Tag: Clarksville Tennessee

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Schwallie, Jacob M.
Army Sergeant

Jacob M. Schwallie, age 22, from Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Monday, May 7, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. Jacob M. Schwallie, Spc. Chase S. Marta, Pfc. Dustin D. Gross.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Santos-Silva, Carlos M.
Army Sergeant 1st class

Carlos M. Santos-Silva, age 32, from Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery county.

Parents: Francisco and Monika
Spouse: Kristen
Children: Cameron, 9

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Enlisted 1996

Date of death: Monday, March 22, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, WTVD, Knoxville New-Sentinnel, Leaf Chronicle, Military Times

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Metcalf, Scott Joseph
Army Staff Sergeant

Scott Joseph Metcalf, age 36, from Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1St Bct, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Thursday, October 30, 2008
Death details: Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

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Plocica, Joshua Lee Army Specialist

Joshua Lee Plocica, age 20, from Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery county.

Parents: David Corbin

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Rossview High (2006)
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 66Th Armor, 1 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Jenkins, Rush Marshall
Army Specialist

Rush Marshall Jenkins, age 22, from Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 15Th Infantry, 3 Bct, Fort Benning, Ga

Date of death: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Quinlan, John Andrew
Army Chief warrant officer 3

John Andrew Quinlan, age 36, from Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 160Th Aviation, Fort Campbell, Ky

Date of death: Sunday, February 18, 2007
Death details: Qalat, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, New Jersey Run for the Fallen

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Winkler, Harry Alcynus III
Army Specialist

Harry Alcynus Winkler III, age 32, from Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 505Th Infantry, Fort Bragg, Nc

Date of death: Sunday, November 12, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Samarra, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Torres, Richard
Army 2nd lieutenant

Richard Torres, age 25, from Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Company 1St Battlion 32Nd Infantry, Fort Drum, New York

Date of death: Monday, October 6, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Iskandariyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Anderson, Michael F.
Army Chief warren officer

Michael F. Anderson, age 36, from Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery county.

Spouse: Four children
Children: Eric, 12

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Anne

Date of death: Thursday, February 21, 1991
Death details: Killed when a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter ferrying wounded soldiers crashed as it tried to land in a rainstorm in Saudi Arabia.
Cemetery: Nashville National

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Veteans Affairs, Department of Defense, Lafayette Journal and Courier (1991)

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Gibbs, Jack Ronald
Army Sergeant

Jack Ronald Gibbs, age 22, from Clarksville, Tennessee, Montgomery county.

Parents: Frank B. and Freda S. Gibbs
Spouse: Mary Sue Gibbs
Children: Darrell Ronald Gibbs, 3 months

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, November 29, 1970
Death details: Died in the crash of a military transport plane into a mountain.
Cemetery: Greenwood

Source: National Archives, Streator Daily Times (1970)