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Crass, Layton Bradly
Marines Lance corporal

Layton Bradly Crass, age 22, from Richmond, Indiana, Wayne county.

Parents: Donald and Lynne Crass

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Richmond High (2005)
Military history: G Co, 2D Bn, 7Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Twentynine Palms, Ca

Date of death: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Farah Province, Afghanistan
Cemetery: Crown Hill Cemetery, Centerville, Indiana

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Lahmann, Johnathan Alan
Army Corporal

Johnathan Alan Lahmann, age 21, from Richmond, Indiana, Wayne county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 59Th Engineer Company, 20Th Engineer Battalion, 36Th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Monday, December 10, 2007
Death details: Hostile; 325 Csh, Tikrit, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Sowers, Robert Lee
Air Force Colonel

Robert Lee Sowers, age 49, from Richmond, Indiana, Wayne county.

Spouse: Married
Children: Two children

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Thursday, April 27, 1972
Death details: Killed in non-hostile helicopter crash in Vietnam
Cemetery: East Lawn Palms in Tucson, Arizona

Source: National Archives, findagrave.com

Henthorn, Harry Thomas
Army Private 1st class

Harry Thomas Henthorn, age 19, from Richmond, Indiana, Wayne county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, August 29, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam
Cemetery: Earlham

Source: National Archives, Richmond Palladium Item (1970)

Cole, Robert Kenneth
Army Warrant officer

Robert Kenneth Cole, age 19, from Richmond, Indiana, Wayne county.

Parents: Robert Cole

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Monday, May 18, 1970
Death details: Killed when the helicopter he was flying was shot down in South Vietnam.

Source: National Archives

Hockett, David Allen
Army 1st lieutenant

David Allen Hockett, age 23, from Richmond, Indiana, Wayne county.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, February 20, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)

Wiesehan, Louis Jr.
Marines Private 1st class

Louis Jr. Wiesehan, age 20, from Richmond, Indiana, Wayne county.

Parents: Marie Wiesehan

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, November 21, 1943
Death details: On September 23, 2019, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Louis Wiesehan Jr., missing from World War II. Wiesehan joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Indiana and was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. He was killed in action on November 21, 1943, during the amphibious assault on the Japanese-held Betio Island during the Battle of Tarawa. His remains were buried in one of the Marine cemeteries on Betio Island, but they were not recovered when U.S. personnel consolidated the remains on the island. In 2015, the private organization History Flight located a site on Betio Island that was later identified as Marine Division Cemetery 27. Remains recovered from the cemetery were accessioned into the DPAA laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii, where, based on laboratory analysis and circumstantial evidence, Wiesehan was identified from among these remains.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Fishetti, William
Army Private

William Fishetti from Richmond, Indiana, Wayne county.

Parents: Antonio and Angelo Fishetti

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Tuesday, May 28, 1918
Death details: Killed in action in France
Cemetery: Somme American

Source: Indiana Historical Commission, findagrave.com

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