Madison Illinois

Ripperda, Aaron J.
Marines Corporal

Aaron J. Ripperda, age 26, from Madison, Illinois, Madison county.

Parents: Kent Ripperda and Tina Sutton

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Highland High (2005), Saint Xavier University in Chicago and graduated from L’Ecole Culinaire in St. Louis, MIssouri
Military history: 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. Joined the Marines in September 2008.

Date of death: Monday, March 18, 2013
Death details: Killed in a mortar explosion during training at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nevada. Killed were Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II, Lance Cpl. Roger W. Muchnick Jr., Lance Cpl Joshua C. Taylor, Lance Cpl. Mason J. Vanderwork, Lance Cpl. William T. Wild, Cpl. Aaron J. Ripperda.

Cemetery: Saint Paul Catholic in Carlyle, Illinois

Source: Stars and Strips, Meredith Funeral Home

Cobb, Johnny Ray
Army Staff sergeant

Johnny Ray Cobb, age 31, from Madison, Illinois, Madison county.

Spouse: Sue

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, July 10, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, illness in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Morley, Eugene Elvis
Navy Fireman 1st class

Eugene Elvis Morley, age 20, from Madison, Illinois, Madison county.

Parents: Claude W. Morley

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Chicago Tribune (1942)

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