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Hornby, David Eugene
Marines Lance corporal

David Eugene Hornby, age 20, from Gibson County Oakland City, Indiana .

Parents: Irene M. Hornby (1916 – 1992) and Virgil G. Hornby (1910 – 1982)

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, April 3, 1966
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Cemetery: St. Matthew

Source: National Archives

Fitch, Robert Stuart
Marines Private 1st class

Robert Stuart Fitch, age 18, from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Monday, April 23, 1951
Death details: Killed in action

Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Comer, Charles W.
Army Private

Charles W. Comer, age 28, from Gibson County Oakland City, Indiana .

Parents: Charles Comer Sr.
Spouse: Ruth
Children: Bobby, Judy

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, October 11, 1944
Death details: Killed in action in Italy

Cemetery: Montgomery

Source: National Archives, Princeton Daily Clarion (1944), grave marker

Dishon, Warren W.
Army Technical sergeant

Warren W. Dishon from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: September 9, 1944
Death details: Killed in action in New Guinea
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Evansville Press (1944)

McQueary, James R.
Army Private 1st class

James R. McQueary, age 21, from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Oliver C McQueary

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, July 19, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City, Indiana

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Princeton Daily Clarion (1948)

McQueary, James R.
Army Private 1st class

James R. McQueary, age 21, from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Oliver C McQueary

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, July 19, 1944
Death details: Killed in action
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City, Indiana

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Princeton Daily Clarion (1948)

Carter, Henry A. Jr.
Army Staff sergeant

Henry A. Jr. Carter, age 23, from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Henry A. Carter
Spouse: Connie Sue

Service era: World War II
Schools: Mackey High

Date of death: Wednesday, March 17, 1943
Death details: Died in the British Isles from injuries received when he was hit by a truck during a blackout.
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Evansville Courier & Press (1948)

Carter, Henry A. Jr.
Army Staff sergeant

Henry A. Jr. Carter, age 23, from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Henry A. Carter
Spouse: Connie Sue

Service era: World War II
Schools: Mackey High

Date of death: Wednesday, March 17, 1943
Death details: Died in the British Isles from injuries received when he was hit by a truck during a blackout.
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Evansville Courier & Press (1948)

Maxey, Paul E.
National Guard Private

Paul E. Maxey from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Elmer Maxey

Service era: Post World War I
Military history: Battery D, 139th Field Artillery

Date of death: Sunday, August 13, 1939
Death details: Killed instantly at Fort Knox, Kentucky when a fust for chemical shell, which he was handling, was detonated. He and others were standing together while examining a fuse charged with fulminate of mercury.
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: Princeton Daily Clarion

Maxey, Roy
National Guard Corporal

Roy Maxey, age 21, from Oakland City, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Elmer Maxey

Service era: Post World War I
Military history: Battery D, 139th Field Artillery

Date of death: Sunday, August 13, 1939
Death details: Killed instantly at Fort Knox, Kentucky when a fust for chemical shell, which he was handling, was detonated. He and others were standing together while examining a fuse charged with fulminate of mercury.
Cemetery: Montgomery in Oakland City

Source: Princeton Daily Clarion

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