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Service
Book
Coleman
County
Second
World War 1941 - 1945
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HAAS, BILLY D.
Billy D. Haas, son of Mrs. Verda Haas, entered the Navy March 1946;
received training at San Diego and Treasure Island, Calif.; is now stationed
at Long Beach, Calif.; holds the rank of seaman, second class.
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HAGAR, CLIFFORD WILSON
Clifford Wilson Hagar, son of J. D. Hagar; was inducted into the Army
in 1943; received training at Fort Sill and Camp Gruber. Okla., and Camp
Carson, Colo.; sailed for Europe Jan. 5, 1945; fought in Apennines and
Po Valley; awarded Bronze Star.
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HAMBRIC, ROBERT NOEL
Robert Noel Hambric, son of W. W. Hambric; was inducted into Army Air
Corps Nov. 9, 1942; sent to CBI May 20, 1945; flew several missions over
“The Hump;” awarded Air Medal, Meritorious Service Plaque and Chinese Medal;
discharged as flight officer March 1946.
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HAMILTON, HAROLD H.
Harold H. Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hamilton, was inducted
into the Army in November, 1941; sailed overseas April 1, 1943; participated
in four major battles in ETO; served with 36th Division; was awarded Bronze
Star and Purple Heart; across 24 months; is technical sergeant.
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HAMILTON, JAMES W.
James W. Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hamilton, was inducted
into the Army Air Force In October 1944; received training at Keesler Field,
Mississippi, and Kearns, Utah; holds the rank of private, first class.
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HAMILTON, JESSE D.
Jesse D. Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hamilton, was inducted
into the Army Oct. 20, 1942; sailed overseas Nov. 20, 1942; fought in battles
of the Gilberts and Saipan: was attached to the Engineers; spent 30 months
overseas; holds rank of corporal.
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HAMILTON, JOHN H.
John H. Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hamilton, was inducted into
the Army in December, 1942; trained at Camp Maxey and Fort Jackson, S.
C.; was sent overseas in December, 1943; participated in four major battles
in ETO during 21 months overseas; is sergeant.
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HAMILTON, ROBERT B.
Robert R. Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hamilton, was inducted
into the Army in November, 1945; received his initial training at Fort
Belvoir, Virginia: is now stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; serves
with Medical Corps; holds the rank of corporal.
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HAMON, LAMAR M.
Lamar M. Hamon, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hamon, Jr., was inducted
into the Marine Corps July 9, 1943; trained at Camp Elliott, Calif.; sailed
for Pacific Dec. 23, 1943; fought on Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa with Second
Division; spent 24 months overseas; discharged as corporal.
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HAMPTON, R. C., JR.
R. C. Hampton: Jr., son of R. C. Hampton, Sr., entered the Army Nov.
25, 1940; sent to ETO April 1, 1943; fought in Salerno; nine months overseas;
was attached to 36th Infantry Division; held rank of technical sergeant;
discharged Sept. 29, 1945.
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HARLLEE, WALLACE S., JR.
Wallace S. Harllee, Jr., son of Mrs. Jewell Harllee, entered the Army
July 22, 1942; trained at Camp Barkeley, Camp Rucker, Ala., Walter Reed
Hospital, Wash., D. C., in La., Ky., Va.; attached to 304th Army Service
Band and Transport Service Unit; was sergeant; discharged.
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HARPER, CLIFTON G.
Clifton G. Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Harper, entered the Army
Jan. 26, 1944; trained at Fort Warren, Wyo., and Camp Barkeley; was sent
overseas Oct. 17, 1944; awarded Purple Heart; was discharged Oct. 17, 1945;
held rank of private, first class.
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HARRELL, JAMES L.
James L. Harrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Harrell, entered the Navy
Seabees Dec. 26, 1942; trained at numerous camps in the States before going
overseas Aug. 6, 1943; served in the Aleutians with Eighth Special Battalion;
discharged as storekeeper, first class, Dec. 6, 1945.
