Duane A. Thornsbury, age 30, from Bridgeport, West Virginia, Harrison county. Their last known residence was in Bridgeport.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Loel Franklin Rexroad, age 36, from Clarksburg, West Virginia, Harrison county.
Parents: Ardie F. and Tressie Rexroad
Spouse: Carolyn Ann Cox Rexroad
Children: Kristin Loel
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: West Virginia University graduate
Date of death: Friday, April 17, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when his plane was struck by ground fire.
Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Dominion News (1970)
Ronald Lee McCormick, age 20, from Clarksburg, West Virginia, Harrison county.
Parents: Dorothy K. McCormick
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 27, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Edward Joseph Hamrick, age 21, from Shinnston, West Virginia, Harrison county.
Parents: George E. Hamrick
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, January 11, 1970
Source: National Archives, Weirton Daily Times (1970)
Albert Merrel Sinnett, age 45, from Harrison County Dawmont, West Virginia .
Spouse: Elise O. Sinnett
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 119th Transportation Company
Date of death: Sunday, May 1, 1966
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam
Cemetery: Floral Hills in Clarksburg, West Virginia
Source: National Archives, Daily Press (1966)
Okey Lee Sands, age 25, from Harrison County Nutter Fort, West Virginia .
Parents: Ray Sands
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam by fragments from an explosive device.
Source: National Archives, UPI (1966)
Harry Ray Swiger, age 48, from Harrison County Lumberport, West Virginia .
Spouse: Almeda K. Swiger
Children: James W. Swiger
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: World War II veteran
Date of death: Saturday, May 22, 1965
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Columbus Ledger (1965)
Wayne Huffman Kidd, age 28, from Harrison County Clarksburg, West Virginia .
Spouse: Joyce L. Kidd
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, December 11, 1964
Death details: Killed in Vietnam
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond; Orlando Sentinel (1964)
James K. Morrison, age 20, from Berlin, West Virginia, Harrison county.
Service era: Korea
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Saturday, October 20, 1951
Death details: Killed in action, North Korea
Cemetery: Friendship Cemetery, Berlin
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
George Denver Carr, age 21, from Harrison County West Virginia.
Parents: R. J. Carr
Service era: Korea
Schools: Northern High
Date of death: Tuesday, November 28, 1950
Death details: On November 27, 1950, the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), tasked with replacing the 5th Marine Regiment on the east side of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea, arrived at the P’ungnyuri Inlet. That night, Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) launched a massive surprise attack against the soldiers and Marines at the inlet. The 31st RCT managed to repel the numerically superior CCF’s initial attack; however, the enemy continued to attack over the next two nights. On December 1, the 31st RCT began its withdrawal from the P’ungnyuri Inlet to Hagaru-ri. Corporal George Denver Carr, who joined the U.S. Army from West Virginia, served with the Headquarters Company, 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on November 28, 1950, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir as his unit fought the CCF at the P’ungnyuri Inlet. Because of the tactical situation on the battlefield, Corporal Carr’s unit was forced to withdraw before they could recover his body, and his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the war. Today, Corporal Carr is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC, which was updated in 2022 to include the names of the fallen.
Source: National Archives, Flint Journal (1951)