Palmdale California

Pinckney, Victoria A.
Air Force Captain

Victoria A. Pinckney, age 27, from Palmdale, California, Los Angeles county.

Children: Son, 7 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.

Date of death: Friday, May 3, 2013
Death details: Died near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft. Killed were Capt. Mark T. Voss, Capt. Victoria A. Pinckney, Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III

Source: Department of Defense, KKTV

Olvera, Javier
Marines Lance corporal

Javier Olvera, age 20, from Palmdale, California, Los Angeles county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Saturday, August 8, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Delgado, George
Army Private 1st class

George Delgado, age 21, from Palmdale, California, Los Angeles county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 4Th Battalion, 64Th Armor, 4 Bct, Fort Stewart, Georgia

Date of death: Monday, March 24, 2008
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Allen, John Edward
Army Sergeant

John Edward Allen, age 25, from Palmdale, California, Los Angeles county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 2D Squadron, 12Th Cavalry, 4 Bct, Fort Bliss, Texas

Date of death: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq. Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Walker, Allan Kendall
Marines Staff sergeant

Allan Kendall Walker, age 28, from Palmdale, California, Los Angeles county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Co, 2D Bn, 4Th Mar, 1st Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, California

Date of death: Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Vallone, Donald H. Jr.
Marines Private 1st class

Donald H. Jr. Vallone, age 19, from Los Angeles County Palmdale, California .

Parents: Donna Phelps

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Associated Press (1983)

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