Reuben Marcus III Fernandez, age 22, from Abilene, Texas
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 2D Squadron, 7Th Cavalry, 4 Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Saturday, October 11, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Majir Al Kabir, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Rene Ledesma, age 34, from Abilene, Texas, Multiple county.
Spouse: Martha
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A ,1St Battalion, 7Th Cavalry (1Ad) , Ft. Hood, Texas
Date of death: Sunday, May 16, 2004
Death details: Died in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device exploded near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Francisco Herrera, age 26, from Taylor County Abilene, Texas .
Parents: Antonia Quiroz
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Company D, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines
Date of death: Tuesday, March 29, 1966
Death details: Killed in Vietnam by a mortar round.
Source: National Archives, Abilene Reporter News (1966)
Milton Y. Wilson from Texas, Jones county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Tuesday, April 11, 1944
Death details: Finding of death
Cemetery: Zachery Taylor National
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Frank C. Ferrel, age 31, from Roby, Texas, Jones county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, August 1, 1943
Death details: Accounted for January 10, 2023. In the summer of 1943, Ferrel was assigned to the 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator bomber Ferrel was an engineer was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed during Operation TIDAL WAVE, the largest bombing mission against the oil fields and refineries at Ploiesti, north of Bucharest, Romania. His remains were not identified following the war. The remains that could not be identified were buried as Unknowns in the Hero Section of the Civilian and Military Cemetery of Bolovan, Ploiesti, Prahova, Romania.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Dayton Monroe Masters, age 22, from Jones County Avoca, Texas .
Service era: World War II
Schools: Avoca (1939)
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: National Archives
Jess Gamble, age 27, from Anson, Texas, Jones county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Thursday, August 22, 1918
Death details: Died of accident
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com