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Young, Wilford Avon
Army Sergeant

Wilford Avon Young, age 22, from Humboldt, Tennessee, Gibson county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, September 9, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Shiloh National

Source: National Archives, Jackson Sun (1970)

Locke, Wayne
Army Master sergeant

Wayne Locke from Humboldt, Tennessee, Gibson county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: Bronze Star

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1944
Death details: Killed in action at Leyte, Philippines

Source: The 1st Cavalry Division in World War II; Major Bertrand C. Wright (Division Historian); Turner Publishing Co.; first published 1947; Military Times; Jackson Sun (1945)

Locke, Wayne
Army Master sergeant

Wayne Locke from Humboldt, Tennessee, Gibson county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: Bronze Star

Date of death: Wednesday, December 20, 1944
Death details: Killed in action at Leyte, Philippines

Source: The 1st Cavalry Division in World War II; Major Bertrand C. Wright (Division Historian); Turner Publishing Co.; first published 1947; Military Times; Jackson Sun (1945)

Kennington, Charles Cecil
Navy Seaman 1st class

Charles Cecil Kennington, age 21, from Gibson County Humboldt, Tennessee .

Parents: V.A. Kennington

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Kennington, Milton Homer
Navy Seaman 1st class

Milton Homer Kennington, age 20, from Gibson County Humboldt, Tennessee .

Parents: V.A. Kennington

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Fly, Earnest
Private

Earnest Fly, age 26, from Humboldt, Tennessee, Gibson county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Wednesday, October 23, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Saint Mihiel American

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com

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