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Murphy, Christopher Edward
Army Corporal

Christopher Edward Murphy, age 21, from Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg (City) county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 4Th Battalion, 31St Infantry, Fort Drum, Ny

Date of death: Saturday, May 12, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Al Taqa, Iraq
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Scheuerman, Jason Drew
Army Private 1st class

Jason Drew Scheuerman, age 20, from Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg (City) county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 30Th Infantry, 3D Id, (Tf Liberty), Fort Benning, Georgia

Date of death: Saturday, July 30, 2005
Death details: Muqdadiyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Shepherd, Kristopher Linwood
Army Staff Sergeant

Kristopher Linwood Shepherd, age 26, from Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg (City) county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 767Th Ordnance Company, 1St Cavalry Division, (Tf Baghdad) Fort Mcnair, Dc

Date of death: Friday, February 11, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Francis, Larry Edward
Army Specialist 5th class

Larry Edward Francis, age 21, from Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, April 13, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Fort Hill Memorial Park in Lynchburg

Source: National Archives, Associated Press, findagrave.com

Wirt, Larry Francis
Army Specialist 4th class

Larry Francis Wirt, age 21, from Lynchburg County Lynchburg, Virginia .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, April 23, 1966
Death details: Died of disease in Vietnam.
Cemetery: Fort Hill Memorial Park

Source: National Archives, Roanoke Times (1966), News and Advance (1966)

Brown, Kenneth J.
Army

Kenneth J. Brown, age 20, from Lynchburg, Virginia .

Parents: William W. Brown

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California
Cemetery: National of Danville

Source: Associated Press (1966)

Clark, Donald E. Jr.
Air Force Captain

Donald E. Jr. Clark, age 26, from Lynchburg County Lynchburg, Virginia .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, March 23, 1966
Death details: On October 25, 1977, the Central Identification Lab-Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Donald E. Clark Jr., missing from the Vietnam War. Captain Clark entered the U.S. Air Force from Maryland and was a member of the 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On March 23, 1966, he was the pilot of an F-100F Super Sabre (serial number 58-1212) on a combat mission over North Vietnam, when his aircraft crashed and he was killed. In 1977, the Vietnamese government repatriated remains to the United States, which were identified as those of Capt Clark. Captain Clark is memorialized on Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed along with all his fallen comrades on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC.

Source: National Archives, News and Advance (1966), Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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