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Michael J. Strachota, age 28, from White Hall, Arkansas, Jefferson county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 96th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas.
Date of death: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Robert A. Massarelli was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
James Douglas Doster, age 37, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jefferson county.
Parents: Charles C. Doster Jr. (preceded in death) and Billie K. Doster
Spouse: Amanda Lynn Doster (married December 9, 2000)
Children: Kathryn and Grace Doster
Service era: Iraq
Schools: White Hall High and Hendrix College in Conway
Military history: Company B, 2D Battalion, 16Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Riley, Ks
Date of death: Saturday, September 29, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Ralph Robinson and Son funeral home, findagrave.com
George N. Holmes Jr., age 22, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jefferson County
Service era: Operation Eagle Claw/Operation Evening Light
Parent: George Holmes Sr.
Military history: Killed in an operation to free hostages taken on Nov. 4, 1979 after terrorists stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran.
Date of death: Thursday, April 24, 1980
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Congressional Record, Associated Press (1980)
Harold Joseph Ford, age 23, from Redfield, Arkansas, Jefferson county.
Parents: Lewis E. Ford
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, May 31, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Thomas Michael Moreau, age 25, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jefferson county.
Spouse: Jacquelyn A. Moreau
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, May 15, 1970
Death details: Killed in action, Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Syriac Jr. Hebert, age 21, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jefferson county.
Parents: Syriac Hebert Sr.
Spouse: Married
Children: Michael
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Battery B, 1st Battalion, 77th Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of death: Wednesday, April 1, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Lafayette Daily Advertiser (1970)
Charles Willie Dokes, age 20, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jefferson county.
Parents: George L. Dokes
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, February 27, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam.
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
John Moore Burnley, age 20, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jefferson county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, February 4, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1970)
Samuel Jr. Rogers, age 22, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jefferson county.
Parents: Shella Pleasant
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, March 16, 1962
Death details: Among 93 soldiers aboard a transport plane on a “secret mission” to Vietnam. Wreaths Across America in 2021: “Very little is known about what happened to the plane and its passengers, and due to the circumstance surrounding this mission, the names of those lost have not yet been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.”
Cemetery: A memorial honoring the lives lost was dedicated in 2021 in Columbia Falls, Maine
Source: Atlanta Counstitution (1962), MauiNow (2021), UPI (1962)
John C. Clark, age 19, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Jefferson county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Wednesday, May 28, 1952
Death details: Killed when the B-36 bomber he was aboard crashed on a runway at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram (1952), UP (1952)