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Appleby, Scott (RMC(SS)), ETC USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Clarksville, In.
Last Address CLARKSVILLE, IN
Date of Passing Nov 16, 2011
Location of Interment New Albany National Cemetery (VA) - New Albany, Indiana
Scott Allen Appleby, 55, died at his residence in Clarksville. He was a native of Scott Field, IL and was retired after 20 yrs service in the US Navy. He was very involved with the University of Louisville's women's softball and volleyball teams and had close friendships with many of the players, their families and the coaching staff. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Virginia May Appleby.
Survivors
Brother: Steven Appleby (Vicki) Jeffersonville, IN Sisters: Sheila Appleby Maranto Henryville, IN Sherry Appleby Benton (Alan) Merritt Island, FL Susan Appleby Barela Winnummica, NV Sandy Appleby Schad Henryville, IN
And 21 Nephews and Nieces
Visitation will be from 1-8 PM Sunday at Seabrook, Dieckmann, & Naville Funeral Homes, 1119 E. Market St., New Albany, IN. Funeral service will be held 10 AM Monday at the Market Street Chapel
A graveside memorial with full military honors will be held Tuesday in the New Albany National Cemetery in New Albany, IN
Obit on line at Seabrook, Dieckmann, & Naville Funeral Home in New Albany, IN.
Scott died from smoke inhalation from a fire at his home.
Operation Southern Watch (Iraq)
From Month/Year
August / 1992
To Month/Year
March / 2003
Description Operation Southern Watch was an air-centric military operation conducted by the United States Department of Defense from Summer 1992 to Spring 2003.
United States Central Command's Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA) had the mission of monitoring and controlling the airspace south of the 32nd Parallel (extended to the 33rd Parallel in 1996) in southern and south-central Iraq during the period following the end of the 1991 Gulf War until the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Operation Southern Watch began on 27 August 1992 with the stated purpose of ensuring Iraqi compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 (UNSCR 688) of 5 April 1991, which demanded that Iraq "immediately end this repression and express the hope in the same context that an open dialogue will take place to ensure that the human and political rights of all Iraqi citizens are respected." Nothing in the resolution spelled out the Iraqi no-fly zones or Operation Southern Watch.
Iraqi bombing and strafing attacks against the Shi’ite Muslims in Southern Iraq during the remainder of 1991 and during 1992 indicated Saddam Hussein chose not to comply with the resolution. Forces from Saudi Arabia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France participated in Operation Southern Watch. The commander of JTF-SWA, an aeronautically rated United States Air Force (USAF) Major General, assisted by an aeronautically designated United States Navy (USN) Rear Admiral, reported directly to the Commander, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM).
Military engagements in Southern Watch occurred with regularity, with Coalition aircraft routinely being shot at by Iraqi air defense forces, though they were usually only reported in the Western press occasionally. An intensification was noted prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, though it was said at the time to just be in response to increasing activity by Iraqi air-defense forces. It is now known that this increased activity occurred during an operation known as Operation Southern Focus.