Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton
Born June 12, 1972 in Nanitoke, PA
Died Nov. 19, 2009 near Camp Virginia in Kuwait
United States Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian M. Patton graduated from high school in Stockton, Illinois and earned an associate’s degree in criminal justice from criminal justice and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University in Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Navy in July of 1993 and served in the first Gulf War onboard the USS Camden. He was honorably discharged in order to raise his eldest son. He served in the Air Force Reserves, returning to the Navy in 2007. As a civilian Brian worked as a correctional officer in the State Correctional Institution at Dallas. Brian volunteered for service in Kuwait, working as a military police officer. He deployed in March of 2009 assigned to the Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom Law and Order Detachment, which provides protective services in the war zone. Brian was home on leave from October 13-30 and traveled with his wife and youngest son to see a Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football game. Brian was a big sports fan of the Notre Dame team as well as the Chicago Cubs baseball team and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Wednesday was Brian and his wife Amy’s ninth wedding anniversary. They talked on the phone before he left in a convoy. He died shortly afterwards in a motor vehicle collision. Brian is survived by his wife; two sons; a stepson; and two brothers. His parents, Robert and Janet Makarczyk Patton, preceded him in death.
Burial: The Parrish cemetery of Saint Adalbert’s Roman Catholic Church in Newport Township, Luzerne County PA.
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