Gibson County Indiana

Brown, James Eric
Marines Lance corporal

James Eric Brown, age 20, from Owensville, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: James Earl Ling and Joann Brown
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Gibson Southern High (2005)
Military history: I Co, 3D Bn, 2D Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Habbaniyah, Iraq
Cemetery: Saulmon Cemetery, Gibson County

Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Evansville Courier & Press, family

Stolz, Lawrence Gene
Air Force Major

Lawrence Gene Stolz, age 26, from Haubstadt, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Vincent Stolz (December 12, 1917 – August 29, 1995) and Loreen K. Stolz (October 18, 1920 – August 30, 2009)
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Haubstadt High (1963), University of Evansville (1967)
Military history: Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, December 26, 1971
Death details: Hostile, missing in North Vietnam; The F-4 Phantom jet flown by Stolz was shot down December 26, 1971 in Thanh Hoa Province. He was declared dead by the Air Force October 11, 1979. His remains were identified in January 1990.
Cemetery: St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Haubstadt

Source: National Archives, Evansville Courier & Press, grave marker, memorial in Haubstadt, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency 

Hurt, Ronald Wayne
Army Captain

Ronald Wayne Hurt, age 26, from Owensville, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Wayne Hurt
Spouse: Olga Hurt
Children: Michael Wayne Hurt and Tanya Hurt

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Owensville High , Purdue University graduate

Date of death: Monday, March 23, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam, jeep detonated a land mine.
Cemetery: Blythe Chapel in Owensville

Source: National Archives, Evansville Press (1970)

Littlepage, Thomas Earl
Army Private 1st class

Thomas Earl Littlepage, age 22, from Princeton, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: William L. Littlepage

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, January 24, 1970
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam by American forces who mistook him for the enemy.

Cemetery: Grapevine in Madison Kentucky

Source: National Archives, Indianapolis News (1970), grave marker

Lynn, William Thomas
Marines Private 1st class

William Thomas Lynn, age 18, from Princeton, Indiana.

Service era: Vietnam

Parent: Lawrence Lynn

School: Princeton HIgh (1968)

Date of death: Saturday, June 7, 1969

Death details: Killed during an attack of a night platoon base in Vietnam

Cemetery: Maple Hill in Princeton

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Princeton Daily Clarion (1969)

Wolfe, Richard Edward
Army Private 1st class

Richard Edward Wolfe, age 23, from Princeton, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: August Wolfe (1912 – 1999) and Rosemary C. Wolfe (1917 – 2010)
Spouse: Susan Wolfe
Child: Brian Scott Wolfe, 10 months. Brian, 6, died in 1973 from leukemia.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Princeton High (1962)
Military history: Drafted in February 1968. Purple Heart

Date of death: Saturday, January 6, 1968
Death details: Killed by small arms fire in South Vietnam
Cemetery: St. Joseph, Princeton

Source: National Archives, Evansville Courier & Press, grave marker, Princeton Daily Clarion (1973)

Hornby, David Eugene
Marines Lance corporal

David Eugene Hornby, age 20, from Gibson County Oakland City, Indiana .

Parents: Irene M. Hornby (1916 – 1992) and Virgil G. Hornby (1910 – 1982)

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, April 3, 1966
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Cemetery: St. Matthew

Source: National Archives

Moore, Jack Edward
Army Sergeant

Jack Edward Moore, age 24, from Gibson County Patoka, Indiana .

Parents: James R. Moore

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: East Saint Louis High

Date of death: Monday, September 6, 1965
Death details: Died in Korea. He had served with the Army in Korea for about a year.
Cemetery: Oak Hill in Patoka

Source: Grave marker, Princeton Daily Clarion (1965), Associated Press (1965)

Fitch, Robert Stuart
Marines Private 1st class

Robert Stuart Fitch, age 18, from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Monday, April 23, 1951
Death details: Killed in action

Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: National Archives, grave marker

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