Tag: Forsyth County North Carolina

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Carroll, Jacob C.
Army Specialist

Jacob C. Carroll, age 20, from Clemmons, North Carolina, Forsyth county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan when an insurgent suicide bomber detonated a vest bomb and struck his unit. Killed were Staff Sgt. Juan L. Rivadeneira, Cpl. Jacob R. Carver, Spc, Jacob C. Carroll.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Timmons, David Nelson Jr
Army Specialist

David Nelson Timmons Jr., age 23, from Lewisville, North Carolina, Forsyth county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 3D Squadron, 71St Cavalry, 3 Bct, (Tf Spartan), Fort Drum, New York

Date of death: Friday, May 5, 2006
Death details: Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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King, Jerry L.
Army Private 1st class

Jerry L. King, age 20, from Winston Salem, North Carolina, Forsyth county.

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: West Forsyth High graduate

Date of death: Thursday, February 28, 1991
Death details: Killed in mine field.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles

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Walker, Gary Wayne
Army Specialist 4

Gary Wayne Walker, age 21, from Winston Salem, North Carolina, Forsyth county.

Parents: William M. Walker

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, August 18, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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Black, Perry Gray
Army Corporal

Perry Gray Black, age 18, from Winston Salem, North Carolina, Forsyth county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, August 2, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Charlotte Observer (9170)

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Tesh, David Milton
Marines 2nd lieutenant

David Milton Tesh, age 21, from Winston Salem, North Carolina, Forsyth county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, July 19, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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Peddle, Michael Ray
Marines Corporal

Michael Ray Peddle, age 20, from Winston Salem, North Carolina, Forsyth county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, July 5, 1970
Death details: Died from wounds in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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Eaton, Gary Clifton
Army Specialist 4

Gary Clifton Eaton, age 21, from Belews Creek, North Carolina, Forsyth county.

Parents: Gary C. Eaton

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, May 27, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Southeast Asia

Source: National Archives, Charlotte Observer (1970)

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Martin, Ray Thomas
Army Sergeant 1st class

Ray Thomas Martin, age 36, from Winston Salem, North Carolina, Forsyth county.

Spouse: Married
Children: Betty, Thomas, Michael, Pat

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 22, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Louisiana

Source: National Archives, Winston Salem Journal (1970)

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Kirkman, Harold G.
Navy Aviation structural mechanic 1st class

Harold G. Kirkman, age 27, from Kernersville, North Carolina, Forsyth county.

Spouse: Kathryn Y. Kirkman
Children: Three children

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 8, 1961
Death details: Among 11 Navy men killed when their Neptune bomber plunged into the oceans 100 miles off Virginia. The two-engine, long-range bomber was taking part in an antisubmarine training mission with the carrier Lake Champlain.

Source: Associated Press (1961), Portland Press Herald (1961)