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Scott, Stephen K
Army Colonel

Stephen K Scott, age 54, from New Market, Alabama, Madison county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 356Th Quartermaster Battalion, 13Th Coscom, Laurel, Mississippi

Date of death: Sunday, April 6, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Willbourn, James N. III
Marines Captain

James N. III Willbourn, age 28, from Huntsville, Alabama, Madison county.

Parents: William Connor and Marsha Connor
Spouse: Married

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Wednesday, February 27, 1991
Death details: Died in crash of AV-8B Harrier. Body recovered about two months after crash.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Associated Press

Nelson, Robert Thomas
Army Specialist 5

Robert Thomas Nelson, age 20, from Madison, Alabama, Madison county.

Parents: Delores M. Stanley

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, August 12, 1971
Death details: Killed in action

Source: National Archives, Anniston Star (1971)

Raiford, Mark Phillip
Army Specialist 4

Mark Phillip Raiford, age 21, from Huntsville, Alabama, Madison county.

Parents: Edward F. Raiford

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, July 8, 1970
Death details: Died from wounds received July 7, 1970 in Vietnam.
Cemetery: Maple Hill in Huntsville

Source: National Archives, Selma Time Journal (1970)

Andrews, Howard Rivers Jr.
Army Captain

Howard Rivers Jr. Andrews, age 27, from Huntsville, Alabama, Madison county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, April 17, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Montgomery Advertiser (1970)

Downs, James Larry
Army Private 1st class

James Larry Downs, age 20, from Toney, Alabama, Madison county.

Parents: James B. Downs

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, March 7, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Wood, Larry David
Army Specialist 4

Larry David Wood, age 21, from Huntsville, Alabama, Madison county.

Parents: Hubert A. Wood

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, February 20, 1970
Death details: Klled in action

Source: National Archives, Montgomery Advertiser (1970)

Hicks, Prentice Wayne
Army Sergeant 1st class

Prentice Wayne Hicks, age 21, from Huntsville, Alabama, Madison county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, March 25, 1969
Death details: On March 25, 1969, three members of the 4th Infantry Division were conducting a road interdiction mission in Kontum Province, South Vietnam, when their unit came in contact with an enemy force in the vicinity of (GC) YB 790 002. During the ensuing firefight, one member was seriously wounded and became unable to walk on his own. The unit pulled back and the wounded man placed on a litter and carried out. As the unit moved to high ground, it encountered enemy forces again and during this second contact, while moving down a hill, the three soldiers became separated from the group and were not seen again. On April 5, the area was searched by a reconnaissance team, which found personal items belonging to two of the missing men, but no additional remains or signs of the men were located. Private First Class Prentice Wayne Hicks entered the U.S. Army from Alabama and was a rifleman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He was wounded in the initial action and became separated from his unit while being evacuated on a litter, and he remains unaccounted-for. After the incident, the Army posthumously promoted PFC Hicks to the rank of Sergeant First Class (SFC). Today, Sergeant First Class Hicks is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.comĀ 

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