Corryton Tennessee

Knauss, Ryan C.
Army Staff sergeant

Ryan C. Knauss, age 23, from Corryton, Tennessee.

Parents: Stepmother Linnae Knauss

Service era: Afghanistan

School: Gibbs High (2016)

Military history: 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Date of death: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Death details: Killed when a suicide bomber approached a group of Marines processing refugees at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, WBIR, Military Times

McMillan, Charles T.
Air Force

Charles T. McMillan, age 28, of Corryton, Tennessee, Knox County

Service era: Operation Eagle Claw/Operation Evening Light
Military history: Killed in an operation to free hostages taken on Nov. 4, 1979 after terrorists stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran.

Date of death: Thursday, April 24, 1980

Source: White House Commission on Rememberance, Congressional Record, National Archives, Associated Press (1980)

Coffey, Jesse J.
Army Sergeant

Jesse J. Coffey, age 29, from Knox County Corryton, Tennessee .

Spouse: Married
Children: Jesse James Jr. He never met this son; and Ricky Coffey

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Quit high school at 17, and earned his diploma while in the service.
Military history: Bronze Star, Purple Heart; 25th Infantry

Date of death: Friday, April 1, 1966

Source: National Archives, Knoxville News Sentinel (1966)

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