Alexander W. Conrad, age 26, from Chandler, Arizona.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Friday, June 8, 2018
Death details: Died in Somlia of injuries sustained from enemy indirect fire
Source: Department of Defense, Army Times, Military Times
Conrad, Alexander W.
Christopher, Caleb Paul
Army Sergeant
Caleb Paul Christopher, age 25, from Chandler, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Spouse: Fiance Rebecca Cadro
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 8Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas
Date of death: Sunday, June 3, 2007
Death details: Killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Onwordi, Justin Bialiolisa
Army Sergeant
Justin Bialiolisa Onwordi, age 28, from Chandler, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Spouse: Monique
Children: Jonathan, 1 month
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Battalion, 12Th Cavalry Regiment, (1 Cav), Fort Hood, Texas
Date of death: Monday, August 2, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Arizona Run for the Fallen
Tillman, Patrick Daniel
Army Corporal
Patrick Daniel Tillman, age 27, from Chandler, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 75Th Rangers, Fort Lewis, Washington
Date of death: Thursday, April 22, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Salerno, Afghanistan; killed by friendly fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Herman, Bob Doil
Marines Private 1st class
Bob Doil Herman, age 20, from Chandler, Arizona, Maricopa county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 1943
Death details: From November 20 through 23, 1943, the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy conducted a large-scale amphibious assault on the Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa as part of Operation Galvanic, the Allied capture of the Gilbert Islands. Located 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii, Tarawa was a crucial stepping stone in the planned U.S. offensive across the central Pacific toward Japan. The Japanese garrison on Tarawa’s main island of Betio was well-entrenched with hundreds of bunkers and gun positions behind formidable beach obstacles. The first wave of Marines approaching the shore encountered lower-than-expected tides, forcing them to leave their landing craft on the reef and wade the hundreds of yards to the beach under intense enemy fire. The heaviest number of U.S. casualties were suffered during this phase of the landing. Eventually, rising tides allowed U.S. warships to maneuver closer to shore and support the troops with effective naval gunfire. More Marines landed on the second day, launching attacks inland from the beaches and seizing the Japanese airfield on the island. However, the enemy launched vicious counterattacks and two more days of intense fighting were needed to secure Betio. The last enemy strongpoints were taken on the morning of November 23. The fighting on Betio cost the Marines nearly 3,000 casualties but enabled U.S. forces to press further across the Pacific and yielded valuable tactical lessons that reduced U.S. losses in future amphibious landings. Private First Class Bob Doil Herman, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Alabama, was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. On November 20, 1943, he was killed in action on Tarawa. He was buried in Cemetery #11 on Betio, but after the war his remains were not located. Today, Private First Class Herman is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency