Lakeland Florida

Lumley, Ryan M.
Army Specialist

Ryan M. Lumley, age 21, from Lakeland, Florida, Polk county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Bliss, Texas.

Date of death: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Sgt. 1st Class Clark A. Corley Jr., Spc. Ryan M. Lumley, Spc. Thomas J. Mayberry.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Reiners, John A.
Army Staff sergeant

John A. Reiners, age 24, from Lakeland, Florida, Polk county.

Parents: Greg Reiners
Spouse: Casey Barker Reiners
Children: Lex, 2

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. Bronze Star, Purple Heart.

Date of death: Saturday, February 13, 2010
Death details: Among three who died of wounds suffered while on foot patrol when suicide bomber on motorcyle attacked them in Zhari Province, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Forest Hill, Haines City

Source: Department of Defense, Lakeland Ledger, Military Times

Payne, Ronald Raymond Jr
Marines Corporal

Ronald Raymond Payne Jr., age 23, from Lakeland, Florida, Polk county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Co, 2D Lar Bn, (Blt 1/6, 22D Meu), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Date of death: Saturday, May 8, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Kandahar, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Croft, Brett A.
Marines Lance corporal

Brett A. Croft, age 21, from Polk County Lakeland, Florida .

Parents: Rae

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Tampa Tribune (1983)

Nails, Eddie Lee Jr.
Army Sergeant

Eddie Lee Jr. Nails, age 20, from Lakeland, Florida, Polk county.

Parents: Eddie L. Nails Sr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, May 9, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Orlando Sentinel (1970)

Fearrand, William E.
Private

William E. Fearrand, age 22, from Lakeland, Florida, Polk county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Tuesday, July 30, 1918
Cemetery: Lakeview, Lakeland

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com, findagrave.com

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