Batesville Arkansas

Yauch, William C.
Army Specialist

William C. Yauch, age 23, from Batesville, Arkansas, Independence county.

Spouse: Mallory

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Enlisted August 2007.

Date of death: Friday, June 11, 2010
Death details: Died in Jalula, Iraq of wounds suffered when suicide bomber in an explosives-rigged car attacked his unit. Sgt. Israel P. Obryan was also killed in the incident.

Source: Department of Defense, The News in Salem, Arkansas, Tacoma News Tribune, Military Times

Kimbrough, Harold Bruce
Marines 1st lieutenant

Harold Bruce Kimbrough, age 24, from Batesville, Arkansas, Independence county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, September 22, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Burleson, Earl Gene
Navy Reserves Seaman 2nd class

Earl Gene Burleson from Batesville, Arkansas, Independence county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Cemetery: Manila American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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