Tag: Daviess County Kentucky

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Cable, Michael C.
Army Sergeant

 

Michael C. Cable, age 26, from Philpot, Kentucky, Daviess county.

Parents: Raymond L. Johnston Sr. and Vickie M. Johnston

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Daviess County High (2004)
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart (both posthumous)

Date of death: Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Death details: Died from injuries sustained when his unit with attacked by enemy forces in Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Evansville Courier & Press, WFIE, Military Times

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Mullins, Brandon S.
Army Private 1st class

Brandon S. Mullins, age 21, from Owensboro, Kentucky, Daviess county.

Parents: Thomas Mullins and Catherine Mullins

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Apollo High (2008)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Enlisted in 2010.

Date of death: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense; Glenn Funeral Home, Military Times

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Bruner, Thomas Lee
Army Master sergeant

Thomas Lee Bruner, age 50, from Owensboro, Kentucky, Daviess county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhd, 2D Brigade, 100Th Division (Institutional Training), Owensboro, Ky

Date of death: Sunday, October 28, 2007
Death details: Kabul, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

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Fulkerson, Timothy Adam
Army Specialist

Timothy Adam Fulkerson, age 20, from Utica, Kentucky, Daviess county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 1St Battalion, 82D Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, Nc

Da  te of death: Sunday, October 8, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Tikrit, Iraq
Cemetery: Beaver Dam

Source: Department of Defense, grave marker

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Lanham, Jane Elizabeth
Navy Lieutenant commander

Jane Elizabeth Lanham, age 43, from Owensboro, Kentucky, Daviess county.

Parents: Marvin Bill Lanham (died previously) and Avis Natalie Lanham
Spouse: John Tafoya
Children: Rachel Tafoya and Natalie Tafoya

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Owensboro Catholic High graduate; Murray State University graduate, Temple University graduate
Military history: Nbralth Clinic Asu Manama, Bahrain

Date of death: Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Death details: Died in Manama, Bahrain of natural causes
Cemetery: Resurrection Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense; Military Times, Glen Funeral Home

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Settle, Robert Jason
Army Specialist

Robert Jason Settle, age 25, from Owensboro, Kentucky, Daviess county.

Parents: Robert Barry Settle and Sharon Settle
Children: Chloe Settle

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 1St Battalion, 66Th Armor, 1St Bct, 4Th Id, Fort Hood, Texas Joined the Army in 2004.

Date of death: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Death details: Died in Taji, Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee.
Cemetery: Rosehill Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Glenn Funeral Home, Military Times

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Harlan, James William
Army Sergeant

James William Harlan, age 44, from Owensboro, Kentucky, Daviess county.

Parents: William Arthur (March 16, 1934 – October 28, 1988) and Ida Mae Harlan (August 20, 1940 – )

Service era: Iraq

Children: Suvived by five children ages 11 – 26.

Military history: 660Th Trans (13Cc); Purple Heart

Date of death: Friday, May 14, 2004
Death details: Killed by a suicide bomber in Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Rosehill, Owensboro

Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Military Times

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Kluck, Daniel S.
Army Sergeant

Daniel S. Kluck, age 23, from Daviess County Owensboro, Kentucky .

Parents: Paul Kluck

Service era: Beirut bombings

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Louisville Courier Journal (1983)

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Magruder, David Byron
Army Sergeant

David Byron Magruder, age 20, from Utica, Kentucky, Daviess county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, May 16, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Glenville Baptist

Source: National Archives, Owensboro Messenger Inquirier (1970)