Sullivan County Tennessee

Hickman, Jason O. B.
Army Sergeant 1st class

Jason O. B. Hickman, age 35, from Kingsport, Tennessee, Sullivan county.

Parents: J.D. Hickman
Spouse: Tiffany Hickman
Children: Hayden, 6, Landon, 5, and Clayton, 2

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Dobyns-Bennett High (1992)
Military history: Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska. Enlisted April 1999.

Date of death: Thursday, January 7, 2010
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan of wounds suffered that day at Combat Outpost Bowri Tana, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.
Cemetery: Tahoma National, near Fort Lewis

Source: Department of Defense, Knoxville News Sentinel, Tacoma New Tribune, Military Times

Light, Robbie Glen
Army Corporal

Robbie Glen Light, age 21, from Kingsport, Tennessee, Multiple county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 67Th Armored Regiment, 2 Bct, Fort Hood, Texas

Date of death: Monday, May 1, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Coulter, Alexander Scott
Army Chief warrant officer 2

Alexander Scott Coulter, age 35, from Bristol, Tennessee, Sullivan county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc 124Th Signal Battalion 4Th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Tx 76544

Date of death: Monday, November 17, 2003
Death details: Hostile; Baqubah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Barnett, David William
Army Staff sergeant

David William Barnett, age 18, from Britol, Tennessee, Sullivan county.

Parents: Zed Barnett

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Bluff City High (1968)

Date of death: Saturday, May 2, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Cambodia

Source: National Archives, Knoxville News Sentinel (1970)

Worley, Garry Lee
Army Corporal

Garry Lee Worley, age 18, from Bristol, Tennessee, Sullivan county.

Parents: Mert C. Worley

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, April 23, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Knoxville News Sentinel (1970)

Smith, Dennis Wayne
Army Specialist 5

Dennis Wayne Smith, age 22, from Bristol, Tennessee, Sullivan county.

Parents: Paul F. Smith
Spouse: Barbara J. Smith
Children: Diona

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, January 25, 1970
Death details: Died in Nha Trang while visiting the city . He was sitting in a restaurant when an unidentified person threw a grenade into the crowd.

Source: National Archives, Johnson City Press (1970)

Spangler, Carl C.
Army Staff sergeant

Carl C. Spangler, age 30, from Sullivan County Bristol, Tennessee .

Parents: Joe Spangler
Spouse: Francis Louise Pooher Spangler
Children: Barbara Jean, Janet Carlene, Angela Leigh Spangler

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Company D, 1st Engineering Battalion, 1st Infantry Division

Date of death: Sunday, May 22, 1966
Death details: Killed whn his unit was hit with mortar fire.

Source: National Archives, Bristol Herald Courier (1966)

Richardson, Fred Lewis
Army Private 1st class

Fred Lewis Richardson, age 20, from Sullivan County Bristol, Tennessee .

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Tennessee High (1964), Morristown College
Military history: Company C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division.

Date of death: Tuesday, May 3, 1966
Death details: Killed in Vietnam by enemy gunfire after he took command of part of his squad when the squad leader was killed.

Source: National Archives, Bristol Herald Courier (1966), Johnson City Press (1966)

Clardy, Jasper Duel
Army Specialist 4

Jasper Duel Clardy, age 21, from Sullivan County Bristol, Tennessee .

Parents: Christine and Henry Clardy

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Purple Heart

Date of death: Tuesday, December 28, 1965
Death details: Killed in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Bristol Herald Courier (1966)

Naholowaa, Bertrand A.
Air Force Staff sergeant

Bertrand A. Naholowaa, age 25, from Sullivan County Kingsport, Tennessee .

Spouse: Ruby L. Naholowaa

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, June 3, 1963
Death details: Killed in the crash of a military chartered airline in the Gulf of Alaska

Source: Associated Press (1963), Kingsport Times (1963)

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