Tag: Ben Hill County Georgia

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Buras, Michael J.
Air Force Senior Airman

Michael J. Buras, age 23, from Fitzgerald, Georgia, Ben Hill county.

Parents: John E. Buras and Joy Ann Butrica Buras
Spouse: Emily Clark Buras
Children: Maddison Joy Buras

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Fitzgerald High (2005)
Military history: 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Purple Heart

Date of death: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds suffered as the result of an improvised explosive device detonation in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Andersonville National

Source: Department of Defense, The Sun News, The Telegraph

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Marshall, Randell Tony
Army Sergeant

Randell Tony Marshall, age 22, from Fitzgerald, Georgia, Ben Hill county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop B, 5Th Squadron, 73D Cavalry, 3 Bct, (25 Id), Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Date of death: Monday, April 23, 2007
Death details: Hostile; As Sadah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Branch, William Anderson
Army Captain

William Anderson Branch, age 28, from Fitzgerald, Georgia, Ben Hill county.

Parents: Margaret Hillard and William R. Branch
Spouse: Judy Dunn Branch
Children: Jennifer

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Georgia Military Academy at College Park graduate and North Georgia College graduate.

Date of death: Saturday, June 6, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Macon News (1970)