Waxahachie Texas

Ramirez, Joel A.
Army Private 1st Class

Joel A. Ramirez, age 22, from Waxahachie, Texas, Ellis county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered in Nimroz Province, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: Spc. Paul J. Atim, Spc. Charles J. Wren, Pfc. Joel A. Ramirez.

Source: Department of Defense., Military Times

Hammonds, Roy Lee
Marines Corporal

Roy Lee Hammonds, age 21, from Waxahachie, Texas, Ellis county.

Parents: Louis Hammonds

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, January 4, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Galveston Daily News (1970)

Roark, Donald B.
Navy Aviation electrian’s mate 2

Donald B. Roark, age 22, from Ellis County Waxahachie, Texas .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, January 30, 1963
Death details: He was aboard a new type of Navy plane, a submarine hunter, that was on a lengthy practice mission when it crashed into the Atlantic about 230 miles southeast of New York.

Source: Memorial marker, Minneapolis Star Tribune (1963) San Angelo Weekly Standard (1963)

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