Mark Haskin Eaton, age 23, from Taylorsville, Mississippi, Smith county.
Spouse: Mary B. Eaton
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, August 13, 1971
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Hattiesburg American (1971)
Ray James, age 21, from Sylvarena, Mississippi, Smith county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 1943
Death details: On June 7, 2017, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private Ray James, missing from World War II. Private James entered the U.S. Marine Corps from Mississippi and served in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He was killed in action on Betio Island on November 20, 1943, during the first day of the Battle of Tarawa. Although he was buried on Betio, he was not identified among remains recovered there immediately after the war. However, modern forensic techniques eventually allowed for the identification of Private James among remains recovered from Betio that had been buried as unknowns in Hawaii.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Harvey A. Nichols from Mississippi, Smith county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Died non-battle
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency