In Honor of those who have served in the Arm Forces I wish to find locations and stories about them.

Keith Franklin Gehlhausen, 72, of Tell City, passed away, Thursday, February 21st at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville. On February 21, 2019 heaven gained an angel with a huge heart and a kind soul. He was born December 12, 1946 in Huntingburg to Victor G. and Mary Jane (Richey) Gehlhausen. Keith was an inquisitive, adventurous child and young adult. He liked to search for arrowheads, explore caves and race bicycles. He attended St. Meinrad Seminary for 3 years in high school. His senior year he attended Oil Township and graduated in 1964. He was selected for West Point and went there a short time before deciding to go elsewhere. He graduated from DePauw University with a BA in English. While at DePauw he was in ROTC. Upon graduation he was 2nd Lt. in the Air Force. Keith was a talented navigator and navigator instructor teaching celestial navigation. He was in the Vietnam War as a navigator on a C130. While in the Air Force, Keith obtained the rank of Captain and received several medals. At Mather Air Force base in California he received the Distinguished Flying Cross and numerous air medals. Keith served his country with courage and passion. He flew numerous combat missions in Vietnam and Cambodia. Keith lived in Okinawa, Japan and traveled much of the world. Keith was injured in a car accident in 1973 at the age of 26 while serving as a Celestial Navigation Instructor. As a result of his injuries he was permanently retired with disability. He eventually went in residence at Oakwood Health Campus in Tell City. While there he enjoyed helping everyone, doing bible readings, classical music, going on bus trips and playing cards. He loved to write and authored many poems to his family and friends. No one was a stranger to him and he was extremely generous with his time and help. He loved to read and learn and talked with everyone about numerous subjects. Keith always enjoyed a good laugh and maintained a positive attitude in the face of difficulties. Keith is survived by two sons, Garrett Gehlhausen and Arin (Jenny) Gehlhausen all of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina; one daughter, Lisa (Jon) Heichelbech of Evansville; his mother Mary Jane Gehlhausen of Tell City; four brothers, David (Elizabeth) Gehlhausen of Henderson, KY., Mike (Iola) Gehlhausen and Bill (Ramona) Gehlhausen and Chris “Petey” (Bonnie) Gehlhausen all Birdseye; one sister, Nancy (Fred) Etienne of Magnet, IN; four grandchildren, Julian and Natasha Gehlhausen and Cameron and Spencer Heichelbech; several nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews. Keith was preceded in death by his father Victor, a sister Victoria at birth and a nephew Scott Gehlhausen. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM CST/11:00 AM EST Monday in St. Martin Tours Catholic Church in Siberia. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with St. Meinrad Legion Post 366 providing military graveside rights.

WW II, US Navy, GM3C

JAMES THOMAS VANHOOSIER son of James Phillip VanHoosier and Glessia Prudence Allen was born February 01, 1921 in Perry Co, In, and died July 23, 2000 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana. He married (1) MERILEE EDMONDSON. She was born April 26, 1926. He married (2) BETTY LOU TOLLE June 12, 1948. She was born August 25, 1932 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, and died February 06, 2019 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.

Notes for JAMES THOMAS VANHOOSIER:
WW II, US Navy, GM3C

More About JAMES THOMAS VANHOOSIER:
Burial: Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Grant County, Indiana

More About BETTY LOU TOLLE:
Burial: Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Grant County, Indiana

Children of JAMES VANHOOSIER and MERILEE EDMONDSON are:
i. JAMES ALDEN VANHOOSIER, b. June 01, 1942.
ii. RUSSELL LEE VANHOOSIER, b. October 15, 1944.

Children of JAMES VANHOOSIER and BETTY TOLLE are:
iii. JOHN DUANE VANHOOSIER, b. May 02, 1948; m. (1) PATRICIA DECKARD; b. March 03, 1951; m. (2) JANICE GOEN; b. May 06, 1951; m. (3) RHONDA HARDACRE.
iv. LINDA SUE VANHOOSIER, b. August 05, 1949; m. LEON GENE HOLSINGER.
v. ROBERT EUGENE VANHOOSIER, b. February 07, 1954, Grant Co., IN; m. ELIZABETH LOUISE BENNETT; b. September 15, 1956.
vi. VICTOR PHILLIP VANHOOSIER, b. May 14, 1956; m. DEBRA MAE ATKINS; b. May 13, 1956.
vii. CINDY LOU VANHOOSIER, b. September 27, 1957, Grant Co., IN; m. CALVIN EUGENE; b. April 14, 1957.
viii. BRENDA LEE VANHOOSIER, b. August 14, 1967, Grant Co., IN; m. WILLIE CORNETT; b. December 19, 1970, Grant Co., IN.
ix. DONNA KAY VANHOOSIER, b. November 29, 1971; m. WILLIAM GEORGE HENCHON, JR.; b. January 11, 1969.

