Gibsonville North Carolina

Coleman, Lawrence Barber Jr.
Army Private 1st class

Lawrence Barber Jr. Coleman, age 25, from Gibsonville, North Carolina, Alamance county.

Parents: Lawrence B. Coleman Sr. and Gladys Hall Coleman
Spouse: Mary Helen Brown Coleman
Children: Bonnie Coleman, Crystal Coleman, Billy Coleman

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, August 13, 1971
Death details: Died when the truck he was driving was ambushed by hostile forces.
Cemetery: Pine Hill

Source: National Archives, Times-News

Guthrie, Ray McDonald
Navy Reserves Seaman 1st class

Ray McDonald Guthrie from Gibsonville, North Carolina, Carteret county.

Parents: Grover C. Varner

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

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