Keigan Baker, age 24, from Longview, Washington.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Eastern Washington University graduate
Military history: Special Tactics Training Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida
Date of death: Thursday, March 19, 2020
Death details: Died in a training swim test that was conducted without the usual “buddy team” system typical for such swims at St. Andrews Bay, Florida.
Source: Air Force Times
Mikayla A. Bragg, age 21, from Longview, Washington, Cowlitz county.
Parents: Sheyanne Baker and Steve Bragg; stepmother Amber Bragg
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Mark Morris High (2008)
Military history: 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Date of death: Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Death details: Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Khowst Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, The Daily News, Military Times, Seattle Times
James R. Hornbarger, age 33, from Castle Rock, Washington, Cowlitz county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California.
Date of death: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Death details: Died as a result of a non-hostile incident in the Mediterranean.
Source: Department of Defense
William Dale Secor from Kelso, Washington, Cowlitz county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, July 2, 1970
Death details: Body recovered
Source: National Archives
Kurtis Lane Gaynor, age 20, from Kalama, Washington, Cowlitz county.
Parents: James Gaynor
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Kalama High
Date of death: Monday, June 15, 1970
Death details: Died after he was found unconscious at a base camp motor pool, where he was assigned duty as a mechanic
Source: National Archives, Longview Daily News (1970)
Dennis Ray Silvesan, age 21, from Longview, Washington, Cowlitz county.
Parents: Raymond Silvesan
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: R.A. Long High (1967)
Date of death: Sunday, May 24, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam in explosion of a land mine while a passenger of an Army vehicle
Source: National Archives, Longview Daily News (1970)
Donald Hugh Bloomer, age 21, from Kelso, Washington, Cowlitz county.
Parents: Carl E. Bloomer
Spouse: Susan
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: R. A. Long High (1966), Lower Columbia College
Date of death: Wednesday, April 1, 1970
Death details: Killed by hostile fire while on patrol near the Cambodian border in Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Kingsport Times (1970), Longview Daily News (1970)
Melvin Arnold Holland, age 32, from Woodland, Washington, Cowlitz county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, March 11, 1968
Death details: On March 11, 1968, North Vietnamese soldiers conducted a sapper attack against a U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Navigation system, designated Lima Site 85 in Houaphan Province, Laos, also referred to as Phou Pha Thi. The enemy attacked very early in the morning, using grenades and mortars, and eventually killing eleven U.S. Air Force personnel. Nine Americans were later rescued from the site, one who was wounded and then later died of his injuries before he reached the evacuation base. Technical Sergeant Melvin Arnold Holland, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Washington, served with Detachment 1, 1043rd Radar Evaluation Squadron. He was one of the Air Force technicians killed during the attack on the Lima Site 85 TACAN site on Pha Thi Mountain, and his body was not recovered. Today, Technical Sergeant Holland is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Maurice G. Lockwood, age 22, from Cowlitz County Kelso, Washington .
Parents: Henry G. Lockwood
Service era: Korea
Schools: Patricia
Date of death: Thursday, June 18, 1953
Death details: Killed in the crash of an Air Force C0124 Globemaster near Tokyo.
Source: United Press (1953), Longview Daily News (1953)
Lyle Edgar Peterson, age 17, from Cowlitz County North Richland, Washington .
Parents: Bernhard E. Strege
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, July 27, 1950
Death details: In late July of 1950, members of the 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, served as part of U.S. forces defending Korea from the advancing North Korean People’s Army (NKPA). On July 24, they were attached to the 19th Infantry Regiment, which was positioned at the southern portion of the American defensive line. On July 25, they received a warning to secure the Hadong Pass in South Korea before the NKPA arrived there. Upon the Americans’ arrival on July 27, they were ambushed by a large enemy force. Despite mounting a fierce resistance, the 19th Infantry Regiment and attached units were unable to stop the NKPA from capturing the pass. The 3rd Battalion suffered significant casualties as a result of the battle. Private First Class Lyle Edgar Peterson joined the U.S. Army from Washington, was a member of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He took part in the fighting at Hadong Pass, and went missing in action at some point during the battle. U.S. forces retook the Hadong area in late September; however, none of the remains recovered there could be associated with PFC Peterson. He was never reported to be a prisoner of war, and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Private First Class Peterson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, which was updated in 2022 to include the names of the fallen.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, News Tribune (1953)