Warren County Veterans of the
Middle East Conflicts
The United States has been involved in a number of conflicts
in the Middle East.
- Conflicts in Lebanon (1982-1983)
- Persion Gulf War (1990-1992) to include Operation Desert Shield and operation
Desert Storm.
- Global War on Terror (2001 to date) began in October, 2001 and include Operation
Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) beginning October 7, 2001
Iraq (Opertation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) beginning March 9, 2003
Some of those serving in these Middle East conflicts who have connections to Warren
County are listed below.
We would like to make this list as complete as we can. Please send additions,
photos, corrections or additional commentary to
Arne
Trelvik
SURNAMES:
Griffin, Griffith, Hartman,
Hitte, Johnson, Mustard,
Phelps, Poppe, Richards,
Robinson, Shearer, Smith,
Taylor,
| GRIFFIN |
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- Travis Lee Griffin Herwick
(1980-2008) - Staff Sergeant, US Air Force Iraq - Bronze Star Medal
& Purple Heart
- photo of gravestone
at Springboro Cemetery
- Photos: The Dayton (Ohio) Daily News,
Thursday, April 10, 2008
- "Fallen Airman Came From Military
Family," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday
April 10, 2008
"Staff. Sgt. Travis Griffin's parents fielded calls Friday,
April 4, from family and friends expressing their condolences, a
day after Griffin died in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq.
Christine and Donald Herwick III of Clearcreek Twp. were still trying
to determine exactly how Griffin, 28, died, 15 days from the end
of his fourth term of active duty in Iraq.
"His Humvee was hit by an I.E.E.," said Herwick, Griffin's
stepfather and a retired veteran of almost 24 years of military
service, said, "all we know is he didn't make it back to the
hospital." . . ."
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GRIFFITH
(Surname Index) |
photo
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- Ardoth M. Griffith II
(1958-1999) - Tech Sergeant, US Air Force, Persian Gulf
- photo of gravestone
at Deerfield Cemetery
- Sec H Lot 46
- "Art Griffith," obituary,
unnamed November 1999 paper [on file at the Warren County
Genealogical Society]
". . . He was retired from the
U.S.Air Force as a Technical Sergeant. ..."
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HARTMAN
(Surname Index) |
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- Jonathan N. Hartman
(1976-2004)
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HITTE
(Surname Index) |
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- Ronald Eugene Hitte II
(1974-2009) - HM3 US Navy, Persian Gulf
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JOHNSON
(Surname Index) |
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- James Edward Johnson Jr.
(1963-2006) - Major, US Air Force, Persian Gulf
- photo of gravestone
at Lebanon Cemetery
with Persian Gulf War flag holder - Interment
#? in Sec I Lot 46-8 on 17 Nov 2006
- "James "Jim" Edward Johnson
Jr. (USAF Major Ret.)," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio),
Thursday, November 16, 2006, page E3
" . . . He was member of 1st Baptist Church in O'Fallon,
Association for Computing Machinery, National Defense Transportation
Association, Istitute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers,
Armed Forces Communication & Electronics Association and a lifetime
member of the Disabled American Veterans & Retired United States
Air Force Major. . . ."
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MUSTARD
(Surname Index) |
photo
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- Shawn L. Mustard (1969-2000)
- EN1 US Navy Persian Gulf
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PHELPS
(Surname Index) |
photo
needed |
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- William Lee Phelps (1967-1995)
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POPPE
(Surname Index) |
photo
needed |
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- Sabrina Poppe (1978 -
____) - US Air Force, Afghanistan 1998 - 2006
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RICHARDS
(Surname Index) |
photo
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- Wilbur E. Richards Jr.
(1967-2000) - SRA US Air Force Persian Gulf
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ROBERTSON
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- James C.
Robinson Jr. (1983-2010) - Sergeant, US Army, Bronze Star,
Purple Heart, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom
- photo of gravestone
at Springboro Cemetery
- photo: "Monroe grad, soldier
killed," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday
September 2, 2010, page A3
"... U.S. Army Spc. James C. Robinson, 27, of Lebanon died
Saturday, Aug. 28, in the Bermal district in Paktika province, Afghanistan,
when the unit was hit with indirect fire, the U.S. Department of
Defense announced Monday.
"... Robinson was an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st
Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault). He joined the Army in February
2005 and arrived at Fort Campbell that November.
"His awards and decorations include: Bronze Star; Purple Heart;
Army Commendation Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; Army Service Ribbon;
National Defense Service Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal; Iraq
Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Overseas
Service Ribbon; NATO Medal; Combat Infantry Badge; and Weapons Qualification,
M4, expert. ..."
- "Sgt. James C. Robinson," obituary,
The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday September 9,
2010, page A3
"... Interment will be at Springboro Cemetery, Springboro,
Ohio with full military honors by the Army Military Honor Guard.
..."
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SHEARER
(Surname Index) |
photo
needed |
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- Jeremy Shearer (1974-____)
- US Army and National Guard 1992-1996
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SMITH
(Surname Index) |
photo
needed |
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- Donald Lloyd Smith (1938-1996)
- Master Sergeant, US Air Force, Persian Gulf
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TAYLOR
(Surname Index) |
photo
needed |
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- Tracy James Taylor (1970-2004)
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