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Timothy J. Conrad, age 22, from Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke county.
Spouse: Holly
Child: 7 month old
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Date of death: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan when his unit came under small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Terry Lawrence Plunk, age 25, from Vinton, Virginia, Roanoke county.
Spouse: Doris C. Plunk
Children: Two children
Service era: Gulf War
Date of death: Tuesday, February 26, 1991
Death details: Killed in action, Al-Salman Airfield, Iraq
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Supreme Court of Virginia, Library of Virginia, Richmond
John Davis Harvey, age 21, from Roanoke Virginia, Roanoke County.
Date of death: Friday, April 25, 1980
Death details: Died in an aborted attempt to rescue hostages in Iran.
Cemetery: Fair View, Roanoke; memorialized at Arlington National
Source: Virginia Military Dead Database from the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, National Arvhices, findagrave.com
Patricia A Pritchard from Vinton, Virginia, Roanoke county.
Military history: Headquarters & Headquarters
Date of death: Monday, July 11, 1977
Source: This information is contained in the Virginia Military Dead Database (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/vmd/), provided courtesy of the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
John William Rucker, age 23, from Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke county.
Parents: William G. Rucker
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Casper College
Date of death: Monday, December 14, 1970
Death details: Died from wounds in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Casper Star Tribune, Associated Press (1970)
Robert Thomas McDaniel from Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, July 5, 1970
Source: National Archives
Eddy Eugene White, age 21, from Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, June 30, 1970
Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)
Vassar William III Hurt, age 25, from Richmond, Virginia, Roanoke county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, May 2, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam from injuries received in combat
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: National Archives, Roanoke World News (1970), Roanoke Times (1970)
Thomas L. Waterman, age 25, from Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke county.
Parents: Leo Waterman
Spouse: Toni Kerfoot Waterman
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Henry High (1964), Lees-McRae Junior College (1966)
Date of death: Friday, April 10, 1970
Death details: Killed when an RF4 Reconnaissance jet crashed into the air base at Udorn, Thailand.
Source: National Archives, AFTN VFW Memorial Post 10249
Andrew W. III King, age 20, from Virginia, Roanoke county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Monday, July 6, 1953
Death details: On July 6, 1953, a large Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) unit attacked and overran the U.S. Army outposts on Pork Chop Hill in an attempt to seize whatever territory possible before the impending armistice agreement. After fighting for the position for four days, on July 10, the 7th Infantry Division Commander determined that the CCF disregard for casualties and desire to hold the outpost outweighed the position’s tactical value, and ordered a withdrawal that was eventually completed on July 11. The U.S. never again controlled Pork Chop Hill, preventing thorough recovery efforts for those who were killed or went missing during the fighting. Sergeant First Class Andrew Wayne King IV, who joined the U.S. Army from Virginia, served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He went missing in action on July 6, as his unit fought Chinese soldiers for control of Pork Chop Hill. No one saw him fall in battle, and due to conditions on the battlefield, it was not possible to conduct a search for him. He was not reported to be a prisoner of war, and his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. The area of his loss is now part of the Demilitarized Zone. Today, Sergeant First Class King is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency