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Rudd, William Patrick
Army Sergeant

William Patrick Rudd, age 27, from Madisonville, Kentucky, Hopkins county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 3D Battalion, 75Th Ranger, Fort Benning, Ga

Date of death: Sunday, October 5, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Williams, Calvin
Army Specialist 4

Calvin Williams, age 21, from Nortonville, Kentucky, Hopkins county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, May 31, 1970
Death details: Killed in an auto accident in Germany
Cemetery: Nortonville

Source: National Archives, Madisonville Messenger (1970)

Pyle, Jerry William
Air Force Lieutenant colonel

Jerry William Pyle, age 39, from Richland, Kentucky, Hopkins county.

Parents: Opal Ogburn
Spouse: Ellen Pyle
Children: Beth and Paul

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Luce Township High graduate. Attended Purdue University and University of Evansville, Colorado University (1964)

Date of death: Monday, May 11, 1970
Death details: His reconnaissance plane crashed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Evansville Courier @ Press

Cooper, Archie B.
Army Private 1st class

Archie B. Cooper, age 20, from Kentucky, Hopkins county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: 361st Infantry, 91st Infantry Division

Date of death: Wednesday, September 20, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Zachery Taylor National

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Robertson, Walter
Marines Platoon Sergeant

Walter Robertson, age 19, from Earlington, Kentucky, Hopkins county.

Parents: William O. Robertson

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Thursday, November 25, 1943
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Pride, Lewis Bailey Jr.
Navy Ensign

Lewis Bailey Jr. Pride, age 23, from Madisonville, Kentucky, Hopkins county.

Parents: L. B. Pride

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for September 15, 2015

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Louisville Courier Journal (2019)

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