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Michael P. Cassidy, age 41, from Simpsonville, South Carolina, Greenville county.
Spouse: Johanna Cassidy
Children: Amber, 9; Catherine, 10
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry, Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Date of death: Thursday, June 17, 2010
Death details: Died in Mosul, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Greenville News, Military Times
Hilburn M. Jr. Burdette, age 19, from Simpsonville, South Carolina, Greenville county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, July 12, 1970
Death details: Died in Veitnam
Cemetery: Greenwood Memorial Gardens
Source: National Archives, Greenwood Index Journal (1970)
Broadus Franklin West, age 25, from Greenville County Simpsonville, South Carolina .
Parents: Marcus Franklin West
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, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, The State (1943)