Cullman County Alabama

Skalberg, James L. Jr.
Army Sergeant

James L. Jr. Skalberg, age 25, from Cullman, Alabama, Cullman county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Date of death: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Death details: Died in Wardak Province Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. 1st Lt. Stephen C. Prasnickiwas also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Norris, Paul Brandon
Army Staff Sergeant

Paul Brandon Norris, age 30, from Cullman, Alabama, Cullman county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 401St Military Police Company, 720Th Mp Battalion, 89Th Mp Bde, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Thursday, August 16, 2007
Death details: Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wounds in Balad, Iraq after he used the gun to murder Kamisha Block, a soldier from Texas.

Source: Department of Defense, The Cullman Times (2008)

Fales, Adam Robert
Marines Corporal

Adam Robert Fales, age 21, from Cullman, Alabama, Cullman county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Cssd 21, 2D Mlg (Mp Plt, Clb 8, 2D Mlg Fwd), Cherry Point, Nc

Date of death: Friday, December 16, 2005
Death details: Camp Fallujah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Jones, Neil Wade
Army Specialist 4

Neil Wade Jones, age 25, from Cullman County Cullman, Alabama .

Spouse: Regina J. Jones

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, December 31, 1971

Source: National Archives, Birmingham Post Herald (1972)

Kugler, Terry Gus
Army Sergeant

Terry Gus Kugler, age 21, from Cullman County Cullman, Alabama .

Parents: Wendell W. Kugler

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, November 28, 1971
Death details: Killed in a helicopter crash in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Montgomery Advertiser (1971)

Duckworth, James Edward
Army Sergeant

James Edward Duckworth, age 20, from Hanceville, Alabama, Cullman county.

Spouse: Bonnie Duckworth

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, August 31, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Montgomery Advertiser (1970)

Hawkins, Dannie Lee
Army Sergeant

Dannie Lee Hawkins, age 20, from Hanceville, Alabama, Cullman county.

Parents: Claudie C. Hawkins

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, May 29, 1970

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

Hawk, James Richard
Army Specialist 4

James Richard Hawk, age 21, from Hanceville, Alabama, Cullman county.

Parents: Tom D. Hawk
Spouse: Married
Children: Regina Hawk

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, March 30, 1970
Death details: Died at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. He was in Vietnam for six months when he became ill.

Source: National Archives, Birmingham Post Herald (1970)

Edwards, James Allen
Army Private

James Allen Edwards, age 19, from Hanceville, Alabama, Cullman county.

Parents: Jerry P. Edwards

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, March 16, 1962
Death details: Among 93 soldiers aboard a transport plane on a “secret mission” to Vietnam. Wreaths Across America in 2021: “Very little is known about what happened to the plane and its passengers, and due to the circumstance surrounding this mission, the names of those lost have not yet been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.”
Cemetery: A memorial honoring the lives lost was dedicated in 2021 in Columbia Falls, Maine

Source: Atlanta Counstitution (1962), MauiNow (2021), UPI (1962)

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