Jacksonville Alabama

Comfort, Kyle A.
Army Captain

Kyle A. Comfort, age 27, from Jacksonville, Alabama, Calhoun county.

Parents: Kenneth A. Comfort (preceeded in death) and Ellen Comfort
Spouse: Brooke Clapton Comfort
Children: Kinleigh Ann Comfort, 6 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Jackson State University (2006)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Date of death: Saturday, May 8, 2010
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Montgomery Advertiser, Anniston Star, Military Times

Haight, Charles Guyn
Army Specialist

Charles Guyn Haight, age 23, from Jacksonville, Alabama, Calhoun county.

Spouse: Michelle (Story) Haight
Children: Gabriel, 10 months, Lacey (died as infant in 2001)

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc 14Th Engineering Battalion, Fort Lewis, Wa 98433

Date of death: Friday, December 26, 2003
Death details: Died when the Humvee he was riding in was struck by a roadside bomb in Balad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Lueallen, Edgar Bowie
Army Sergeant

Edgar Bowie Lueallen, age 20, from Calhoun County Jacksonville, Alabama .

Parents: John H. Lueallen

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 1966
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens

Source: National Archives, Anniston Star (1966)

Holden, Alfred Jefferson
Air Force Technician sergeant

Alfred Jefferson Holden, age 32, from Calhoun County Jacksonville, Alabama .

Parents: Harvy C. Holden
Spouse: Sarah
Children: Sandra Yvone, 6; Alfred David, 10

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 555th Engineering Squadron

Date of death: Sunday, January 30, 1966
Death details: Killed in a vhielce accident in Vietnam near Cam Ranh Bay. His heavily-laden Air Force vehicle overturned after bering forced off the road.

Source: National Archives, The Star Herald (1966)

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