Calhoun County Alabama

Comfort, Kyle A.
Army Captain

Kyle A. Comfort, age 27, from Jacksonville, Alabama, Calhoun county.

Parents: Kenneth A. Comfort (preceeded in death) and Ellen Comfort
Spouse: Brooke Clapton Comfort
Children: Kinleigh Ann Comfort, 6 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Jackson State University (2006)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Date of death: Saturday, May 8, 2010
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Montgomery Advertiser, Anniston Star, Military Times

Belser, Donnie Ray Jr
Army Captain

Donnie Ray Belser Jr., age 28, from Anniston, Alabama, Calhoun county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 425Th Mitt, 3 Bct, 1Cd (Task Org To 25Th Id), Fort Riley, Ks

Date of death: Saturday, February 10, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Legacy

Watson, Cody Gordon
Marines Lance corporal

Cody Gordon Watson, age 21, from Oxford, Alabama, Calhoun county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Btry, 2D Bn, 10Th Mar, 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Death details: Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Nelson, Travis Lynn
Army Staff Sergeant

Travis Lynn Nelson, age 41, from Anniston, Alabama, Calhoun county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Bn, 502D Infantry, 2D Bct (Tf Baghdad), Fort Campbell, Ky

Date of death: Saturday, December 10, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Haight, Charles Guyn
Army Specialist

Charles Guyn Haight, age 23, from Jacksonville, Alabama, Calhoun county.

Spouse: Michelle (Story) Haight
Children: Gabriel, 10 months, Lacey (died as infant in 2001)

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc 14Th Engineering Battalion, Fort Lewis, Wa 98433

Date of death: Friday, December 26, 2003
Death details: Died when the Humvee he was riding in was struck by a roadside bomb in Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Jackson, Timothy J.
Navy Fire control technician 3rd class

Timothy J. Jackson, age 20, from Anniston, Alabama, Calhoun county.

Parents: Annie Jackson

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Friday, December 21, 1990
Death details: Killed when a ferry capsized near Haifa, Israel.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Department of Defense, Battle Creek Enquirer (1990)

Badgett, Leagrant
Army Staff sergeant

Leagrant Badgett, age 25, from Piedmont, Alabama, Calhoun county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, September 21, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile death

Source: National Archives, Montgomery Advertiser (1971)

Penland, Marvin Kenny
Army Private 1st class

Marvin Kenny Penland, age 21, from Calhoun County Piedmont, Alabama .

Spouse: Judy Penland

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 1st Infantry Division

Date of death: Saturday, May 21, 1966
Death details: Killed in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Anniston Star (1966)

Lueallen, Edgar Bowie
Army Sergeant

Edgar Bowie Lueallen, age 20, from Calhoun County Jacksonville, Alabama .

Parents: John H. Lueallen

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens

Source: National Archives, Anniston Star (1966)

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