Jeffrey Stewart Henthorn, age 25, from Choctaw, Oklahoma, Oklahoma county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 24Th Transportation Company, Fort Riley, Ks
Date of death: Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Death details: Balad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Randy Eugene Pierce, age 28, from Choctaw, Oklahoma, Oklahoma county.
Spouse: Diana
Children: Randi, 2
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
Allen Jay Smith, age 20, from Choctaw, Oklahoma, Oklahoma county.
Parents: Bobby Ray Smith
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, October 15, 1970
Death details: Killed in the explolsion of one of his own artillery shells
Source: National Archives, Daily Oklahoman (1970)
Allen Thomas White, age 19, from Choctaw, Oklahoma, Oklahoma county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Carl Albert High, Conners State College in Warner and East Central State College in Ada
Date of death: Thursday, April 23, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam from a bullet wound from an unknown source.
Source: National Archives, Daily Oklahoman (1970)