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Myers, Harry D.
Marines Corporal

Harry D. Myers, age 22, from Jackson County Whittler, North Carolina .

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, The Chapel Hill News (1983)

Parris, Bobby James
Army Specialist 4

Bobby James Parris, age 21, from Sylva, North Carolina, Jackson county.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Sylva Webster High (1967)

Date of death: Tuesday, October 27, 1970

Source: National Archives, Asheville Citizen Times (1970)

Watson, Thad J. Sr.
Army Sergeant

Thad J. Sr. Watson from North Carolina, Jackson county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Thursday, August 24, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Stallings, Kermit Braxton
Navy Fireman 1st class

Kermit Braxton Stallings, age 22, from Jackson County Sylva, North Carolina .

Parents: William Clem Stallings

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, Raleigh News and Observer (1942)

Stallings, Kermit Braxton
Navy Fireman 1st class

Kermit Braxton Stallings, age 22, from Jackson County Sylva, North Carolina .

Parents: William Clem Stallings

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, Raleigh News and Observer (1942)

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