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Roberts, Allen C
Marines Corporal

Allen C Roberts, age 21, from Arcola, Illinois, Douglas county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Mwss-372, Mwsg-27, 2D Maw (Fwd), Ii Mef (Fwd) [Parent Cmd: Vma-214, Mag-13, 3D Maw]

Date of death: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Death details: Al Asad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Lassiter, William O. III
Army Warrant officer

William O. III Lassiter, age 22, from Arcola, Illinois, Douglas county.

Parents: William O. Lassiter Jr.
Spouse: Beverly
Children: Betty Ann

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Southwest High (1968), Miami-Dade Junior College

Date of death: Saturday, May 9, 1970
Death details: He was flying along the Cambodian border and was unable to return enemy ground fire that brought down his chopper.

Source: National Archives

Brown, Charles Darling
Navy Electrician’s mate 3rd class

Charles Darling Brown, age 22, from Arcola, Illinois, Douglas county.

Parents: James Allison Brown

Service era: World War II
Military history: United States Navy; Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941. Killed aboard the USS West Virginia. Accounted for March 22, 2021.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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