WORLD WAR II VETERANS


VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II From Crittenden County, Kentucky
A local group is trying to compile a complete list of all Crittenden County veterans who served during World War II. If you know anyone from Crittenden County whose name is not on this list, contact Lucy Tedrick at 965-3269. If there are any names spelled incorrectly or where middle names are omitted, please advise. You may also email updates to sislucy@pngusa.net
Updated Dec. 31, 2004
Adams, Edwin Adams, James R. Adams, Loren S. Adams, Rudell PFC 1941-1946 South Pacific Adams, Stanley L. Adams, William T. Pvt. Army Adams, William Wallace Akers, Lawrence “Sam” Hayden Cpl. Army 8/14/42-10/17/45 European Theater Alexander, Harold Alexander, James Charles PFC Army 300 Inf. Division 10/10/42-9/6/43 Alexander, James Francis Navy Nov 15, 1943-Aug. 20, 1946 European Allcock, John    Fireman 1/C   Navy1943-1945 Allen, William C. “Speedy” M/Sgt Army 6/44-2/46 State Side Allen, J. O. S 1/C Navy 6/4/44-2/6/46 Amphibious Corp   Island of Saipan   So Pacific Anderson, Harold G. Andrews, Wilson C.     Navy Arflack, George E.   Army T/5 Feb. 7, 1945-Dec 14, 1946 South Pacific Arflack, Raymond L. Pvt.   Army State Side Arflack, William C. Pvt. Army Arflack, William Edwin S/Sgt Air Force 1942-45 ETO Was overseas 38 mos. 29 days, no leave to come home. Armstrong, Lloyd Tracy S/Sgt Army 1941-45   Pacific Theater Asbridge, Eugene Cpl. Army Asbridge, Dennis Asbridge, Donald Earl PFC U.S. Army Airborne 1944-3/24/45 Killed in Germany Asher, Tyrus Bailey, Regional G. T/4 Army 1942-45 Baker, Earnest    Co. A Engineer Balamos, Wm. George Cpl. Marines Went in 1943-45 Was wounded. Ball, James D. Cpl. Army Ball, Charles Thomas Pvt. Army European Theater 1944-46 Barnes, James Wofford European Army Air Force Barnes, Ralph Collin Pvt. State Side Training in Heavy Artillery and was injured. Barnes, Robert William Sgt. 1939-   Iceland Bass, Raymond Hayden Bass, Roy Beard, Floyd Isaac Beard, Ollie C.   Army 1942-46 Bebout, Rayford H. Cpl. 1942-45 West Indies Bebout, Alvin Dwayne Pvt. Paratroopers   European Bebout, Haynes M. T/5 Army 1944-46 Bebout, Homer Clifton Army 6/7/45-11/22/46 ETO: A1/C Air Force 1951-10/53 Japan and England Bebout, William Ross US Army European Theater Belt, Abraham Lincoln S/1C Navy Belt, Barney    Navy Japan Belt, Frazier V. Belt, Freeman Jewell Navy Sea Bees 7/15/1943-11/4/45 Belt, Harold D. Belt, Harry Elvin T4 Army    6/23/44-5/20/46   South Pacific Belt, James A. PFC    Army Co H. 505 Inf. Belt, James Clifton Navy 4 years USS Augusta Sat by President Truman for a meal Belt, James Edward Belt, James W. “Jimmy” T/5 Army 10/9/41-12/6/45 Africa-ETO 3 Bronze Stars and citations. Belt, Linvel Army he saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima Belt, Marvin Eugene Navy Belt, Maurice W.    Army     Panama Belt, Morris Olds S/1C Navy 1944-1946 Belt, Paul “Pat” Navy Served aboard a Tanker in the Pacific Belt, Percy Sam S/Sgt. Army Feb 1945-Dec. 1946 So Pacific Belt, William Guy Pvt. Army 2/12/42-9/6/44 African-European Theater, Wounded in Italy. Stayed in Italy Hospital for 9 months. Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Stars. Belt, Willis Glindel PFC Army 10/30/42-7/5/44   Trained at Camp Attaberry, Ind. 183rd Div. Camp L 330. Was in a fox hole with two other men on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France on 7/4/44. They drew straws as to who would raise up to look about and he drew the straw. When he raised up he was shot in the head and died the next day, July 5, 1944. Only one of the three in the fox hole lived and told this story. He was damaged for life. Guy E. Hodge was killed the same day Glindel was shot. Bennett, Howard “Chick” 2/C   Navy, Ship Fitter on APA 204 Ship. 5/22/42-11/22/45 South Pacific, Philippines, Okinawa, China, South Korea; Received Good Conduct, Victory, American Campaign, Asian and Pacific Campaign, China Service, and Navy Acceptance Medals with 1 Silver Star, Philippians Ribbon with 3 Bronze Stars, Honorable Service Lapel Pen, and Presidential Unit Citation in Philippians Occupation. Bennett, Murrell C.   Army Benton, James W. Sgt. Air Force European Benton, Robert L. Berry, James H. Beshears, Roy L. T/5   Army 1943-1945    Battle of the Bulge Beshears, William Henry Pvt. Army Biggs, Edgar L Binkley, James Frederick Army Binkley, Jesse Ellis Army Pacific Theater Was in 3 Invasions Binkley, Marion Burnett Army (These 3 are brothers) Bird, James Carroll Bird, Luther Odwayn Bird, Will Norvel Blake, Henry Austin   Pvt. Army 1941-1943 Bond, Edward Houston Boone, Daniel Malcolm Army   4 years Boone, George Lacy Cpl. Army 1942-1944 Boone, James W. Boone, Willard T/5 Army Boswell, Joseph J. Pvt. Army Boyd, Rendell S/Sgt 7th Air Force 8/41-3/14/45 So. Pacific; Dis. with Battle Fatigue. Bozeman, C. D. T/5 Army 1942-45 Killed in England June 3, 1945 Bradford, Allie Jr. Bradford, Edwin Earl PFC   Army 6/15/44-6/15/46 European Theater 42nd Rainbow Div. First Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp-Germany Bradford, Maxwell Henry Navy South Pacific Bragdon, Lonnie   Army Brandon, Richard Dr. T/4 Army 6/12/40-6/26/45 1st Army Division 2 ½ years over seas European Theater. Last 6 months Army War College in Washington Brantley, Allie Ray   Navy Brantley, Bennie Hullen M/Sgt Army 1942-1946 South Pacific Was discharged in 1946 and reenlisted and went to Alaska, where he was stationed with his family when he died in 1956. It was to be his last overseas assignment. Brantley, Clarence R.   1stLt. Army   1943-46 South America, Panama Brantley, Floyd R. S/Sgt. Army   12/40-10/45   South Pacific Wounded in Luzon Brantley, Forest Eugene ”Pig” Sgt. Army Killed in Belgium 1/13/45 Brantley, Glenn   Army Brantley, Harold Ray Cpl. Army   Germany Brantley, James Clayton Navy Brantley, Wilbur O. S/Sgt   Army   9/41-9/45 Alaska and European Brasher, Coy Carl Captain Army 37th FA BN Brasher, William E. Pvt. Army Co. E   353 Inf. Brasher, Weldon “Digger” Army Brazell, Douglas PFC Marines Brazell, Lloyd Jr. S/C Navy on a USS Pike Sub in the Atlantic. NROTC 9/29/43-3/46 Brooks, Douglas Wayne Pvt. Army 3/44-9/45 European Theater Brown, Calvin Evans Army Brown, Clyde Vernon Brown, Cory Carlos   Navy 1943-1945 Brown, Doyle C. S/Sgt. Army 1940-45 So. Pacific Brown, Dudley Lynn G M 3 Navy Brown, Earl C.    Navy   WW1 and WW 2 Brown, Ernest Marvin Air Force 1947-54 Brown, George D. Navy   SF 3   1943-1945 Brown, Glendel   Army Brown, Glenn C.   