Whitakers North Carolina

Debrew, James Edward
Army Corporal

James Edward Debrew, age 20, from Whitakers, North Carolina, Edgecombe county.

Parents: George Debrew

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, May 10, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Cambodia

Source: National Archives, Rocky Mount Telegram (1970)

Bass, Phillip E.
Army Private 1st class

Phillip E. Bass, age 25, from Edgecombe County Whitakers, North Carolina .

Spouse: Louise Gay Bass

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, June 18, 1953
Death details: Killed in the crash of an Air Force C0124 Globemaster near Tokyo.

Source: United Press (1953)

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