Eric Dwayne Cottrell, age 39, from Pittsview, Alabama, Russell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery A, 5Th Battalion, 82D Field Artillery, Fort Bliss, Tx
Date of death: Monday, August 13, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Qayyarah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com
Christopher Robert Willoughby, age 29, from Phenix City, Alabama, Russell county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company H 121St Infantry Regiment, Fort Gillem, Georgia
Date of death: Sunday, July 20, 2003
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Bruce Garland Tindall, age 27, from Pittsview, Alabama, Russell county.
Parents: Mrs. C.A. Marier
Spouse: Sandra S. Tindall
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Chavala High (1961)
Date of death: Monday, August 24, 1970
Source: National Archives, Columbus Ledger (1970)
Rodney Rayford Sanders, age 20, from Phenix City, Alabama, Russell county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, May 31, 1970
Source: National Archives
James Conrad Adams, age 34, from Phenix City, Alabama, Russell county.
Parents: W. B. Adams
Spouse: Jone White Adams
Children: James C. Adams Jr., Christopher E. Adams
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, May 1, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Alabama Journal (1970)
Udon Parker, age 22, from Russell County Phenix City, Alabama .
Parents: Ervin Parker
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, March 13, 1966
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1966)
Willie James Robinson, age 20, from Russell County Seale, Alabama .
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, January 11, 1966
Source: National Archives
William Thomas Hallford, age 22, from Alabama, Russell county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Monday, July 6, 1953
Death details: On July 6, 1953, a large Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) unit attacked and overran the U.S. Army outposts on Pork Chop Hill in an attempt to seize whatever territory possible before the impending armistice agreement. After fighting for the position for four days, on July 10, the 7th Infantry Division Commander determined that the CCF disregard for casualties and desire to hold the outpost outweighed the position’s tactical value, and ordered a withdrawal that was eventually completed on July 11. The U.S. never again controlled Pork Chop Hill, preventing thorough recovery efforts for those who were killed or went missing during the fighting. Corporal W.T. Hallford, who joined the U.S. Army from Alabama, served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He went missing on July 6, as his unit fought Chinese soldiers for control of Pork Chop Hill. No one saw him fall in battle, and he was not reported to be a prisoner of war. Conditions on the battlefield prevented a search for him, and the area of his loss later became part of the Demilitarized Zone. Today, Corporal Hallford is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency