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Taylor Mitchell, age 30, from Mountain Brook, Alabama, Jefferson county.
Service era: Post war on terror
Date of death: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Death details: Among nine killed in a mid-air collision involving two Black Hawk helicopters near Fort Campbell, Kentucky during a routine training mission.
Source: CBS News
William Z. Vanosdol, age 23, from Pinson, Alabama, Jefferson county. Their last known residence was in Pinson.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 172nd Support Battalion, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Date of death: Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Death details: Died at Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy rocket fire struck his quarters.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Carlie Mattison III Lee, age 23, from Birmingham, Alabama, Jefferson county.
Parents: Carlie
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 2D Battalion, 87Th Infantry, 3 Bct, Fort Drum, New York
Date of death: Friday, May 15, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Fob Shank, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Bayview Cemetery in Mulga
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Herman Jerome Jr Murkerson, age 35, from Adger, Alabama, Jefferson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Mwhs-2, 2D Maw, Mcas Cherry Point, Nc
Date of death: Monday, October 1, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Prudes Creek Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa County
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Ryan George Winslow, age 19, from Hoover, Alabama, Jefferson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: H&S Co, 2D Tank Bn, 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Date of death: Saturday, April 15, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Christopher James Schornak, age 28, from Hoover, Alabama, Jefferson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 12Th Infantry, 4 Bct, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Sunday, February 26, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph David De Moors, age 36, from Birmingham, Alabama, Jefferson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 66Th Military Intelligence Company, Fort Carson, Co
Date of death: Saturday, January 7, 2006
Death details: Zambar Mountain, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jefferey Jerome Farrow, age 28, from Birmingham, Alabama, Jefferson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 146Th Combat Support Company, Fort Totten, Ny
Date of death: Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Death details: Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kenya Akwan Parker, age 26, from Fairfield, Alabama, Jefferson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 3D Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Date of death: Saturday, April 30, 2005
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kelley Stephen Prewitt, age 24, from Birmingham, Alabama, Jefferson county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc 2D Battalion, 69Th Armor, Fort Benning, Ga 31905
Date of death: Sunday, April 6, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times