Military
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Veterans and Military Unit Links
Revolutionary War - 1st Creek Wars - 2nd Creek War -
Civil War - Spanish-American War - World War I
World War II - Korean War - Vietnam War -
War on Terror
All Military Conflicts
Revolutionary War
Below is a list of known Washington County men who proudly served in the Revolutionary War. Email if you would like a name added to the list.
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Birth Date |
Death Date |
Notes / Source |
John Jordan |
08 May 1756 |
20 Aug 1828 |
Born Northhampton NC. Served as a Soldier in the state of VA. Died in Washington County GA. DAR ancestor number
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First Creek War
Below is a list of known Washington County men who proudly served in the First Creek War. Email if you would like a name added to the list.
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Second Creek War
Below is a list of known Washington County men who proudly served in the Second Creek War. Email if you would like a name added to the list.
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Civil War
Below is a list of known Washington County men who proudly served in the Civil War. Email if you would like a name added to the list.
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Birth Date |
Death Date |
Notes / Source |
Lanier, Lewis Lafayette |
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He was a member of TROOP B, 2nd GA Cav Battalion "Screven Troop". Captain Simon D. CONNOR,
Commanding. Captain Moses Nathaniel MCCALL, Jr., Commanding. "The Fighting Chaplain" and is listed as: 2nd Lieutenant Lewis
Lafayette LANIER. He was captured during the war and imprisoned at Pt Lookout near Baltimore, MD. [Source:
Lewis Lafayette Lanier] |
Spanish-American War
Below is a list of known Washington County men who proudly served in the Spanish-American War. Email if you would like a name added to the list.
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World War I
Below is a list of known Washington County men who proudly served in World War I. Email if you would like a name added to the list.
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Birth Date |
Death Date |
Notes / Source |
ATKINSON, Roy R. |
17 Nov 1894 |
16 Oct 1948 |
Ga., Mus. 318 Eng. 6th Div. WWI |
BANKS, Will |
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BENNETT, Florida F. |
21 Mar 1893 |
28 Jul 1949 |
Pvt. 20th Co. 157th Depot Brig. WWI |
BOATRIGHT, Russell Henry |
1897 |
1986 |
Served in WWI |
BROWN, Molton C. |
05 Jan 1894 |
08 May 1935 |
Ga., Pvt. 311 Aux. R?T Depot OMC WWI |
BROWN, Oscar D. |
01 Jan 1898 |
10 Jun 1949 |
Wagoner 121 Inf. 31 Div. WWI |
BROWN, Sidney Francis |
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07 Jul 1920 |
1st Lt. 27 Engineers |
BRUNER, Lee Landus |
16 Jul 1888 |
29 Nov 1955 |
Ga., Cpl. US Army WWI |
CARTER, Alexander |
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CHILDERS, Jim L. |
18 Mar 1898 |
07 Dec 1953 |
Ga., Pri. 8 GM Hosp. WWI |
CHIVERS, Willie A. |
12 Aug 1893 |
28 Jun 1954 |
GA. Pvt 238 PW Escort Co ASC WWI |
CONNELL, Hugh E. |
27 May 1892 |
08 Mar 1953 |
Pvt. 9 Co. B Depot Brig. WWI |
COOK, Wallace J. |
30 Jan 1894 |
08 Feb 1952 |
Ga., Pvt. Salvage Div. QMC WWI |
CROSBY, Shelton H. |
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08 Jan 1928 |
Pvt. 26th Reg. Coast Art. Corps |
CUMMINGS, B.M. |
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DEAL, Carroll William |
05 Jan 1895 |
26 Oct 1918 |
Lt. Co. K 360 Inf. |
DEAL, Claude Lewis |
07 Mar 1896 |
14 Oct 1918 |
Pvt. Co. C 18 Inf.-Killed in action at Muse Argonne |
ENNIS, Luther Dawkins |
1896 |
1968 |
Served in World War I |
EVANS, Beverly Daniel (Jr) |
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1st Lt. Co. D 20th Mach. Gun Bat. 13 Brig. 7 Div. USA |
HALL, John |
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HAMP, Wesley |
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HARTLEY, Julius H. |
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06 Oct 1918 |
Ga., Pvt 157 Depot Brig. WWI |
HATTAWAY, Cleveland |
25 May 1889 |
27 Nov 1941 |
Srg. QM Corps. WWI |
HATTAWAY, Thomas W. |
22 Nov 1892 |
11 May 1958 |
Ga., Pvt. Co. B Development Bn WWI |
HODGES, Peeler |
10 Mar 1894 |
10 Oct 1946 |
GA Pvt. 28 Inf. Div. WWI |
HOLLAND, Willie J. |
20 Sep 1889 |
06 Oct 1951 |
Ga., Pvt 83 PW Escort Co. ASC WWI |
IVEY, Roger Gamble, Sr. |
17 Mar 1892 |
03 Mar 1975 |
US Army |
IVEY, William "Bill" Clarance |
22 Mar 1894 |
19 Apr 1977 |
US Army |
JOHNSON, Abbie Lee |
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JOHNSON, Ellis |
20 Jul 1895 |
13 May 1948 |
Ga., Pvt. Inf. WWI |
LEWIS, Maurice S. |
27 Nov 1898 |
14 Feb 1957 |
Pvt. Mod. Dept. WWI m. Leona Arnold |
MARSHALL, Marston J |
07 Jul 1892 |
30 Jul 1955 |
GA Cpl. 495 Aero Sq. WWI |
MATHIS, Fred S. |
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MOYE, Carl E. |
20 May 1894 |
13 Feb 1942 |
Ga., Sgt. 118 Field Arty. 31 Div. |
NEWSOM, Lewis C. |
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NORRIS, Huby L. |
16 Jun 1893 |
22 Apr 1958 |
Ga., Pvt. Med. Dept. WWI |
POUND, Eddie J. |
27 Jun 1888 |
16 Oct 1948 |
Ga., Pvt 329 Inf. 83 Div. WWI |
RACHELS, Sidney F. |
1892 |
1941 |
Ga., Pvt. 307 SN TN 37 Div. |
REESE, Augustus |
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RENFROE, Lewis |
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ROWLAND, Oscar |
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SELLARS, Willie E. |
09 Apr 1890 |
20 Nov 1954 |
Ga., Pvt. 202 PW Escort Co. ASC WWI |
SEWELL, Wilbur S. |
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SHEPPARD, Emory M. |
14 Aug 1894 |
07 May 1951 |
Ga., Pvt 157 Depot Brigade WWI |
SHURLING, Bultler |
1894 |
1988 |
U.S. Navy WWI [Source:
James H. (Jim) Shurling] |
SMITH, Otis W. |
18 Jun 1894 |
27 Dec 1960 |
Pvt. US Army WWI |
SUMNER, William H. |
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TOMPKINS, William S. |
25 Jul 1887 |
17 May 1942 |
Ga., Pvt. 166th Inf. 42 Div. WWI |
VEAL, Robert W. |
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WILKINS, Eddie |
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YARBROUGH, Arthur C. |
27 Nov 1890 |
03 May 1952 |
Ga., Pfc. 157 Depto. Brigade WWI |
Student Army Training Corp according to the "Unofficial history of the ROTC" From 10-1-1918 until 11-11-1918 (Armistice Day) the ROTC was called
the S.A.T.C. Student army training corp.
World War II

WWII Memorial on Courthouse Square, Sandersville, GA
Below is a list of known Washington County men and women who proudly served in World War II. Email if you would like a name added to the list.
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Birth Date |
Death Date |
Notes / Source |
AKRIDGE, Robert W. |
01 Feb 1919 |
17 Nov 1955 |
Ga., Tec. 4 Co. 1, 389 Inf. WWII |
ALLEN, Henry |
06 Apr 1901 |
28 Feb 1953 |
Tec. 5 503 SIG ACFT WNG BN WWII |
AMERSON, George W. |
13 May 1911 |
09 May 1960 |
Ga., Sgt. US Army WWII |
AVANT, Charles B. |
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BARKSDALE, Beverly E. |
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BLINKHORN, John Hazen |
25 May 1918 |
18 Jun 1952 |
Maine Cpl. 963 Field Art BN WWII BSN |
BOATRIGHT, Harvey Voss |
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BRANTLEY, Onie |
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BRETT, Joe Rabun |
28 Sep 1918 |
06 Apr 1945 |
Pharmacist Mate 2nd Class US Naval Reserve- Killed at sea |
BRIDGES, K.C. |
09 Jun 1926 |
25 May 1951 |
Ga., Cpl. 77 AAF Air Svc. GP WWII |
BROOKINS, Isadore N. |
17 Sep 1908 |
19 May 1951 |
Ga., CM3 USNR WWII |
BURGAMY, Willie Walker |
27 Oct 1925 |
11 Oct 1955 |
Served in World War II |
BUSH, Hubert Lamar |
19 Dec 1916 |
30 Dec 1951 |
Ga., AMI US Navy WWII |
CHANNELL, George B. |
27 May 1922 |
26 Dec 1958 |
Ga., TEC 5 US Army WWII |
CHAPMAN, Ward |
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COCHRAN, Julian T. |
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COLLINS, Henry L. |
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CONN, John |
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COOK, Leroy |
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COOPER, J.W. |
25 Sep 1915 |
08 Jul 1949 |
Ga., Pfc. 440 ARMD Field Arty. BN WWII |
CORDY, William A. |
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CUMMINGS, Clifford A. |
14 Sep 1902 |
12 Feb 1945 |
Troop A, 12th Cavalry Killed in action in Manilla |
DAVIS, Alvin F. |
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DAVIS, James P. |
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DAVIS, Louie |
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DOWNS, Lee Happ |
02 Aug 1914 |
09 Jun 1960 |
Ga., Pvt. Inf., WWII BSM |
DUKES, George Franklin |
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Served in World War II |
DUKES, Welborn |
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Served in World War II |
DUNCAN, George |
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ENNIS, Annie Laura |
27 Dec 1923 |
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Cadet Nurse WWII |
ENNIS, Carolyn Estelle |
29 Sep 1927 |
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Cadet Nurse WWII |
ENNIS, William T. (Jr) |
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FIELDS, Thomas H. |
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FULGHUM, Herschel E. |
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GLOVER, John |
06 Jun 1920 |
07 Sep 19?4 |
Ga., S. Sgt., 48 ARMD Inf., BN 7 ARMD DIV WWII |
GLOVER, Walter Francis |
15 Feb 1923 |
02 Mar 1957 |
Ga., Pvt. 62 Inf. Training Bat. WWII |
GOODRICH, Moses H. |
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GOODWIN, William M. (Jr) |
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HADDEN, Matt Truett |
11 Sep 1924 |
01 Mar 1945 |
He made the supreme sacrifice in a foreign land"- Tombstone insc. |
HALL, Willis |
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HALL, Willis B. |
13 Jul 1918 |
03 Jan 1945 |
Ga., TEC 5 335 Inf. 84 Div. WWII |
HARMON, Marion Hamilton |
26 Mar 1922 |
07 Apr 1941 |
Ga., YI USNRF WWII |
HARRISON, J.R. |
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HARRISON, Joseph |
20 Jan 1923 |
09 July 1945 |
GA. Coxswain USNR WWII |
HODGES, Samuel F. |
17 Oct 1918 |
21 Jun 1944 |
Ga., Sgt. 12 Inf. 4 Div. WWII |
HODGES, Samuel F. |
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HOOD, Joseph W. |
27 Sep 1913 |
12 May 1949 |
Ga., Pvt. Field Arty. WWII |
HORTON, Ralph E. |
11 May 1920 |
16 Jan 1949 |
Ga., TEC 5 132 Field Arty. BN 36 Div WWII |
HOWELL, Charles |
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IVEY, John Burton |
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IVEY, James Burton |
12 Nov 1922 |
01 Apr 1945 |
Killed during the invasion of Okinawa US Navy |
JACKSON, Homer F. |
11 Nov 1897 |
28 Nov 1946 |
Ga., Cpl. US MCR WWII |
JACKSON, John Paul |
25 Aug 1935 |
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Ga., Pvt. 1st Class, 26 Coast Arty. |
JOHNSON, Buester J. |
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JOHNSON, James T. |
26 Nov 1922 |
15 Dec 1944 |
Ga., Pvt. 351 Inf. WWII |
JOHNSON, John A. |
28 Mar 1922 |
06 Jun 1948 |
Ga., Pfc. 61 Field Art. BN WWII BSM |
JOHNSON, John A. |
28 May 1922 |
06 Jun 1948 |
Ga., Pfc. 61 Field Art. BN WWII BSN |
JOHNSON, William H. |
08 Apr 1926 |
15 Apr 1956 |
Ga., Pfc. US Marine Corps. WWII |
JONES, H.C. |
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KELLEY, Lamar |
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LEWIS, Lionel C. |
17 Feb 1920 |
05 July 1944 |
Indiana Sgt. 329 Inf. 83 division WWII |
LOGUE, Jerry W |
08 Apr 1919 |
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LORD, John |
17 Mar 1928 |
25 Jun 1950 |
Ga., Pfc 464 AP Air Svc. WWII |
MARSH, Lonnie F. |
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MASON, Curtis L. |
30 Jul 1912 |
21 Feb 1943 |
Ga., Sgt. US Army WWII |
MAY, James R. |
27 Aug 1920 |
28 Aug 1953 |
Tech 5 Inf. WWII |
McDANIEL, Durwood C. |
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MILLER, Jesse R. (Jr) |
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MINTON, John |
07 Jan 1922 |
17 Apr 1987 |
Served in World War II |
MULLIS, Carl H. |
15 Sep 1923 |
04 Mar 1945 |
