Plant City Florida

Freeman, Ronald D.
Marines Lance corporal

Ronald D. Freeman, age 25, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Parents: Terra Freeman (died in 2006)
Spouse: Katie Freeman and Brian Freeman
Children: Kaitlyn Michelle Freeman and William Douglas Freeman (born 10 days before his death)

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Plant City Senior High (2004)
Military history: 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Thursday, April 28, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Tampa Bay Times, Military Times

Cuzzupe, Paul O.
Army Private 1st class

Paul O. Cuzzupe, age 23, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Parents: Annette Kirk, preceded in death by Paul Cuzzupe

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Armwood High (2005)
Military history: 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Calvary Regiment, Vilseck, Germany. Elisted July 2009

Date of death: Sunday, August 8, 2010
Death details: Died in Akhtar-Mohammad-Khan, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Stars and Stripes, St. Petersburg Times, Military Times

Croft, David A. Jr.
Army Specialist

David A. Croft Jr., age 22, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Parents: Vicki Croft
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Durant High (2005)
Military history: 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Date of death: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.

Source: Department of Defense, St. Petersburg Times, Military Times

Clark, Cory Luttrel Sr
Army Sergeant

Cory Luttrel Sr Clark, age 25, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Service era: Iraq

Parent: Wrenita Codrington

Military history: 585Th Engineer Company, 864Th Ecb, Fort Lewis, Wa

Date of death: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Jaji, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Plant City Observer

Winston, Peter Enders
Army Lieutenant colonel

Peter Enders Winston, age 56, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 143D Transportation Command, Orlando, Fl

Date of death: Monday, November 13, 2006
Death details: Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Missildine, Jody Wayne
Army Private 2nd class

Jody Wayne Missildine, age 19, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1-36Th Infantry, Friedberg, Germany

Date of death: Saturday, April 8, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Tal Afar, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Phillips, James Ronald
Marines Lance corporal

James Ronald Phillips, age 21, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 3D Bn, 5Th Mar, Rct-1, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Thursday, December 23, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Speer, Richard Michael
Army 1st lieutenant

Richard Michael Speer, age 21, from Plant City, Florida, Hillsborough county.

Parents: Dorsey W. Speer

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 22, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Turkey Creek

Source: National Archives, Tampa Times (1970)

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