Tag: Cass County Missouri

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Carver, Jacob R.
Army Corporal

Jacob R. Carver, age 20, from Freeman, Missouri, Cass county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when an insurgent suicide bomber detonated a vest bomb and struck his unit. Killed were Staff Sgt. Juan L. Rivadeneira, Cpl. Jacob R. Carver, Spc, Jacob C. Carroll.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Wherland, Burton D. Jr.
Marines Corporal

Burton D. Jr. Wherland, age 28, from Cass County Drexel, Missouri .

Parents: Burton D. Wherland Sr. and stepmother Ann Wherland
Spouse: Debbie Wherland
Children: Tracy Ann and Sarah Jane Wherland

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Kansas City Times (1983)