Tag: Barstow California

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Bays, William M.
Army Sergeant

William M. Bays, age 29, from Barstow, California.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Company D, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY.

Date of death: Saturday, June 10, 2017
Death details: Died in Peka Valley, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan of gunshot wounds.
Cemetery: Five miles of US Highway 79 in Kentucky named in his honor

Source: Department of Defense, WHOP

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Burn, Dwight W.
Army Sergeant

Dwight W. Burn, age 27, from Barstow, California.

Spouse: Ex-wife Cintia Vasquez
Children: Violet, 7; Vivian, 4

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Barstow High (2005)
Military history: Entered Army in 2010

Date of death: Saturday, May 3, 2014
Death details: Killed when the helicopter he was aboard crashed near Orogrande, New Mexico.

Source: El Paso Times, Military Times

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Daugherty, Steven Phillip
Navy Petty Officer 2nd class

Baghdad

Steven Phillip Daugherty, age 28, from Barstow, California, San Bernardino county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Nioc Norfolk/Tcs Specwar, Virginia Bch L Creek, Virginia

Date of death: Friday, July 6, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Sadr, Iraq

Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

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Hayes, James Frederick
Army Master sergeant

James Frederick Hayes, age 48, from Barstow, California, San Bernardino county.

Spouse: Kathy
Children: Anthony, Cyndi, Ashley, Jamie, Kali

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery A, 1St Battalion, 320Th Field Artillery, Fort Campbell, Ky

Date of death: Sunday, November 6, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Cemetery: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, Hopkinsville

Source: Department of Defense, legacy.com, Military Times

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Clinefelter, Bryan Michael
Navy seaman recruit

Bryan Michael Clinefelter, age 19, from Barstow, California, San Bernardino county.

Parents: Gary Clinefelter

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Died aboard the USS Stark. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. Brought under control, the frigate sailed to Bahrain and was successfully repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following repairs and subsequent tours in the Atlantic and Middle East, Stark was decommissioned on May 7, 1999, and was scrapped in 2006.

Source: Associated Press, National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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Leal, Salvador Jr.
Army Specialist 4

Salvador Jr. Leal, age 20, from Barstow, California, San Bernardino county.

Parents: Salvador Leal Sr.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Jefferson High in El Paso (1968), Barstow College

Date of death: Saturday, July 25, 1970
Death details: Killed by an American rocket in South Vietnam. The rocket was accidentally fired while he was supervising preparation for takeoff of a Cobra helicopter.
Cemetery: Mount View in Barstow

Source: National Archives, San Bernardino County Sun (1970)

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Collins, Billy Murl
Navy Seaman 1st class

Billy Murl Collins, age 20, from Barstow, California, San Bernardino county.

Parents: Oscar Myers Collins

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona

Source: National Archives