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Andrew P. Southard, age 27, from Pinal County Apache Junction, Arizona .
Date of death: Friday, November 10, 2023
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea during routine flight training.
Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes (2023)
Kyler L. Estrada, age 21, from Maricopa, Arizona, Pinal county.
Spouse: Alyssa Estrada
Parent: Calrin Saline Estrada
Schools: Queen Creek High (2008)
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Hospital corpsman, assigned to 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Death details: Died as a result of a non-combat related training incident in Djibouti, Africa
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times,, Cronkite News
Darrel Dwayne Kasson, age 43, from Florence, Arizona, Pinal county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 259Th Engineer Company, Phoenix, Az
Date of death: Sunday, March 4, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Tikrit, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Jon Cole, age 19, from Phoenix, Arizona, Pinal county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, September 13, 1970
Cemetery: Greenwood Memorial
Source: National Archives, Arizona Republic (1970)
Gary John Anderson, age 22, from Arizona, Pinal county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, May 19, 1970
Source: National Archives
Larry Robert Garcia, age 20, from Arizona, Pinal county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, May 18, 1970
Source: National Archives
Arthur Martinez Jr. Garcia, age 22, from Mammoth, Arizona, Pinal county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, February 7, 1970
Source: National Archives
George Hellworth Gilbert, age 23, from Casa Granda, Arizona, Pinal county.
Parents: Cabrilla Gilbert
Service era: World War II
Schools: Casa Grande High (1936), Arizona Teachers College at Flagstaff
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS California. Remains not recovered
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Arizona Republic (1941)