Ari R. Cullers, age 28, from New London, Connecticut, New London county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Sunday, October 30, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when an insurgent rocket-propelled grenade exploded near him.
Source: Department of Defense
Donald Oren Cable, age 22, from New London, Connecticut, New London county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, July 9, 1953
Death details: On July 6, 1953, a large Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) unit attacked and overran the U.S. Army outposts on Pork Chop Hill in an attempt to seize whatever territory possible before the impending armistice agreement. After fighting for the position for four days, on July 10, the 7th Infantry Division Commander determined that the CCF disregard for casualties and desire to hold the outpost outweighed the position’s tactical value, and ordered a withdrawal that was eventually completed on July 11. The U.S. never again controlled Pork Chop Hill, preventing thorough recovery efforts for those who were killed or went missing during the fighting. Private Donald Oren Cable, who joined the U.S. Army from Connecticut, served with the Medical Company, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was killed on July 9 as the 17th Infantry Regiment fought Chinese troops for control of Porkchop Hill. Conditions on the battlefield prevented the immediate retrieval of his body, and the terms of the armistice placed the area where he fell in the northern sector of the Demilitarized Zone. Today, Private Cable is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Richard Brammall Burns, age 25, from New London County New London, Connecticut .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.
Source: On Eternal Patrol
William Eugene Seeley, age 19, from New London, Connecticut, New London county.
Parents: Frances D. Seeley
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: Nation Archives
Samuel Geer, age 37, from New London County New London, Connecticut .
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Wednesday, February 6, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Source: Soldiers of the Great War