1LT Brandon R. Dronet
| Birth |
Louisiana, USA
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| Death | 17 Feb 2006 (aged 33)
Djibouti
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| Burial | Bancker, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Memorial ID | 13402756 · View Source |
1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, 33, of Erath, La.; was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie and Capt. Bryan D. Willard; and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good and Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
1st Lt. Brandon R. Dronet, 33, of Erath, La.; was assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, New River, N.C.; deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; killed Feb. 17 when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. Also killed were Marine Sgt. James F. Fordyce, Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr., Sgt. Donnie Leo F. Levens, Cpl. Matthieu Marcellus, Sgt. Jonathan E. McColley, Lance Cpl. Nicholas J. Sovie and Capt. Bryan D. Willard; and Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good and Staff Sgt. Luis M. Melendez Sanchez.
- Created by: Elizabeth Reed
- Added: 20 Feb 2006
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for 1LT Brandon R. Dronet (17 Jan 1973–17 Feb 2006), Find A Grave Memorial no. 13402756, citing Bancker Cemetery, Bancker, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Elizabeth Reed (contributor 46561848) .
