Jo Daviess County Illinois

Michel, Devin J.
Army Private 1st class

Devin J. Michel, age 19, from Stockton, Illinois, Jo Daviess county.

Service era: Afghanistan

Spouse: Anika

Parents: Terry and Rebecca Michel

School: Stocketon High (2008)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Death details: Died in Zhari Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Telegraph Herald (2009)

Lancaster, Andrew Wayne
Army Sergeant

Andrew Wayne Lancaster, age 23, from Stockton, Illinois.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 1St Battalion, 30Th Infantry, 2 Bct, Fort Stewart, Ga

Date of death: Saturday, August 11, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Arab Jabour, Iraq

Cemetery: Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Source: Department of Defense, Legacy, findagrave.com

Foht, Stephen Craig
Army Private 1st class

Stephen Craig Foht, age 20, from East Dubuque, Illinois, Jo Daviess county.

Parents: Jerome H. Foht

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, June 4, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Rock Island Argus (1970)

Knobbe, Richard Joseph
Air Force Airman 1

Richard Joseph Knobbe, age 28, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, May 12, 1960
Death details: Killed in a car-truck crash in Seville, Spain.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s in Galena

Source: Grave marker, Freeport Journal Standard (1960)

Burke, James E.
Army Private 1st class

James E. Burke, age 22, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .

Parents: Edward M. Burke

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, June 18, 1953
Death details: Killed in the crash of an Air Force C0124 Globemaster near Tokyo.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s in Galena

Source: Associated Press (1953), United Press (1953), grave marker

Gill, Richard L.
2nd lieutenant Air Force

Richard L. Gill, age 22, from Jo Daviess County Galena, Illinois .

Parents: Leroy Gill

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Thursday, April 2, 1953
Death details: His F-84 Thunderjet crashed and burned in a field near Omega, Georgia.
Cemetery: Saint Mary’s in Galena

Source: Grave marker, Associated Press (1953)

Gantenbein, Matthew Joseph
Navy Seaman

Matthew Joseph Gantenbein, age 18, from Jo Daviess County Scales Mount, Illinois .

Parents: Matthew Gantenbein

Service era: Korea

Date of death: September 10, 1951
Death details: He was found fatally wounded in a bedroom in the family home in Scales Mount. The coroner ruled he died of a n accidental gunshot wound in the chest. He was spending a 10-day furlouh at home. His father fund him when he returned from the railroad station to see why his son hadn’t appeared for his departure to his base. He died while en route to a hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. The Pearl City News said the corner rules it a suicide. The Rockford Morning Star reported a coroner’s jury ruled it an accident.
Cemetery: Scales Mount Township

Source: Morning Star (1951), Pearl City News (1951)

Broege, Elwyn G.
Army Private

Elwyn G. Broege from Jo Daviess County Illinois.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Monday, July 24, 1950
Death details: In late July 1950, elements of the 27th Infantry Regiment, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and other units in the 25th Infantry and 1st Cavalry Divisions were tasked with blocking a North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) advance down the Poun-Hwanggan Highway, toward Kumch’on, roughly thirty-five miles west of Taegu. On July 23 and 24, U.S. units fought a series of engagements against the advancing NKPA forces. Heavy enemy artillery fire barrages forced the U.S. units back slowly until they began to withdraw to new positions on July 26. Over the next three days, the units withdrew and consolidated in Kumch’on, though many American soldiers died, were captured, or went missing during this action.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Friedlein, Robert L.
Navy Ensign

Robert L. Friedlein, age 22, from Jo Daviess County East Dubuque, Illinois .

Parents: Leonard Friedlein (1899 – 1988) and Adele G. Friedlein (1902 – 1978)

Service era: Post World War II

Date of death: Friday, October 1, 1948
Death details: Killed when his plane crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near Jacksonville, Florida minutes after taking off from the USS Missouri in a training flight.
Cemetery: Memorialized at East Dubuque

Source: Grave marker, usslittlerock.org

Fleming, Robert Carl
Marine Lieutenant

Robert Carl Fleming, age 26, from Jo Daviess County Stockton, Illinois .

Parents: William R. and Emma R Fleming

Service era: World War II
Schools: Western Michigan College

Date of death: Thursday, January 24, 1946
Death details: Died on Guam of cerebral hemorrahage.
Cemetery: Holy Cross

Source: Grave marker, Telegraph Herald (1946)

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