Radford Virginia

Cutsforth, Sean R.
Army Specialist

Sean R. Cutsforth, age 22, from Radford, Virginia, Radford county.

Parents: Vickie L. Cutsforth and Robert H. Cutsforth
Spouse: Ashley L. Cutsforth

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Death details: Died at Ghazni Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unity using small arms fire.
Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, Richmond Times Dispatch, Military Times, findagrave.com, Military Times

Long, Phillip Michael
Army Private 1st class

Phillip Michael Long, age 20, from Radford, Virginia, Radford county.

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. John O. Burton and Richard L. Long
Spouse: Sherry Yopp Long
Children: Tammy M. Long

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Battery C, 144th Artillery

Date of death: Friday, April 10, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Roanoke Times (1970)

Clark, John A.
Army Sergeant

John A. Clark from Radford, Virginia.

Spouse: Married

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Saturday, April 21, 1956
Death details: Killed at Fort Buckner, Okinawa in a barracks brawl. A private was charged with his murder.

Source: Spokane Chronicle (1956)

Clark, John A.
Army Sergeant

John A. Clark, age 22, from Radford, Virginia.

Spouse: Married

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Saturday, April 21, 1956
Death details: Killed at Fort Buckner, Okinawa in a barracks brawl. A private was charged with his murder.

Source: Spokane Chronicle (1956)

Haislip, Claude Jackson Jr.
Navy Reserves Seaman 1st class

Claude Jackson Jr. Haislip from Radford, Virginia, Radford county.

Spouse: Mary Bird Haislip

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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