Washington County Ohio

Taylor, Joshua C.
Marines Lance Corporal

Joshua C. Taylor, age 21, from Marietta, Ohio, Washington county.

Service era: Afghanistan

Fiancee: Abigail Malone (marriage scheduled May 11, 2013)

Schools: Marietta High (2010)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. Joined the Marines in June 2010.

Date of death: Monday, March 18, 2013
Death details: Killed in a mortar explosion during training at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada. Killed were Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II, Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., Lance Cpl Joshua C. Taylor, Lance Cpl. Mason J. Vanderwork, Lance Cpl. William T. Wild, Cpl. Aaron J. Ripperda.

Cemetery: Mound

Source: Stars and Strips, Marietta Times, Patriot Guard

Rutherford, Christopher Neil
Army 1st lieutenant

Christopher Neil Rutherford, age 25, from Newport, Ohio, Washington county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Forward Support Group, 19Th Engineer Battalion, Fort Knox, Kentucky

Date of death: Monday, July 2, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Tikrit, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Nolan, Allen Duane
Army Specialist

Allen Duane Nolan, age 38, from Marietta, Ohio, Washington county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Detachment 1, 660Th Transportation Company, Zanesville, Ohio

Date of death: Thursday, September 30, 2004
Death details: Died at Fort Sam Houston, Texas of injuries sustained September 18, 2004 when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and then came under small arms fire in Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Thomas, Jerry Gale
Army Sergeant

Jerry Gale Thomas, age 20, from Washington County Marietta, Ohio .

Spouse: Dorothy I. Thomas

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 3, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, illness, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Washington Courthouse Record Herald (1971)

Barnett, Meredith Lee
Marines Sergeant

Meredith Lee Barnett, age 20, from Belpre, Ohio, Washington county.

Parents: Glen W. Barnett

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, November 6, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Coplin, Scott Rondal
Army Corporal

Scott Rondal Coplin, age 20, from Marietta, Ohio, Washington county.

Parents: Ronald E. Coplin

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, April 21, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Hill, Robert Allen
Army Sergeant

Robert Allen Hill, age 21, from Lowell, Ohio, Washington county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 1, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Springfield News Sun (1970)

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