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OBryan, Israel P.
Army Sergeant

Israel P. OBryan, age 24, from Newbern, Tennessee, Dyer county.

Spouse: Brenna O’Bryan
Children: Turner O’Bryan

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Dyer County High (2004), University of Tennessee at Martin
Military history: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Enlisted February 2006.

Date of death: Friday, June 11, 2010
Death details: Died in Jalula, Iraq of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber in an explosives-rigged vehicle attacked his unit. Spc. William C. Yauch was also killed in the incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Chitwood, Harold Lynn
Army Private 1st class

Harold Lynn Chitwood, age 20, from Newbern, Tennessee, Dyer county.

Parents: Audrain Chitwood

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Messick High (1969)

Date of death: Sunday, February 22, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Memphis Commercial Appeal (1970)

Frazier, Walter R.
Private

Walter R. Frazier, age 27, from Newbern, Tennessee, Dyer county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Wednesday, November 6, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Meuse Argonne American

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com

Gaynor, Edwin B.
Private

Edwin B. Gaynor from Dyer County Newbern, Tennessee .

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Tuesday, October 8, 1918
Death details: Killed in action

Source: Soldiers of the Great War

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