Roanoke county Virginia

Conrad, Timothy J.
Army Corporal

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

Plunk, Terry Lawrence
Army Lieutenant

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

Harvey, John Davis
Marine Corps Sergeant

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

Pritchard, Patricia A
Army National Guard Private 1st Class

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 (https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/vmd/), provided courtesy of the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Rucker, John William
Army Sergeant

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)

White, Eddy Eugene
Army Sergeant

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)

Hurt, Vassar William III
Army 1st lieutenant

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)

Waterman, Thomas L.
Air Force Sergeant

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

Emory, Charles Robert
Army 1st lieutenant

Charles Robert Emory, age 23, from Roanoke, Virginia, Roanoke county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Tuesday, March 21, 1967
Death details: Killed by small arms fire, Kontum Province

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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