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O’Connor, Timothy John
Army Private 1st class

Timothy John O’Connor, age 18, from Loogootee, Indiana, Martin county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, October 23, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Memorialized at Saint Marys, Loogootee

Source: National Archives

Conover, Charles Raymond
Army Staff sergeant

Charles Raymond Conover, age 23, from Loogootee, Indiana, Martin county.

Parents: Catherine Fields
Spouse: Shelia Y. Conover
Children: Step daughter Melissa Vardeman and step son Dean Vardeman

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, September 1, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Columbus Ledger (1970)

Hickman, Thomas Steven
Army Corporal

Thomas Steven Hickman, age 19, from Loogootee, Indiana, Martin county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, August 26, 1970
Death details: Hostile, missing in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Saint Johns Cemetery, Loogootee, Indiana

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Hembree, James Vernon
Army Specialist 4

James Vernon Hembree, age 19, from Loogootee, Indiana, Martin county.

Parents: Robert V. Hembree 1919 – 2014)
Spouse: Margaret Hembree (married 8 months)

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Loogootee High (1965)
Military history: Entered Army in October 1966

Date of death: Wednesday, September 6, 1967
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam. Killed by fragments from an exploding helicopter
Cemetery: Goodwill Cemetery, Loogootee, Indiana

Source: National Archives, Evansville Courier & Press

Dwyer, Henry
Navy Gunner’s mate 2nd class

henry dwyer

Henry Dwyer, age 25, from Loogootee, Indiana, Martin county.

Spouse: June Dwyer

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Saturday, September 11, 1943
Death details: Killed in action aboard USS Savannah, Gulf of Salerno


Cemetery: Zachery Taylor National, memorialized at Spring Hill, Martin County

Source: National Archives, grave markers

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