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Raphael Anton Futrell, age 26, from Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 13Th Military Police Detachment, 728Th Mp Bn, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Date of death: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Death details: Died in a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Alan Robinson, age 42, from Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Deployment Processing Command, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Friday, June 1, 2007
Death details: Died from non-combat related causes in Kabul, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Robert Lehmiller, age 23, from Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 503D Infantry (Cjtf-76), Camp Ederle, Italy
Date of death: Sunday, August 21, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baylough, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Ernest Rivers, age 26, from Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson county.
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Monday, December 10, 1990
Death details: Died non-battle
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense
David Landrell Ginn, age 20, from Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, November 3, 1970
Death details: On November 2, 1970, the landing craft utility (LCU) 63 departed Da Nang carrying a crew of eleven on a cargo mission to Tan My, South Vietnam. On November 3, helicopter pilots saw the craft capsized, south of Tan My port. An initial search of the craft found no sign of any if its crew. On November 6, the remains of one of LCU 63’s crew members were found in a life jacket near Cu Lao Island. Further attempts to salvage LCU 63 and locate its crew failed to locate any survivors or remains. Eventually, the remains of another member of the LCU 63’s crew were located and identified; however, the other nine men are still unaccounted for. Sergeant David Landrell Ginn, who joined the U.S. Army from South Carolina, was a member of 329th Transportation Company (Heavy Boat), 5th Transportation Command. He was a crew member aboard LCU 63 when it capsized, and was lost with during the incident. His remains were not recovered. Today, Sergeant Ginn is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual’s case to be in the analytical category of Non-recoverable.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounty Agency
Billy Hammond Peeples, age 20, from Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson county.
Spouse: Nancy G. Peeples
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, November 3, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Ronald Elwood Fields, age 34, from Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson county.
Parents: Bennie C. Fields
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, September 30, 1970
Cemetery: Berlin, South Carolina
Source: National Archives, Greenville News
Robert Louis King, age 21, from Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson county.
Parents: Woody W. and Wingo Hays King
Spouse: Sandra Browning King
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: McDufie High (1967)
Date of death: Sunday, July 5, 1970
Death details: Killed in a land mine explosion in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Greenville News (1970)
Randolph Scott, age 20, from Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson county.
Parents: Carroll Scott
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, March 11, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Lewis William Jr. Ebernickle, age 19, from Anderson, South Carolina, Anderson county.
Parents: Lewis William Sr.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Private First Class Lewis William Ebernickle Jr., who joined the U.S. Army from South Carolina, was a member of Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 99th Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, Battery C was supporting 8th Cavalry Regiment elements near Unsan when the regiment was hit by an enemy attack and forced to withdraw. Private First Class Ebernickle went missing during this action, though specific details regarding his loss are unknown. His remains were not recovered following the battle and he was not identified among the remains returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Private First Class Ebernickle is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, The State (1954)