Cory Joseph Bertrand, age 18, from Center, Texas, Shelby county.
Service era: Iraq
Date of death: Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Qazi Bandeh, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Bertrand, Cory Joseph
Polley, Larry Earl Jr
Army Specialist
Larry Earl Polley Jr., age 20, from Center, Texas, Shelby county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Battery 2D Battalion 20Th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Hood, Tx 76544
Date of death: Saturday, January 17, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Allen, Ernest W.
Army Private 1st class
Ernest W. Allen, age 27, from Center, Texas, Shelby county.
Parents: J.H. Allen
Spouse: Married
Service era: World War II
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Saturday, September 4, 1943
Death details: While acting as a point for a patrol which had penetrated the Japanese outposts, Pfc Allen aggressively killed two of the enemy and assisted in killing a third with quick and accurate fire. One of the Japanese casualties was an officer carrying a map completely revealing the hostile positions. Through its use, our forces were enabled to expeditiously reduce enemy resistance. In subsequent actions, Pfc Allen was killed instantly by Japanese machine gun fire. By his courage, devotion to duty and at the sacrifice of his life, he contributed inestimably to the successful culmination of the operation.
Cemetery: Maila American Cemetery, memorialized in Sardis Cemetery, Shelbyville, Texas
Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, 35th Infantry Association, 35th Infantry Regiment Association