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Edward J. Dycus, age 22, from Greenville, Mississippi.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Greenvile
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com
Katrina Renee Grady, age 29, from Greenville, Mississippi, Washington county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Uss Port Royal
Date of death: Thursday, April 18, 2002
Death details: Bethesda, United States
Source: Department of Defense
James Paul Pettiegrew, age 18, from Greenville, Mississippi, Washington county.
Parents: R. D. Pettiegrew
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, September 4, 1971
Death details: Killed in action when the helicopter he was in was shot down.
Cemetery: Delta Memorial Gardens
Source: National Archives, Delata Democrat Times (1971)
Jerold Franklin, age 21, from Greenville, Mississippi, Washington county.
Parents: James O. Franklin
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, July 30, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Calvin Jerome Layton, age 20, from Greenville, Mississippi, Washington county.
Parents: Mrs. Willie M. Sprouse
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Coleman High (1968)
Date of death: Sunday, April 5, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Delta Democrat Times (1970)
Robert Barry Crosby, age 23, from Greenville, Mississippi, Washington county.
Parents: Henry T. Crosby
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, February 26, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Willie James Hayes from Greenville, Mississippi, Washington county.
Parents: Willie Hayes
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, January 2, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)