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Justin Candido Kirby, age 21, from New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Parents: Robert Kirby and Patrica (Cox) Kirby
Schools: Global Learning Charter Public School (2016) and Bristol Community College (2018)
Date of death: Monday, March 16, 2020
Death details: Died in Fort Irwin while taking part in a “large-scale” exercise within the center’s training grounds
Cemetery: Sacred Heart Cemetery, New Bedford
Source: WCVB, South Coast Today
Benjamin Sherman from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Their last known residence was in Plymouth.
Parents: Denise Sherman and Bill Sherman
Spouse: Patricia Sherman
Children: Wife pregnant
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Plymouth High
Military history: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 14th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. Bronze Star Medal.
Date of death: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Death details: Disappeared with fellow soldier Nov. 4, 2009 after they jumped into a river in western Afghanistan in an attempt to recover supplies. Other soldier, Brandon T. Islip, was declared dead Nov. 4, 2009.
Cemetery: Manumet
Source: Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Taunton Daily Gazette.
Michael Louis Ford, age 19, from New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 1St Tank Bn, (Rct-7, I Mef Fwd), 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, California
Date of death: Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ubaydi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Camara, age 40, from New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 115Th Military Police Company, Cranston, Rhode Island
Date of death: Monday, September 1, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Tampa, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Wayne Wilson Mullin, age 19, from New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Parents: Walter G. Mullin
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, August 20, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Boston Globe (1970)
Manuel Antonio D. Tavares, age 20, from New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, January 9, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Boston Globe (1970)
Napoleon Joseph Cabana, age 30, from New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Parents: Esther Cabana
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed in action in the Philippines
Cemetery: Manila American Cemetery
Source: National Archives