Thomas County Georgia

Chihuahua, Shannon
Army Specialist

Shannon Chihuahua, age 25, from Thomasville, Georgia, Thomas county.

Parents: Sebastian Chihuahua and Dennice Luan Simpson Dinkins
Spouse: Kristen Nicol Chihuahua
Children: Sophia Micaela Chihuahua and Annabelle May Chihuahua

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Thomas County Central High graduate
Military history: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Friday, November 12, 2010
Death details: Died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades.
Cemetery: Bethany United Methodist Church, Camilla

Source: Department of Defense, Tallahasse Democrat, Military Times

McLendon, David B.
Navy Senior chief petty officer

David B. McLendon, age 30, from Thomasville, Georgia, Thomas county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit.

Date of death: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash during combat operations in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Brendan J. Looney, David B. McLendon, Adam O. Smith, Denis C. Miranda, Robert F. Baldwin, Matthew G. Wagstaff, Jonah D. McClellan, Joshua D. Powell, Marvin R. Calhoun Jr.

Source: Department of Defense, Miliitary Times

Adams, Charles Henry
Army Specialist 4

Charles Henry Adams, age 20, from Thomasville, Georgia, Thomas county.

Parents: Sissie A. Burney

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, November 14, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death

Source: National Archives, Macon News (1970)

Jones, Mitchell Jr.
Army Sergeant

Mitchell Jr. Jones, age 20, from Thomasville, Georgia, Thomas county.

Parents: Wilbert Ross

Service era: Vietnam

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

Source: National Archives, Macon News (1970)

Baxley, Thomas W.
Army Private 1st class

Thomas W. Baxley, age 20, from Thomasville, Georgia, Thomas county.

Parents: Marie W. Partee
Spouse: None

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, March 16, 1962
Death details: Among 93 soldiers aboard a transport plane on a “secret mission” to Vietnam. Wreaths Across America in 2021: “Very little is known about what happened to the plane and its passengers, and due to the circumstance surrounding this mission, the names of those lost have not yet been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.”
Cemetery: A memorial honoring the lives lost was dedicated in 2021 in Columbia Falls, Maine

Source: Atlanta Counstitution (1962), MauiNow (2021), UPI (1962)

Fielding, Jesse N.
Private

Jesse N. Fielding, age 19, from Ochlochnee, Georgia, Thomas county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Monday, July 15, 1918
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Little Ochocknee Baptist Church

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com, findagrave.com

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