Navy Brown, James Douglas Army Brown, Justice T. S/Sgt. Army 1940-45 So Pacific Brown, Lowell Osborn Pvt. Paratrooper European Trained in France Brown, Marion Lilburn “N.H.” Sgt. Army Battle of the Bulge Wounded Several times. Brown, R.F. (Jr.) Navy Nov. 26,1943-Feb. 5, 1946 Brown, Rodney Seldon Navy Brown, Robert Watson   Marines 1941-1945 Pacific Brown, William Edward Pvt. Army 6/43-1/46 Was in the 4 major battles of Europe: France at the Battle of the Bulge, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, and a short time in Austria. Was in Third Army under Patton in 4th Armored Tank Division in A Company of the 249 Combat Engineers laying mine fields, putting up machine gun nests, and building bridges. When in Belgium his company was to go out the next day to a little town called Bastogne. They had been told it was cleared of Germans But Company C was chosen instead. The report was false and 118 men walked into a nest of Germans and almost all were killed on the spot. Douglas McDowell, James Henry Davidson, and Floyd Moore “Rip” Wheeler (listed) served with him. He and his 16 men were in a truck under fire and got hung up in mud. They had been left behind and Floyd M. Wheeler “Rip heard and took his truck back and pulled then out. He was given the 4 bronze stars, plus other metals and citations. Brown, William Ollie Pvt. Army 1944-45 Fought in France and Ger. Burr, Harley R. Burris, Robert L. Butler, Ernest Ray Butler, Guthrie Curtis Butler, Harley Douglas PFC Army 1942-1946 Butler, Joseph Earl Butler, Kelsie Melvin Butler, Raymond N. Butler, Thomas Leslie S1/C Navy 1942-47   Pacific Butler, Virgil Cline S/Sgt Army and Reserves for 32 years. African- European: Korean and Viet Nam. Secret Service Branch. Byarly, Luther Sylvan   Army April, 1942-- Byford, Earl   T/Sgt. Army Air Force 1942-1946 European Campbell, Arlis F. PFC Army Campbell, Hobart Navy Chief Petty Officer 1942-1945 South Pacific Campbell, James “Jack” Cpl. Army Campbell, Leonard   T/5 Army 1942-1945 Campbell, William Leonard PFC Army Australia, New Guiana, Philippines 1941-1945 Campbell, William Martin PFC Army 1942-1944 Injured, African and Europe Theater Campbell, Willie R. Canada, Charles B. Pvt. Army Capshaw, Hershell Carter, James E. S1/C Navy 11/10/42-1/13/46 ETO Three trips across on a cargo Ship. Carter, John D. Sgt. Army 1942-45 Carter, Thomas Marion Army European Theater Caudill, Morris P. 2nd. Lt   Army Chambliss, Glenn Chandler, Clem Chandler, Jeff B. Navy Chandler, Rudolph Cpl. Army 1942-45 South Pacific Chandler, William   Navy Chick, William Boyce   2nd Lt. Army Air Corps 1942-1946 Clark, Haynes J. PFC Army Killed in the South Pacific 1944 Clark, Raymond   Army   National Guard Worked on the pipe lines for Army and Navy Clark, Robert “Squeaky” Army Air Force Clark, William D. “Little Joe”    Army 1942-1945 Wounded. European Clark, William Presley (W.P.)   PFC Army/Army Air Core 1943-45 European Theater Clark, Willis N. “Bill” Cpl Army European Injured in Germany, cooked rest of war. Clarke, William Earl Sgt.   Army Europe June 4,1942-Jan 1946 5 Campaigns Normandy, Northern France, Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes, Black Forest), Rhineland, Central Europe. Was over there two years. Clement, Joe Bill Navy Clifton, Rear Admiral “Jumping Joe”   Navy Pilot, Clifton, Ross Cline, Calvin Nunn “Cap”   S/Sgt Army Air Force Panama Cannel Zone 3/42-9/45 Cloyd, Gilbert Martin Cpl. Oct.1942-Oct 45 8th Air Force European Theater Cobb, Roy J. Army Pvt. Killed in Germany 1945 European Theater Collins, Marvin Pvt. Army Collins, Thomas W. S1/C Navy Killed at Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941 First casualty from Crittenden Co. KY Conditt, Charles L. Fireman 1/C Navy   1944-1946 Conger, Ewell Conger, Perry L. Conger, Wendel G. BM2    Navy 1942-1945 Conger, William Ernest Conyer, Charles Winford   Navy Conyer, Roy   Air Force     Tail Gunner Cook, Billy Bennett   Pvt. Army 1943-2/19/44   Killed in Italy. European Theater Cook, Charles E Cpl. Army Cook, Jack L. Cook, Leonard Marshall Cook, Robert Bryson Jr. Lt. JG. Navy Pacific on USS Feland Troop Transport Ship Cooper, Claude Jr.   PFC Army Paratroops   1946-47 Japan Corley, George Rudolph   1946-49 Corley, Harold E.   Cpl Army 1942-1945   European Theater Corley, Thomas Veldo Corn, James D. Cpl. Army Corn, Learner Franklin 1/Sgt Army 10/10/42-10/ 5/45 ETO 5 Bronz Stars, and Purple Heart. Was standing by Guy E. Hodge “Chephus” when he was killed. He put his rain coat over him. He was also wounded. Cox, Denver Cox, Henry Allen Crawford, James H. PFC Army Crider, Chastine W. PFC QMC   Army #76 2nd QM Truck Co 9/23/42 1/46 So. Pac. Crider, James E. Crider, William Edwin Coast Guard all during WW 2 1941-1945 Crider, William Evert Crittenden, Warren Calvin   Sgt. Army Croft, C. W. Croft, Cecil Jerry   PFC Army 1942-1946 Croft, Richard Davis S1/C   Navy 1944-Feb. 1946   South Pacific; Ship was torpedoed but was saved, towed in for repair, but war was over before they were deployed again. Croft, Oether K.   Army Croft, Thomas S. Pvt. Army 1944-1945 Croft, William Douglas   PFC Army 1942-1945 Crouch, Eugene Glynn Crouch, Thomas Andrew PFC Army 42-45 Wounded in Germany. In Normandy Inv. Crowell, Clinton    Navy Crowell, John V.     Marines Curnel, Lawson M. Curnel, Zelmal Dalton, J. R. Dalton, Rodney N. Sgt. Army Dameron, George Odell Dameron, Harlan N.   Army Dameron, James Army European Dameron, John Paul   Army European Damron, Joseph Earl Damron, Leslie Darnell, Harry Davenport, Albon Vane S/Sgt 32nd Army Reg. Killed in France 1944 European Theater Davenport, Encil R. PFC   Marines Corp. 1945-47   South Pacific Davenport, Kenneth Carroll Cpl. Army 1945-49: Went back 10/50- 9/51 Korean but sent to Germany Davenport, Lawrence L.   Army Davenport, Vecil J. Pvt. Army Davidson, Carson G. 1st Sgt. Army Davidson, Edward L.    Navy              South Pacific Davidson, James Henry Pvt. Army 6/43- European Was in Third Army under Patton in 4th Armored Tank Division in A Company of the 249 Combat Engineers laying mine fields, putting up machine gun nests, and building bridges. He served with William Edward Brown, Douglas McDowell, and Floyd Moore “Rip” Wheeler (listed). He and the others spent the night on a barn floor in France and next morning went separate ways and James was in a truck and got arm severely damaged and was sent to a hospital in England. Was discharged soon after that. Davis, James   Army European Davis, John Marshall Davis, Lewis Willetts    2nd Lt. Army DeBoe, Donald G. DeBoe, Joseph Calvin Sgt. Army Dempsey, Jack W. Pvt. Army Dempsey, Wilfred F. Jr. Ditterline, James Roscoe Pvt. Army Dixon, Luther Dollins, Jim Earl SSgt. Army Inf. Paratrooper 82nd Air Born Div. April 1944-April 1946 European, In the middle of the ocean coming home when Japan surrendered Dolton, “Moon” Doom, Harland Cpl. US Air Force Doom, Lewis Edward Sgt.   Army Drake, James Douglas Drennan, Clinton Wolf “Pete” Drennan, Curtis Kendal S/Sgt Coast Guard killed 1943 in Adak Island of the Aleutians. Drennan, David Carlton Pvt. Army 12/26/42-10/43 wounded in Bivouac Drennan, Guy    Lt. Col Army Drennan, Hinkle K. Cpl. Army Dec. 1942-Jan 46 Drennan, R. D. T/Sgt Army Killed in France Aug. 8, 1944 Drennan, Raymond Jr. PFC Army 4/43-4/46 106th Inf. ETO Two Battle Stars. Went to Europe on Queen Mary. Drennan, Robert Lee Sgt. Air Force Killed in Colorado as a Glider Pilot 1942 Drennan, Wendel Drennan, Winfred Driver, Ollie G. (Jack)   Army Duffy, Clarence Pvt. Army European Theater Dunning, James D. Dunning, L. E. S1/C   Navy   1944-1945   USS Caliente Tanker in the South Pacific Dyer, Robert G. “Bobbie”   Army So Pacific Dyer, William D. Easley, Alfred Leroy Army April 1942- State Side Edwards, Weldon Edwards, William Elder, Harry C. Elliott, Lal Edward Enoch, Charles Willard   Army State Side Enoch, Howard Clifton Jr. 2/Lt. U.S. Air Force Shot down in Germany March 19, 1945 Eskew, Earl Peyton Cpl. Army Air Force 2/42-3/46 China, Asiatic and Pacific Theater Eskew, James K. Electrician’s Mate    Navy WW2 and Korea Etheridge, Willard C. PFC Army 10/9/41-9/28/45 South Pacific Farmer, James H. S/Sgt.   Army   So Pacific 1944-46 43rd Infantry Division Faulkner, Roscoe   Mjr. Army Finished Medical School in 1930, and joined Army Reserves in the mid thirties and was commissioned as 1st Lt. in the Medical Corp. The obligation was 8 years but when war broke out in Europe in 1940 he was called up for active duty in the Medical Unit state side 1940-1941. Then when Pearl Harbor was bombed he shipped out in 1942 from Ft Dix, New Jersey, went through the Panama Canal to Brisbane, Queenland, Australia, and served there for several months waiting for the Japs to be cleared out of the Goodenough Island off the coast of New Guinea.   He was then sent there and served several months, totaling 33 months before coming home. Came back to the States in 1945 and to Ft. Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina through V-J Day. Was released from active service in late 1945. He remained in the Reserves and worked at the VA Hospital at Dawson Springs. When the Korean War broke out he was asked to go back into active duty and was offered the rank of Lt. Colonel. He declined and was discharged from the Army in June 1950 with the rank of Major. Ferguson, Harold King Cpl. Medical Det. 519 AAA Gun Btt Ferguson, Leon B. Sgt. Army 10/42-11/16/45 European 5 Countries Br. Star, Purple Heart Ferguson, Woodrow Navy SF 3 Fields, Jerry Jones    Navy   Pacific Fletcher, Everett Odell US Marines   So. Pacific Theater Fletcher, Oliver Wayne   Cpl. Marines 1942-1946 Pacific Theater Floyd, Ralph V. T/4 Engineer Corp So Pacific Sept 1942-Jan. 1946 Ford, Doyle Moreland M/Sgt. Army 42-46 State side. Transported wounded to hospitals Ford, Eldon W. “Red”   Army By Gen. McArthur in Phil. Is. when said “I have returned” Ford, George Henry Ford, Thomas Wallace Foster, George Coleman S/Sgt. Air Force 42-45 Bomber Crew in 9 different countries. Fowler, Carl A. Cpl.   Army 1946-49 Fowler, Earnest Fox, Anna Glee Nurse Army Fox, Boyce Taylor Pvt. 42-44. 3rd Army European Theater (He and next 3 were brothers) Fox, Dorcey Lee Army Fox, H. B. S/Sgt Army Air Force 6/15/42-9/28/45 Fought in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes, Air Offensive Europe. Received EAME Theater Ribbon with Bronze Stars per WDGO #33/45, Good Conduct Ribbon per G.O #3 Headquarters AAF 167/44 Fox, Willard Larry 1/Sgt Army 42-45 State Side 78th Div 303rd Corp of Engineers Fox, William Earl PFC Marines   1945-46 China Fraley, Erman     Navy   1944-46 Fraley, Virgil       European Theater Franklin, Carson Franklin, John A. Franklin, Thomas Reed Franks, Champ C. T/Sgt Army 1942-1945 Franks, Raymond D. S/Sgt. National Guards then Army Frazier, Kenneth H. Freeman, John W. PFC Killed in the U.S. 1943 Fritts, Charles Reed Army Mechanic 8th Army Air France 1944- EURO Fritts, Chastain Fritts, Claude Fritts, Douglas G. “Blake” S/1C Navy WW2, 44-45: M/Sgt Army, Korea, Viet Nam 44-67 Fritts, Edmund A. Pvt.   Army Fritts, Edwin Carter PFC    Army Air Corp 1943-1946 Fritts, Hollis Franklin PFC    Army 1/19/44-10/8/45 Wounded 8 Inf. Div. European Fritts, James P. T/Sgt. Army Air Corps 1941-1945 Fritts, John Kenneth   Army 1943-45 Served in Iran Fritts, Orlan Fryer, Ivy L. Pvt.   Army Fulks, Ira J. Fuller, G. C. Fuller, Harry A. Fuller, Lena K. Fuller, Stanley Gahagen, Ernest R.    Army Engineer 1941-1945 South Pacific Garrett, Dewey Lee Navy 1945-46 South Pacific Garrett, Elzie L. Pvt.   Battery. A 16th Field   Army Gass, Charles A. S/Sgt Army Air Force 9/45-8/49: Navy 9/50-8/52 1st C. Petty Officer.   State Side, taught flying. Gass, Norman Army Gibson, Denver Gilland, Fred L. F2/C   Navy South Pacific Gilland, J. D.   Gunners Mate 3rdC     Navy    So. Pacific Theater Gilland, Roy   Navy Gilless, John Elzie, Jr. T/5   605th Ordinance Base Armament Bn. Gilless, L. C. Gillispie, Frank Allen   PFC Army    1943-46      Philippines Gipson, Alpha Gipson, Conwell Ray Gipson, Denver C. Gipson, Robert Henry Pvt.   Army Air Corp 3/4/46-2/4/47 State Side Gipson, Robert Luther PFC Army and enlisted again in Army Air Corp 1944-49   France and Germany. Was a German Prisoner of War for 22 days. Gipson, William James Henry Gobin, Frank    Army Gobin, Roy Gilbert PFC Army 9/24/42-1945 European 6 Bronze stars Greeman, Omar Loval Pvt. Marines 44-46: 50-54 in Korea as a Sgt. Greeman, William Louis   Fireman Navy May 1945-65 In Korea as a Chief Petty Officer Green, Duke L. S/Sgt. Army So Pacific Aug 1940-1945 Wounded at Luzon Green, Jonas C. Greenlee, Harley R. Pvt. Army Gregory, Elzie Edmond Gregory, Lossie Ray T/5 Army Griffin, William T. “Mutt”   SSL 3/C Navy So Pacific 1944-1946 Griffith, Guy P. Griffith, James P. Griffith, Larnie   Army Griffith, Lois R. Griffith, Matillo Guess, Allen   Army Guess, Eugene A. Guess, John W. “Spoon” Cpl. Army 1942-1945 Guess, Robert T. “Bob” Sgt. Army 1944-1946 Guess, Roy M. M.S.3/C Navy 4/20/43-3/1946 So. Pac. USS Requisite 4 Br. Stars plus. Gugenhein, Sam   Navy Guill, Roy W.   Army 1942-1945 Hall, Allen R. Hall, Chastine   Army Hall, Degarth PFC Army Europe, Died as POW in France 7/6/44 Hall, Jack Hall, William Guthrie   Army killed in action Hamilton, Boyce Dale Pvt. Army 1945-46 Hamilton, Charles W. T/5 Army 1942-45 Hamilton, Luther J. “Mousie” Sgt   Army 1946-49    New Finland Hamilton, Newell M. Hamilton, R. C. Jr. S/Sgt. Army 8/7/44-6/46 83rd Inf. Div. Do. D 331 first Reg. European: Was a Prisoner of War about 2 weeks with Robert Hargrove. Hanor, James R. T/4 Army Hardesty, Cletus O. Hardesty, James “Boss” S/Sgt. Army 1943-46 Hardesty, Russell B.   Army 1944-46 Hardesty, Woodrow Wilson Hardin, Bennett Clifton Jr. Hardrick, Harold Killed in Holland 1944 Hargrove, Robert S/Sgt Army 8/7/44- Co. D 331st 83rd Div. European. Was prisoner of war for 2 weeks with R. C. Hamilton Harper, Armond   Army European Theater   Received an EAME Theater Ribbon with 5 bronze stars for participating in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe and the Ardennes. Harrelson, John F. KY NAVCAD US NR Harris, Elmer G. “Toby” Harris, Thomas Clifford   Navy Harrison, Desmond B.T/5 1942-46 state side Hatcher, Dayton   Army Hatcher, Lovell Pvt. Army Killed in the US 1944 Hazzard, L. C. T/Sgt South Pacific Hazzard, Roy Stevenson   Army T/Sgt EPO Head, George Curtis Air Force Hearell, James Rudell PFC Army 1942-46 Panama Canal Henderson, Harry William Henderson, Ollie Woodrow Sgt.   