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Philpot, Edward Otis
Army Sergeant

Edward Otis Philpot, age 38, from Latta, South Carolina, Dillon county.

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Coastal Carolina University in Conway
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 263D Armor Regiment, Mullins, South Carolina

Date of death: Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Death details: Died in a humvee accident in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Ran Sawyers Cemetery in Manchester, Kentucky

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Miles, Galen Spinks
Army Private 1st class

Galen Spinks Miles, age 20, from Dillon, South Carolina, Dillon county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, September 9, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Holt, Edward Rowell Jr.
Navy Lieutenant commander

Edward Rowell Jr. Holt, age 30, from Dillon County Dillon, South Carolina .

Parents: E. Rowell Holt

Service era: World War II
Schools: Central High (1933), Clemson College, Marion Military Institute in Alabama

Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.

Source: National Archives, Charlotte News (1946), On Eternal Patrol

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