Nathanial Dain Windsor, age 20, from Scappoose, Oregon, Columbia county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Co G, 2D Bn, 7Th Mar, (Rct-6, Ii Mef Fwd), 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca
Date of death: Sunday, March 11, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Taqaddum, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Robert Carrol Mollenhour, age 21, from Clatskanie, Oregon, Columbia county.
Spouse: Teresa
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, August 6, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Statesman Journal (1970)
Fredrick Mangat, age 22, from Columbia County Vernonia, Oregon .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, May 17, 1966
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives
Wesley A. Cameron, age 30, from Oregon, Columbia county.
Service era: World War II
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Sunday, March 25, 1945
Death details: Died of wounds in Luzon, Philippines
Cemetery: Golden Gate National
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
Lawrence William Mullins from Vernonia., Oregon, Columbia county.
Spouse: Mrs. Mable Frances Mullins
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
Jimmie Dick Hogan, age 19, from Saint Helens, Oregon, Columbia county.
Parents: and Richard L. Hogan
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, November 21, 1943
Death details: From November 20 through 23, 1943, the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy conducted a large-scale amphibious assault on the Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa as part of Operation Galvanic, the Allied capture of the Gilbert Islands. Located 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii, Tarawa was a crucial stepping stone in the planned U.S. offensive across the central Pacific toward Japan. The Japanese garrison on Tarawa’s main island of Betio was well-entrenched with hundreds of bunkers and gun positions behind formidable beach obstacles. The first wave of Marines approaching the shore encountered lower-than-expected tides, forcing them to leave their landing craft on the reef and wade the hundreds of yards to the beach under intense enemy fire. The heaviest number of U.S. casualties were suffered during this phase of the landing. Eventually, rising tides allowed U.S. warships to maneuver closer to shore and support the troops with effective naval gunfire. More Marines landed on the second day, launching attacks inland from the beaches and seizing the Japanese airfield on the island. However, the enemy launched vicious counterattacks and two more days of intense fighting were needed to secure Betio. The last enemy strongpoints were taken on the morning of November 23. The fighting on Betio cost the Marines nearly 3,000 casualties but enabled U.S. forces to press further across the Pacific and yielded valuable tactical lessons that reduced U.S. losses in future amphibious landings. Corporal Jimmie Dick Hogan, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Oregon, was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He was killed in action on November 21, 1943, during the Battle of Tarawa. He was buried on Betio Island, but after the war his remains were not recovered. Today, Corporal Hogan is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Walter L. Barger, age 27, from Columbia County Saint Helens, Oregon .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, January 18, 1943
Death details: Killed in action; missing in action or buried at sea
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American
Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency