Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Jason Reed Haven, age 20, from Aiken, South Carolina, Aiken county.
Service era: Post War on Terror
Military history: Company B, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Charleston, South Carolina
Date of death: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Death details: Died at Camp Buehring, Kuawait in a non-combat vehicle accident.
Source: Department of Defense, Powers Funeral Home
Willie J. Harley, age 48, from Aiken, South Carolina, Aiken county.
Spouse: None
Children: Allison Harley, Christopher Fuller, Calvin Fuller, Desmond Harley, Willie Harley III
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1221st Engineer Clearance Company, Graniteville, South Carolina. Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Date of death: Friday, October 1, 2010
Death details: Died in Paktika Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Evergreen
Source: Department of Defense, Savannah Morning News, Augusta Chronicle, The State, Military Times
Matthew Vincent Dillon, age 25, from Aiken, South Carolina, Aiken county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: S Co, Mwss-373, Mwsg-37, 3D Maw, (I Mef Fwd), Mcas San Diego, Ca
Date of death: Monday, December 11, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Al Khalidiyah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Algernon Adams, age 36, from Graniteville, South Carolina, Aiken county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 122Nd Engineer Battalion, Graniteville, Sc 29829
Date of death: Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Death details: St Mere, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ronny K. Bates, age 29, from Aiken County Aiken, South Carolina .
Parents: Thomas Sr. and Margie Bates
Spouse: Linda
Children: Laura, 2
Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Aiken High (1972)
Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.
Cemetery: New Bern National
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, findagrave.com, The State (1983)
Allen Howell Clark, age 28, from Wagener, South Carolina, Aiken county.
Parents: Benjamin Eli and Patia Baughman Clark
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, July 29, 1971
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, The Standard (1971)
Jere Alan Barton, age 30, from Garniteville, South Carolina, Aiken county.
Parents: Meade Barton
Spouse: Barbara (Sineath)
Children: Sharon Barton, Jere Alan Barton II
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: McCampbell High in Graniteville graduate, The Citadel
Date of death: Sunday, June 7, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Aiken Standard (1970)
William Hunter Kilburn, age 19, from Aiken, South Carolina, Aiken county.
Parents: Howard L. Kilburn
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Aiken High graduate
Military history: Company 1, 1st battalion, 5th Marine Division
Date of death: Sunday, May 31, 1970
Death details: Killed while on a platoon size patrol
Source: National Archives, Aiken Standard (1970)
Alonzo Garrett, age 20, from Belvedere, South Carolina, Aiken county.
Parents: Roberta Forrest and step father Sam Forrest
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Bronze Star Medal
Date of death: Saturday, April 11, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Aiken Standard (1970)
Anthony Golson, age 20, from Salley, South Carolina, Aiken county.
Parents: Samuel Golson
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: A.L. Corbett High (1968), Richland Technical Education Center in Columbia
Date of death: Tuesday, March 3, 1970
Death details: Died from wounds received in action in Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Aiken Standard (1970)