Military Legacy Of Perry County, Kentucky And Beyond

Written And Compiled By Waukesha Lowe Sammons

Daughter of Daskum Combs (1917 - 2005) and Technical Sergeant, Albert Roy "Jake" Lowe (1917 - 1944),

who was awarded a Silver Star for Action Taken on The Fourth of July 1944 in France,

and who was Killed In Action on September 16, 1944 in World War II.

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VIETNAM WAR (1955-1975)

PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN, MARINES

REMEMBER AND NAME, H - Z

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HAYES

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HAYES, GEORGE FRANKLIN (1937-1968), DIED OF WOUNDS, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: BUSY, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence in 1940: Forked Mouth, Perry County, Kentucky.
Date of Birth: 28 August 1937.
Parents: Lena Johnson and Green Hayes.
Rank: Staff Sergeant.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: BTRP, 3rd Sqdn, 4th Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division, Vietnam War.
Status: HOSTILE, DIED-WOUNDS at Gia Dinh, Vietnam.
Casualty Reason: HOSTILE, DIED OF WOUNDS, Vietnam War.
Date of Death: 12 March 1968, Vietnam War.
Place of Death: Gia Dinh, Vietnam.
Buried: Couch Cemetery, Yerkes, Perry County, Kentucky. Monument: GEORGE FRANKLIN HAYES carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

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HICKS

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HICKS, CHARLES LEE (1947-1966), KILLED IN ACTION, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: HAZARD, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 8 April 1947, Perry County, Kentucky.
Parents: Rachel.
Rank: Private First Class.
Tour Start Date: 1966.
Combat Organization: Army Private First Class, Tour Start Date 1966, C Company, 5th Cavalry, 1st Battalion.
Province: 99.
Status: Ground Casualty: DIED HOSTILE, KILLED in Republic of Vietnam.
Date of Death: 21 November 1966, Vietnam War.
Place of Death: Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam.
Status: Body Recovered.
Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Casualty Reason: Ground Casualty, Gun Shot. Monument: CHARLES LEE HICKS carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
NOTE: “... on 21 November 1966, C Company, 1/5th Cavalry, was engaged by enemy forces while operating along the Cambodian border in Kontum Province, SVN. Thirty-four U. S. Soldiers were killed in the battle.” Source: Findagrave.

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ISON

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ISON, ARNOLD EDWARD (1943-1966), KILLED IN ACTION, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: VIPER, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 8 August 1943.
Parents: Audra Frazier and Arthur Claude Ison.
Grandparents: Luana Caudill and Marion Frazier.
Great-grandparents: Mary Ellen Whitaker and George Washington Caudill.
Great-great-grandparents: Nancy Dixon and William J. “Stiller Bill” Caudill.
Service Number: 15649880.
Rank: Sergeant.
Branch of Service: Army.
Service Occupation: Infantry Indirect Fire Crewman (Army).
Tour Start Date: 21 September 1965.
Combat Organization: Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, U. S. Army, Vietnam War.
Province: 99.
Status: DIED HOSTILE, KILLED-OUT-RIGHT in the Republic of Vietnam.
Casualty Reason: Battle Dead.
Date of Death: 4 February 1966, Vietnam War.
Place of Death: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
Buried: Callie Farler Cemetery, Jeff, Perry County, Kentucky. Monument: ARNOLD E. ISON carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Note: Data Source, Coffelt Database.
NOTE: I placed my sixth-cousin, Arnold E. Ison on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.

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MEE

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MEE, MARION EUGENE (1940-1970), DIED OF ACCIDENT, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: LOTHAIR, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Date of Birth: 28 December 1940, Perry County, Kentucky.
Parents: Maudie Sweet and Roscoe Mee.
Service Number: 400541055.
Rank: Staff Sergeant.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Tour Start Date: July 1970.
Combat Organization: D BTRY, 1st Battalion, Division USARV, Vietnam War.
Province: Military Region 1 – Thua Thien.
Status: DIED OF ACCIDENT, NON-HOSTILE.
Casualty Reason: Vehicle Loss/Crash, Ground Casualty, Injuries sustained in a truck/vehicle accident. Body Recovered.
Date of Death: 20 November 1970, DIED OF ACCIDENT, NON-HOSTILE.
Place of Death: Republic of Vietnam, Vietnam War.
Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky. Monument: MARION EUGENE MEE carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

