Germosen, Scott Nelson

Scott Nelson Germosen was a 37-year-old Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. A native of Coram, New York, he was assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), part of Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. His unit operated the KC-130 Hercules, an aircraft used for transport and aerial refueling.

Germosen was killed on January 9, 2002, when the KC-130R Hercules he was aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Shamsi Airfield in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The aircraft, assigned to VMGR-352, was on a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. All seven U.S. Marines on board died in the crash. An investigation reportedly cited a mechanical failure as the cause.

The crash occurred during the early months of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The operation's initial phase focused on overthrowing the Taliban government in Afghanistan and targeting al-Qaeda. Shamsi Airfield was used as a forward logistics and support base for these operations.

The deaths of the seven Marines were reported by the U.S. Department of Defense. Germosen was posthumously awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. He was survived by his wife and two children, according to news reports at the time.

Staff Sergeant Germosen is memorialized on the Global War on Terrorism Memorial at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. His name is also inscribed on the Afghanistan and Iraq War Memorial at the Veterans Memorial in his hometown of Coram, New York.

Staff Sergeant Germosen was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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