Paratrooper U.S. Army - Memorial Gardens Cemetery - Fulton, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 49.503 W 091° 58.006
15S E 589690 N 4297869
82nd Airborne Troop...Vietnam Vet...
Waymark Code: WM12TAJ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2020
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County of Tombstone: Callaway County
Location of Tombstone: US-54, Callaway Gardens Memorial Cemetery near flag pole at rear, near Columbarium, Fulton

Text on bench:
(Front):

SGT JAMES RALPH HOCKEMEYER
[image infantryman's badge] 173RD ABN BDE SEP [82nd Airborne insignia]
82ND ABN DIV
[BN Insignia] VIETNAM [image jump wings]
1966 - 1968

(Rear):

HOCKEMEYER

JAMES RALPH
"HOCK"
June 10, 1947
June 2, 2012
Devoted Husband
Son & Brother
Married Aug. 27, 2007

DEBRA BONARD
"ELF"
June 25, 1966
Loving Wife
Daughter & Sister
One Body, One Mind, One Soul
Together for Eternity & Beyond

Debra has not passed, as far as I can find out, and the dates on the stombstone seem to confirm this.

Mr. Hockmeyer's Obituary

Is Gravestone Showing Occupation or Hobby?: Occupation

What is depicted occupation or hobby?: U.S. Army Paratrooper

Date of birth: 06/10/1947

Date of death: 06/19/2012

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