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Peters, Dustin Wayne
Air Force Staff Sergeant

Dustin Wayne Peters, age 25, from El Dorado, Kansas, Butler county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 314Th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Little Rock Afb, Ar

Date of death: Sunday, July 11, 2004
Death details: Hostile; +Bayji, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Taylor, Jeremy A.
Air Force Senior airman

Jeremy A. Taylor, age 23, from Rosehill, Kansas, Butler county.

Service era: Khobar Towers Bombing

Date of death: Tuesday, June 25, 1996
Death details: Terrorists bombed the Khobar Towers, a housing unit near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Air Force personnel and injuring about 400 other Americans.

Source: Air Force, findagrave.com, Associated Press (1996)

Taliaferro, Glen Johnson
Air Force 1st lieutenant

Glen Johnson Taliaferro, age 25, from Kansas, Butler county.

Spouse: Kathryn Taliaferro

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, August 2, 1971
Death details: Air loss or crash over land in Laos; died while missing

Source: National Archives, Asbury Park Press (1971)

Calvin, Stanley Dean
Army Specialist 4

Stanley Dean Calvin, age 20, from El Dorado, Kansas, Butler county.

Parents: Dean H. Calvin

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, February 21, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970), Associated Press (1970)

Barrett, Wilbur Clayton
Navy Seaman 2nd class

Wilbur Clayton Barrett, age 26, from El Dorado, Kansas, Butler county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma Remains recovered
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial

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

Pirtle, Gerald Homer
Navy Fireman 1st class

Gerald Homer Pirtle, age 19, from El Dorado, Kansas, Butler county.

Parents: Henry B. Pirtle

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for August 28, 2017
Cemetery: White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Wichita (remains returned in 2018)

Source: National Archives, Wichita Eagle (1942)

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