Sumter County Georgia

Walsh, Jonathan P.
Army 1st lieutenant

Jonathan P. Walsh, age 28, from Kennesaw, Georgia, Sumter county.

Parents: Paul Walsh and Carolyn Walsh
Spouse: Debbra Walsh
Children: Austin

Service era: Afghanistan

Date of death: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Pfc. Michael J. Metcalf.
Cemetery: Widow plann to place ashes in Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina

Source: Department of Defense, Marietta Daily Journal, Military Times

Brunson, Jacques Earl
Army Specialist

Jacques Earl Brunson, age 30, from Americus, Georgia, Sumter county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 2D Battalion, 121St Infantry, 48Th Bct, (Tf Baghdad), Valdosta, Ga

Date of death: Sunday, July 24, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Brown, Christopher B.
Navy Airman apprentice

Christopher B. Brown, age 19, from Leslie, Georgia, Sumter county.

Parents: Edwin S. and Donna L. Brown

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Friday, December 21, 1990
Death details: Killed when a ferry capsized near Haifa, Israel.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Department of Defense, Hartford Courant (1990)

Byars, Stephen M. Jr.
Army Captain

Stephen M. Jr. Byars, age 28, from Sumter County Americus, Georgia .

Parents: Stephen M. Byars

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Friday, January 12, 1945
Death details: Died of wounds
Cemetery: Manila American Cemetery

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Atlanta Constitution (1945)

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