Sumner County Tennessee

Grinder, Billie J.
Army Chief warrant officer

Billie J. Grinder, age 25, from Gallatin, Tennessee, Sumner county.

Parents: Harold William Smith (deceased) and Roxanne Davenport
Spouse: Samuel W. Grinder
Children: Step daughters Megan Grinder and Makayla Grinder

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Smyran High (2002)
Military history: 1st Squadron, 230th Cavalry Regiment, Louisville, Tennessee.

Date of death: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Death details: Died in Qayyarah, Iraq of wounds suffered when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter had a hard landing. Capt. Marcus R. Alford also died in the incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Tennessean, Military Times 

Link, Joey Dwayne
Air Force Technician sergeant

Joey Dwayne Link, age 29, from Portland, Tennessee, Sumner county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 39Th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Afb, Tx

Date of death: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Death details: Lansdstuhl, Germany

Source: Department of Defense, Air Force

Overstreet, Tyler Ray
Marines Lance corporal

Tyler Ray Overstreet, age 22, from Gallatin, Tennessee, Sumner county.

Parents: Jana Mertens and Wendell Overstreet

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Gallatin High (2004)
Military history: Det A, I Co, 3D Bn, 24Th Mar, 4Th Mar Div, Nashville, Tn

Date of death: Monday, October 23, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Cemetery: Crestview Memory Gardens in Gallatin

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com, Military Times

Likens, Arthur Emmitt
Army Specialist 4

Arthur Emmitt Likens, age 29, from Sumner County Portland, Tennessee .

Spouse: Joyce Shrum Likens

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, February 29, 1972
Death details: Died from wounds received in action.

Source: National Archives, The Tennessean (1972)

Cross, Alvin Euclid
Army Chief warrant officer 2

Alvin Euclid Cross, age 34, from Gallatin, Tennessee, Sumner county.

Parents: Odessa Cross
Spouse: Claudette Cross
Children: Dawnette,, Almuriel, Alvin, Derek Cross

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, April 17, 1970
Death details: Killed in a plane crash in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, The Tennessean (1970)

Hartman, Benjamin C. Jr.
Army Major

Benjamin C. Jr. Hartman, age 28, from Hendersonville, Tennessee, Sumner county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 17th AVN Group

Date of death: Thursday, September 19, 1968
Cemetery: Nashville National

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Vanatta, Percy E.
Air Force Airman

Percy E. Vanatta from Cottontown, Tennessee, Sumner county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, February 22, 1957
Death details: Killed when the car he was in hit a patch of ice on a highway near Dorrance, Kansas

Source: Kansas City Times (1957)

Vanatta, Percy E.
Air Force Airman

Percy E. Vanatta, age 32, from Cottontown, Tennessee, Sumner county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, February 22, 1957
Death details: Killed when the car he was in hit a patch of ice on a highway near Dorrance, Kansas

Source: Kansas City Times (1957)

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