
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
KIA: 02 Apr 2006

Cpl Cory L. Palmer
Unit: A Co, 2nd Recon Battalion
KIA: 06 May 2006

Sgt Mark T. Smykowski
Unit: 2nd Recon Battalion
KIA: 06 Jun 2006

Cpl Riley E. Baker
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
KIA: 22 Jun 2006

SSgt Raymond Plouhar
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
KIA: 26 Jun 2006

LCpl Philip Johnson
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 03 Sep 2006

Cpl Gary A. Koehler
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Nov 2006

SSgt Edgar A. Heredia
Unit: 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion
KIA: 26 Jun 2008

LCpl Alberto Francesconi
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
KIA: 01 Jan 2009

SSgt Archie Taylor
Unit: 2nd Intelligence Battalion
FFP: 14 Mar 2009

MSgt John Hayes
Unit: 2nd Recon Battalion
KIA: 08 Jul 2009

Sgt Michael Roy
Unit: 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion
KIA: 08 Jul 2009

SSgt Charles Cartwright
Unit: 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion
KIA: 07 Nov 2009

Cpl Ryan Lee Pape
Unit: 1st Force Recon Company
FFP: 03 Dec 2009

SSgt Matthew N. Ingham
Unit: 3rd Recon Battalion
KIA: 11 Jan 2010

Sgt Donald Lamar
Unit: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 12 May 2010

Sgt Joshua Desforges
Unit: 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment
KIA: 12 May 2010

Sgt John K. Rankel
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment
KIA: 07 Jun 2010

Cpl Claudio Patino IV
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment
KIA: 22 Jun 2010

Sgt Matthew Abbate
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
KIA: 02 Dec 2010

Sgt Mark A. Bradley
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
KIA: 16 Jun 2011

Sgt Joshua Robinson
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
KIA: 07 Aug 2011

LCpl Benjamin W. Schmidt
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
KIA: 06 Oct 2011

GySgt Daniel Price
Unit: 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion
KIA: 29 Jul 2012

GySgt Jonathan Gifford
Unit: 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion
KIA: 29 Jul 2012

MSgt Aaron Torian
Unit: 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion
KIA: 15 Feb 2014

Sgt Robert W. Richards
Unit: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment
FFP: 13 Aug 2014

MSgt Thomas Saunders
Unit: 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion
FFP: 10 Mar 2015

SSgt Liam Flynn
Unit: 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion
FFP: 10 Mar 2015

SSgt Kerry Kemp
Unit: 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion
FFP: 10 Mar 2015
Capt Morris C. Owens (Silver Star)
Unit: USMC Retired (WWII Sniper, Korea)
FFP: 26 Aug 2017 (age 100)

SSgt Tyler J. Fox
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment
FFP: 23 Dec 2017

SgtMaj Todd M. Parisi
Unit: USMC Retired
FFP: 29 Mar 2018

SO2 (SEAL) Matthew P. Brinker
Unit: US Navy SEAL Retired
FFP: 20 Jul 2018

GySgt Scott A. Koppenhafer
Unit: 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
KIA: 11 Aug 2019

GySgt Diego Pongo (Bronze Star "V")
Unit: 2nd Marine Raider Battalion
KIA: 08 Mar 2020

MSgt Colt H. Schermer
Unit: 1st Marine Raider Battalion
FFP: 05 Jun 2021
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