Hayden Harris, age 20, from Guys, Tennessee.
Parents: Cristy Harris
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: McNairy Central High (2018)
Military history: Fort Drum
Date of death: Friday, December 18, 2020
Death details: Harris’ body was discovered in a wooded area in Byram, New Jersey. Police said he was killed by another soldier.
Source: New Jersey Herald, WWNY, Spectrum News
Dustin Matthew Adkins, age 22, from Finger, Tennessee, Mcnairy county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Group Support Battalion, 5Th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky
Date of death: Monday, December 4, 2006
Death details: Haditha Dam, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
John Arch Forsythe, age 37, from McNairy County Ramer, Tennessee .
Spouse: Frances Forsythe
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Wednesday, October 25, 1944
Death details: Killed in the sinking of the USS Gambier Bay during the Battle of Leyte.
Source: National Archives, Commercial Appeal (1945)
Woodrow W. Finley, age 25, from McNairy County Selmer, Tennessee .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency