Donald Jay Hasse, age 28, from Wichita Falls, Texas, Multiple county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 13Th Armor (Tf Baghdad), Fort Riley, Ks
Date of death: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
John Edward Taylor, age 31, from Wichita Falls, Texas.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Headquarters 1St Battalion 3D Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, Nc 28301
Date of death: Saturday, May 17, 2003
Death details: Bagram, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael Wayne Marker, age 26, from Wichita Falls, Texas.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, March 4, 1971
Death details: On March 4, 1971, a JU-21 LEFT JAB (tail number 18065, call sign “Vanguard 216”) with a crew of five departed Phu Bai Air Base, South Vietnam, on a signal intelligence collection mission over Quang Tri Province. The aircraft’s last radio communication was from a location near the Demilitarized Zone where an enemy artillery regiment was believed to be located and where witnesses saw an aerial explosion. Search and rescue efforts were carried out for two days, but were unsuccessful. Captain Michael Wayne Marker, who joined the U.S. Army from Texas, served with the 138th Aviation Company, 224th Aviation Battalion, 509th Radio Research Group. He was the pilot of the LEFT JAB when it disappeared, and his remains were not recovered. Today, Captain Marker is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com
Vernon Ray Jr. Anderson, age 24, from Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita county.
Parents: Mrs. Wilson Sayles and Vernon R. Anderson
Spouse: Betty
Children: Vernon Ray III
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Booker T. Washington High (1964)
Date of death: Tuesday, December 22, 1970
Death details: Killed while on guard duty in Saigon
Cemetery: Eastlawn Memorial
Source: National Archives, Wichita Falls Times Record News, Associated Press (1970)
John Daniel Barrett, age 20, from Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita county.
Parents: James Barrett
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 1970
Death details: Killed while driving an ammunition truck that exploded in hostile action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Gastonia Gazette (1970)
David Arnold Connel, age 22, from Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, October 9, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
John Warren Jr. Emmons, age 19, from Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita Falls county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, June 14, 1970
Source: National Archives
Robby David Hanvey, age 21, from Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, June 9, 1970
Cemetery: Crestview Memorial Park
Source: National Archives, Vernon Daily Record (1970)
Robert Anthony Denton, age 21, from Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita county.
Parents: George Denton and Mrs. Floyd Taylor
Spouse: Cindy Ann (Cope)
Children: Robert Jr., 8 months
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Wichita Falls High (1968)
Date of death: Wednesday, May 6, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Wichita Falls Times (1970)
Robert Rodriguez, age 24, from Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, March 16, 1970
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association