Jackson County Mississippi

Pruitt, Scott E.
Marines Master sergeant

Scott E. Pruitt, age 38, from Gautier, Mississippi, Jackson county.

Spouse: None
Children: Daughters, ages 9 and 4

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Pascagoula High (1992)
Military history: I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California; Enlisted in 1993; Purple Heart

Date of death: Saturday, April 28, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Arllington National Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Lee, Terrance Delan Sr
Army Sergeant

Terrance Delan Sr Lee, age 25, from Moss Point, Mississippi, Jackson county.

Spouse: Married (wife pregnant)
Children: Two sons

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 150Th Engineer Battalion (155 Bct) (2 Mef), Lucedale, Mississippi

Date of death: Saturday, June 11, 2005
Death details: Killed when his armored personnel carrier was hit by an improvised explosive device in Owesat Village, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Cooley, Sean Michael
Army MSG

Sean Michael Cooley, age 35, from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Jackson county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Company, 150Th Engineer Battalion, Lucedale, Ms

Date of death: Thursday, February 3, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Dogwood, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, WLOX, Military Times

Miller, Ernest A. III
Marines Sergeant

Ernest A. III Miller, age 24, from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Jackson county.

Parents: Ernest Miller
Spouse: Stephanie Miller
Children: None

Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Ocean Spring High (1988)

Date of death: Friday, October 14, 1994
Death details: Killed when UH-1N of HMLA-267 crashed at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan while conducting a training flight
Cemetery: Biloxi National

Source: U.S. Navy

Taylor, Walter Joseph Jr.
Army Private 1st class

Walter Joseph Jr. Taylor, age 23, from Moss Point, Mississippi, Jackson county.

Parents: Walter J. Taylor Jr, Susie Taylor
Spouse: Magnolia High

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 101st Airborne Division

Date of death: Sunday, December 6, 1970
Death details: Killed in a plane crash in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Baltimore Sun, Associated Press (1970)

Wells, John Elmore
Army Sergeant

John Elmore Wells, age 20, from Pascagoula, Mississippi, Jackson county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, June 4, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Southeast Asia

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Smith, William Eugene
Army Staff sergeant

William Eugene Smith from Gautier, Mississippi, Jackson county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, May 26, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Southeast Asia

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Walters, Charles Allen
Army Corporal

Charles Allen Walters, age 21, from Moss Point, Mississippi, Jackson county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, March 17, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Sun Herald (1970)

Tumminia, Giovannino
Army Specialist 5

Giovannino Tumminia, age 27, from Jackson County Pascagoula, Mississippi .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, March 30, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1966)

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