Bradley Moore, age 36, of Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh County
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Texas Army National Guard
Spouse: Christal Moore
Children: Cole Andrew, Erica Nicol
Date of death: Thursday, August 13, 2020
Death details: Was completing a land navigation course when he died at Ft. Hood
Source: CNN, New York Post
Drew Watters, age 23, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Parents: Scott Richardson and Karen Marie (Wannemuehler) Watters
Spouse: Carley Elizabeth (Lombard) Watters
Child: Jack Richardson Watters, two months
School: North High graduate
Military history: 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
School: North High graduate
Date of death: Sunday, November 4, 2018
Death details: Killed in training accident at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington when he was pinned underneath a Stryker armored vehicle.
Source: Army Times, Tacoma News Tribune
Will M. Powell, age 21, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 4Th Battalion, 9Th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Wasington; Bronze Star Medal
Date of death: Thursday, August 16, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial, Evansville
Source: Department of Defense, grave marker
Brock Alan Babb, age 40, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.
Children: Tanner, 16; Zoie, 13; Levi, 8
Spouse: Barbara M. Babb
Service era: Iraq
Parents: Susie and Terry
Military history: K Co, 3D Bn, 24Th Mar, 4Th Mar Div, Terre Haute, Indiana; Purple Heart
Date of death: Sunday, October 15, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq. Killed by a roadside bomb
Cemetery: St. Joseph, Evansville
Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Military Times, Courier & Press (2006)
Jonathan Richard Pfender, age 22, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.
Parents: Peggy Jo Hammond
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Bn, 187Th Inf, Fort Campbell (Tf Band Of Brothers), Ky
Date of death: Friday, December 30, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Bayji, Iraq
Cemetery: Memorial Park Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Evansville Courier and Press, grave marker
Darren Alan Deblanc, age 20, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.
Parents: Judy Deblanc
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Co C, 2D Bn, 14Th Inf, (Tf Baghdad), 10Th Inf Div, Fort Drum, Ny
Date of death: Friday, April 29, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Alexander Memorial, Evansville
Source: Department of Defense, Evansville Courier & Press, grave marker
William Andrew Jeffries, age 39, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Reitz High (1982)
Military history: Company D, 1St Battalion, 152D Infantry Regiment, Washington, Indiana 47501
Date of death: Monday, March 31, 2003
Death details: Died in Spain after falling ill.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael W. Gorchinski, age 35, from Vanderburgh County Evansville, Indiana .
Parents: James and Patty McPHee
Spouse: Judy Gorchinski
Children: Christy, 6; Kevin, 3;Valerie 10 months
Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Rex Mundi High (1966)
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. Michael had left his station on a battleship to help repair Marine radar equipment on shore.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Associated Press (1983), Evansville Courier & Press (1983)
Patrick David Gorrin, age 19, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.
Parents: Charles R. Zoph (1941-2001) and Barbara Joyce Zoph (1933-96)
Date of death: Friday, April 8, 1977
Death details: Killed while standing guard when hit by a bullet accidentally discharged from the gun of another soldier in the Panama Canal Zone.
Source: Evansville Courier & Press (1977)
Raymond Anthony Wagner, age 20, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.
Spouse: Single
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Rex Mundi (1969)
Date of death: Monday, March 27, 1972
Death details:
On March 27, 1972, an HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant (tail number 68-10359, call sign “Jolly Green 61”) with a crew of five took off from Nakhon Phanom Airfield, Thailand, as the number two aircraft in a flight of three aircraft on a escort mission over Cambodia. While over Stoeng Treng Province, Cambodia, southeast of the city of Siempang, one of the other aircraft on the mission radio attempted contact with “Jolly Green 61” and did not receive an answer. The pilot of the other aircraft then tried to locate “Jolly Green 61” visually and spotted a column of black smoke coming from the jungle below. Aerial investigation determined that the helicopter had crashed and the smoke was coming from its burning wreckage. A pararescue specialist was lowered to the ground at the crash site to check for survivors, but due to the intense heat of the flames, he could not approach the wreck closely. Three hours later a second rescue specialist was deployed, but reported the wreckage was still burning. The five crew members aboard “Jolly Green 61” remain unaccounted for.
Airman First Class Raymond Anthony Wagner entered the U.S. Air Force from Indiana and was a member of the 40th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron. He was a Paraqrescue Specialist and a member of the para-rescue team aboard this helicopter when it crashed and he was lost with the aircraft. His remains were not recovered.
Source: National Archives, “Legacy of War”, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency