Tag: Hardin County Kentucky

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Yates, Eric
Army 1st lieutenant

Eric Yates, age 26, from Rineyville, Kentucky, Hardin county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Western Kentucky University (2008), John Hardin High in Elizabethtown (2003)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Death details: Died in the Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Jaime C. Newman also died.
Cemetery: St. John Cemetery in Rineyville

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Garvin, Nathaniel
Army Specialist

Nathaniel Garvin, age 20, from Radcliff, Kentucky, Hardin county.

Parents: Clifton W. Garvin and Melaine S. Wyatt
Spouse: Brittany P. Garvin
Children: Kayleigh J. Garvin, Wyatt

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: John Hardin High
Military history: 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Monday, July 12, 2010

Source: Department of Defense, News Enterprise, Military Times

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Phillips, Sammie Eugene
Army Private 1st class

Sammie Eugene Phillips, age 19, from Cecilia, Kentucky, Hardin county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery B, 2D Battalion, 138Th Field Artillery, Carlisle, Ky

Date of death: Monday, September 10, 2007
Death details: Rustamiyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Deckard, Matthew Lynn
Army Sergeant

Matthew Lynn Deckard, age 29, from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Hardin county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 4Th Battalion, 64Th Armor, (Tf Baghdad) Fort Stewart, Ga

Date of death: Friday, September 16, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Geer, Robert Sampson
Army Sergeant 1st class

Robert Sampson Geer, age 35, from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Hardin county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, November 30, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam
Cemetery: Union Dale

Source: National Archives, Scranton Tribune (1970)

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Fields, Lonnie Dale
Army Specialist 4

Lonnie Dale Fields, age 21, from Upton, Kentucky, Hardin county.

Spouse: Wanda S. Fields

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 6, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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Love, Randall Wayne
Army Private 1st class

Randall Wayne Love, age 20, from Cecilia, Kentucky, Hardin county.

Parents: Ella Love
Spouse: Rita (Butterworth)

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, April 27, 1970
Death details: Shot down in a helicopter in Vietnam
Cemetery: Eastview Baptist Church

Source: National Archives, Louisville Courier Journal (1970)

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Trigg, Robert Carl
Army Sergeant 1st class

Robert Carl Trigg, age 38, from Radcliff, Kentucky, Hardin county.

Spouse: Keiko U. Trigg

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, April 19, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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Jarvis, William Reeves
Army Master sergeant

William Reeves Jarvis, age 40, from Glendale, Kentucky, Hardin county.

Spouse: Mary B. Jarvis

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, March 16, 1962
Death details: Among 93 soldiers aboard a transport plane on a “secret mission” to Vietnam. Wreaths Across America in 2021: “Very little is known about what happened to the plane and its passengers, and due to the circumstance surrounding this mission, the names of those lost have not yet been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.”
Cemetery: A memorial honoring the lives lost was dedicated in 2021 in Columbia Falls, Maine

Source: Atlanta Counstitution (1962), MauiNow (2021), UPI (1962)

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Buckner, Homer F.
Army Private 1st class

Homer F. Buckner, age 26, from Kentucky, Hardin county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: 371st Infantry

Date of death: Thursday, November 9, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National

Source: National Archives, grave marker