Tag: Bartholomew County Indiana

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Bishop, John C.
Marines Corporal

John C. Bishop, age 25, from Columbus, Indiana, Bartholomew county.

Parents: Sarah Thomas
Spouse: Married
Children: Son, 4; wife pregnant at time of death

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: South Ripley High, Versailles; Southwestern High graduate, Shelby County
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Death details: Died gunshot wound when company was ambused in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Columbus Republic

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McQueary, Jeremy R.
Marines Sergeant

Jeremy R. McQueary, age 27, from Columbus, Indiana, Bartholomew county.

Parents: Deborah Klein Schmidt and Dallas McQuary (deceased)
Spouse: Rae McQueary
Children: Hadley, 5 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Colubus East High
Military history: 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted January 2002. Purple Heart.

Date of death: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Columbus Republic, Brown County Democrat, WTHR, Military Times

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Hunt, James Robert
Navy Quartermaster clerk

James Robert Hunt, age 29, from Columbus, Indiana, Bartholomew county.

Parents: Josephine Hunt

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Columbus High (1958)

Date of death: Sunday, August 23, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam when the patrol boat he was commanding was hit by enemy fire.

Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)