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Lee, James Shawn
Marines Sergeant

James Shawn Lee, age 26, from Mount Vernon, Indiana, Posey county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Vmfa-142, Mag-42, (Hmla-773, Tf Red Dog), 4Th Maw, Marietta, Ga

Date of death: Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Death details: died in Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the Army CH-47 helicopter he was on crashed.
Cemetery: Maple Hill, Mount Vernon, Indiana

Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy

Hall, Stephen Thomas
Marines Private 1st class

Stephen Thomas Hall, age 21, from Mount Vernon, Indiana, Posey county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, April 30, 1969
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam

Cemetery: Bellefontaine in Mount Vernon

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Ramsey, Ivan Wetzel
Army Staff sergeant

Ivan Wetzel Ramsey, age 27, from Indiana, Posey county.

Parents: William Earle Ramsey (February 23, 1896 – February 15, 1970) and Elizabeth Marie Ramsey (May 20, 1894 – May 4, 1985)

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Saturday, October 2, 1943
Death details: Finding of death; killed in action over Weiner Neustadt, Austria
Cemetery: Laurel Hill near Wadesville

Source: National Archives, grave marker

Marquis, Oliver
Indiana National Guard Private

Oliver Marquis, age 22, from Roseville, Indiana, Posey county.

Parents: Ezekiel Marquis (January 29, 1835 – July 26, 1908) and Lucinda Marquis (April 1, 1855 – May 16, 1934)

Service era: World War I
Military history: Company K, 166th Infantry

Date of death: Thursday, November 7, 1918
Death details: Killed in action in Argonne-Meuse Offensive
Cemetery: Mt. Pleasant, Posey County

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

Pierce, Marvin Eric
Private

Marvin Eric Pierce, age 22, from Wadesville, Indiana, Posey county.

Parents: James Alfred and Zona M. (1873-1949) Pierce

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Saturday, October 19, 1918
Death details: Died of pneumonia at Camp McClellan, Alabama
Cemetery: Buried at Poseyville, Indiana

Source: Indiana Historical Commission, grave markers

Divine, Owen Ellsworth
Private

Owen Ellsworth Divine, age 24, from Indiana, Posey county.

Parents: John Lowery (1851 – 1923) and America Elizabeth Divine

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Tuesday, October 15, 1918
Death details: Died of broncho-pneumonia at Camp Sherman, Ohio
Cemetery: Bellefontaine Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Indiana

Source: Indiana Historical Commission, grave marker

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