Wilson County North Carolina

Lucas, Leon H. Jr.
Marines Staff sergeant

Leon H. Jr. Lucas, age 32, from Wilson, North Carolina, Wilson county.

Spouse: Married, expecting third child in December 2011
Children: 4 year old son and 2 year old son

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California.

Date of death: Monday, August 1, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: State veterans cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Russell, Ryan David
Army Corporal

Ryan David Russell, age 20, from Elm City, North Carolina, Wilson county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 1St Squadron, 12Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Monday, March 5, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baqubah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Edmundson, Phillip Charles
Army Corporal

Phillip Charles Edmundson, age 22, from Wilson, North Carolina, Wilson county.

Parents: Robert Edmundson and Anne Edmundson

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Co A, 1St Bn, 9Th Inf, 2Id, (2Mef), Fort Carson, Colorado; Purple Heart (posthumously)

Date of death: Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq; Died when his Bradley fighting vehicle was blown up by an enemy mine.
Cemetery: Evergreen Memorial Garden

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Gay, Harold Cornell
Army Specialist 4

Harold Cornell Gay, age 19, from Wilson, North Carolina, Wilson county.

Parents: Harold E. Gay

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, October 20, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death

Source: National Archives, Danville Register (1970)

Mitchell, James Ray
Marines Lance corporal

James Ray Mitchell, age 19, from Wilson, North Carolina, Wilson county.

Parents: Janie Mitchell

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, March 27, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)

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