Tag: Gulfport Mississippi

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Polk, Johnny R.
Army Staff sergeant

Johnny R. Polk, age 39, from Gulfport, Mississippi, Harrison county. Their last known residence was in Gulfport.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Date of death: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade on July 23, in Kirkuk, Iraq.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Brown, Lerando Junior
Army Sergeant

Lerando Junior Brown, age 27, from Gulfport, Mississippi, Harrison county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 288Th Sapper Company, 223D Engineer Battalion, Houston, Mississippi

Date of death: Saturday, March 15, 2008
Death details: Died in an accident in Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Greene, Raymond Miller
Army 1st lieutenant

Raymond Miller Greene, age 23, from Gulfport, Mississippi, Harrison county.

Parents: James Greene and preceded in death by Helen Barkum Clark; step father Curtis Clark
Spouse: Bernadette Simmons Greene

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Gulfport Thirty Third Avenue High (1964), Southern University in Baton Rouge (1968)

Date of death: Sunday, April 5, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Biloxi Sun Herald (1970)

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Allen, Danny Ray
Army Sergeant

Danny Ray Allen, age 27, from Gulfport, Mississippi, Harrison county.

Parents: Henry Allen

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, March 16, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

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Wright, Charles Henry
Army Private 1st class

Charles Henry Wright, age 19, from Gulfport, Mississippi, Harrison county.

Parents: Henry E. Wright

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Seventh Air Calvary

Date of death: Tuesday, February 3, 1970
Cemetery: Evergreen Gardens

Source: National Archives, Sun Herald (1970)

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Casey, Leo Carl Jr.
Army Specialist 4

Leo Carl Jr. Casey, age 19, from Gulfport, Mississippi, Harrison county.

Parents: Leo C. Casey Sr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, January 8, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)