Natchitoches County Louisiana

Champlin, Donald Eugene
Marines Lance corporal

Donald Eugene Champlin, age 28, from Natchitoches, Louisiana, Natchitoches county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: I Co, 3D Bn, 2D Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Monday, August 28, 2006
Death details: Died at medical center in Landstuhl, Germany from wounds sustained August 27, 2006 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Sinclair, Isiah Joseph
Army Sergeant

Isiah Joseph Sinclair, age 31, from Natchitoches, Louisiana, Natchitoches county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1st Battalion, 156th Armor Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade, V Corps, Shreveport, Louisiana

Date of death: Saturday, March 26, 2005
Death details: Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Jones, Johnny Carroll
Navy Petty officer 3rd class

Johnny Carroll Jones, age 22, from Campti, Louisiana, Natchitoches county.

Parents: Charlie Jones

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, September 22, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Cemetery: Memory Lawn

Source: National Archives, Shreveport Journal (1970)

Wolfe, Thurman William
Army Specialist 4

Thurman William Wolfe, age 20, from Robeline, Louisiana, Natchitoches county.

Parents: Dora Wolfe

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 15, 1970
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam
Cemetery: Sahdy Grove

Source: National Archives, Alexandria News Leader (1970)

Potter, Robert Glen
Army Specialist 5

Robert Glen Potter, age 22, from Natchitoches, Louisiana, Natchitoches county.

Parents: Gervis Potter
Spouse: Geri Potter

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, January 13, 1970
Death details: Killed by an individual while on guard duty. Llsted as a non-hostile death in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Shreveport Journal (1970)

Haire, Carson Earle
Marines Lance corporal

Carson Earle Haire, age 23, from Natchitoches County Natchitoches, Louisiana .

Parents: Ralph Haire

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Natchitoches High, Northwestern State College

Date of death: Wednesday, January 12, 1966
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when he stepped on a mine.
Cemetery: Memory Lawn

Source: National Archives, The Times (1966)

Moses, Abell
Army Private 1st class

Abell Moses, age 20, from Natchitoches County Natchitoches, Louisiana .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, October 5, 1965
Death details: Killed in action in Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1965)

Jackson, Carl Edwin
Air Force Captain

Carl Edwin Jackson, age 35, from Natchitoches County Bossier City, Louisiana .

Parents: J. O. Jackson
Spouse: Billye Joyce Jackson
Children: Lynn Ann, Sherrie Denise Jackson, John Allen Jackson

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Natchitoches High graduate

Date of death: Sunday, June 27, 1965
Death details: Killed in Vietnam in the crash of a C123 transport plane hit by enemy fire.

Source: National Archives, Bossier Press (1965), Shreveport Journal (1965)

Cobb, Ishmael
Navy Reserves Seaman 2nd class

Ishmael Cobb from Robeline, Louisiana, Natchitoches county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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