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Hammond, Ryan D.
Air Force Staff sergeant

Ryan D. Hammond, age 26, from Moundsville, West Virginia.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas

Date of death: Friday, October 2, 2015
Death details: died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Berisford, Julian L.
Army Specialist

Julian L. Berisford, age 25, from Benwood, West Virginia, Marshall county.

Spouse: Gina Berisford
Children: Mya Berisford, 11 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: John Marshall High (2002)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska. Enlisted February 2007. Enlisted in 2007.

Date of death: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Death details: Died in Paktika Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Yoho, Kermit Harold
Army Specialist 4

Kermit Harold Yoho, age 20, from Marshall County Moundsville, West Virginia .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, February 10, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1966)

Porter, Franklin Delano
Army Sergeant

Franklin Delano Porter, age 25, from Marshall County Cameron, West Virginia .

Parents: Herman Porter
Spouse: Married

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, December 30, 1964
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash during a combat support mission in Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1964)

Gray, Robert Howard
Army Private 1st class

Robert Howard Gray, age 20, from Viola, West Virginia, Marshall county.

Service era: Korea
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Saturday, October 20, 1951
Death details: Killed in action, North Korea
Cemetery: Sandhill, Marshall County

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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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