Checotah Oklahoma

Butcher, Sarina N.
Army Private 1st class

Sarina N. Butcher, age 19, from Checotah, Oklahoma, McIntosh county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Date of death: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Death details: Died in Paktia Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Christopher D. Gailey also died.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Yarbrough, Harvey Clyde
Navy Reserves Seaman 1st class

Harvey Clyde Yarbrough from Checotah, Oklahoma, McIntosh county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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