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Walthall County Veterans Killed/Died in Service
- Alford, Lt. Ansel Winston, killed on Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
- Ballard, Pvt. Chesterfield, Army, killed in Italy in 1944 (Lawrence County in 1930 Census)
- Bandon, Pfc. James B., Army, killed in Korea in 1952
- Barlow, Pvt. Lawrence Lee, Marines, killed on Okinawa in 1945
- Beard, Pfc. Bernell J., killed in France in 1944
- Bennett, Sgt. Virgil Ray killed in plane crash in Arizona in 1943
- Boyd, Pvt. Ernest C., killed in France in 1944
- Bridges, Sgt. Shanta, Army, died in an automobile accident in Hawaii in 2004
- Bryant, Sgt. Nelton Raymond, Marines, killed in Vietnam in 1965
- Bullock, Capt. Truett K., killed in plane accident in Sweden in 1944
- Byrd, Pfc. Malcolm L., Marine, died of pneumonia in a Japanese prison in Tokyo in
1943, taken prisoner on Corregidor in 1942
- Calhoun, Major Stanton Key, Army, died suddenly in Washington in 1945
- Cooper, Cpl. Reuben Collins, Marine Air Corps, killed in South Pacific in 1943
- Conerly, Sgt. Robert H., killed in Germany in 1945
- Garner, SP4 Ira Lee, Army, died in Vietnam in 1967
- Gibson, Pfc. William Arthur, Army, killed in Vietnam in 1968
- Goodwin, 1Lt. Forrest, Marines, killed in Vietnam in 1967
- Graham, Sgt. Olon A, killed over Australia in 1944
- Graves, Seaman 2c James Melvin, Navy, killed in 1945
- Graves, Sgt. Winston, Army, died while captured in Korea in 1950
- Guy, Ensign George H., Navy, killed on convoy duty in the North Atlantic in 1943
- Harris, Sgt. Prentiss Jr., killed in Vietnam in 1969
- Holmes, Pfc. James Michael, Army, killed in Vietnam in 1968
- Holmes, Pfc. John Harris, Army, killed in Vietnam in 1967
- Hux, Cpl. Aubrey E., Army, killed in Korea in 1951
- Ilsley, Ensign Wilmer Joseph Jr., Navy, killed in plane crash near Jacksonville, FL in 1943
(In 1943, Ilsley was Walthall's first Annapolis Graduate.)
- Kennedy, Sgt. Victor, Army Air Corps, killed in North Africa in 1943
- Ladner, Pfc. John W., died of wounds on Luzon in 1945
- Laseter, Cpl. Marion Kenneth, Marine, killed in 1942
- Lott, Seaman 2c Garland, Navy, missing in action 1942
- Lovell, S-Sgt. Clyde Otis, Army Air Corps, plane shot down into sea in 1943
- Pigott, Sgt. Charles, Army, killed in Italy in 1944
- Pigott, Pvt. Wilkie E., Army, killed in France in 1945
- Plohetski, Anthony J. killed in Italy in 1944
- Pope, Pfc. William Evon, killed in Holland in 1944
- Porter, Av C Winston S., killed in aircraft crash in 1941
- Rand, Lt. Col. Harold E. (Boots), Army, killed on Mindano Island in 1945
- Rayborn, Tech. Fifth Grade Ottis J., drowned in Belgium in 1945
- Rushing, Cpl. J. Marvin, killed in Italy in 1944
- Sawyer, Sgt. William A., Army, killed in Korea in 1951
- Smith, Pfc. Jewell Smith, Army, killed in the South Pacific in 1943
- Smith, 2Lt. Newell B. Jr., Army Air Corps, killed in a two-aircraft accident at Miami Airport
in 1942
- Terrell, S Sgt. Plummer Ben, Army, killed in France in 1944
- Thornhill, Pvt. John H., Infantry, killed in Germany New Years Day 1945
- White, Seaman 1c Volmer Dowin, Navy, killed in Pearl Harbor raid in 1941, went down
with the USS Arizona.
- Wood, F 1-c (E.M.) Edward Brown, Navy, killed in South Pacific aboard aircraft carrier in
1945.
Walthall County World War II casualties from the Internet not on above list (not on Courthouse
Board or in the Tylertown Times):
- Tubbs, Pvt. Carl F. Died non-battle
- Vance, Sgt. Arthur C. Killed in action
- Wimbs, Pvt. Howard Died of wounds
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