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Franklin N. Watson, age 21, from Vonore, Tennessee, Monroe county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Company D. 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Date of death: Saturday, September 24, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Joseph Daniel Hunt, age 27, from Sweetwater, Tennessee, Monroe county.
Service era: Iraq
Children: Caleb, 5; Joshua, 3
Military history: Howitzer Battery, 3D Squadron, 278Th Armored Cavalry (Tf Liberty), Sparta, Tn
Date of death: Monday, August 22, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Samarra, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
J. C. Davis, age 20, from Coker Creek, Tennessee, Monroe county.
Parents: Odis W. Davis
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Tellico Plains High graduate
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam while on a mission and he accidentally detonated a mechanical ambush device.
Source: National Archives, Knoxville News Sentinel (1970)
James Gardner from Chilhowee, Tennessee, Monroe county.
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Friday, November 8, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com