Killed in Germany |
MULLIS, Harold C. |
19 Jun 1921 |
27 Feb 1944 |
Killed in Italy |
MULLIS, John Oscar |
15 Jul 1919 |
07 Mar 1945 |
Ga., Pvt. 3rd Marine Div. Killed at Iwo Jima |
NEW, Kinsley Roscoe |
29 Jul 1918 |
05 Jan 1951 |
Ga. MM3 US Navy WWII |
ORR, James |
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PAGE, James Troy |
20 Jun 1920 |
20 Apr 1948 |
Ga., TEC 5 Field Arty. WWII |
PAGE, Reno A. |
31 Jul 1920 |
29 Jun 1944 |
Ga. Pfc 456 AAA AW BN CAC WWII |
PATTERSON, Jesse W. |
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PEELER, Grover C. |
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PIERCE, Earl J. |
08 Aug 1922 |
12 Feb 1944 |
Lost while on mission over Anzio |
PULLEN, Edward S. |
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RAPLEY, Frank A. |
28 Apr 1919 |
21 Jul 1944 |
Sgt. USAAF 15th Air Force. Killed in action Fuerkogl Ebensee Austria |
ROBINSON, Alton |
15 Oct 1922 |
03 Sep 1946 |
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SCARBORO, Ralph S. |
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SHEPPARD, George W. (Jr) |
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SHURLING, Jerry |
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SISCO, Charles |
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SMITH, Andrew J. |
04 Sep 1912 |
07 Jun 1951 |
Ga. Sgt Med. Dept. WWII |
TAYLOR, Ralph L. (Jr) |
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TURNER, Barry Wilson |
17 Sep 1924 |
04 Sep 1950 |
Ga., Pfc. 8 Engr. C BN 1 Cav. Div. (Inf.) Korea PH |
VEAL, B. Lamar |
05 Apr 1919 |
06 Dec 1954 |
Ga., Pfc. 13 Gen. Hosp. WWII |
WALKER, Francis V. |
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WALKER, Kenneth W. |
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WHIDDON, Talmadge |
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WILLIAMS, William E. |
06 Dec 1917 |
03 Apr 1958 |
Ga., Cpl. 245 Signa. Opr. Co. WWII |
WILLIFORD, Marvin |
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WOMMACK, Arnold O. T. |
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Sgt. F 503 PRCHT Inf. WWII |
WOMMACK, William P. |
12 Mar 1924 |
03 Jul 1957 |
Ga., Pvt. US Army WWII |
Korean War
Below is a list of known Washington County men who proudly served in the Korean War. Email if you would like a name added to the list.
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Vietnam
Below is a list of known Washington County men who proudly served in the Vietnam War. Email if you would like a name added to the list.
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Below is a list of known Washington County men who proudly served in the Gulf, Afghanistan and other places engaged in the War on Terror.
Email if you would like a name added to the list.
Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq and the War on Terror
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Birth Date |
Death Date |
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FLAHERTY, Patrick |
private |
N/A |
Senior Airman in the United States Air Force. [Source:
Patrick Flaherty] |
FLAHERTY, Ryan |
private |
N/A |
SSgt in the United States Air Force.
Ryan served in Qatar.
and also stationed at Kessler AFB at Biloxi, Mississippi when Hurricane Katina hit. Ryan keep generators running for children and pregnant women in a shelter, so they had air conditioning, on the Air Force Base. Staying up many hours to ensure that were comfortable in the shelter until the power was restored. Ryan and Patrick both were raised here in Washington County and graduated from WACO high school.
[Source:
Beverly Ann Sneed] |
HINES, Lenard Frank |
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Served in the Gulf War in 1991 and Iraqi Freedom from June 06- June 07. Resides in Georgia and still
serving in the Army Reserves. In service since 1981. [Source:
Lenard Frank Hines] |
SHURLING, Robert A. |
private |
N/A |
Served in Afghanistan. [Source:
James H. (Jim) Shurling] |
SHURLING, James H. |
private |
N/A |
Served in Gulf War. [Source:
James H. (Jim) Shurling] |
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