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NEACE

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NEACE, DENNIE (1947-1967), KILLED IN ACTION, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: BONNYMAN, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 3 August 1947, Perry County, Kentucky.
Parents: Jeanette Deaton and Granville Neace.
Rank: Sergeant.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Tour Start Date: 16 February 1967.
Combat Organization: Company C, 12th Cavalry 1st Battalion.
Province: Military Region 1 - Quang Tin.
Casualty Reason: HOSTILE, KILLED, Ground Casualty, Body Recovered, Vietnam War.
Date of Death: 31 May 1967, Vietnam War.
Place of Death: Republic of Vietnam, Vietnam War.
Buried: Neace Cemetery, Grapevine, Perry County, Kentucky. Monument: DENNIE NEACE carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

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PARSONS

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PARSONS, JOHN ROBERT (1948-1968), KILLED IN ACTION, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: COMBS, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 3 October 1948, Perry County, Kentucky.
Parents: Rebecca Eversole and Walter David Parsons.
Service Number: 2371441.
Rank: Lance Corporal.
Branch of Service: U. S. Marine Corps.
Tour Start Date: 25 June 1968.
Combat Organization: Rifleman, L Company, 3rd BN, 5th Marines, 1st MAR DIV, III MAF
Province: Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam.
Status: DIED HOSTILE, KILLED at Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam.
Casualty Reason: Gunshot or Small Arms Fire.
Date of Death: 14 October 1968.
Place of Death: Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam.
Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky. Monument: JOHN ROBERT PARSONS carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

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PATRICK

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PATRICK, BILLY RAY (1944-1966), KILLED IN ACTION, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: HAZARD, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 10 February 1944.
Parents: Lula Patrick and Amos Patrick.
Maternal Grandparents: Martha Ritchie and Hiram Patrick.
Paternal Grandparents: Eva Smith and Grover Cleveland Patrick.
Combat Organization: Army Private First Class, Company A, 35th Inf Reg, 25th Inf Div, 1st Battalion.
Province: 99.
Tour Start Date: 7 February 1966.
Status: Ground Casualty: DIED HOSTILE, KILLED OUT-RIGHT in Republic of Vietnam.
Date of Death: 29 May 1966.
Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky. Monument: BILLY RAY PATRICK carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
NOTE: I placed my sixth-cousin-2-times-removed, Billy Ray Patrick on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.

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Monument: CLYDE EVERETTE PAUL JR. carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

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Monument: HANK WILLIAM SALLEY carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

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STRINGER

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STRINGER, JOHN CURTIS, JR. (1946-1978), MISSING, DIED NON-BATTLE, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: HAZARD, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 12 January 1946, Boyd County, Kentucky.
Parents: Mary Castle and John Curtis Stringer, Sr.
Rank: Captain.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Tour Start Date: 9/13/1970.
Combat Organization: 11th Inf Reg, 5th Inf Div (mech),
Province: Quang Tri Province.
Status: Vanished crossing a stream, Casualty: DIED NON-HOSTILE, NON-BATTLE, Vietnam War.
Casualty Reason: Missing.
Date Reported Missing: 30 October 1978
Date of Death: 30 October 1978.
Place of Death: Vietnam, Vietnam War.
Disposition: Missing.
Memorialized at: Courts of the Missing, Honolulu National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Monument: JOHN CURTIS STRINGER II carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

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WATTS

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WATTS, SCHYLER, SR. (1945-1971), KILLED IN ACTION, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: VICCO, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 2 March 1945, Perry County, Kentucky.
Parents: Italy Hall and Floyd Watts.
Grandparents: William M. “Buffalo Bill” Hall and Ida Reynolds (second spouse).
Grandparents: Cora Noble and Taylor Watts.
Great-grandparents: Mary Jane “Maggie” Sergent and Noah Milburn Reynolds.
Great-grandparents of: Clarinda “Wren” Hall and Jefferson Cushing Hall.
Son: Schyler “Pete” Watts, Jr. (1968-2013), U. S. Army Veteran.
Rank: Staff Sergeant.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Tour Start Date: 16 June 1971.
Combat Organization: Company H Trp, 16th Cav Reg, 1st Cav Div (Ambl).
Province: Military Region 3 – Long Khanh.
Status: Ground Casualty: DIED HOSTILE, KILLED OUT-RIGHT, died in the Republic of Vietnam.
Casualty Reason: Gunshot or Small Arms Fire.
Date of Death: 2 December 1971.
Place of Death: Vietnam, Vietnam War.
Disposition: Body Recovered.
Buried: Big Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery, Breckenridge County, Kentucky? Monument: SCHYLER WATTS carved twice within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
NOTE: I placed Schyler Watts on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.

