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
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
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
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
William Ashley Gunnells, age 24, from Charleston County Charleston, South Carolina .
Spouse: Karen A. Gunnells
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 25, 1972
Death details: Non-hostile death
Source: National Archives, Greenville News (1972)
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)
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)
John William Mursch, age 24, from Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston county.
Parents: Marie L. Mursch
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, July 8, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives., Gettysburg Times (1970)
Charles W. Jr. Phillips, age 23, from Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston county.
Parents: Charles Phillips
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, May 6, 1970
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Wayne Donald Peagler, age 21, from Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston county.
Parents: Clint W. Peagler
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, March 16, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)