Thomasville 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)

Campbell, Thomas David
Army Sergeant

Thomas David Campbell, age 24, from Thomasville, Georgia, Thomas county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Sunday, May 29, 1966
Death details: Killed by small arms fire, Pleiku Province
Cemetery: Sunset Hill, Valdosta

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

Jones, Leroy Elton
Army Sergeant

Leroy Elton Jones, age 23, from Thomas County Thomasville, Georgia .

Parents: Ruby Jones Allen

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, December 21, 1965
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1965)

Thornton, Frank Jr.
Army Specialist 5

Frank Jr. Thornton, age 33, from Thomas County thomasville, Georgia .

Spouse: Married

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, May 5, 1964
Death details: Killed when a twin-engine Caribou transport plane crashed in Vietnam shortly after takeoff.

Source: National Archives, Atlanta Constitution (1964), Columbus Ledger (1964)

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)

Bell, Vereen McNeill
Navy Reserves Lieutenant

Vereen McNeill Bell, age 33, from Thomas County Thomasville, Georgia .

Parents: R. C. Bell
Spouse: Florence Daniel Bell
Children: Two sons

Service era: World War II
Schools: Davidson College (1943)

Date of death: Wednesday, October 25, 1944
Death details: Killed in the sinking of the USS Gambier Bay during the Battle of Leyte.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Manila American

Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Atlanta Journal (1947)

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