Jacob Dan Dones, age 21, from Dimmitt, Texas, Castro county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company H, 2D Squadron, 11Th Armored Cavalry (2 Mef) Fort Irwin, Ca
Date of death: Thursday, October 20, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Russell Eugene Slough, age 25, from Dimmitt, Texas, Castro county.
Parents: James L. Slough
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, June 24, 1970
Death details: Died of wounds in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Robert Daniel Truelock, age 21, from Dimmitt, Texas, Castro county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, June 12, 1951
Death details: Killed aboard the destroyer USS Walke which was was providing anti-submarine protection to carriers from Task Force 77 off the east coast of Wonsan, North Korea, when it was struck on the port side by an enemy mine or torpedo. The force of the explosion tossed many sailors into the water, and those who were injured had a difficult time staying afloat while they waited for rescue. Twenty-six sailors were killed in the explosion and forty were wounded.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency