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Taylor, Matthew Joseph
Army Staff Sergeant

Matthew Joseph Taylor, age 25, from Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 30Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Polk, La

Date of death: Sunday, September 21, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Gadsden, Clifford Valentino
Army 2nd lieutenant

Clifford Valentino Gadsden, age 25, from Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 603D Transportation Co, 142Nd Corps Support Bn, Warrior Bde, Jrtc, Fort Polk, Louisiana

Date of death: Friday, April 29, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, legacy.com

Murphy, Edward John
Army Major

Edward John Murphy, age 36, from Adams Run, South Carolina, Charleston county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hq, U. S. Army South Europeantask Force (Abn) (Cjtf-76) Apo Ae

Date of death: Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Death details: Ghazni, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Hobart, Melissa Jennifer
Army Private 1st class

Melissa Jennifer Hobart, age 22, from Ladson, South Carolina, Charleston county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Company, 215Th Fsb, 1St Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas

Date of death: Sunday, June 6, 2004
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Farr, Jerry Boyd
Navy Radioman

Jerry Boyd Farr, age 36, from Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston county.

Spouse: Shirley
Children: Kasandra

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Died aboard the USS Stark. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. Brought under control, the frigate sailed to Bahrain and was successfully repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following repairs and subsequent tours in the Atlantic and Middle East, Stark was decommissioned on May 7, 1999, and was scrapped in 2006.

Source: Associated Press, National Museum of the U.S. Navy

Williams, Scipio Jr.
Marines Gunnery sergeant

Scipio Jr. Williams, age 35, from Charleston County Charleston, South Carolina .

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.
Cemetery: Payne RMUE Church Memorial Garden in James Island, South Carolina

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance

Goodwin, Ronald Nelional
Army Specialist 4

Ronald Nelional Goodwin, age 20, from Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston county.

Parents: Mary Goodwin

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, July 24, 1971

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)

Holmes, John Henry
Army Sergeant 1st class

John Henry Holmes, age 41, from Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston county.

Spouse: Bethalee M. Holmes

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, December 1, 1970

Source: National Archives, UPI, Associated Press (1970)

Genes, Luther Allen
Army Corporal

Luther Allen Genes, age 19, from North Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, September 12, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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