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Hicks, Robert Harrison
Navy Reserves Ensign

Robert Harrison Hicks from Moundsville, West Virginia, Marshall county.

Parents: John Henry Hicks

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Geho, David W.
Private

David W. Geho, age 19, from Marshall County Bellton, West Virginia .

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Tuesday, November 5, 1918
Death details: Killed in action

Source: Soldiers of the Great War

Hartley, Walter R.
Private

Walter R. Hartley, age 23, from Marshall County Clouston, West Virginia .

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Tuesday, October 1, 1918
Death details: Killed in action

Source: Soldiers of the Great War

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