Appleton Wisconsin

Eppinger, Garrick Louis
Army Sergeant

Garrick Louis Eppinger, age 25, from Appleton, Wisconsin, Outagamie county.

Parents: Garrick Sr. and Linda Eppinger
Spouse: None
Children: Lenorea Rose Eppinger

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Appleton North (2004); University of Wisconsin – Fox Valley
Military history: 687th Combat Sustinment Support Brigade, 646th Regional Support Group, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Wausau, Wisconsin

Date of death: Saturday, September 17, 2011
Death details: Died in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. No other details provided.

Source: Department of Defense, Appleton Post Crecent, Military Times

Hermanson, Matthew D.
Army Sergeant

Matthew D. Hermanson, age 22, from Appleton, Wisconsin, Outagamie county.

Spouse: Rachel Hermanson (married May 8, 2010)
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Appleton North High (2006)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Enlisted in March 2007; Bronze Star and Purple Heart

Date of death: Thursday, April 28, 2011
Death details: Died in Wardak Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Cemetery: Riverside in Appleton

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Fisher, John William
Army Major

John William Fisher, age 32, from Appleton, Wisconsin, Outagamie county.

Parents: J.N. Fisher
Spouse: Married
Children: Two sons and one daughter

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Appleton and Dubois public school, graduated from Shattuck Military Academy in Fairbault, Minnesota and Stanford Univeristy and Columbia University

Date of death: Thursday, July 9, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Veitnam

Source: National Archives, Appleton Post Crescent (1970)

Behrent, Mark Sylvester
Army Private 1st class

Mark Sylvester Behrent, age 19, from Appleton, Wisconsin, Outagamie county.

Parents: Lawrence R. Behrent

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Appleton High West (1968)
Military history: HHT Unit of the 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry, 1st Regiment of Dragoons

Date of death: Tuesday, June 16, 1970
Death details: Died in Great Lakes Naval Hospital from head wounds sustained in Vietnam on April 29, 1970.

Source: National Archives, Appleton Post Crescent (1970)

Reinke, Robert Harvey
Army Corporal

Robert Harvey Reinke, age 20, from Appleton, Wisconsin, Outagamie county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Tuesday, March 21, 1967
Death details: Killed by small arms fire, Kontum Province

Source: National Archives., 35th Infantry Regiment Association

Laux, Michael Deane
Marines Corporal

Michael Deane Laux, age 20, from Outagamie County Appleton, Wisconsin .

Parents: Joseph F. Laux

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Appleton High (1963)

Date of death: Friday, March 25, 1966
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Saint Joseph

Source: National Archives, Appleton Post Crescent (1966)

Robinson, Eugene Francis
Army Flight sergeant

Eugene Francis Robinson, age 37, from Outagamie County Appleton, Wisconsin .

Spouse: Janis R. Robinson

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, March 9, 1966
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Highland Memorial Park

Source: National Archives, Oshkosh Northwestern (1966), UPI (1966)

Reider, John Joseph
Navy Machinist’s mate 2nd class

John Joseph Reider, age 33, from Outagamie County Appleton, Wisconsin .

Parents: Nick A. Reider Sr.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.

Source: National Arvhies, USSHouston.org, Post Crescent (1942)

Feavel, Harvey Herbert
Private

Harvey Herbert Feavel, age 22, from Appleton, Wisconsin, Outagamie county.

Parents: T. R. Feavel
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Wednesday, October 2, 1918
Death details: Died in the American military hospital at Portsmouth, England of bronchial pneumonia following influenza
Cemetery: Riverside, Appleton

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com, Appleton Post Crescent (1918), findagrave.com

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