Army 12/26/1942-1/31/46 Pacific Henry, Herman William Henry, Homer R. PFC Army 1943-45 Henry, Lawrence William Navy Sea Bees 1942-45 South Pacific Herrington, Owen Earl Hickey, Edward Patrick “Pete” Navy USS Chehalis   1943-46 Pacific Hicklin, Ralph S. MP 41-45 European Hicklin, Robert B.   42-45 Medic Europe army Hicklin, Ronald “Tink”   Army air force Feb. 42 –Dec 45 South Pacific Saipan Island Hicks, William D. Sgt. Army Air Force 3/15/46-2/18/49 Japan Aerial Photographer: Japan Occupational Ribbon, WW 2 V.M, Several Citations and Decorations. Higgins, Clarence PFC Air Force MP June 6/45-12/46 European Highfil, James E. “Jimmie” Platoon S/Sgt. Army 1942-1946 European Highfil, Robert Guy Pvt. Army 7/31/42-3/30/45 Wounded in Luz, France, Purple Heart Hill, Burnal Hill, Cortis Edmon S/Sgt Army Inf. European, 4/43-3/46: In Korea QM Corp. State Side, 11/50-9/51 Hill, Harold Eldred Lt JG Navy 5/1/42-1947 Ship all the time. Atlantic & Pacific Ocean Hill, Harvey Miller Navy Hill, James Eldred T/5 Army 1942-9/25/44 Europe   Killed in France Hill, Johnny R. Hill, Lillian Ruth (Nottingham) Sgt. Army 1944-46 State Side Oak Ridge Tenn. Hill, Ollie B.”Doc”    Army Co. A. Hillyard, Burnie H.   Lt. Army Hillyard, Earl   Navy 20 years Hillyard, George Mansel PFC Marines So. Pacific on Iwo Jima at flag raising. Hillyard, Hershel Franklin   Army medical Corp. South Pacific 7/31/42-10/20/45 Hillyard, Johnny Ray Capt. 5/17/36. Killed in France 9/10/44 Purple Heart, Br. Star Hillyard, William Clifton   Sonnorman 3C   Navy on USS George 5/18/43-3/3/46 Pacific Hinchee, Harvey B. Sgt. Army Hinchee, Theodore R. ”Teddy” Sgt. Army Hobbs, Harold “Poochie” PFC Army 1945-1946 Hobbs, James C. Cpl. Army 1943-1946 Hodge, Collin W. M/Mechanic.   Merchant Marines, Navy Ship torpedoed. Transported supplies & troops. Hodge, Donald Bruce Mer. Marines: He and 5 of his brothers in service at the same time: Wm, O.V, Wilbur, Rawels, and H.H. Hodge, George Edward Sgt. Army Air Force 7/28/43-3/11/46 State Side Hodge, Guy E. (Chephus) PFC Army European Theater Killed in the invasion of Normandy,
France 7/4/44, the same day Willis Glindel Belt was shot who died the next day
Hodge, Harold H. Cpl. 64th Unit Army Med. Corp 7/21/42-11/ 27/45 Italy and Africa
Hodge, J. D. PFC Killed in Italy 1944
Hodge, Jewell Osborne Army
Hodge, Oscar Vinson “Vinnie”   Army So Pacific Hodge, Rawels “Rocky” Army   Ky Tec 4 23 Inf.   European Hodge, Ray Oliver Hodge, Thomas Edward   Navy   1945-1947 Hodge, Wilbur   Army Europe Hodge, William V. “Willie” PFC Army 80th Tank Dest. BN European Hodges, Jesse C. PGC Army 1941-1945 Hogard, Joseph E. Holloman, Charles Gleaford PFC Marines   Aug.1942 –1945 Pacific Holloman, Clarence L. Holloman, John Army Holloman, Paul Ray    Marines Holloman, Walter Wesley   Pvt. Army 1940-45 Holsapple, James R. Pvt. Army Hooten, Donald Gunner Mate 1stC   Navy Nov. 19 43-1946 Hoover, Charles Edward S/1C Navy !943-45 Hoover, Herbert A. Sgt. Killed in Germany Oct. 14, 1944 Hopkins, Wm. Ray Navy Hopson, Carl Hopson, Joe Air Force Hosick, Walzie Watson T/4 Army   42-46 European Theater Wounded Hosick, Willard Jasper   Machinist 1st C     Navy House, Bill Houston, Alva Warren Howard, Darwin Young Pvt. Killed in Australia Aug. 31, 1943 Howerton, Joe Henry, PFC Army 1942-45; 3 years,3 months ,3 days; Pacific Theater Howerton, Newcom F. PFC Army Hubbard, James Daniel, Army 6/24/42-10/11/45 European theater Hubbard, Morris Bassett Army 1942-12/45 European Theater Hughes, Carlos O. S/Sgt Army 41-45 ETO Cooked for Gen. D. D. Eisenhower. Hughes, Charles E. Pvt. Army Hughes, Edwin Brownie Army 2/43-46 Brother Marvin K/I/A Hughes, Eugene   T/4 Army   1942-1946 European Hughes, James Houston Hughes, Jessie Holeman   F/Lt Air Force 1940-1961 WW 2 and Korean    South Pacific Among other metals, the Air Force Longevity Service Award with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters Hughes, Joseph Lee   Navy State Side Hughes, Marvin W. 1st Lt. Army Killed in France Dec. 12, 1944 Hughes, Noble Hughes, Robert G.      Army    Asia-Pacific Hughes, Robert Jackson Hughes, Thomas Leon   Corp.   Army   1941-45   South Pacific Hughes, Trice Lee M/Sgt Army 42 –46 ETO   Active reserves. 1950 Korea 8 Months. Hughes, Virgil Rankin Sgt. Army Normandy Invasion   European Humphrey, Roy Joseph Hunt, Barney A. Hunt, Claude R. Jr. Hunt, Denver Duane S1/C Navy   Dec 4, 1943 - June 13, 1946 Hunt, Elvis Ray Sgt. Army 1885 Unit Hunt, Harvey G. (Tim) S/Sgt Army European then Japan Hunt, James Denzil “Dink” Coast Guards was injured and in hospital for one year. Stationed in New York all four years with Reed and Ralph Porter. Hunt, John A. S/Sgt Army 1941-1945 Hunt, John Donald   T/S Army 1941-1945   European Hunt, Learner A. (Shorty) S/Sgt Army   European So Pacific Hunt, Malcum Hunt, Maynard O. 1st Sgt. Army North Africa Hunt, Orlyn Ray   Petty Officer Navy      Nov. 1, 1943 to April 7, 1946 Hunt, Stanley Rudell Hunt, Troy E. Hunt, Tyler Army Hunt, Wilbur Army officer Was in Pearl Harbor when it was bombed. Hunt, Willard C. “Doll Eyes” Maj.   Army 1941-61 Hunter, Bobby G. Sgt. Air force 9/3/46-9/10/49 Alaska and USA Hunter, Harlin Hunter, James L. Pvt. Army Hurley, Taylor Eugene Ivy, James Clifton Jacobs, Andrew J. Navy 1943-1945 Jacobs, William A. Jackson, John Dalton Pvt. Army 1943-1947 European Theater Jackson, William Robert    Army European Jacobs, Andrew J. Navy 1943-1945 James, Charles A. Sgt. 5/4 Army 10th Airdrome Squadron 1/27/43- 2/9/46   European: Received MS medal, EAME medal and ribbon, VM WW 2 medal and ribbon. James, Floyd Harley “Pete” T/5 Sgt Army 8/19/42-12/15/45 in Medics in Alaska James, Thomas Franklin T/5 Army European James, Merrill B.   Air force in England James, Denver Perry Sgt 1/C E6 Army 5/43-11/31/63 ETO WW 2 and Korean James, Robert Lee    Army European Jenkins, Delmer Leamon Pvt. Army Sept.1942-Feb. 1946   European Theater Jenkins, Verble Ray Air Force   1941-1945 European Theater Johnson, Andrew Thomas S/Sgt. Crew Chief in Ferry Squadron Army Air Force 1941-44   Ferried Airplanes from England to France and Germany. After war took planes to Scotland for storage. Johnson, Douglas F.   PFC Army Johnson, Edwin W. “Bart” Petty Officer 3/C 1944-1946 Northern Pacific Johnson, Harold Douglas M/SGT Army 1936-11/30/60 WW2 Pacific- Korea. Johnson, James Roy Lt Col. Army Johnson, James W. PFC Army Air Corp. 9/9/42-11/20/45   European Theater Johnson, Douglas Fairbanks “Mose” T/Sgt.1/28/41 National Guard then Army Pacific Jones, Daniel Forrest PFC Army 1944-46   European Wounded at the Battle of the Bulge   Eventually lost a leg because of injuries. Jones, John H. Pvt, Army Jones, Richard Crawford “Dick”   Navy   State Side Joyce, Edward   PFC Air Force Dec. 1942-1945 Europe and Pacific Theaters Keen, John Kemp, Homer Ray PFC Army   9/18/44-8/6/46 Co. I 108th Inf. 40 Div. Southern Philippians Liberation Kemper, Charles Reid PFC Army   Was lost in the St. Lo, France breakthrough in 1944. Kemper, James Stuart Navy 5/15/37-9/1/57 Kimsey, James H. King, James R. King, Jesse T. Pvt. Army King, Shirley Malcom Army 3267th Ord. B. D.Co. Aug. 25, 1943-45 European Kinnis, Frank Edward Army Kinnis, Graves   Army Kinnis, Larnie F. Pvt.   Army Kinnis, Wm. T.   PFC Army 1942-45 Germany 83rd Div.                                                                                                                      Kinsey, Ovid H. Cpl. Army Kirk, Charles Edward, Command Sergeant Major Army 3/17/40- 7/31/67. He lied about his age and enlisted at age of 16. Served in WW 2, Korea, and Viet Nam Kirk, Donald E. T/5 Army 10/42-12/45 83rd Division Was in 5 European battle campaigns, was bubbie-trapped and lost an eye and his buddy sitting next to him lost his life, but he stayed on in battle with the one eye.   He has 5 Battle Stars, one Bronze Star. Kirk, William Guthrie, Pvt. Army 10/9/41-6/18/44 Pacific Theater Wounded in battle. Kirk, Maurie Houston Sgt. Army 1941-1945 Wounded Kirk, Melvin G. S/2C   Navy   1944-1945 Kirk, Newton Paris   Navy P.O. 1/C South Pacific Kirk, Roy L. Pvt. Army Kirk, Thomas Earl PFC Army Knight, Chester Lee   Army 1942-44 10th Armor Tank Battalion Koon, Terry Wickliffe Pvt. Army 1942-1944 Lamb, Guy Jr. Lamb, William Astor “Jake” Pvt. ETO 6th Regiment Battery B. under General Patton Land, Boyce Taylor Boatswain’s Mate 3/C   Navy 3/16/43-12/22/51 Asiatic Pacific, American Theater, Good conduct medal, Philippines Liberation and Victory Medals. Boyce and Denzal are brothers. Both were at Pearl Harbor at the same time some time after it was bombed. Land, William Denzal, Chief Boatswains Mate   Navy He joined the C.C.Camp in 1934 and the Navy in 1936 at Great Lake, Illinois. He was on the ship Tangier in Pearl Harbor when it was bombed. The thing that saved his life when his ship was bombed, he had left his bunk to go to town and get a news paper. He was given the Medal of Honor, Chief Master, WW 2 Medal, Three Silver U.S.N., Medal of Courage, Red Star with Eagle and National Defense. Lanham, Ernest Eugene M/Sgt Army 1940-1945 Enlisted 13 mo. before Pearl Harbor Lanham, Ernest R. Lanham, Fred Thomas Lanham, Shelby Layman, Glenn Hina LeFan, Sanders “Cotton” Pvt. Army 10/17/44-7/2/46 109th Inf. TRBN Lemon, James G. “Jimmy” S/1st C   Navy 1944-46 So Pacific Lemon, Roy L. Army   State Side Leslie, Harry Z. Lindsey, Warner N.   Army European Linzy, Jerry E.   Army    Sgt. M.P. He also had a son in service. Linzy, Lafe K. S/1stC Navy WW2 2/5/44-5/18/46 Korean 5/6/50-6/22/51 Was in the Asian Pacific Theater. Linzy, Oscar Hoover   S/Sgt. Army 26 years, He joined at age 15, and when the truth was discovered he was sent home. He then joined again before he was old enough, and finally his father said if he wants to go that badly, I’ll sign for him. He was in during WW2, Korea and Viet Nam. After he retired he worked for Civil Service at Fort Campbell. After he retired from there Agent Orange eventually cause his death. He also had two son in service. Linzy, Roger PFC   Army 10/10/42-June 1943 Linzy, Warner   Army Little, Leman Carol S/Sgt. Army 1941-45 Little, Roy PFC Army 1/43-12/45 European Theater Normandy Inv. Little, Gerald Locklay, James R. Loftis, J. B., PO 3/C   Navy    1943-45 Served aboard an LST in the Mediterranean and Atlantic. Loftis, William Morris PFC Army 12/16/42-1945 European Theater Long, Henry George Jr. Long, Jewell Orlan S/Sgt Army 1941-43 State Side 40th Ordinance Aberdeen Proving Grounds, in Maryland Love, Hershell   Army 1941- Wounded in Aleutian Islands in So. Pacific Love, Mark Mason Navy South Pacific Lovelace, William David Lowery, James H. Lowry, Clifton CBC Navy   2/6/39-2/8/46   4 years in the Pacific Loyd, William B. Navy Lucas, Lawrence “Slats” Coast Guard B. Ship’s Cook 5/3/44-1946 Lynn, Richard A. Pvt. Army Lynn, Corbit Lynn, Franklin Lynn, Reginald Mahan, Paul E.   TM/3C Navy So Pac. In a “Tin Can” Destroyer, hit a mines, towed in. Manley, Eskel Owen S/1C Navy On the Bellewood 1944-46 So Pacific Theater Manus, Don   Navy Marshall, Lawrence T. “Shell” Army Air Force Marshall, Raymond "Red" Jr. Sgt. Army 10/42-12/45 Europe Theater Martin, Damon Franklin PFC Army 42-45 Wounded in Leyte, Philippines Martin, John Hayden T/Sgt   Army Martin, Marvin Lee Martin, Ormond B. Gunners Mate Navy 1942-45 Martin, Virgil Thomas “Bud” PFC Army 11/21/1942-11/12/45 ETO Ribbon 3 Bronze stars Martin, Will R. PFC Army Martin, William E. Pvt. Martin, Willis L.   Paratrooper Marvel, Denver L. S/Sgt Army Killed at Luzon in 1943 Mattingly, William T. S/Sgt. Army Air Force 1942-45 Maxfield, Chastine Army Maxfield, Vernon   Army Mayes, James W. “Jake” Mayes, Rossie D. McCain, Vance McConnell, Charles Alton   Army McConnell, James Coleman PFC   Army 1942-45 McConnell, Marion C. Pvt. Army McConnell, William Glenn PFC Army 7/43-11/45 Utah Beach 10 days after D Day   France, Belgium, Germany McDaniel, Carol L. Major Army 1947-50 General McArthur’s Occupational Army of Japan McDaniel, Tommy McDaniel, James Guthrie Pvt. Army Jan. 15, 1943-44   State Side McDaniel, James Willard PFC Army 85th MT. Inf. 10th Div. BSM, Italy McDonald, Earl McDonald, Vivian Sgt. Killed at Luzon 1945 McDowell, Douglas Pvt. Army 1943-46 Europe. Was in all 4 major battles in Europe: France at the Battle of the Bulge, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, and in Austria for a short period. Was in Third Army under Patton, in 4th Armored Tank Division, in the A Company of the 249 Combat Engineers laying mine fields, putting up machine gun nests, and building bridges. When in Belgium his Company A was to go out the next day to a little town called Bastogne. They had been told it was cleared of Germans. But Company C was chosen instead. The report was false and 118 men walked into a nest of Germans and almost all were killed on the spot. Floyd Moore “Rip” Wheeler, James Henry Davidson, and William Douglas Brown (posted) were in same company. He was given 4 bronze stars and other metals and citations. McDowell, Ernest McDowell, Guy F1/C Navy McDowell, Robbie E. Sgt. Air Force Gunner   10/5/43-1946 . McDowell, Wayne C.   Army McEuen, George Edmond S/1C   Navy May 24, 1944-June 15, 1946 State Side McKinney, Clyde N. Army Air Corp McKinney, John Newton Pvt. Army Killed in Leyte Island 12/19/44 McKinney, Kelly O. PFC Army Air Force McKinney, Pete   Army McKinney, Roy C. McMaster, Clifton Conrad Major Army Stationed in England McMaster, James H. McMican, Robert Edwin   Lt. Col. Army   January 17, 1941-December 1945 South Pacific McNeely, Barney C. Maj. Army 1935-58 Melton, Glenn P. Cpl. Army   European Melton, James V. Sgt 1940-45 Army   So Pacific Melton, Melvin A.   Army European Melton, Thomas J. Cpl. Army Engineering European and Middle East Merritt, Arnold E/5 Army 1943-45 Large Artillery Radio Operator European Theater Miles, James R. Pvt. Army 1944-5/10/45 Killed in Philippines on Negro Island Miller, Dallas Wayne Miller, James Edward    Navy 1942-46   Europe, Pearl Harbor Miller, Walter L. Miller, William Forest “Jeep” Millikan, Al James “Pepper”   Army 5 years Millikan, Billie J. Millikan, Charles B. Millikan, Charles E. S/1 Army 1944-53 European Millikan, Vernon W. Minner, Minish   Army 1938-46   European Theater Minner, Oris Murray 1st Lt. Army 1941-46 Minner, Tracey Monahan, William G. Moore, Charles Moore, Finnie W. Jr. T/Sgt   Army Moore, John Clement PFC Marines Moore, Willard Clay   1946-49 Moore, Richard W. Moore, Ted Moran, Robert P/O Gunners Mate   Navy Special Unit 1943-46 EURO Morgan, Glenn Francis Morris, Herman Wallace   Army Morris, Jack Raymond Chief Petty Officer Navy 1945-65 EURO, Cuba Enlisted at 17, Mother had to sigh for him. Morris, Joe Edward   PFC Army    So Pacific 2/1944-4/1946 Morrow, Almon Remus Pvt. Army 1941-42 State Side Was drafted, but turned 38 soon after, and was discharged because of age. Morrow, Samuel H. Morse, John D. PFC Army Mott, Willard Sgt. Army 10/10/42-11/7/45 Egypt and Morocco Myers, Lewis William T/5 Army March 1943–46 Normandy Invasion Nation, Doss Abraham MP Army 1941-1945 Europe Nation, John T. MS Army 1942-1962 Germany, Panama, Japan, Laos, Vietnam Bronze Star Medal at the Battle of the Bulge. His first pay check was $21 but after deductions it was $17. Nation, Robert Henry, Merchant Marines 1944-1984 During war he was in Convoys delivering air planes and fuel to troops Neisz, Jewell G. (Jug)   PFC   10/20/43-1/9/46 Normandy, No. France, Ardennes Rhineland, Central Europe 526th OHM Tank Co. Ribbons, 5 Bronze Stars and Victory Medal Nelsen, Marion D. Nesbitt, Orville Edwin “Bud” C/M Navy Seabees 6/22/43-3/18/46 So Pacific Newcom, Aubry Glenn Cpl. 9/1945-12/13/49 Newcom, Carrol D. Newcom, Ila Hull Newcom, Winfred E. PFC Army 1942-45 European Theater Prisoner of War Northern, Kirby E. Army Nunn, Arnold Rudell   Army   1942-45 Nunn, Debald A. Nunn, Eddie Bruce Nunn, Robert F. S/Sgt. Army European 1943-46 Bronze Star O’Dell, Earl Lee Odom, Russell Doyle S/1C Navy   1945-48 Oliver, Billie H. Sgt. Army 1940-46 Wounded in France   European theater Oliver, Stanley “Hawk” M/Sgt Navy, WW 2 South Pacific and ETO: Air Force in Korea 8/16/42-7/3/57. Oliver, Z. C.     Electrician 2nd Class.    Navy 1943-45    European Ordway, James Ellis Sgt. Army 1942-7/15/44 Killed in France, European Theater Ordway, Malloy G. 1944-46 Navy Orr, James Douglas “J.D.” PFC Army . Orr, Victor Hershel PFC Army 1942-7/10/44 Killed in France Osborn, Lowell   National Guard as Pvt. Then trained in England was S/Sgt in Paratroopers 83rd Div. Wounded twice. Owen, Dalton E. Jr. Gunners Mate 2/C Navy 12/43-5/16/46 South Pacific Pace, Harry     Army Pace, Keith Sgt 1/C Navy Pace, Kenneth Lt. Col. Air Force In 3 wars. Worked for CIA after retired. Pace, Morris R. 1st Lt Air Force Killed in the South Pacific 1943 Paris, Harvey Pvt. Army Killed in France 1944 Pate, John E. Patmor, Clifford Leon   Army served 2 years Patmor, James M. M/ Sgt. Air Force So Pacific Was in 20 years Patmor, Raymond W. 1st Lt. National Guard first then Army 1/41- 11/45 European Patterson, James Albe Patton, Denver Army Patton, Ollie Army Patton, Thomas Austin   Army 7/41-11/45 European Payne, Forrest C. Peek, Hubert PFC Army 42/45 Brother to William “Billie” Peek Peek, Richard Henry Sr. S/Sgt. Air Force 2/42-8/48 Gunner Flew 35 missions over Europe. After War went into Law. Peek, Richard Mentril M/Sgt Army Europe1942-45 Brother to ”Billie” that was killed Peek, William L. “Billie” PFC Army 1944-2/21/45 European Theater, Killed in Germany. Perkins, Thomas R. S/Sgt.   Army 327 AAF Bomber Squadron Killed in the US 1945 Perrin, Haskell Marke Perryman, Frazier Neal Army 41/45 Wounded, survivor of 8 when tank was blown up. Perryman, Harold Douglas Perryman, James Trice T/4 Army 11/17/41-11/03/45 Asiatic Pacific and African European Theater. Wounded in France when train was blown up. Has not received Purple Heart as yet. Had two brothers in same time (Orbin and Frazier) Then a brother James Henry in the Korean War. and a son James Larry in the Viet Nam in Army Intelligence. Perryman, Kenneth E. PFC Army 1946-47 Perryman, Oliver P.P.O. 3rd C. Navy   South Pacific Perryman, Orbin Thomas     Army 1941-45 Tank Operator Phelps, Curtis Eugene S/Sgt Army State Side Stationed at a German Prison Camp at Camp Crider, Mo. Phillips, Robert M. T/Sgt. Army Air Force, Enlisted 11/40-12/20/45 Asiatic Pacific Theater. 5 years overseas. Bronze Service Star American Defense Service and Philippines Liberation Ribbons. Phillips, William Earl “Bill” Pickens, Curtis G. Navy 12/8/41-45 Was on ships in the Pacific 4 years. Pickens, David Mayo   Signalman Navy Airplane Carrier, Pickens, George Navy Pickens, Jim Air Force Pickens, Joe Army and Air Force Pickens, John Air Force All six brothers, and all joined the service. Pogue, Roswell F. Sgt. Army Polk, Charlie Ray “Chig”   Navy Porter, Dennis Duane   Army European 1943-46 was a German prisoner    Purple Heart. Porter, Paul Edward SK 3   Navy 7/43-5/5/45   All time on ship in the Pacific. Porter, Ralph   Coast Guard Stationed in New York all 4 years Porter, Reed   Coast Guard Stationed in New York all 4 years Prado, Roldolfo A. Pugh, Jewell D. Pvt. Army 4/44-11/45 193rd Inf. Heavy Armory Div. State Side Qualls, Wm. O. Quartermouse, Joe C. Cpl. Co. BW Quartermouse, Delmer Quartermouse, Leonard G. PFC. Army 1944-46 Pacific Theater. Railey, Sam L. PFC Army Killed March 23, 1945 at Luzon Ramage, Glendal Ramage, J. B. Rankin, Edwin ”Buddie” Navy Rhem, James A. Riden, William S. Pvt. Army Riley, Dentis K.T/5 Army10/42-1/6/46 ETO; 7 Countries plus Normandy and Omaha beach Riley, James Raymond PFC Army 1942-1946 Wounded at Normandy France Riley, Roy Everett PFC   Army   1943-46 Ringo, John Roberts, Bruce Franklin T/5 Army   July 27, 1944- Aug 46 Pacific Roberts, Glenn Huston Pvt. Army European Theater Roberts, Leonard Earl “Jim” T/4 Army   1942-46 8th Armored Div. Drove Sherman Tank across the Rhine River on Platoon and treads. Co. A, 36th Tank Battalion. 3 bronze medals. European Theater. Robertson, Edward Robertson, Joseph S. “Joe” Sgt. Army Oct. 1942- Jan 1946 European Robertson, Ray Robinson, Denver Army   European Robinson, James Harold Cpl. Army Air Force 1/15/43-3/19/46 European Good Conduct Metal; WW 2Victory metal; Meritorious Unit award. Rolston, Boyd   Army Rolston, Roy   Army Rorer, Robin Ray Pvt. Army 1941-43 State Side Runyan, Charles W. Maj. Army Volunteer in the first draft. 1940-1946 Runyan, Edward A. Cpt. Army 1941-Jan 46 Stayed in Reserves. Went back in Korean 1951-53 Far East. Organized Marion National Guard in 1955. Took them to Fort Knox during Berlin Crisis which was over just before they were to leave. Retired from the National Guard in 1964. Rushing, Coy L.    M/1C Navy 1942-1945 Rushing, Coy Phillip   Pvt. Army 1942-1943 Rushing, Golde PFC Army Rushing, Joseph H. Pvt. Army Rushing, Paul B. 1st Sgt. Army 1943-1946 Rushing, Thomas “Boots” Army Rushing, Woodson “Chuck” Navy Ryan, Marion Dewey “Dude” T/5 Army   1942-1945 Scott, Bryan C. Scott, James Marion   Army       Brother to Bryan C. Scott, John T. CPL Army 5/11/43-10/2/45 European Battles and campaigns: Sicily, Naples, Foggia, Rome-Arno, Rhineland, Southern France, Central-Europe.   Theater ribbon w/6 Bronze Stars per WDGO “33/45 Good Conduct Ribbon Par go”3. Anti Aircraft Artillery Gun. (Brother to Marion Frank) Scott, Marion Frank PFC Army 2/7/45-11/26/46 Was 7 mo. 21 days in USA, 1 year, 1 month, 29 days in the Pacific and Japan. Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, Good Conduct, WW 2 Victory Metal (Brother to John T.) Scott, Lawrence L. PFC Military Police Shaffer, Jim G. T/4 Army   1945-1946 Shein, Horetio T. Sgt.1/C   Army Shelby, Albert Lyon 2/Lt. Army 43-46 45th Thunderbird Div. European Purple Heart Shelby, Evan T/Sgt. Army 12/9/39-10/8/45 Tongareva Island S.W. of Hawaii   So. Pac. Shelby, Ralph William   Navy Sherer, J. Randall Sherer, Jessie Willis   Army Sherer, Niel       Army Sherer, Jessie Ollie PFC Army Air Force 12/40-12/45; 101st Air Borne Div. He helped bomb Hitler’s Mansion. European Theater. Sherer, Vernon Noble     Army    European Shewcraft, Carter PFC Killed in Austria 1945 Shewcraft, Glenn Shewcraft, Perry   Navy Shewcraft, Raymond Ernest. Cpl. Marines 43-46 Pacific and China Purple Heart Shewmaker, Carman Ewing   Army Shewmaker, Kerry Noel    Army Shewmaker, Lorman Earl Shewmaker, Orman Earl Navy Shewmaker, Vernie R. Navy Shoecraft, Carter Killed in Austria 1945 Shoecraft, Perry   Navy Shoecraft, Raymond Sigler, Johnson S/Sgt Army Killed in France 1944 Simpkins, Billy Simpkins, W. L. Simpson, Charles Raymond Army 1941-45 Sisco, Charles W. S/Sgt. 1946-54 Air Force State Side; Army in Korea. Slaton, Carl R. S/Sgt Air Force 3/27/43-, 385 Bomber Group., 551 Squadron of B-17’s, Flew over Europe Slayden, Robert Davis   Motor Machinist 1/C   Navy   1942-45 Sliger, Marion Lewis “Bubbie” Sgt. Army Enl. 6/44-3/47 ETO Black Forrest & Battle of the Bulge. Small, Calvert P. Col. Army 1925-61 Smith, Charles C. Snyder, Rlynn C. PFC Army 258 QM Railhead Co. Springs, Cecil Spurrier, Daniel N. PFC Army Spurrier, Ruth 1st Lt. Army Stalion, Dallas Driscal Army So Pacific Stalion, John E. Navy   Pacific Stalion, Mauice Vincent Pvt. Killed in the US Aug. 15, 1942 Stalion, Max Earl, Sgt. Army 10/24/42-12/17/45 EURO Wounded in France Stalion, Norbit “Rat” Army 1942-45 European Stalion, Ralph Wilbur   PO1/C 1942-1945 South Pacific Stalion, Vernon Franklin   Army Surgical Tech 4th/c 1943-1946 European Theater. Stallion, William C. Sgt. Army August 1945-February 1947 Philippines Stephenson, Don Edwin   Army Stevenson James V. Pvt. Marines Stone, Allen Junior Stone, Charles G. Stone, Cleveland Eugene “Duke” PFC Army 6/ 22/43-1/12/46 Europe Stone, Grover Wallace “Gube” Army Stone, Harry G. Stone, James H. “Red Rock” PFC Army ETO 1943-45 Taken prisoner in Italy by Germans in the first fighting. Was held in the Black Forrest of Germany for 15 mos. Was mistreated at first but got better before end. His only thought was to live to get home. Stone, Paul Lee   Army PFC, 6/30/44-4/15/46, European Theater Stone, Robert Cecil   PFC Army   1942-1945 Stout, Howard P. PFC   Army 10/24/42-10/30/45 African-European, Several Metals Stout, Richard C. Pvt. Army Suits, William Evans Sullenger, Henry Douglas Sgt. 8/44-7/46 European Theater Sullenger, Paul G. Navy 1943-46 Sunderland, Roy O.   Army Sutton, Glendle   Corp. Army 10/22/1942-1/18/46 Good Conduct Medal in American Theatre; 2 Bronze Stars in European African Middle Eastern Theater; Military Occupational Specialty; Military Qualification Sharp Shooter Carbine; Anti Tank Gunner Crewman 610 Sutton, Ivan “Buie” Army   So. Pac. Sutton, Rosco B.   Navy 1944-1946 Tabor, Douglas     Navy 1944-1946 Tabor, George James PFC   Army 11/18/43-1/9/46 New Guinea; Philippines Liberation Asiatic Pacific Ribbon w/2 Bronze Stars G.C. and V. Metals Tabor, Gilbert Tabor, Herald R. ‘Cotton” Tabor, Leonard    Army Tabor, Thomas Phillip AMMF2 Navy 1941-45 Pacific Theater Tabor, Vernon E. Pvt. Army 1945 Tackwell, William E. Taylor, Edward M. Army 9/22/41-10/31/45 South Pacific, European Taylor, Marion Terrell   Army Taylor, Texil       Army Teague, Charles William “Bill”,     Army Teer, Alan Ray EM 1stC Navy 1926-1941 Killed on the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor. He is a cousin to James E. and William G. Teer. Teer, James E. Sgt. Army Air Corps 1942-1945 South Pacific Teer, Roy Clyde Army Teer, William G. PFC Army 1941-1945 Galapagos Islands in the South Pacific. He contacted the Jungle Foot Rot and almost lost his feet. Was sick for some time. Terrel, Everett   Army Terry, Carroll Leon Terry, Charles W. Sgt. Army Tharp, Guthrie C. T/5 Army     1942-1946   European Theater Tharp, William D. Thomas, Carman P. S 1/C Navy 11/21/45-6/9/46 Amphibious Forces Was on an Amphibious Rocket Ship in Pacific   Am. Defense Metal, Asian Pacific Metal Thomas, Charles Audrey Army 83rd Div. 1942-46 European Theater Thomas, Charles E. 1/C Navy 1944-47 Thomas, Newton Franklin “Frank” PFC Army 1944-1945 France, Rhineland, Central Europe EAME Theater Ribbon with 3 bronze stars, Good Conduct metal. Was injured. Thomas, Raymond Moore   Army Signal Corp. Thompson, Donald Thompson, Duke Threlkeld. John D. Threlkeld, Owen H. Threlkeld, Owen “Jeff” Tibbs,   John S.    Lt. Col. Army 1940-1970 was in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 Tinsley, Charles A. Tinsley, Freda Austin Y 1st C Navy 1944-48 South Pacific Tinsley, William Davis “Bill” Pvt. Army 1942-2/12/44 State Side. Sharp Shooter and Mechanic Todd, William M. PFC Army 12/29/42-8/31/45 Guard State Side Tosh, Enoch   Navy Tosh, James Glenn PFC Army 836th Aviation Eng. Co. A. 11/16/42- 7/13/43 State Side Towery, Clyde Air force Towery, Robert Ancil   Army Air Force Towery, Thomas Marion Captain   1942-1945 India and Burma Towery, Travis    Navy Towery, Wm. Carlisle   PFC Army Inf.     Served 2 years   . Trail, Learner Ray PFC Army European 1944-1946 Travis, Clifford Pvt. Army Dec.17, 1942-Aug. 30, 1945 Wounded in Italy Travis, Douglas J. Buck Sgt. (three stripes) Army 8/8/42-Nov 1945 Son of George Travis Travis, Dallas R. T/4 Army Travis, Elvis Leon   Army So Pacific Theater Aug 1st, 1940-Mar 21 1945 Travis, Fred Allen   2nd Lt, Army 6/41-46, South Pacific, Luzon 149th Inf. Bronze Star, Joined National Guards after Army service. Travis, George J. Army S/Sgt. WW1 1917-1919, WW2 South Pacific father of Guy R. and Douglas J. Travis, all three in same time. Travis, Glendal Pvt.   Army Dec 17, 1942-June 5, 1943 Travis, Guy Regional 1st Lt. Army   Served in European Theater, Son of George Travis Travis, Haskall   Cpl. Army June 1944-Aug.1946 South Pacific Travis, James R. Sgt. Army Purple Heart Travis, Olvie A PFC   Army Travis, Russell   Army Travis, Sarah   WAC Travis, Wilbur Pvt. Army 4 years    European Theater 5/4/42-11/13/45 Travis, William D. KY 82 Field Art. Travis, William Freeman Travis, William Martin Sgt. Army European Theater Truitt, Charles Henry    Navy Truitt, Chester E. 1st Lt. National Guard, Army, 1940-1945 South Pacific Truitt, Clarence Eldridge   Army South Pacific Truitt, James Buford PFC Army Killed in France July 11, 1944 Truitt, Joseph H. S/Sgt Army Air Force on B-17 Killed over the English Channel 7/29/43 Truitt, Lacy Carson M/Sgt Army Belgium under Patton, Helped liberate concentration camps of the Holocaust. Truitt, Roy E. S1/C Navy 1943-46 Manned Guns on Merchant Ships in the Pacific, Atlantic, Australia, India, Egypt, Europe hauling ammunition. Ran in convoys, and was attacked by submarines, but his ship was never hit. Truitt, Virgil Easley Navy Tucker, Thomas Ph/M   USNR 11/42-11/8/45 He served as a Pharmacist Mate at Great Lakes Naval Station, Crane Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, Indiana. He last served on the USS Hospital Ship “The Sanctuary”. They were the first to pick up survivors after the atomic bomb attack. Turley, Barney H. Sgt. Army Tyner, Jesse B. Vanhooser, Wm. Henry Pvt. Army 9/44-7/46 Battle of the Bulge Vanpelt, Captain James “Jimmy”   Navy Vaughn, J.D. “Shike” S/2C Navy 1942-12/27/43 KIA. Ship sunk by enemy aircraft near C. Gloucester Vaughn, John Thomas   Coxsman    Navy    1943-1946 Vincent, Thomas A. T/5 Army Air Force, 1942-1945 So. Pac. 7 D-Days Invasions Walker, Doyle O. Torpedoman 3/C   Navy 1943-46 Submarine in the Atlantic Fleet Walker, Glenn Walker, Lawrence E. Army Walker, Linville G. PFC Army Walker, Randal Ray   Army June 1942-Feb. 1946    European Theater Walker, Raymond Eugene D/5   Army     Feb.1946-Sept 1947 Walker, Rinzo Walker, Robert Orville Walker, Ruben Glenn   Army Walker, Willard E. PFC Army Engineer Alaska Feb. 41-45 Walker, Willard W. Army Walker, Winford PFC Army 1943-1945 European Theater, also Korean War. Members of his family have served in the military in every war since the Revolutionary War up to the present. Wallace, Hugh Jackson PFC Army 11/2/43-8/22/45 ETO Lost arm. Was Heavy Machine Gunner Walls, Harold C.   U.S. Navy Ward, Newton Tracy Watson, Douglas Army 1941 Tank Commander. Tank was blown up in France. Body brought home 1947 Watson, Elvin Harris Army Watson, Everett Wayne Watson, Gary Wayne Watson, George Eugene Watson, Harold Crawford Watson, James D. Watson, James O. “Jimmy”    1942-1945 Army Air Corp Watson, Jesse A. Watson, John S.   USN/USAF He joined the Navy at 17 years of age in 1942 and served in the Pacific Theater as a gunnery technician attached to battle ships, and stayed until war was over. Came out as Seaman 1st Class, then was recalled into the USN Reserve when the Korean war started and stayed until that war was over. He then enlisted into the USAF in 1954 in the Strategic Air Command. He served in the AF as a Secret Weapons deployment officer until 1970 and retired from the AF as Sr. Master Sgt. with several honors after 23 years of service in WW2, Korea, and Viet Nam. Watson, Norman E. Weldon, James Edwin European   Sgt. Army 2 years Weldon, John C. Weldon, Robert Maurice “Bob”   Navy South Pacific Weldon, Virgil Rankin   Army European Weldon, Walter Neil T/5 12/28/43-3/13/46 South Pacific Werderman, William A. PFC Army Wesmolan, Rance Jr.   Sgt. Army European 1944-47 West, Willie Thomas Pvt. Marines   10/45-11/46 When Willie was drafted two men from Union County was drafted at the same time and the three went to Louisville together and were put into the Navy. Then a big Marine walked over and said to all three of them that he needed one of them to go to the Maries and didn’t care which one. Willie said he opened his big mouth and said if all three could go that they would do that. The Marine replied; “All of you are now in the Marines.” They were in boot camp only 7 days before the war ended. All of them served their 3 months in boot camp together at Paris Island. Willie was then shipped to Panama and served 13 months and was then discharged because the war was over. Wheeler, Floyd Moore "Rip" Sgt Army June 1943-January 1946 Was in all 4 major battles in Europe: France at the Battle of the Bulge, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, and in Austria for a short period. Was in Third Army under Patton, in 4th Armored Tank Division, in the A Company of the 249 Combat Engineers laying mine fields, putting up machine gun nests, and building bridges. When in Belgium his Company A was to go out the next day to a little town called Bastogne. They had been told it was cleared of Germans. But Company C was chosen instead. The report was false and 118 men walked into a nest of Germans and almost all were killed on the spot. James Henry Davidson was with Rip in France (See James Henry Davidson else where). Douglas McDowell and William Edward Brown (listed) were also with Rip all the time. Brown’s truck got marred down and he and 16 of his men were trapped. Rip took his truck and under enemy fire went back and pulled them out. Rip received Expert Marksman, 4 bronze stars, and other citations. There were 680 men in his group and as of this writing only 60 are still living. White, Robert Lee Cpl. Air Force    4/42-3/43 State Side Whitt, George W. “Buster” S1/C Navy WW2, 3/30/44-11/3/45 Pacific: Army MP 4/8/48-8/30/49 European. Wigginton, Joseph Kelly M/Sgt Home Guard Co. I,   South Pacific Wigginton, Curtis C. European Army Wilburn, Tommy Pvt. Army Killed in France 1944 Wilkey, Harold O. Williams, John H. T/Sgt Army 1942-47 Williams, Mackey R. Williamson, Herman Williamson, J. T. Army Williamson, Vernon   Army Willoughby, William Glenn “Hardy” PFC   Navy 1944-1946 Wilson, Carlos F. "Todd" PFC Army   Was in same battle on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France that Willis Glindel Belt and Guy E. Hodge was in when both were killed. Wilson, James C. S/Sgt. Army 1940-1945 Wilson, William R. Sgt 2ndC    Army 1940-1945 Wilson, William Ray   T/Sgt. Army Jan. 17,1941-1945 Wilson, William Robert “Bob” Pvt. Army   9/23/42-5/21/43 Injured at Camp Swift, TX. Given a medical discharge. Winders, Charles Ray   Navy Feb.1945-May 46 Winders, James F. Sgt. Army Corp. Co. 75 Armored. Med. BN 4 years Winders, Kenneth E. Winn, Harold Eugene   1stLt. Army 1942-7/13/44 Killed near St. Louis, France Winters, Alfred Chastine MOMM 3/C Petty Officer    SCSL 68 1943- Feb. 1946 So. Pacific Witten, Hearl A. 1945 Wood, Chester O. Pvt. Army 1942-11/8/42 European Theater Killed in North Africa Woodall, Curtis Woodall, Denver C. Army Woodall, James C. PFC Army Woodall, James H.   Army So Pacific for 4 years without coming home. Woodall, James Preston Army 3 years in South Pacific Woodall, Randell W. 1st Lt. Army Woodall, Virgil P. Woodall, Wilbur “Woody” Sgt. Army Platoon 11/43-3/46 29th Inf. Div. Reg. 116th   Wounded in Germany. Legs frozen. Flown to England for treatment. Woods, James G. Tec. Woodside, Hershell C. Army Woodside, Homer E.   Navy Woodward, Thomas Bethel   T/5 Army Jan.1943-Feb.1946 Philippines Woodward, Werdie M. PFC Army 9/43-8/45 European, Africa, Middle Eastern Theaters. Woody, Jack L. Sgt. Army Air Force Killed 12/14/45 in the Pacific Theater Woolsey, Willard T.   Pvt.   Army 1942- Workman, Robert   PFC Army   1942-1945 Wright, Forrest Bennett   Army State Side Wright, Joe L. Wright, Joseph D. Wright, Noble Wring, John Edward Sgt. Army 1944-46 European Theater Writtenberry, Earl G. Cpl. Army 1943-1946 Wyatt, Willie A. Cpl. Army Yandell, James C. PFC Killed in Belgium 1944 Yates, James C. PFC Army Yates, John Army Yates, Paris C. York, Alvin Sgt. Army Air Corps York, Raymond Cpl. Army Air Corps York, Robert William   M/Sgt. So Pacific Army Air Corps WW2 and Korean Young, Alford Marshall Pvt. Army   8th F.A. So Pacific