Owensville Indiana

Brown, James Eric
Marines Lance corporal

James Eric Brown, age 20, from Owensville, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: James Earl Ling and Joann Brown
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Gibson Southern High (2005)
Military history: I Co, 3D Bn, 2D Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc

Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Habbaniyah, Iraq
Cemetery: Saulmon Cemetery, Gibson County

Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Evansville Courier & Press, family

Hurt, Ronald Wayne
Army Captain

Ronald Wayne Hurt, age 26, from Owensville, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: Wayne Hurt
Spouse: Olga Hurt
Children: Michael Wayne Hurt and Tanya Hurt

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Owensville High , Purdue University graduate

Date of death: Monday, March 23, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam, jeep detonated a land mine.
Cemetery: Blythe Chapel in Owensville

Source: National Archives, Evansville Press (1970)

Smith, Ora F.
Army Private 1st class

Ora F. Smith, age 20, from Owensville, Indiana, Gibson county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: April 6, 1944
Death details: Died, non-battle; killed by an explosion at Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Cemetery: Antioch in rural Gibson County

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

Jordan, Dewey
Private

Dewey Jordan, age 20, from Gibson County Owensville, Indiana .

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Wednesday, October 16, 1918
Death details: Died of wounds

Source: Soldiers of the Great War

Church, Athol Clyde
Private

Athol Clyde Church, age 25, from Owensville, Indiana, Gibson county.

Parents: William A. and Lillie L. Church

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Tuesday, October 1, 1918
Death details: Died of pneumonia in France

Cemetery: Owensville

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, Indiana Historical Commission, grave marker

Williams, Kenneth E.
Army Private 1st class

Kenneth E. Williams from Gibson County Owensville, Indiana .

Parents: Edith Williams

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Unknown
Death details: Killed in action in the Mediterranean area.
Cemetery: Poseyville

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

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