Tag: Paducah Kentucky

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Torian, Aaron C.
Marines Master Sergeant

Aaron C. Torian, age 36, from Paducah, Kentucky.

Spouse: Jurley Torian (Pomeroy)
Children: Elijah, 9; Avery, 2; Laura Bella, 4

Parents: Esta Smith and Joe Torian; step-father Jim Smith

School: Thomas Stone High (1995) in Waldorf, Maryland; University of Tennessee-Martin (2001)

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Saturday, February 15, 2014
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Press Democrat (2014)

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Heflin, Christopher Todd
Marines Sergeant

Christopher Todd Heflin, age 26, from Paducah, Kentucky, Mccracken county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hqbn, (K Co, 3D Bn, 1St Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mardiv), 2D Mardiv, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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McElrath, Ralph Edward
Army Corporal

Ralph Edward McElrath, age 20, from Paducah, Kentucky, McCracken county.

Parents: Charles McElrath

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Lone Oak High (1969)

Date of death: Monday, July 26, 1971
Death details: Drowned in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Mount Kenton

Source: National Archives, Paducah Sun (1971)

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Allison, Hal Jake
Navy Fireman 2nd class

Hal Jake Allison, age 21, from Paducah, Kentucky, McCracken county.

Parents: Henry Neal and Opal M. Allison

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for October 14, 2021
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Owensboro Messenger (1950)