Duquoin Illinois

Iubelt, Tyler
Army Private 1st class

Tyler Iubelt, age 20, from DuQuoin, Illinois, Perry county.

Parents: Michael Iubelt and Charlotte Stiens
Spouse: Shelby A. Crews (married Oct. 30, 2015
Children: Violet Iubelt, 6 months

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Pinckneyville High (2015)
Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas

Date of death: Saturday, November 12, 2016
Death details: Died of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Bagram, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park, DuQuoin

Source: Department of Defense, Searby Funeral Homes, Military Times

Uhles, Drew Michael
Marines Lance corporal

Drew Michael Uhles, age 20, from Duquoin, Illinois.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Wpns Co, 1St Bn, 7Th Mar, Rct-7, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca

Date of death: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park, Duquoin

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com, Military Times

Bourland, Aaron J.
Army Private

Aaron J. Bourland, age 19, from DuQuoin, Illinois, Perry county.

Service era: World War II
Military history: 35th Infantry Regiment

Date of death: Friday, September 10, 1943
Death details: Killed in action, Vella Lavella, Kokolope Bay
Cemetery: IOOF, DuQuoin

Source: National Archives, 35th Infantry Regiment Association

Mesner, Lawrence Richard
Navy Seaman 1st class

Lawrence Richard Mesner, age 20, from Perry County DuQuoin, Illinois .

Parents: John Mesner

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, Daily Independent (1942)

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