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Jetton, Joshua L.
Army Private 1st class

Joshua L. Jetton, age 21, from Sebring, Florida, Highlands county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Date of death: Monday, June 20, 2011
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Mathes, Marcus Cale
Army Sergeant

Marcus Cale Mathes, age 26, from Sebring, Florida, Highlands county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company F, 94Th Brigade Support Battalion, 4 Bct, Fort Polk, Louisiana

Date of death: Monday, April 28, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Ferguson, Lowell Vernon Jr.
Army Sergeant

Lowell Vernon Jr. Ferguson, age 20, from Avon Park, Florida, Highlands county.

Parents: Lowell V. Ferguson

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, April 24, 1971
Cemetery: Bougainvillea in Avon Park

Source: National Archives, findagrave.com, Orlando Evening Star (1971)

Cobb, Roy William
Army Sergeant 1st class

Roy William Cobb, age 28, from Avon Park, Florida, Highlands county.

Parents: Harvey P. Cobb
Spouse: Georgia Cobb
Children: Pam and Keith

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, February 13, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Tampa Triubune (1970)

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