Livermore California

Shumaker, Kevin R.
Army Specialist

Kevin R. Shumaker, age 24, from Livermore, California, Alameda county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Death details: Died in a stateside hospital of rabies believe to have been contracted while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Hopkins, Ryan J.
Army Sergeant

Ryan J. Hopkins, age 21, from Livermore, California, Alameda county.

Parents: David Hopkins and Janet Hopkins
Spouse: Kathryn Hopkins
Children: None

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Livermore High graduate
Military history: 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Friday, January 8, 2010
Death details: Died at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio Texas of injuries sustained Oct. 4, 2008 in a motor pool accident in Baghdad, Iraq. Suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 55 percent of his body. He spent about 4 monts in the ICU and was steadily improving and died after reconstructive surgery.
Cemetery: Roselawn, Livermore

Source: Department of Defense, Contra Costa Times, Military Times

King, John Chester
Army Specialist 4

John Chester King, age 20, from Livermore, California, Alameda county.

Parents: Edward M. King

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, November 2, 1970
Death details: Body recovered

Source: National Archives, San Francisco Examiner (1970)

Podgorny, Dennis
Army Corporal

Dennis Podgorny, age 19, from Livermore, California, Alameda county.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Livermore High
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Thursday, November 9, 1967
Death details: Killed by small arms fire, Quang Nam Province

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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