Mullins South Carolina

Pate, Ralph E.
Marines Gunnery sergeant

Ralph E. Pate, age 29, from Mullins, South Carolina, Marion county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Sunday, June 26, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Aghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Herring, Alfred Jimmy Jr.
Marines Lance corporal

Alfred Jimmy Jr. Herring, age 19, from Mullins, South Carolina, Marion county.

Parents: Hazel McDonald Lancaster and preceded in death by Alfred J. Herring

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Mullins High (1969)

Date of death: Sunday, September 20, 1970
Death details: Died from wounds received from enemy explosives while enroute to a quad ammunition site

Source: National Archives, Florence Morning News (1970)

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