Cleveland County North Carolina

Justice, James A.
Army Specialist

James A. Justice, age 21, from Grover, North Carolina, Cleveland county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy.

Date of death: Friday, August 17, 2012
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany from injuries suffered on Aug. 14 from enemy small-arms fire in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Newman, Christopher R.
Army Staff sergeant

Christopher R. Newman, age 26, from Shelby, North Carolina, Cleveland county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Medical Company A, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii.

Date of death: Saturday, October 29, 2011
Death details: Died in Kabul Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Killed were Lt. Col. David E. Cabrera, Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Newman, Sgt. James M. Darrough, Sgt. Carlo F. Eugenio.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Ebert, Christopher Stephen
Marines Corporal

Christopher Stephen Ebert, age 21, from Mooresboro, North Carolina, Cleveland county.

Parents: Gail Allen Ebert and Shirley Ivey Ebert
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Iraq
Military history: F Co, 2D Bn, 1St Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Friday, September 17, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Cemetery: Rutherford County Memorial

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Charlotte Observer, Military Times

Stallings, Vernon Damon
Army Private

Vernon Damon Stallings from North Carolina, Cleveland county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: On July 11, 1950, the U.S. Army’s 21st Infantry Regiment, which had arrived in Korea six days earlier, was placed in defensive positions near the town of Chochiwon, South Korea. The regiment was not at full strength and lacked artillery and anti-tank weapons. That day, they were attacked by North Korean forces and were forced to withdraw to avoid being surrounded, as well as to buy time until they could be reinforced and resupplied. Private Vernon Damon Stallings, who joined the U.S. Army from North Carolina, served with B Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces north of Chochiwon on July 12 and forced to march to the Apex prison camps in North Korea. He died of exhaustion and malnutrition at a temporary camp near Manpo on November 2, and was buried near the camp. His remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Private Stallings is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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