Chattahoochee County Georgia

Bailey, Lakeshia M.
Army Specialist

Lakeshia M. Bailey, age 23, from Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee county.

Parents: Tony Bailey, Phyllis Bailey
Spouse: Harrison Bateman

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Spencer High (2004), Columbus State University
Military history: 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Enlisted February 2006.

Date of death: Monday, March 8, 2010
Death details: Among two U.S. soldiers who died north of Al Kut, Iraq of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.

Source: Department of Defense, Columbus Ledger Enquirer, Military Times

Anderson, Brushaun X.
Army Specialist

Brushaun X. Anderson, age 20, from Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Bridgade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (light infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Enlised October 2007.

Date of death: Thursday, January 1, 2009
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds he suffered when he was attacked by an unknown assailant. Military hours later just called it a non-combat related incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Military Times

Higdon, Leonard Thomas
Army Captain

Leonard Thomas Higdon, age 25, from Ft. Benning, Georgia, Multiple county.

Spouse: Sandra K. Higdon

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, May 21, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Tennessean (1970)

McGruder, Edward
Army Private 1st class

Edward McGruder, age 20, from Cusseta, Georgia, Chattahoochee county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Thursday, July 13, 1967
Death details: Killed by booby trap, Quang Ngai Province
Cemetery: Gilead Cemetery, Louvale

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

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