Hardin County Kentucky

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

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

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

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

Otey, Deshon Elisco
Marines Lance corporal

Deshon Elisco Otey, age 24, from Radcliff, Kentucky, Multiple county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Co, 2D Bn, 4Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, California

Date of death: Monday, June 21, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Powell, James Edward
Army Specialist

James Edward Powell, age 26, from Radcliff, Kentucky

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B 1St Battalion 22Nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Hood, Tx 76544

Date of death: Sunday, October 12, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baji, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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)

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)

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)

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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