Ogle County Illinois

Catherwood, Alec E.
Marines Lance corporal

Alec E. Catherwood, age 19, from Byron, Illinois, Ogle county.

Parents: Kirk Catherwood and Gretchen (Ernst) Catherwood
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Byron High (2009)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Purple Heart

Date of death: Thursday, October 14, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Cemetery: Byron

Source: Department of Defense, Northwest Herald, findagrave.com

Bartelt, Justus S.
Marines Staff sergeant

Justus S. Bartelt, age 27, from Polo, Illinois, Ogle county.

Parents: Stepfather Kendall Kyker

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Polo High (2001)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted June 2001

Date of death: Friday, July 16, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Freeport Journal Standard, Military Times

Cain, Norman Lewis III
Army Private 1st class

Norman Lewis III Cain, age 22, from Oregon, Illinois, Ogle county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company D, 1St Battalion, 178Th Infantry, Woodstock, Illinois

Date of death: Sunday, March 15, 2009
Death details: Hostile; Kot, Afghanistan. Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Patten, Andrew Grant
Marines Lance corporal

Andrew Grant Patten, age 19, from Byron, Illinois, Ogle county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: F Co, 2D Bn, 7Th Mar, (Rct-8, 2D Mar Div), 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca

Date of death: Thursday, December 1, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq

Cemetery: Arlington National

Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com

Koritz, Thomas F.
Air Force Major

Thomas F. Koritz, age 37, from Rochelle, Illinois, Ogle county.

Service era: Gulf War

Parents: L. Thomas and Mary Flagg Koritz

Spouse: Julianne Carlisle (married Dec. 27, 1980)

Children: Timothy, Jon, Scott

School: University of Illinois (1975), University of Illinois College of Midicine, Rockford (1979), University of Texas

Date of death: Friday, January 18, 1991
Death details: Shot down in F-15 over Iraq. Originally missing in action and declared dead March 22, 1991.

Cemetery: Lawnridge, Rochelle

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Gulf War Chronicles, DeKalb Daily Chronicle (1991)

Mackey, Larry Allen
Army Specialist 4

Larry Allen Mackey, age 23, from Polo, Illinois, Ogle county.

Spouse: Marlene I. Mackey

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, October 13, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Fort Worth Star Telegram (1970)

Rimmer, James Edward
Army Corporal

James Edward Rimmer, age 22, from Oregon, Illinois, Ogle county.

Parents: James T. Rimmer
Children: James E. Rimmer Jr., 1

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, May 4, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Dixon Evening Telegraph

Hall, Delbert Eugene
Army Sergeant

Delbert Eugene Hall, age 21, from Oregon, Illinois, Ogle county.

Parents: Delbert and Joan Hall
Children: Carri

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Stillman Valley High graduate

Date of death: Monday, April 27, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Monroe Center

Source: National Archives, Dixon Evening Telegraph (1970)

Wilkerson, Richard Lee
Army Specialist 4

Richard Lee Wilkerson, age 20, from Chana, Illinois, Ogle county.

Parents: William and Lois Barbee Wilkerson

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Rochelle Township High (1967)

Date of death: Friday, April 3, 1970
Death details: Hostile, killed in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Trinity Memorial Gardens

Source: National Archives, Dixon Evening Telegraph

Richardson, Arthur Gene
Marines 1st lieutenant

Arthur Gene Richardson, age 24, from Ogle County Rochelle, Illinois .

Parents: Elsie Richardson
Spouse: Victoria Ann (Ball)

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, October 8, 1963
Death details: Killed in the crash of two Marine helicopters in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Daily Chronicle (1963)

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