Tag: Adams County Indiana

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Jenkins, Philip C.
Army Sergeant

Philip C. Jenkins, age 26, from Decatur, Indiana, Adams county.

Spouse: Married
Children: Two children

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Bellmont High (2002)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Advise and Assist Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Scholfield Barracks, Hawaii.

Date of death: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Death details: Died at Balad, Iraq of wounds suffered in a shooting incident in Salah ad-Din Province. James F. McClamrock was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, Columbus Republic, Military Times

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Miller, James R. Jr.
Army Specialist

James R. Jr. Miller, age 20, from Decatur, Indiana, Adams county.

Spouse: Susan D. (Shoaf) Miller
Children: Matthew J. Miller, 7 days. Died Aug. 12, 2009.

Service era: Gulf War

Date of death: Thursday, February 28, 1991
Death details: Stepped on land mine while exiting a supply truck.
Cemetery: St. Joseph Catholic

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, Decatur Daily Democrat, Chicago Tribune, grave marker

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Breiner, Stephen Eugene
Marines Private 1st class

Stephen Eugene Breiner from Decatur, Indiana.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, September 24, 1968
Death details: Private First Class Stephen E. Breiner, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Indiana, served with 1st Engineer Support Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. On September 24, 1968, he drowned while his unit was crossing the Son Thu Bon River in the vicinity of (GC) AT 811 198, near Liberty Bridge in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. His remains were swept away by the heavy current and could not be recovered. Further attempts to locate them were unsuccessful. Today, Private First Class Breiner is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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Eiting, Richard E.
Army Technician 5

Richard E. Eiting, age 24, from Indiana, Adams county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: 318th infantry 80th infantry division

Date of death: September 17, 1944
Death details: Died of wounds
Cemetery: St. Joseph Catholic

Source: National Archives, grave marker