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Smith, Jonathan Kena
Army Specialist

Jonathan Kena Smith, age 19, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company F, 1St Battalion, 15Th Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Sunday, March 11, 2007
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Wheelous, Dexter Eugene
Army Sergeant 1st class

Dexter Eugene Wheelous, age 37, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 842 Mitt (Tacon To 1-501 In, 4 Bct, 25 Id) (Task Org To 1 Cd)

Date of death: Monday, December 25, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Watts, Donovan Earl
Army Command sergeant

Donovan Earl Watts, age 46, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.

Parents: Teresa Watts and Schuessler Watts
Children: Daughter, 8

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Gordon High, Decatur (1979)
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 505Th Infantry, 3-82 Bct (25 Id), Fort Bragg, Nc

Date of death: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Death details: Died in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Siniyah, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Military Times

Kim, Kun Young
Marines Lance corporal

Kun Young Kim, age 20, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.

Parents: Young Su Kim

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Norcross High, Lakeside High, Decatur (2003)
Military history: K Co, 3D Bn, 8Th Mar, (2-28 Bct, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Date of death: Sunday, April 2, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Military Times

Washington, Bennie James
Army Sergeant

Bennie James Washington, age 25, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 44Th Engineer Battalion, 2D Infantry Division (1 Mef), Camp Howze, Korea

Date of death: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Death details: Died in Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained Oct. 14 when his military vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Ramadi, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Shields, Jonathan Bernard
Army Sergeant

Jonathan Bernard Shields, age 25, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 3Rd Bn, 8Th Cavalry, 1St Cavalry Div, Fort Hood, Tx 76544

Date of death: Friday, November 12, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Brown, Tyler Hall
Army 1st lieutenant

Tyler Hall Brown, age 26, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.

Parents: Carey Brown and Sally Brown

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Georgia Tech
Military history: C Company, 1St Battalion, 9Th Infantry, 2D Infantry Division, Apo Ap 96224 (Camp Hovey, Korea)

Date of death: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Taqaddum, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Dickerson, Christopher Mason
Navy Petty officer 3rd class

Christopher Mason Dickerson, age 33, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Naval Construction Battalion Fourteen, Jacksonville, Florida

Date of death: Friday, April 30, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Oliver, Arthur D.
Marines Lance corporal

Arthur D. Oliver, age 20, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.

Parents: Arthur L. Oliver and Donna Scott Oliver
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Bensalem High, Philadelphia

Date of death: Monday, March 25, 1991
Death details: Killed in a truck accident in Saudi Arabia when a multi-vehicle accident resulted in an explosion.
Cemetery: Forest Lawn in CollegePark, Georgia

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, Philadelphia Inquirer (1991)

Bohannon, Leon Jr.
Marines Corporal

Leon Jr. Bohannon, age 24, from Fulton County Atlanta, Georgia .

Parents: Leon William Bohannon Sr.
Spouse: Edna Lowe Bohannon

Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Brown High graduate

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Atlanta Constitution (1983)

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