Hembree, James Vernon
Army Specialist 4

James Vernon Hembree, age 19, from Loogootee, Indiana, Martin county.

Parents: Robert V. Hembree 1919 – 2014)
Spouse: Margaret Hembree (married 8 months)

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Loogootee High (1965)
Military history: Entered Army in October 1966

Date of death: Wednesday, September 6, 1967
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam. Killed by fragments from an exploding helicopter
Cemetery: Goodwill Cemetery, Loogootee, Indiana

Source: National Archives, Evansville Courier & Press