Clayton County Georgia

Lightfoot, Anthony M.
Specialist

Anthony M. Lightfoot, age 20, from Riverdale, Georgia, Clayton county. Their last known residence was in Riverdale.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (light infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Monday, July 20, 2009
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle followed by an attack from enemy force using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Young, Mitchell Wayne
Army Master sergeant

Mitchell Wayne Young, age 39, from Jonesboro, Georgia, Clayton county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Co, 1St Battalion, 7Th Special Forces Group

Date of death: Sunday, July 13, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Jarrett, Justin Robert
Army Specialist

Justin Robert Jarrett, age 21, from Jonesboro, Georgia, Clayton county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop A, 7Th Squadron, 10Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Monday, October 2, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Taji, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Gunn, Cherone Louis
Navy Seaman

Cherone Louis Gunn, age 22, from Rex, Georgia, Clayton county.

Service era: War on Terror

Date of death: Thursday, October 12, 2000
Death details: Died aboard the U.S.S. Cole when suicide bombers detonated an explosive-laden boat against the ship’s port side, tearing a 40-by-40-foot hole in the hull and sending seawater gushing into the engineering compartment.

Source: Department of Defense

Hudson, John R.
Navy Lieutenant

John R. Hudson, age 28, from Clayton County Riverdale, Georgia .

Parents: Samuel Hudson
Spouse: Married
Children: Son, 8 months

Service era: Beirut bombings

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, Anniston Star (1983)

Everest, Robert K. III
Army Warrant officer 1st class

Robert K. III Everest, age 21, from College Park, Georgia, Clayton county.

Parents: Robert K. Everest Jr.
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, May 14, 1970
Death details: Died in Cambodia
Cemetery: Marietta National

Source: National Archives, Atlanta Constitution (1970)

McCranie, David Carroll
Army Sergeant

David Carroll McCranie, age 20, from Conley, Georgia, Clayton county.

Parents: Mildred McCranie

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, May 7, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam
Cemetery: Evergreen

Source: National Archives, Macon Telegraph (1970)

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