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Alec R. Terwiske, age 21, from Dubois, Indiana, Dubois county.
Parents: Sandra K. Terwiske (Dec. 7, 1958 – )
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Monday, September 3, 2012
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: St. Celestine, Celistine, Indiana
Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Military Times
Steven Wayne Faulkenburg, age 45, from Huntingburg, Indiana, Dubois county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Bn, 2D Inf, 1St Inf Div, Apo Ae 09112, (Vilseck, Germany)
Date of death: Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Barton Scott Wade, age 33, from Jasper, Indiana.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: December 21, 1972
Death details: On March 7, 1986, the Central Identification Laboratory-Hawaii (CILH, now DPAA) identified the remains of Commander Barton Scott Wade, missing from the Vietnam War.
Commander Wade joined the U.S. Navy from Indiana and was a member of Attack Squadron 75. On December 21, 1972, he was the bombardier and navigator aboard an A-6A Intruder (bureau number 152946) on a bombing mission against enemy targets near Kien An Airfield, North Vietnam. Commander Wade’s Intruder went down during the mission, and he died at some point following the incident. His remains could not be recovered at the time. In December 1985, a set of unknown remains were turned over to a group of U.S. investigators performing an excavation in Vietnam. Forensic analysis identified CDR Wade from these returned remains.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Kurt Frederick Weisman, age 25, from Jasper, Indiana, Dubois county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, April 26, 1972
Death details: On July 28, 1975, the Central Identification Laboratory-Thailand (CILT, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Kurt Frederick Weisman, missing from the Vietnam War. Captain Weisman joined the U.S. Air Force from Indiana and was a member of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron. On April 26, 1972, he was the copilot of a C-130E Hercules (tail number 64-0508, call sign “Spare 813”) on a night resupply mission over An Loc City, Vietnam, when the Hercules was downed by ground fire during the mission. Capt Weisman was killed in the crash. Immediate search efforts for the C-130’s crew were unsuccessful, and enemy presence delayed ground investigations of the site. His remains were not recovered at the time. In 1975, a ground team was able to search the crash site, recovering remains that were later identified as those of Capt Weisman.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Donald Joseph Knebel, age 19, from Jasper, Indiana, Dubois county.
Parents: Linus J. Knebell
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, December 25, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
John Earl Ambrous from Indiana, DuBois county.
Parents: John D. (1888 – 1953) and Emma Ambrous (1888 – 1966)
Service era: World War II
Military history: 151st Infantry, 38th Infantry Division
Date of death: Monday, October 8, 1945
Death details: Died, non-battle
Cemetery: Fairmount, Huntingburg
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Alfred D. Schmidt, age 21, from Indiana, DuBois county.
Parents: Harry H. Schmidt (1893 – 1961) and Margaret L. Schmidt (1893 – 1959)
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, November 20, 1944
Death details: Died of wounds
Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery, Jasper, Indiana
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Joe Warren Ellsworth, age 18, from Huntingburg, Indiana, Dubois county.
Parents: John Waldo Ellsworth
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Wednesday, October 25, 1944
Cemetery: Memorialized at Zachary Taylor National
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Joseph B. Schitter, age 26, from Indiana, DuBois county.
Parents: Amelia E. (1879 – 1962) and Albert A. 1880 – 1966
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Thursday, September 21, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Buried in St. Laurent Colleville, France; memorialized in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Ireland
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Roman E. Steltenpohl, age 19, from Indiana, DuBois county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Wednesday, June 28, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: St. Ferdinand, Ferdinand, Indiana
Source: National Archives, grave marker