Burgess, Cleatis Lynn
Army Corporal
Cleatis Lynn Burgess, age 20, from Meigs, Georgia, Mitchell county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, October 19, 1970
Source: National Archives
Burgess, Cleatis Lynn
Templeton, Billy
Army Private 1st class
Billy Templeton, age 19, from Pelham, Georgia, Mitchell county.
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of death: Thursday, November 9, 1967
Death details: Killed by small arms fire, Quang Nam Province
Cemetery: Gilford Cemetery, Florida
Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association
Tucker, Earnest Alfred Jr.
Army Specialist 4
Earnest Alfred Jr. Tucker, age 19, from Mitchell County Pelham, Georgia .
Parents: Mrs. Willie B. Alexander
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Mitchell County Traiing School (1964)
Date of death: Wednesday, May 4, 1966
Death details: Non-hostile, died in South Vietnam. Died in a helicopter crash.
Source: National Archives
Powell, Morris James
Army Sergeant
Morris James Powell, age 23, from Mitchell County Pelham, Georgia .
Spouse: Johnnie Powell
Children: Michele, 4
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, February 7, 1966
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Columbus Ledger (1966)
Palmer, Carl Lee
Army Platoon Sergeant
Carl Lee Palmer, age 39, from Mitchell County Pelham, Georgia .
Spouse: Lorene B. Palmer
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, November 15, 1965
Death details: Killed in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1965)
Raburn, Cleon
Army Major sergeant
Cleon Raburn from Georgia, Mitchell county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, December 26, 1950
Death details: On July 11, 1950, the U.S. Army’s 21st Infantry Regiment, which had arrived in Korea six days earlier, was placed in defensive positions near the town of Chochiwon, South Korea. The regiment was not at full strength and lacked artillery and anti-tank weapons. That day, they were attacked by North Korean forces and were forced to withdraw to avoid being surrounded, as well as to buy time until they could be reinforced and resupplied. Master Sergeant Cleon Raburn, who joined the U.S. Army from Georgia, served with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was captured by enemy forces on July 11, as his unit fought a series of delaying actions between Pyongtaek and Chochiwon. He was forced to march north to the Apex prison camps in North Korea, and died of malnutrition on December 26 at the camp at Chunggang-jin or the one at Hanjang-ni. He was buried near the camp where he died; however his remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Master Sergeant Raburn is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency