Earle Bemis. Earle died in combat in Vietnam on June 1, 1969.
His obituary: Lt. Bemis &8211 Second Lt. Earle John Bemis, U.S. Army, 23, 129 Duchess Drive, NE, Marietta, died June 1, in the Republic of Vietnam. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Faith Lutheran Church with Rev. Edgar A. Trinklein officiating. Burial will be in Marietta National Cemetery with full military honors. Hay-Gantt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earle A. Bemis Jr.; sister, Miss Beverly Lynn Bemis, all of Marietta; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, London, England; paternal grandfather, Earle A. Bemis Sr., Brattleboro, Vt. [Marietta Daily Journal, June 10, 1969, pg. 3]
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