Tag: Vanderburgh County Indiana

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Watters, Drew
Army Specialist

Drew Watters, age 23, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.

Service era: Afghanistan

Parents: Scott Richardson and Karen Marie (Wannemuehler) Watters

Spouse: Carley Elizabeth (Lombard) Watters

Child: Jack Richardson Watters, two months

School: North High graduate

Military history: 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment

School: North High graduate

Date of death: Sunday, November 4, 2018
Death details: Killed in training accident at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington when he was pinned underneath a Stryker armored vehicle.

Source: Army Times, Tacoma News Tribune

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Powell, Will M.
Army Corporal

Will M. Powell, age 21, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 4Th Battalion, 9Th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Wasington; Bronze Star Medal

Date of death: Thursday, August 16, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Balad, Iraq
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial, Evansville

Source: Department of Defense, grave marker

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Babb, Brock Alan
Marines Sergeant

Brock Alan Babb, age 40, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.

Children: Tanner, 16; Zoie, 13; Levi, 8

Spouse: Barbara M. Babb

Service era: Iraq

Parents: Susie and Terry
Military history: K Co, 3D Bn, 24Th Mar, 4Th Mar Div, Terre Haute, Indiana; Purple Heart

Date of death: Sunday, October 15, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq. Killed by a roadside bomb
Cemetery: St. Joseph, Evansville

Source: Department of Defense, grave marker, Military Times, Courier & Press (2006)

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Pfender, Jonathan Richard
Army Private 1st class

Jonathan Richard Pfender, age 22, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.

Parents: Peggy Jo Hammond

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 1St Bn, 187Th Inf, Fort Campbell (Tf Band Of Brothers), Ky

Date of death: Friday, December 30, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Bayji, Iraq
Cemetery: Memorial Park Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Evansville Courier and Press, gravemarker

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Deblanc, Darren Alan
Army Specialist

Darren Alan Deblanc, age 20, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.

Parents: Judy Deblanc

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Co C, 2D Bn, 14Th Inf, (Tf Baghdad), 10Th Inf Div, Fort Drum, Ny

Date of death: Friday, April 29, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Cemetery: Alexander Memorial, Evansville

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

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Jeffries, William Andrew
Army Specialist

William Andrew Jeffries, age 39, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Reitz High (1982)
Military history: Company D, 1St Battalion, 152D Infantry Regiment, Washington, Indiana 47501

Date of death: Monday, March 31, 2003
Death details: Died in Spain after falling ill.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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Gorchinski, Michael W.
Navy Chief electronics technician

Michael W. Gorchinski, age 35, from Vanderburgh County Evansville, Indiana .

Parents: James and Patty McPHee
Spouse: Judy Gorchinski
Children: Christy, 6; Kevin, 3;Valerie 10 months

Service era: Beirut bombings
Schools: Rex Mundi High (1966)

Date of death: Sunday, October 23, 1983
Death details: Among more than 200 military personnel killed in the terroist bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut. Michael had left his station on a battleship to help repair Marine radar equipment on shore.

Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Associated Press (1983), Evansville Courier & Press (1983)

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Gorrin, Patrick David
Army Private 1st class

Patrick David Gorrin, age 19, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.

Parents: Charles R. Zoph (1941-2001) and Barbara Joyce Zoph (1933-96)

Date of death: Friday, April 8, 1977
Death details: Killed while standing guard when hit by a bullet accidentally discharged from the gun of another soldier in the Panama Canal Zone.

Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville

Source: Evansville Courier & Press (1977) 

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Buchanan, John Gary
Army Warrant officer

John Gary Buchanan, age 24, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.

Parents: John Buchanan
Spouse: Nancy (Akin) Buchanan
Children: Wife was expecting their first child in June 1971

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: North High (1964); University of Evansville graduate

Date of death: Thursday, December 24, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile in South Vietnam. Was co-piloting a helicopter when it crashed and burned. Crash was not due to enemy fire.

Source: National Archives, Evansville Courier & Press, “Legacy of War”

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Phillips, Kerry Wayne
Army Sergeant

Kerry Wayne Phillips, age 19, from Evansville, Indiana, Vanderburgh county.

Parents: Robert Phillips and Joan C. Phillips (1930 – 1952)
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Central High
Military history: Company B, 31st Engineer Battalion. Enlisted in 1968.

Date of death: Saturday, December 19, 1970
Death details: Hostile in South Vietnam. Died from hostile fire while a passenger on a military vehicle.
Cemetery: Park Lawn, Evansville

Source: National Archives, grave marker, Evansville Courier & Press, “Legacy of War”, Courier & Press