Poplar BLuff Missouri

Summers, Eric W.
Marines Staff sergeant

Eric W. Summers, age 32, from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Butler county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Enlisted July 2000.

Date of death: Monday, November 13, 2013
Death details: Killed in an explosion during range maintenance operations to dispose of unexploded ordnance in the Zulu impact area aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Killed were Gunnery Sgt. Gregory J. Mullins, Staff Sgt. Mathew R. Marsh, Staff Sgt. Eric W. Summers and Sgt. Miguel Ortiz.

Source: cbs8.com, Missourinet

Harris, Harold Ray
Army Specialist 4

Harold Ray Harris, age 21, from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Butler county.

Parents: Harold W. Harris

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, March 20, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Lane, Famous Lee
Army Private 1st class

Famous Lee Lane, age 34, from Butler County Poplar Bluff, Missouri .

Parents: Julia Wilson

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 20, 1966
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1966)

Wangler, Lossy Ray
Marines Lance corporal

Lossy Ray Wangler, age 23, from Butler County Poplar Bluff, Missouri .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, March 20, 1966
Death details: Died in Vietnam from non-hostile causes.

Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1966)

Hudson, Dale Francis
Army Specialist 4

Dale Francis Hudson, age 27, from Butler County Poplar Bluff, Missouri .

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 1st Cavalry Air Mobile

Date of death: Wednesday, November 17, 1965
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Enterprise Courier (1965)

Walton, Luther J.
Air Force Captain

Luther J. Walton, age 32, from Butler County Poplar Bluff, Missouri .

Spouse: Jewell L. Walton

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, June 3, 1963
Death details: Killed in the crash of a military chartered airline in the Gulf of Alaska

Source: Associated Press (1963), Henry County Democrat (1963)

Wilcox, Lyman LeRoy
Army Private

Lyman LeRoy Wilcox, age 21, from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Butler county.

Service era: Korea
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Friday, March 21, 1952
Death details: Killed in action, North Korea
Cemetery: Woodlawn, Poplar Bluff

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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