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Jay County Military
Remembering those who served.
Information from tombstones, county histories and military books including
Jay County, Indiana Soldiers 1776-1929 Researched by John Lingo & Jeff King, Complied by Jane Spencer, Published by the Jay County Historical Society, Inc. in October 2012.
Updated 1/25/2018
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Revolutiony War
Patriots buried in Jay County
Joel Butler, William Chapman, Sr and William Clark
(listed as buried in Jay County in Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Indiana - A Supplement by Margaret R. Waters, but their final resting place is unknown)
William P. Cline (1747-1853) - buried Pleasant Hill
Joseph Collins - buried Winters
Michael Counkle (1763-1851) - buried Daugherty
John Harford (1768-1843) - buried Green Park
Peter or Thomas Mason (1764-1843) - unknown
Abijah Phelps (1759-1851) - buried Daugherty
War of 1812
| Adington, N H (no dates) - Liber | Engle, Valentine (1786-1820) - Hillside | Mills, Michael (1788-1864) - Liber |
| Bair, Martin (unknown) - Hillside | Fiers, Thomas Lawrence (1798-1888) - Mt. Vernon | Phillips, Louis (1795-1878) - Claycomb |
| Bosworth, Jacob (1791-1866) - Liber | Glenser, John (1793-1874) - Limberlost | Powers, ??? (no dates) - Powers |
| Bowman, John (1787-1858) - Hillside | Gray, Jesse (1789-1871) - Hillside | Powers, Abraham (no dates) - Powers |
| Bridgeford, John Lewis Sr (1793-1871) - Bridgeford | Hawkins, John Jones (1789-1832) - Hawkins | Prillaman, William (1789-1865) - Bloomfield |
| Buford, Edward (d. 1841) - Old Baptist | Headington, Nicholas (1790-1865) - Liber | Shanks, Joseph (d. 1874) - Green Park |
| Burr, John H (b. 1793) - Pleasant Hill | Hodge, Samuel (1791-1880) - Zoar | Shanks, Michael (1782-1867) - Green Park |
| Coffin, Nathaniel (unknown) | Judy, Peter (d. 1897) - Limberlost | Whiteman, James (1799-1873) - Limberlost |
| Daugherty, William (no dates) - Pleasant Hill | Kidder, John (1789-1858) - Zoar | Woten, Samuel (1793-1846) - Lotz |
| Dawson, John (1793-1877) - Hillside | Lotz, Abraham L (d. 1876) - Lotz |
Mexican-American War
1846-1848
Jones, Ebenezer (1822-1893) 4th OH Vol - Pleasant Hill
Pierce, Elias D (1824-1897) 5th Reg IN Vol - Hillside
Saunders, Charles B (1829-1913) unknown - Twin Hill
Schmuck, John (1827-1905) 6th OH Inf - Green Park
Woods, Miles (no dates) 1st OH Vol - Liber
Civil War
1861-1865
Indiana Soldiers in the Civil War
Discharges, Pensions, Reunions & Soldiers in the News
Civil War Veterans buried in Jay County
Louis J Bruner - Jay County's Medal of Honor Receipient
Spanish-American War
1898
| Baker, George S | 7/12/1876 | 3/9/1965 | Pvt Co G 2nd Inf IN National Guard | Green Park |
| Blakely, George Thomas | 4/15/1867 | 1/23/1923 | 22nd US Inf Corp, Co B | Claycomb |
| Clark, Walter Lee Dr | 4/24/1878 | 1969 | National Guard | Twin Hill |
| Hilton, James Albertus | 5/5/1877 | 9/9/1934 | Co E 23rd IN Vol Infantry | Little Salamonia |
| Kitchen, Howard H | 1874 | 1955 | Co B 12th PA Infantry | West Grove |
| Orcutt, Frank Weldon | 1/31/1873 | 2/5/1921 | Sgt 137 Field Artillery 38th Div | Green Park |
| Rennoe, Joseph A | 1/6/1878 | 3/5/1952 | Trumpeter Trp B 2 Calvary | Green Park |
| Reynolds, Chester F | 3/7/1880 | 4/21/1955 | Pvt Co K 4th Reg Vol Inf | Hillcrest |
| Schlecthty, John W | 1879 | 1963 | Pleasant Hill | |
| Wall, James | 2/14/1875 | 10/26/1953 | Bluff Point |
World War I
1914-1918
Draft Registrations
National Guard
Nurses
Book of Merit & Gold Stars
World War I Veterans buried in Jay County
World War II
1939-1945
Gold Stars
Happy to report that missing Hudson, E E - Army Sgt, Merrill's Marauders - 12 Jun 1944 was found and lived to be 52 yrs. old and is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery.
World War II Veterans buried in Jay County
Korean Conflict
1950-1953
7 Servicemen from Jay County lost their lives.
Calhoun, Stanley Louis Jr - Navy Fireman aboard the USS Magpie - Oct 2, 1951
Franks, Henry Albert - PFC 25 Recon Co 25 Inf Div - 7/28/1950
Grayson, David Junion - PFC 7th Cav Inf 1st Cav Div - Aug 2, 1951
Johnson, Cassius E - PFC 23 Inf 2nd Inf Div - Sep 1, 1950
Martin, Albert Franklin - Cpl Co G 2nd Btl 179th Inf Reg - Oct 29, 1952
Martin, Carl Edward - Cpl Co A 1st Marine Div - Apr 8, 1953
Pontius, Robert D - 1st Lt 40th Div - Jul 9, 1953
Korean Conflict Veterans buried in Jay County
Vietnam
1964-1971
14 Servicemen from Jay County KIA
8 army soldiers, 3 Marines, 2 Navy Officers, 1 Air Force M/Sgt, still listed as MIA
Barrett, Larry W. - Army PFC - Apr 3, 1968
Boice, Larry L. - Marine Corps LCPL - Dec 10, 1967
Bryan, John A. - Marine Corps LCPL - Sep 18, 1966
Burkholder, Larry G. - Army PFC - Oct 5, 1969
Farris, George K. - Navy CDR - Oct 26, 1966 - killed in the fire onboard the USS Oriskany in 1966
Flores, Manuel S. - Army SP4 - Jan 31, 1968
Gibson, Rowland E. - Army Sgt- Jan 22, 1967
Henthorn, Alva D. - Army Cpl - Jun 6, 1968
McFarland, Rick E. - Army Cpl - Mar 20, 1971 - last serviceman killed in Vietnam from Jay County
McLaughlin, Olen B. - Air Force MSgt - Jul 7, 1967
Morgan, Dennis E. - Marine Corps Cpl - Aug 23, 1968
Thomas, John C. - Navy LCDR - Sep 8 1964 buried at sea
Upp, Jeff H. - Army SP4 - Jun 14, 1969
Valentine, Donald L. - Army Sgt - Nov 13, 1970 - 101st Airborne, killed on Friday the 13th
List provided by Matthew Simmons, Board of Directors, Museum of the Soldier, Inc.
Thanks to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund for information on those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Vietnam War Veterans buried in Jay County
Gulf Wars
Whitacre, Andrew F - Marine Corps LCpl - 6/19/2008 - Afghanistan, buried Gravel Hill
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