Morris Mundy

US Army
Brother to Merlin Mundy

Kent Mundy

cousin
US Navy

Had a sleep-walking accident in boot camp.

Robert Eugene Mundy

2nd cousin
Private First Class in 115 Military Police Corps., June 13, 1945-February 7, 1947
Grandson of Enos, Grandpa Mundy’s brother, and the son of Joe Mundy, Sr., Dad’s first cousin.

Source: “Huron Veterans Yearbook”

Robert Eugene Mundy
RR #2 Mitchell, Indiana
Entered Service: June 13, 1945
Theatre of Operations: Mediterranean
Rank: Private First Class
Decorations: Victory Medal; Army of Occupation Medal for Germany; Good Conduct Medal
Branch of Service: 115 Military Police Corps.
Discharged: February 7, 1947

Charles Ray Mundy

US Army
World War II

I also learned from Gordon that Merlin’s uncle (Dad’s first cousin) was in the Army in WW II and served in France. His name was Charles Ray Mundy. Gordon said Ray told him about some of his experiences in France. I hadn’t remembered that he served.

Charles A. Wood

great uncle
Private in US Army, 1941-1943
World War II

…from the book on Lawrence County WW II and a few WW I vets. It belonged to Charlie Wood. His brother was in the Gold Star section. The brother died in a car wreck while in the service. In the photo of him, he is the one on the right. He was Ruth’s husband.

Stanley Mundy

Born 1939
uncle
US Navy
Cold War

Nathan Levi Mundy

Born 1983
cousin
2nd Lt. in US Army, 2006
Iraq War and Afghanistan

Nathan is currently serving in Afghanistan.

Justin Lee Mundy^

6th cousin
Private in US Army
Gulf War

Son of Mike Mundy was in Desert Storm. He served during the Gulf War and was killed in Texas in an auto accident while in the Army.

Jim “Jimmie” Lee Mundy

Born 1946
5th cousin
US Marines
Vietnam War

Martin Mundy, “Son of Donna and Merlin Mundy. He volunteered for an extra tour in Vietnam, tried to do 3 but they wouldn’t let him. Beat up an officer at Great Lakes and went AWOL. Lived on a commune for a while. First lived in a cave, and would cut timber in the daytime. The FBI was looking for him, and he had a beard, and they showed him a picture of himself, he said, “No. Never have seen him before.” He is now deceased, lung cancer.”

Jason Mundy

US Navy

Joyce, “Jim Mundy’s son, served just served one hitch, and no war was going on.”

Owen Corey Mundy

Born April 5, 1975 in Bedford, Indiana
Photographer’s Mate Airman in US Navy, January 18, 1994-April 26, 1996

“I enlisted while I was still in high school with dreams of attending art school with the GI Bill. Attend basic Training in Orlando, Florida, and “A” School at the Defense Photography School at NAS Pensacola, Florida. Attached to TARPS Team in VF-111 Sundowners squadron at NAS Miramar and later to the photo lab on the USS Kitty Hawk CV-63.”

Martin Earl Mundy

Born October 31, 1948 in Martin County, Indiana
father
US Navy, July 23, 1968-June 23, 1972
Vietnam War

“I would have never went in. During Vietnam, people were getting killed right and left. I didn’t know anybody that would have went in on their own. It was in 1972 that they did away with the draft. I joined in 1968, boot camp and Electricians Mate A school in San Diego. Served on the USS Pritchett DD561 out of home port San Diego, 6 month cruse west Pacific and then on the USS Kretchmer DER 329, 1-1970 to 6-23-1972, spy ship that floated around Cuba.”

Gordon Mundy

Born 1942
uncle
Spec4 in Indiana Army National Guard, 1961-1967
Cold War

“I went to Camp Aderberry for weekend drills. Michigan Beer Can wars. 7 years. 1961-1967. Tank Driver. E-4. Spec4 or Cpl. Activated for the Bay of Pigs, “”when Castro took over Cuba, the U.S. Navy was supposed to support the Cubans going to take it back. Then the Russians down there. Spent 18 months in active duty in 1962. $78/month $120/month.”

Gary Mundy

Born 1946
uncle
Yoeman in US Navy, April 1966-January 1970
Vietnam War

“I was probably 19 years old when the picture was taken. I was a yoyo [Yoeman]. I was in the regular active Navy from April 1966 to January 1970. I got an early out because of reduction in forces due to winding down in Viet Nam. I was in the Navy Reserves from about 1982 to 1985.

The picture was made by a civilian outfit at Pearl Harbor. I tried to remain at Pearl but was shipped out to the destroyer fleet for the last two years. I was on USS HAWKINS (DD-873) most of the time and then transferred to USS ROBERT L. WILSON (DD-847) for a few months before my release. I reported to the ship in drydock at Boston in bitter cold weather and thought I’d been sent to Hell. There was little heat and I thought I’d surely freeze to death.

One thing that did warm my heart that winter was when I was staggering back to the ship alone on Xmas Eve. A guy in a pickup truck, also really tipsy, said come on get in and I’ll give you a lift. I recall he said, “”come on, I’m not a f—–g queer.”" He took me to his house, though how we ever made it with his weaving about the roadway, I’ll never know. His wife and her grandfather were there and they had a great meal. I spent the evening with them and they drove me back to the ship. The old man had been in the Navy during WWI I recall and told me a few stories. I was lucky to have been transferred to destroyers.

Some of my shipmates at Pearl were sent to river patrol boats in Viet Nam. The stay at Gitmo, Cuba, was interesting. Hawkins was supposed to go to the war zone but kept having some mechanical problems after the drydock in Boston.”

Ed Mundy

Born 1943
5th cousin
US Navy (career)
Vietnam War

Son of Donna and Merlin Mundy. Eddie was in the Navy, and was on a “Swift Boat” that patroled the rivers in Viet Nam at the same time Jim was there. Retired from the GM foundry where my father worked.

Jim “Jesse” Bex

Born 1843
Died 1933
3rd Great Uncle by marriage
American Civil War

Served in Union Army, Co. B, IN Volunteers. Was with Sherman’s Atlanta campaign and participated in many major engagements. He was a farmer and active in GAR (CW vets). Married Mary Ann Bex, and was the grandfather of US Congressman Earl Wilson.

Joyce, “This photo includes Jim Bex, the great great great uncle by marriage that I sent the clipping on. He is in the back row, 9th from left, with a black beard. These were the “”old soldiers”" that Dad used to talk about, some of whom sat around Huron and told war stories when he was a boy. Although he was just connected by marriage, I can tell you the connection. His wife, Mary Ann Carter Bex, was my Grandpa Freely Mundy’s aunt. Always called Aunt Mary Bex, she was the sister of Grandpa’s mother, Elizabeth Carter Mundy. It is interesting that his daughter, Elsie Bex Wilson, was the mother of Earl Wilson, a US congressman for several terms. Earl would have had the same Carter great grandparents as my father.”