Etowah County Alabama

Ausborn, Jeffrey O.
Air Force Major

Jeffrey O. Ausborn, age 41, from Gadsden, Alabama, Etowah county.

Spouse: Suzanna Ausborn
Children: Names not available

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 99th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

Date of death: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Death details: Died at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan of wounds suffered from gunfire. Killed were Maj. Philip D. Ambard, Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, Maj. David L. Brodeur, Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, Capt. Charles A. Ransom.

Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, Military Times

Thornton, Robert Cecil Jr
Army Staff Sergeant

Robert Cecil Jr Thornton, age 35, from Rainbow City, Alabama, Etowah county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Troop, 1St Squadron, 7Th Cavalry (1Cd), Fort Hood, Texas

Date of death: Monday, August 23, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Price, James C.
Marines Private 1st class

James C. Price, age 20, from Etowah County Attalla, Alabama .

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Anniston Star (1983)

Bowlen, Harold David
Army Private 1st class

Harold David Bowlen, age 20, from Etowah County Gadsden, Alabama .

Spouse: Betty J. Bowlen

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 1971
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Birmingham Post Herald (1971)

Clements, Randall Kelvin
Army Sergeant

Randall Kelvin Clements, age 20, from Gadsden, Alabama, Etowah county.

Parents: Hansel E. Clements

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, September 27, 1971
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)

Carstarphen, Harold Jr.
Army Corporal

Harold Jr. Carstarphen, age 20, from Gadsden, Alabama, Etowah county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, May 8, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Stanley, James Mitchell
Army Corporal

James Mitchell Stanley, age 20, from Gadsden, Alabama, Etowah county.

Parents: James M. Stanley

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, March 4, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Lasseter, Kenneth Ray
Army Sergeant

Kenneth Ray Lasseter, age 21, from Boaz, Alabama, Etowah county.

Parents: John E. Lasseter

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, February 7, 1970

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Morton, Ralph Frankline
Navy Fireman

Ralph Frankline Morton, age 18, from Alabama, Etowah county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Tuesday, June 12, 1951
Death details: Killed aboard the destroyer USS Walke which was was providing anti-submarine protection to carriers from Task Force 77 off the east coast of Wonsan, North Korea, when it was struck on the port side by an enemy mine or torpedo. The force of the explosion tossed many sailors into the water, and those who were injured had a difficult time staying afloat while they waited for rescue. Twenty-six sailors were killed in the explosion and forty were wounded.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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