PIke County Indiana

Smith, Darrell Lee
Army Corporal

Darrell Lee Smith, age 28, from Otwell, Indiana, Pike county.

Service era: Iraq

Spouse: Amy Blair

Children: Andrew, Brieanna, Hanna Smith

Parents: Stanley B. and preceded in death by Wilma (Small) Smith; stepmother Trisha SmithMilitary history: Comp D 1St Bn 152D Infantry Reg, Washington, In 41501

Date of death: Sunday, November 23, 2003
Death details: Died in a Humvee accident near Baghdad

Cemetery: Augusta, Indiana

Source: Department of Defense, Jasper Herald (2003), grave marker

Dougan, Jack
Army Private 1st class

Jack Dougan, age 20, from Pike County Spurgeon, Indiana .

Parents: C. T. Dougan

Service era: World War II
Schools: Spurgeon High (1942)
Military history: Purple Heart, Silver Star

Date of death: Wednesday, October 18, 1944
Death details: Died of wounds suffered in Italy.
Cemetery: Spurgeon, Indiana

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

Tucker, Raymond Edward
Navy Coxswain

Raymond Edward Tucker from Winslow, Indiana, Pike county.

Spouse: Enida Tucker

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, Indiapolis News (1942)

Ringer, Brice
Private

Brice Ringer, age 22, from Augusta, Indiana, Pike county.

Parents: William F. and Addeline Ringer

Service era: World War I

Parents: William F. and Addeline Ringer

Date of death: Sunday, June 22, 1919
Death details: Committed suicide in Berlin, Germany. Despondency caused by homesickness was given as the probably reason. His letters to relatives expressed a desire to return home. He was a member of the Red Cross mission in Germany and went overseas as a member of a medical detachment in 1918.
Cemetery: Buried in Augusta, Indiana

Source: Indiana Historical Commission, Princeton Daily Clarion (1919)

Thomas, Jesse B.
Private

Jesse B. Thomas, age 22, from Clay Township, Indiana, Pike county.

Parents: George W. and Mary S. Thomas

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Saturday, October 19, 1918
Death details: Died of spinal meningitis at Hospital at Camp Taylor
Cemetery: Buried in cemetery near Union, Indiana

Source: Indiana Historical Commission, grave marker

Johnson, Ralph D.
Private

Ralph D. Johnson, age 30, from Oakland City, Indiana, Pike county.

Parents: Sol D. and Martha Johnson

Service era: World War I
Schools: Marion Normal School graduate

Date of death: Tuesday, October 15, 1918
Death details: Died of influenza-pneumonia in Montana

Source: Indiana Historical Commission

Carr, Warner F.
Navy Apprentice seaman

Warner F. Carr, age 25, from Indiana, Pike county.

Parents: James N. and Rillia Carr

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Monday, September 23, 1918
Death details: Died of influenza at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Illinois
Cemetery: Walnut Hill, Petersburg, Indiana

Source: Indiana Historical Commission

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