Tag: Rocky Mount North Carolina

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Battle, Rayvon Jr.
Army Staff sergeant

Rayvon Battle Jr., age 25, from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Nash county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

Date of death: Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Battle, Dwayne Collier
Navy Electrician’s mate

Dwayne Collier Battle, age 21, from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Nash county.

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 1989
Death details: Killed in accidental explosion aboard the USS Iowa just off Puerto Rico

Source: Iowa Daily Press, UPI

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Barnes, William Edward
Army Specialist 4

William Edward Barnes, age 29, from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Edgecombe county.

Parents: Alexander and Maggie barnes
Spouse: Jacqueline Barnes
Children: Carolyn Lynette Barnes, Lance Maurice Barnes

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Booker T. Washington High graduate

Date of death: Thursday, January 8, 1970

Source: National Archives, Rocky Mount Telegram (1970)