TROY, Ind. – The remains of a Hoosier hero who lost his life fighting in World War II have been identified 75 years after his death.
Army Pfc. Clifford M. Mills was reported missing in action on Sept. 18, 1944, when he was participating in Operation Market Garden, the invasion of the German-occupied Netherlands.
Because of enemy control of the area, an immediate search for Mills was not possible. After the war, the Army found no evidence that Mills had survived the landing or been captured.
Mills, who was from Troy, Indiana in Perry County, was 29 at the time of his disappearance. His unidentified remains were recently disinterred from a cemetery in Belgium. Recent DNA testing led to the identification.
Of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II, more than 400,000 died during the war. Currently there are 72,742 service members still unaccounted for from the war
POSTED 9:03 PM, FEBRUARY 22, 2019, BY FOX59 WEB

Clifford was the son of Robert Mills and Myrte E VanWinkle

Walter G. Webb, 90, of Lebanon and formerly of Frankfort, died Friday, October 17. The son of Herman and Louise (Holtzman) Webb; born August 20, 1924 in Tell City, Indiana.

He graduated from Michigantown High School in 1943 and immediately enlisted in the United States Navy at the end of WWII. Walter served on the U.S.S. Salisbury Sound, the Kearsage during the Appollo Moon Mission aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea and was in charge of the twenty one gun salute presented at President John F. Kennedy’s funeral in Arlington Cemetery.

Upon retirement from the Navy the Webb’s came home to Frankfort and established the family business. He was an entrepreneur and acquired his first business, The Milky Way, in Frankfort in 1973. He purchased the Dairy Bar in Lizton in 1978 and Shepherd’s Drive-In in Lebanon in 1982. Today, the Milky Way in Frankfort is owned and operated by daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Robert McClelland and the Milky Way in Lebanon in owned and operated by daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Brian Richards.

Walter was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt. He was an expert marksman, trained bird dogs having won many field trials. His hobbies included golfing with his wife and spending time with his grandchildren.

Walter’s greatest love of all was his family. He grasped the concept that with hard work along with sweat and tears dreams can and do come true.

He is survived by his wife; children Linda McPherson of Albuquerque, NM, Laura (Robert) McClelland of Frankfort and Lisa (Brian) Richards of Lebanon; grandchildren, Riley McPherson, Amy Waggoner, Alex McClelland, Maggie Lasley, Keith Richards and Kylie Richards; great-grandchildren, Aiden McPherson-Mendoza, Brett Waggoner, Martha Emily Waggoner, Lucas Waggoner, Elle McClelland, Claire Lasley, Jordan Richards, Jeffrey Richards, Justin Richards, Josiah Richards, Kiana Richards and Leila Richards; siblings, Marilyn Somsel of Kokomo, Ralph (Sara) Webb and John Webb both of Michigantown; many nieces and nephews.

Walter was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Estelle Lottes, Carroll Webb, Frank Webb, Norman Webb, Rovilla Lykken, Wilma Edwards and James Webb.

Strawmyer & Drury Mortuary

William Henry Harrison Lance

Conflicting stories on Henry Lance would like more information on his story.
FAG shows his parents as:
Benjamin Lance (1820 – 1880)
Joanna Beatty Lance (1820 – 1897)

Henry Lance was orphaned at an early age. He mother died and he was raised by the Henry Davis family of Harrison County , In., Volunteered for Civil War in 1861 and was wounded in shoulder with an inch muskett ball. It went in his back and traveled down his left arm to the elbow. A surgeon on the field, took it out and he was honorable discharged in 1863. He fought for the union. This was at the Battle of Chaplains Hill in Kentucky.Family members also said he was slashed accross the face with a confederate sword so he always wore a large beard.

Birth: Oct. 8, 1842
Perry County
Indiana, USA
Death: Apr. 4, 1922
Sulphur
Murray County
Oklahoma, USA
Palmer Cemetery, Murray Co., OK

FAG Bio by Traie Shelhart

Farmer; age 18 when he enlisted in Co. B, 38TH IND INF on Sept. 18, 1861; wounded in right shoulder and arm at Perryville on his 20th birthday; discharged in 1863 due to his wounds; married Miss Leah H. Dome (1852-1921) on July 7, 1870 in Perry Co., IN; children: John R. (b. 1874), Clarence H. (b. 1878), Susie Bell (b. @1883), Forrest E. (b. July 18, 1891), and Grace Leona (1880-1938)

Marvin E Hambleton
in the U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

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Name: Marvin E Hambleton
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Perry

Enlistment Date: 18 May 1942
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Evansville
Branch: Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in production of bakery products, n.e.c.
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 164

SAMUEL REED, SR was born December 1835, and died 1922 in Perry Co., IN. He married (1) MARY ANN POWELL. She was born May 09, 1834 in Pennsylvania, and died June 07, 1906 in Perry Co., IN. He married (2) SOPHRONIA ?? April 07, 1909 in Perry Co., IN. She was born April 1856 in Indiana.

Civil War
Co. C
53 IND. INF

SAMUEL REED, SR and MARY ANN POWELL are Burial in Powell Cemetery