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Army Spc. Jonathan R. Kephart

Died April 9, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom


21, of Oil City, Penn.; assigned to 230th Military Police Company, from Kaiserslautern, Germany; died April 9 in Baghdad from injuries sustained when his patrol was ambushed near Baghdad on April 8.

Venango County soldier laid to rest

Associated Press

OIL CITY, Pa. — The first Venango County soldier killed in action in more than 30 years was laid to rest Friday.

Army Spc. Jonathan Roy Kephart, 21, of Oil City, died April 8 from injuries received in a roadside bombing.

Kephart’s funeral at Faith Baptist Church in Seneca was followed by burial in Brandon Cemetery with full military honors, including a 21-gun salute.

The last time a county soldier died in action was in Vietnam, where 23 soldiers died from 1965-1971. Their names are listed on a memorial dedicated in September 2001.

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