William A Jones from Portsmouth, Virginia, Portsmouth county.
Service era: Cold War
Military history: 77th Ohio
Date of death: Saturday, February 23, 1980
Source: Library of Virginia, Richmond
Jones, William A
Perkins, Cecil Carrington Jr.
Army Captain
Cecil Carrington Perkins Jr., age 25, from Portsmouth, Virginia, Portsmouth county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, December 14, 1971
Death details: On December 14, 1971, a U-21A aircraft (tail number: 66-18041; call sign: Longtrip 041) with two crew members and four passengers took off from Phu Bai, Republic of (South) Vietnam, on an administrative mission to Da Nang. During the flight, the aircraft experienced an in-flight emergency, and the pilot radioed that he had lost an engine and had a fire. Within minutes of this transmission, all radio and radar contact with “Longtrip 041” was lost. They immediately launched search and rescue aircraft, but bad weather soon forced to return to base. Searches continued for the next three days but failed to locate any of the crew or its passengers.
Captain (CPT) Cecil Carrington Perkins Jr. entered the U.S. Army from Virginia and served in the Combat Assault Company, 165th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade. He was the copilot of “Longtrip 041” when it was lost, and his remains have not been recovered. Today, Captain Perkins is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Marchbank, Larry Overton
Navy Petty officer 1st class
Larry Overton Marchbank, age 27, from Portsmouth, Virginia, Portsmouth county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, March 16, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when a Navy EC121 spy plane with 31 crew aboard crashed into a hanger and started on fire.
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970), Associated Press (1970)
Vaughan, Milton Lee
Army Private 1st class
Milton Lee Vaughan, age 21, from Portsmouth, Virginia, Portsmouth county.
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Saturday, August 27, 1966
Death details: Wounded July 7, 1966 in Pleiku Province and died of those wounds at Walter Reed Hospital
Cemetery: Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
Mabine, Octavius
Navy Mess attendant 1st class
Octavius Mabine, age 21, from Portsmouth County Portsmouth, Virginia .
Parents: Essie Ora Mabine
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Died aboard the USS Oklahoma Accounted for November 20, 2020
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Newport News Daily Press (1942)
Royals, William Nicholas
Navy Fireman 1st class
William Nicholas Royals, age 20, from Portsmouth County Portsmouth, Virginia .
Parents: Mary Ann Royals
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Source: National Archives, Ledger Star (1960)
Walker, David Mess
Navy Mess attendant 3rd class
David Mess Walker from Portsmouth County Portsmouth, Virginia .
Parents: Edna Lee Ward
Service era: World War II
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
Williams, Wilbur Slade
Navy Officer’s steward 3rd class
Wilbur Slade Williams, age 27, from Portsmouth County Portsmouth, Virginia .
Spouse: Mildred Frances Williams
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma
Source: National Archives, Portsmouth Star (1942)