Larry D. Bunn, age 43, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier Parish county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 307th Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
Date of death: Thursday, March 7, 2013
Death details: Died as the result of a heart attack at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia.
Source: Department of Defense, Air Force
Michael J. Garcia, age 27, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command, Fort Polk, Louisana.
Date of death: Monday, July 4, 2011
Death details: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joshua Cain Burrows, age 20, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Parents: Paul Robert Burrow (preceded in death) and Donna O’Neal
Spouse: Victoria Kolniak
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Bossier High graduate
Military history: Troop E, 1St Squadron, 8Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Hall Summit, Louisiana
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Shreveport Times, Military Times
Bernard Leon Sembly II, age 25, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 156Th Armor, (Tf Baghdad), Shreveport, La
Date of death: Thursday, May 19, 2005
Death details: Shot while conducting dismounted combat operation in Baghdad
Source: Department of Defense, Facebook
Craig Lewis Nelson, age 21, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 156Th Armor Regiment, (Tf Baghdad), Shreveport, La
Date of death: Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Washington, United States
Source: Department of Defense, Militray Times
Arnold John Rahm, age 22, from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier county.
Parents: Albert J. Rahm
Spouse: Married
Children: Kevin Rahm
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Bossier High (1967)
Military history: Company D. 229th Aviation Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1972
Death details: Killed in action in South Vietnam while serving his second tour of duty. He was killed when the helicopter he was piloting was hit by enemy ground fire.
Source: National Archives, Shreveport Journal (1972)
Perry Ables Jr. Smith from Shreveport, Louisiana, Bossier 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.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Calvin Edward Williams from Shreveport, Louisiana, Bossier 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.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Carl McCasland Bickham, age 21, from Bossier County Shreveport, Louisiana .
Parents: Rchael M. Sheffield
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Wednesday, June 14, 1944
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Golet when it was destroyed by Japanese forces.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial
Source: National Archives, oneternalpatrol.com, Shreveport Journal (1944)
Guy A. Buie from Louisiana, Bossier county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Wednesday, April 12, 1944
Death details: Finding of death
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National
Source: National Archives, grave marker