Jeffrey D. Reel, age 21, from Indiana, Knox county.
Parents: David and Diana Reel
Service era: Gulf War
Schools: South Knox High (1987)
Date of death: Wednesday, February 20, 1991
Death details: Killed in a traffic accident during maneuvers in Saudi Arabia
Cemetery: Wildwood in Vincennes
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, The Gulf War Chronicles, Lafayette Journal and Courier (1991)
Royse Wayne Rehwald, age 20, from Vincennes, Indiana, Knox county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, September 13, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune (1971)
Joseph Bruce Brittain, age 22, from Vincennes, Indiana, Knox county.
Parents: Gloria Blann Mack and preceded in death by Billy Brittain
Spouse: Beverly Ann Sinclair Brittain, died in 1969 in car accident
Children: Dennis, died in 1969 in the same car accident
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Lincoln High graduate
Date of death: Wednesday, November 4, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam; killed by friendly fire
Cemetery: Vincennes
Source: National Archives, Vincennes Sun-Commercial (1970)
Steven Ray Renner, age 21, from Wheatland, Indiana, Knox county.
Parents: Ray L. Renner
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, May 12, 1970
Death details: Killed when his copter was hit by enemy ground fire and crash in South Vietnam.
Cemetery: Weatland
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970), Vincennes Sun Commercial (1970), grave marker
Charles Allen Covey, age 20, from Vincennes, Indiana, Knox county.
Parents: Carl Covey
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Lincoln High (1967)
Date of death: Sunday, May 10, 1970
Death details: Among six men killed in South Vietnam when a helicopter crashed due to enemy fire. Charles volunteered to serve six more months in Vietnam following his furlough in April 1970.
Cemetery: Memorial Park in Vincennes
Source: National Archives, Virtual Wall, Vincennes Sun Commerical (1970)
James Anthony Bailey from Vincennes, Indiana.
Parents: Rose M. Bailey (November 7, 1917 – January 4, 2004) and Thomas G. Bailey (May 13, 1916 – October 21, 1976)
Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Date of death: Thursday, November 20, 1969
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Memorial Park, Vincennes
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Billy Wayne Hedge, age 20, from Vincennes, Indiana.
Parents: Phoeba M. Hedge (September 23, 1912 – November 1, 1996)
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, November 22, 1965
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Memorial Park, Vincennes
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Richard George Inman, age 43, from Indiana, Knox county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, July 7, 1953
Death details: On July 6, 1953, a large Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) unit attacked and overran the U.S. Army outposts on Pork Chop Hill in an attempt to seize whatever territory possible before the impending armistice agreement. After fighting for the position for four days, on July 10, the 7th Infantry Division Commander determined that the CCF disregard for casualties and desire to hold the outpost outweighed the position’s tactical value, and ordered a withdrawal that was eventually completed on July 11. The U.S. never again controlled Pork Chop Hill, preventing thorough recovery efforts for those who were killed or went missing during the fighting. Second Lieutenant Richard George Inman, who joined the U.S. Army from Indiana, served with Company B, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On the evening of July 6, he led an ambush patrol against Chinese troops holding the heights of Pork Chop Hill, and was killed in an engagement with the enemy. Conditions on the battlefield prevented the immediate recovery of his body, and the area where he fell soon became part of the Demilitarized Zone. His remains have not been identified among those returned to U.S. custody. Today, Second Lieutenant Inman is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
James Robert Dunn, age 26, from Indiana, Knox county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Sergeant First Class James Robert Dunn, who joined the U.S. Army from Indiana, was a member of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. By midnight on November 1, the 8th Cavalry Regiment was forced to withdraw from the Unsan area. The 3rd Battalion was the last to withdraw, and was surrounded and cut off by the CCF during their movement. They formed a defensive perimeter, and withstood attacks for the next few days before survivors either broke out to avoid capture or surrendered. Sergeant First Class Dunn was lost during the moving battle. He was never reported as a prisoner of war, and he remains unaccounted for. Today, Sergeant First Class Dunn is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Alfred D. Holloman, age 23, from Indiana, Knox county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: September 2, 1945
Death details: Died, non-battle
Cemetery: Fairview, Vincennes
Source: National Archives, grave marker