Greeneville Tennessee

Christian, Rusty H.
Army Staff sergeant

Rusty H. Christian, age 24, from Greeneville, Tennessee, Greene county.

Parents: Donna Ball and Mike Christian
Spouse: Amber Christian
Children: Taylor, 3; Gavin, 11 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Greeneville High (2004)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Date of death: Thursday, January 28, 2010
Death details: Died in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Tacoma News Tribune, KOMO, Greenville Sun.

Read, Brandon Michael
Army Sergeant

Brandon Michael Read, age 21, from Greeneville, Tennessee, Greene county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 125Th Transportation Company, (13Th Coscom), Lexington, Ky 40511-2622

Date of death: Monday, September 6, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association

Thompson, Jack Ernest
Navy Gunner’s mate

Jack Ernest Thompson, age 22, from Greeneville, Tennessee, Greene county.

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico

Source: Iowa Daily Press, UPI

Swatsell, Donnie Jay
Army Private 1st class

Donnie Jay Swatsell, age 20, from Greeneville, Tennessee, Greene county.

Parents: Jay Swatsell

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 101st Airborne Division

Date of death: Monday, February 2, 1970
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Cutshaw, William
Army Private 1st class

William Cutshaw, age 19, from Greene County Greeneville, Tennessee .

Parents: D. L. Cutshaw

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, January 17, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Knoxville News Sentinel (1966)

Fillers, Donald Jay
Army Captain

Donald Jay Fillers, age 26, from Greene County Greeneville, Tennessee .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, May 28, 1965
Death details: Killed in the collission of two helicopters at Bien Hoa Air Base.

Source: National Archives, UPI (1965)

Gentry, Rowdy
Lieutenant

Rowdy Gentry, age 22, from Greene County Greeneville, Tennessee .

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Thursday, October 31, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds

Source: Soldiers of the Great War

Duncan, Charles T.
Private

Charles T. Duncan, age 29, from Greeneville, Tennessee.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Tuesday, October 15, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Cross Anchor, Tennessee

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com

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