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Christopher Dale Henderson, age 35, from Hillsboro, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1St Brigade, 1St Infantry Division (Transition Team), Fort Riley, Kansas
Date of death: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Death details: Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Panjway, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brett Andre Walton, age 37, from Hillsboro, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery A, 2D Battalion, 17Th Field Artillery, Fort Carson, Colorado
Date of death: Monday, April 9, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Dennis E. Davis, age 34, from Hillsboro, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.
Cemetery: Skyline Memorial Gardens in Portland
Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982), findagrave.com
Claude Olliver Gowey, age 20, from Washington County Hillsboro, Oregon .
Parents: Hazel Mae Shipley
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for August 31, 2018
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Albany Democrat Herald (2018)