Timothy Lawrence Hayslett, age 26, from Newville, Pennsylvania, Cumberland county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Hhc 1st Battalion 37th Armor, Apo Ae 09081
Date of death: Saturday, November 15, 2003
Death details: Hostile, died in Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Randy Shugart, age 35, from Newville, Pennsylvania, Cumberland county.
Spouse: Stephanie
Service era: Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
Date of death: Sunday, October 3, 1993
Death details: Killed during a 16 hour fight with supporters of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Two U.S. Blackhawk helicopters were brought down
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Tampa Bay Times
Robert Paul McDermond from Newville, Pennsylvania, Cumberland county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Corporal Robert Paul McDermond joined the U.S. Army from Pennsylvania and was a member of Company K of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, Company K was occupying defensive positions with the 3rd Battalion near Unsan. During a massive assault by the Chinese, CPL McDermond was captured. He was eventually marched north to Camp 5 at Old Pyoktong where he became ill and died in August 1951 of malnutrition. He was not identified among the remains returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Corporal McDermond is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Newville Valley Times Star (1953)