Charles Robert Thacker Jr., age 41, from Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, April 13, 2020
Death details: Died at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Guam of COVID-19
Source: Time
Thacker, Charles Robert Jr.
Robinson, David S.
Army Sergeant
David S. Robinson, age 25, from Fort Smith, Arkansas, Sebastian county.
Parents: Beverly Brown and David E. Robinson, stepmother Michelle Robinson
Spouse: Heidi Robinson
Children: Madison Robinson, Jerimy Robinson, Tyler Robinson
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Squadron, 2nd Styker, Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 2010
Death details: Died in Qalat, Afghanistan of injuries suffered in a non-combat related accident.
Cemetery: U.S. National, Fort Smith
Source: Department of Defense, Leaf Chronicle, Military Times
Owens, Vincent L.
Army Sergeant
Vincent L. Owens, age 21, from Fort Smith, Arkansas, Sebastian county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Monday, March 1, 2010
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan of wounds suffered that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle using direct fire in Yosuf.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Fisher, Dustin Cole
Army Specialist
Dustin Cole Fisher, age 22, from Ft Smith, Arkansas, Sebastian county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Howitzer Bat, 1St Bn, 76Th Fa, 4Bct,(3 Id), Fort Stewart, Georgia
Date of death: Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Rymer, Lyle Wyman II
Army Specialist
Lyle Wyman Rymer II, age 24, from Ft Smith, Arkansas, Sebastian county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Detachment 1, 239Th Engineer Battalion, (Tf Baghdad), Fort Chaffee, Ar
Date of death: Friday, January 28, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Stokes, Paul Amos
Navy Lieutenant commander
Paul Amos Stokes, age 42, from Sebastian County Fort Smith, Arkansas .
Spouse: Betty A. Stokes
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, October 17, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile death
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)
Price, Arthur Houston
Army Staff sergeant
Arthur Houston Price, age 19, from Fort Smith, Arkansas, Sebastian county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, December 26, 1970
Source: National Archives
Keleher, Kevin Reynolds
Army Specialist 5
Kevin Reynolds Keleher, age 22, from Fort Smith, Arkansas, Sebastian county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, April 30, 1970
Cemetery: Forest Park in Fort Smith
Source: National Archives, findagrave.com
Bekke, Gerald Edgar
Navy Chief radioman
Gerald Edgar Bekke, age 23, from Fort Smith, Arkansas, Sebastian county.
Service era: World War II
Military history: Purple Heart
Date of death: Sunday, October 7, 1945
Death details: Missing in action or buried at sea
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American; memorialized at Black Hills National
Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, grave marker
Smart, Felix Garrett Jr.
Navy Reserves Lieutenant (junior grade)
Felix Garrett Jr. Smart from Fort Smith, Arkansas, Sebastian county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency