Pikeville Kentucky

Coleman, Gary Brent
Army Corporal

Gary Brent Coleman, age 24, from Pikeville, Kentucky, Pike county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Armor Battalion, 68Th Armor Regiment, Fort Carson, Co 80913

Date of death: Friday, November 21, 2003
Death details: killed Nov. 21 during a patrol when the vehicle he was driving flipped over into a canal, trapping him inside, in Balad, Iraq.

Cemetery: Johnson Memorial, Pikeville

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com, legacy.com, Military Times

Justice, Don McClelland
Marines Corporal

Don McClelland Justice, age 21, from Pikeville, Kentucky, Pike county.

Parents: Stella Justice

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, September 7, 1970
Death details: Died of wounds received in action

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Blackburn, Harding Coolidge
Navy Yeoman 3rd class

Harding Coolidge Blackburn, age 21, from Pikeville, Kentucky, Pike county.

Parents: Emsy Byrone Blackburn

Service era: World War II
Military history: Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941

Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for October 18, 2021
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Burk, Millard Jr.
Navy Seaman 1st class

Millard Jr. Burk, age 19, from Pikeville, Kentucky, Pike county.

Parents: Millard Burk

Service era: World War II
Military history: United States Navy; Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941. Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for July 25, 2018.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Buckley, Jack C.
Navy Fire controlman 3rd class

Jack C. Buckley, age 19, from Pikeville, Kentucky, Pike county.

Parents: Lydia Buckley

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Cemetery: Honolulu Memorial

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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