Emery Wager, back right, with fellow U.S. Marines during one of his tours of Afghanistan. (Photo courtesy of Emery Wager) ...

Sgt. Jacob M. Durham, a Long Beach, California native, was the Marine who died in a surveillance plane crash in the Philippines, the U.S. Marine Corps ...

His awards and decorations included the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, a Meritorious Mast and Naval Aircrew Insignia.

A U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton has been identified as one of four people killed in a plane crash last week in the southern Philippines, military officials confirmed Sunday. Sgt. Jacob M.

His awards and decorations included the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, a Meritorious Mast, and Naval Aircrew Insignia ...

Sgt. Jacob M. Durham, 22, of Long Beach, was killed along with three military contractors in Thursday's crash of a UC-12W Beechcraft King Air 350.

His awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, a Meritorious Mast and a Naval Aircrew Insignia.

Three defense contractors onboard the aircraft were also killed as the cause of the crash in the Philippines remains under investigation.