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Brown, John Eli
Army Private 1st class

John Eli Brown, age 21, from Troy, Alabama, Pike county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhb 2D Battalion 44Th Air Defense Artillery, Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Monday, April 14, 2003
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Huggins, Bobby Gene
Air Force Major

Bobby Gene Huggins, age 25, from Troy, Alabama, Pike county.

Spouse: Married
Children: Four children

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, June 4, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, McKinney Courier Gazette (1970)

McGrady, Samme Willie Genes
Navy Mess attendant 1st class

Samme Willie Genes McGrady, age 22, from Troy, Alabama, Pike county.

Parents: Willie McGrady

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Birmingham News (1942)

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