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Langarica, Victor Manuel
Army Corporal

Victor Manuel Langarica, age 29, from Decatur, Georgia, De Kalb county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 86Th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Az

Date of death: Saturday, January 20, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Clark, Larry M.
Navy Airman

Larry M. Clark, age 21, from Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb county.

Parents: Rosse M. Clark (preceded in death) and Larry Clark
Children: Tiffany Clark

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Avondale Estate High graduate

Date of death: Friday, December 21, 1990
Death details: Killed when a ferry capsized near Haifa, Israel.
Cemetery: Kennedy Memorial Gardens

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Department of Defense, Atlanta Journal Constitution (199)

Kitchens, Perry Castellion
Army Sergeant

Perry Castellion Kitchens, age 21, from Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, November 3, 1970
Death details: On September 16, 1977, the Central Identification Laboratory-Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) identified the remains of Sergeant Perry Castellion Kitchens, missing from the Vietnam War. Sergeant Kitchens joined the U.S. Army from Georgia and was a member of the 329th Transportation Company. On November 2, 1970, he was a crew member aboard the landing craft LCU 63, on a cargo mission from Da Nang to Tan My, Vietnam. During the mission, the vessel capsized for unknown reasons, but immediate search and rescue units were unable to locate any of its crew. SGT Kitchens was killed in the incident. In November 1974, U.S. analysts received a set of unidentified remains that had been recovered in Thua Thien Province, Vietnam. In 1977, forensic analysis identified the recovered remains as those of SGT Kitchens.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounty Agency

Allen, Larry Michael
Marines Private 1st class

Larry Michael Allen, age 18, from Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb county.

Parents: T.C. Allen

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, June 18, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Floral Hill Memory Garden

Source: National Archives, Louisville Courier Journal (1970)

Cline, William Louis
Army Sergeant

William Louis Cline, age 20, from Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb county.

Parents: Smiley C. Cline

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, February 14, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Atlanta Constitution (1970)

Bishop, Edgar Lee
Army Sergeant

Edgar Lee Bishop, age 23, from Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb county.

Parents: Grace E. Bishop

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, January 9, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Champion, Joseph
Army Specialist 4

Joseph Champion, age 20, from Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Tuesday, March 21, 1967
Death details: Killed in action, Kontum Province
Cemetery: Marietta National

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

Peacock, Broughton Lee
Army Private

Broughton Lee Peacock, age 20, from Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb county.

Service era: Korea
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Sunday, November 4, 1951
Death details: Died of wounds, North Korea
Cemetery: Decatur Cemetery

Source: National Archives, findagrave.com, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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