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Monument: ERNEST WILSON carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

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WOODS

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WOODS, DONALD GENE, U.S. MARINE CORPS, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: HAZARD, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Happy, Perry County, Kentucky. Franklin, Ohio.
Date of Birth:
Parents: Maud Hammons and Eugene Woods.
Paternal Grandparents: Louise Branson and Elhannon Woods.
Maternal Grandparents: Sarah Caudill and Rufus Hammons.
Spouse: Donna J. Flinspach.
Entered Service From: Ohio.
Enlistment Date: January 1967. Discharged: June 1970.
Service Number:
Rank: Sergeant.
Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps.
Combat Organization: MATCU-62, MAG-36, 1st Marine Air Wing.
Battles, Campaigns, Theatres: VIET-NAM.
U. S. Awards, Medals: American Freedom. Combat Action Ribbon. Good Conduct Medal. Viet-Nam Campaign Ribbon. Viet-Nam Service. Viet-Nam Cross of Gallantry with Palm.
Source: Donald Gene Woods. Charles Lloyd Caudill.
NOTE: I placed my third cousin, Donald Gene Woods on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.

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WOODS, RUSSELL SR. (1934 – 1965), U. S. ARMY, KOREAN WAR AND VIETNAM WAR.
HOMETOWN: MIDDLE FORK OF MASON’S CREEK, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
OTHER RESIDENCE: 5820 South Y Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
DATE OF BIRTH: 29 November 1934, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
PARENTS: Sallie Pratt and Ben Woods.
GRANDPARENTS: Louanna Walker and John C. Woods.
GRANDPARENTS: Martha J. Cornett and Joseph E. Pratt, Jr.
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Juda Cornett and Theophilus Asher ‘Theo’ Woods, a Union Soldier, American Civil War.
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Sarah Brashear and Randolph Cornett.
THIRD-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Henrietta Bowling and Dillon Asher II.
FOURTH-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Laodicea Robinson and Moses Dorton, a Revolutionary War Soldier, Battle of Kings Mountain.
FIFTH-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Agnes Shepherd and George All Sizemore, Cherokee Nation.
SIXTH-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Mary Bean and William Asher, a Revolutionary War Soldier, Battle of Kings Mountain.
SPOUSE: Barbara Yvonne Wheeler, married 1 August 1958.
SON: Russell “Rusty” Woods, Jr. (1959 – 2002) married Debbra Lynn Watson.
GRANDDAUGHTER: Stephanie Lynn Woods, (1989 – 2009).
ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Kentucky.
ENLISMENT DATE:
DISCHARGE DATE:
SERVICE NUMBER:
RANK: Master Sergeant.
BRANCH OF SERVICE: U. S. Army – Active.
COMBAT ORGANIZATION:
BATTLES, CAMPAIGNS, THEATRES: Korean War. Vietnam War.
DATE OF DEATH: 30 March 1965. Suicide By Gunshot In Forehead, Self-Inflicted, 25 Caliber Pistol.
PLACE OF DEATH: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA.
BURIAL: 31 March 1965.
CEMETERY: Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.
MONUMENT: RUSSELL WOODS carved on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
U. S. AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, MEDALS:
SOURCES: Arkansas Death Certificate, 1914-1969. Census. Findagrave. Kentucky Birth Index. Tennessee Marriage Records. U. S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection.
NOTE: I placed my second-cousin-one-time-removed, Russell Woods, Sr., on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.

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YOUNG

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YOUNG, BOBBY (1947-1966), KILLED IN ACTION, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: VIPER, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 16 May 1947.
Parents: Verna Napier and Mr. Young. Was Verna the daughter of Polly and Calloway Napier?
Rank: Private.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Tour Start Date: 4 January 1966.
Combat Organization: Company C, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion.
Province: 99.
Status: Ground Casualty: DIED HOSTILE, KILLED OUT-RIGHT in Republic of Vietnam.
Date of Death: 4 November 1966.
Place of Death: Vietnam, Vietnam War. Monument: BOBBY YOUNG carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

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MILITARY LEGACY OF PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY AND BEYOND

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