Timothy James Lynch, age 20, from Washington, Indiana, Daviess county.
Parents: John E. Lynch (July 18, 1922 – July 11, 1985) and Leone M. Lynch (March 22, 1923 – )
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, August 16, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, illness in South Vietnam
Cemetery: St. John in Washington, Indiana
Source: National Archives, grave marker
John Emery Dayton, age 41, from Washington, Indiana, Daviess county.
Parents: Arietta Dayton
Spouse: Annie C.
Children: Terry, Franklin, Jack, Jeffrey, Sheryl Ann, Verdetta
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, May 7, 1970
Death details: Hostile in Cambodia
Cemetery: North Hardin Memorial Gardens in Radcliff, Kentucky
Source: National Archives, Evansville Press (1970)
David Eugene Padgett, age 24, from Washington, Indiana, Daviess county.
Parents: Lester E. Padgett (February 26, 1922 – February 20, 2008) and Margaret J. Padgett (March 4, 1925 – )
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Thursday, February 6, 1969
Death details: Non-hostile, missing in South Vietnam. Declared dead Oct. 15, 1979. Remains later recovered and buried with crew.
Cemetery: Buried with crew November 8, 2002 in Arlington National. Memorialized at St. John in Washington, Indiana
Source: National Archives, grave marker
Alvin Richard Jr. Woods, age 29, from Daviess County Washington, Indiana .
Parents: Alvin R. Woods
Spouse: Barbara
Children: Four
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Washington High graduate
Date of death: Friday, December 31, 1965
Death details: Killed in South Vietnam from bullet wounds in the chest. He was a helicopter pilot and was picking up wounded when he was hit.
Source: National Archives, The Herald (1966), Associated Press (1966)
Walter Eugene Buzan, age 19, from Washington, Indiana, Daviess county.
Parents: Clara Alice Buzan
Service era: World War II
Military history: Purple Heart
Date of death: Wednesday, November 24, 1943
Cemetery: St. John in Washington, Indiana; Honolulu Memorial
Source: National Archives, grave marker; American Battle Monuments Commission
Daniel Leo Vollmer, age 23, from Washington, Indiana, Deviess county.
Parents: Carl L. Vollmer
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Saturday, November 20, 1943
Death details: From November 20 through 23, 1943, the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy conducted a large-scale amphibious assault on the Japanese-held atoll of Tarawa as part of Operation Galvanic, the Allied capture of the Gilbert Islands. Located 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii, Tarawa was a crucial stepping stone in the planned U.S. offensive across the central Pacific toward Japan. The Japanese garrison on Tarawa’s main island of Betio was well-entrenched with hundreds of bunkers and gun positions behind formidable beach obstacles. The first wave of Marines approaching the shore encountered lower-than-expected tides, forcing them to leave their landing craft on the reef and wade the hundreds of yards to the beach under intense enemy fire. The heaviest number of U.S. casualties were suffered during this phase of the landing. Eventually, rising tides allowed U.S. warships to maneuver closer to shore and support the troops with effective naval gunfire. More Marines landed on the second day, launching attacks inland from the beaches and seizing the Japanese airfield on the island. However, the enemy launched vicious counterattacks and two more days of intense fighting were needed to secure Betio. The last enemy strongpoints were taken on the morning of November 23. The fighting on Betio cost the Marines nearly 3,000 casualties but enabled U.S. forces to press further across the Pacific and yielded valuable tactical lessons that reduced U.S. losses in future amphibious landings. Corporal Daniel Leo Vollmer joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Kentucky and was a member of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 18th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, which took part in the Battle of Tarawa. On November 20, 1943, he was killed in action on Tarawa and was buried in Cemetery #33, but after the war his remains were not located and he is still unaccounted-for. Today, Corporal Vollmer is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Maurice Edward Stringer, age 24, from Washington, Indiana, Daviess county.
Parents: Sylvester Roy Stringer (January 5, 1893 – January 26, 1935) and Stella Belle (April 2, 1897 – July 4, 1968)
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Wednesday, March 17, 1943
Death details:
Cemetery: Memorialized in Oak Grove in Washington, Indiana
Source: National Archives, Oak Grove in Washington, Indiana
Logan William Kidwell, age 29, from Washington, Indiana, Daviess county.
Parents: William Kidwell
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, August 9, 1942
Cemetery: St. John in Washington, Indiana
Source: National Archives, grave marker
James Eugene Raymann, age 20, from Deviess County Washington, Indiana .
Parents: Edward Raymann
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.
Source: National Arvhies, USSHouston.org, The Republic (1942)
Charles Orval Strange, age 20, from Washington, Indiana, Deviess county.
Parents: Monte Strange (1886 – 1970) and Edith Strange (1889 – 1960)
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
Cemetery: Oak Grove in Washington, Indiana
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency