Gibson County Indiana

Clark, Arthur P.
Army Sergeant

Arthur P. Clark, age 22, from Gibson County Princeton, Indiana .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, September 19, 1943
Death details: Died at the army’s Fletcher general hospital of a broken neck received when he dived into a swimming pool at Kenyon College, Cambier, where he was enrolled for special training.
Cemetery: White Church, Princeton

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Chronicle Tribune (1943), Vincennes Sun Commercial (1943)

Carter, Henry A. Jr.
Army Staff sergeant

Henry A. Jr. Carter, age 23, from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Henry A. Carter
Spouse: Connie Sue

Service era: World War II
Schools: Mackey High

Date of death: Wednesday, March 17, 1943
Death details: Died in the British Isles from injuries received when he was hit by a truck during a blackout.
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Evansville Courier & Press (1948)

Carter, Henry A. Jr.
Army Staff sergeant

Henry A. Jr. Carter, age 23, from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Henry A. Carter
Spouse: Connie Sue

Service era: World War II
Schools: Mackey High

Date of death: Wednesday, March 17, 1943
Death details: Died in the British Isles from injuries received when he was hit by a truck during a blackout.
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Evansville Courier & Press (1948)

Deffendall, Paul
Army Technician 5

Paul Deffendall, age 22, from Gibson County Princeton, Indiana .

Parents: Earl Deffendall

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, February 1, 1943
Death details: Killed in action in North Africa
Cemetery: White Church

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Princeton Daily Clarion (1943), Evansville Press (1943)

Jarvis, Joseph R
Army 2nd lieutenant

Joseph R Jarvis, age 23, from Gibson County Princeton, Indiana .

Parents: Joseph C. Jarvis
Spouse: Jean Elizabeth (Sullivan)

Service era: World War II
Schools: Purdue University

Date of death: Thursday, September 3, 1942
Death details: Died in Dayton, Ohio from injuries received that day when a plane he was piloting crashed at Patterson Field. The motor failed.
Cemetery: IOOF in Princeton

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Princeton Daily Clarion (1942)

Key, Oscar M.
Army Staff sergeant

Oscar M. Key, age 28, from Gibson County Princeton, Indiana .

Parents: Mattie Key

Service era: World War II
Schools: Princton High

Date of death: Friday, July 18, 1941
Death details: Died, non-battle; died at Letterman Hospital in San Francisco of injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Hamilton Field where he was serving.
Cemetery: White Church in Princeton

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Princeton Daily Clarion (1941)

Maxey, Roy
National Guard Corporal

Roy Maxey, age 21, from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Elmer Maxey

Service era: Post World War I
Military history: Battery D, 139th Field Artillery

Date of death: Sunday, August 13, 1939
Death details: Killed instantly at Fort Knox, Kentucky when a fust for chemical shell, which he was handling, was detonated. He and others were standing together while examining a fuse charged with fulminate of mercury.
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: Princeton Daily Clarion

Maxey, Paul E.
National Guard Private

Paul E. Maxey from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Elmer Maxey

Service era: Post World War I
Military history: Battery D, 139th Field Artillery

Date of death: Sunday, August 13, 1939
Death details: Killed instantly at Fort Knox, Kentucky when a fust for chemical shell, which he was handling, was detonated. He and others were standing together while examining a fuse charged with fulminate of mercury.
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: Princeton Daily Clarion

Zeitz, Arthur
Private

Arthur Zeitz, age 24, from Haubstadt, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Anton and Mary Zeitz

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Saturday, October 19, 1918
Death details: Died of pneumonia at Camp Taylor, Kentucky
Cemetery: Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Haubstadt

Source: Indiana Historical Commission, grave marker

Jordan, Dewey
Private

Dewey Jordan, age 20, from Gibson County Owensville, Indiana .

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Wednesday, October 16, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds

Source: Soldiers of the Great War

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