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HARRIS, A. B., JR.
A. B. Harris, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Harris, Sr., entered the
Navy May 27, 1943; trained in California; sailed overseas Sept. 18, 1943;
participated in invasion of Bougainville; spent 21 months overseas; awarded
Presidential Citation; discharged as boatswain’s mate, third class.
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HARRIS, E. N.
E. N. Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Harris, entered the Navy Aug.
30, 1943; sailed for Pacific April 10, 1944; fought on Saipan, Anguar,
Leyte, Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa: served with an amphibious force; held
rank of quartermaster, third class, when discharged.
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HARRIS, ROBERT E.
Robert E. Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Harris, was inducted into
the Army in November 1942; received training at Abedreen Proving Ground,
Maryland, Fort Bliss, El Paso, and Boston, Mass.; held the rank of first
lieutenant when discharged on March 15, 1946.
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HATCHER, LEON FRANKLIN
Leon Franklin Hatcher, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Hatcher, entered the
Army Air Corps in January, 1942; sent to ETO March, 1943; participated
in air offensive over Europe with 12th Air Force; awarded DFC, Air Medal,
five clusters; held rank of captain; discharged.
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HATCHER, ORMONDE DALE
Ormonde Dale Hatcher, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Hatcher, entered the
Army Air Corps July 30, 1941; sent to ETO in February, 1944; flew 30 combat
missions with Eighth Air Forces; awarded DFC with cluster, Air Medal with
three clusters, Purple Heart, Bronze Star; held rank of major; discharged.
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HAUN, RALSTON P., JR.
Ralston P. Haun, Jr., entered the Marine Corps in May, 1945; trained
at Parris Island, S. C., Camp Le Jeune, N. C., Bainbridge, Md.; sailed
overseas April, 1946; served in Caribbean; attached to First Special Marine
Brigade; discharged in August 1946.
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HAWTHORNE, BYRON, JR.
Bryon Hawthorne, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Hawthorne, Sr., entered
the Army Air Force on May 5, 1942; left for ETO Feb. 27, 1944; fought in
Northern France, Normandy, Southern France, Apennines, Po Valley, Balkans,
Rhineland; spent 18 months overseas; is master sergeant.
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HAYNES, WAYNE GALEN
Wayne Galen Haynes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Haynes, entered the Army
July 9, 1943; sent to ETO in January. 1944; fought in Ardennes, Germany,
Rhineland; awarded Silver Star, Purple Heart, Soldier’s Medal; was attached
to 78th Infantry Division; technical sergeant; discharged.
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HAYS, WESLEY MYRON
Wesley Myron Hays, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Hays, entered the Naval
Air Corps in 1942; was sent to Pacific where he served as Naval pilot,
based on the carrier, Intrepid; attached to “Fighting Squadron 10;” awarded
the Navy Cross; now stationed in Florida; is lieutenant (jg).
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HECTOR, GARVEL TROY
Garvel Troy Hector, son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Hector, volunteered for
Army Air Corps Aug. 31, 1942; left for overseas Dec. 15, 1944; served in
Atlantic and Pacific; was navigator on B-24; flew 39 combat missions over
Jap-held territory; discharged as lieutenant Dec. 16, 1945.
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HENNING, BILLY VERNON
Billy Vernon Henning, son of E. H. Henning; was inducted into the Army
July 18, 1945; trained at Fort Bliss; was sent overseas in January, 1946;
is now stationed in the Panama Canal Zone with an Anti-aircraft Artillery
unit; holds the rank of technician, fifth grade.
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HENNING, EDWIN H., JR.
Edwin H. Henning, Jr., son of E. H. Henning, Sr.; entered the Army
Feb. 28, 1942; sailed for CBI sector April 16, 1945; was attached to the
48th Evacuation Hospital; participated in Central Burma campaign; held
the rank of sergeant when discharged Feb. 12, 1946.
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HERRIN, ELMER LEE
Elmer Lee Herrin, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Herrin, entered the Army
March 16, 1944; sailed for Pacific Jan. 26. 1945; fought on Southern Philippines,
Mindanao, Mintol, Davao, Mandog and other campaigns with 24th Division;
discharged in January, 1946.
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HERRING, W. A.
W. A. Herring, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Herring; entered the Army
July, 1942; sailed for ETO Feb. 1, 1945; participated in major European
campaigns; awarded Silver Star, Purple Heart, Infantry Badge; spent six
months overseas; discharged as sergeant.
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HERRIOTT, AUDIE HERMAN
Audie Herman Herriott, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Herriott; entered
the Navy June 2, 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif., and St. Louis, Mo.;
was sent overseas Feb. 20, 1943; spent 8 1/2 months in the Pacific; discharged
as electrician’s mate, third class.
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HINES, E. B.
E. B. Hines, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hines; was inducted into the
Army April 8, 1946: received training at Fort Sam Houston, Camp Robinson,
Ark., and Fort Benning, Ga.; was attached to the Paratroopers; is now stationed
at Fort Benning Ga.; holds rank of private.
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HIPSHER, REX BUEL
Rex Buel Hipsher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gay B. Hipsher; entered the Navy
May 15, 1944; sailed overseas Nov. 11, 1944; served in both Atlantic and
Pacific; fought at Iwo Jima, Okinawa, raids on Tokyo, with Third and Fifth
Fleets; discharged May 21, 1946; was seaman, first class.
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HODGES, JOE ANDY
Joe Andy Hodges, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hodges: entered the Army
Air Corps Oct. 16, 1942; trained at San Angelo, Childress, Spokane, Wash.,
Kearns, Salt Lake City. Utah, in Calif.; sent to Pacific Nov. 24, 1945
for two months; discharged Feb. 14, 1946.
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HODGES, THEODORE A.
Theodore A. Hodges, son of J. P. Hodges. Sr., entered the Navy May
8, 1940; trained at San Diego, Calif.; served in both ETO and Pacific;
overseas 50 months; served aboard USS Warrington, USS Relief; held rank
of ship fitter, first class; discharged in May, 1946.
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HODGES, WALTER L.
Walter L. Hodges, son of J. P. Hodges, Sr.; entered Army Jan. 22, 1941;
sent to ETO April 1, 1943; fought in Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, France,
Rhineland, Central Europe; overseas 28 months; attached to 36th Division;
was sergeant; discharged.
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HODGES, WILLIAM V.
William V. Hodges, son of J. P. Hodges, Sr., entered Navy Aug. 14,
1944; trained at San Diego, Shoemaker, and San Francisco, Calif.; sent
to Pacific Feb. 8, 1945; overseas 13 months; served with Naval Supply Depot:
was seaman, first class; discharged April, 1946.
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HOLDER, CALVIN COOLIDGE
Calvin Coolidge Holder, son of Mrs. Pearl Holder; entered the Army
Jan. 27, 1943; sailed for ETO Oct. 8, 1943; fought at Normandy, Northern
France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe with 90th Division; discharged
Nov. 3, 1945; re-enlisted; now in the Pacific sector.
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HOLDER, CECIL R.
Cecil R. Holder, son of Luther A. Holder; entered Army Air Force Feb.
28, 1942; sailed for Pacific March 28, 1943; fought on Solomons, New Guinea,
Bismarck, Philippines, East Indies, Central Pacific; holds rank of captain;
now stationed at Scott Field, Ill.
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HOLDER, WILLIAM, JR.
William Holder, Jr., son of Mrs. Pearl Holder; was Inducted into the
Army in November, 1942; received training at Camp Wallace; was sent overseas
in February, 1944; spent 20 months in the European sector; participated
in five major battles.
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HOLLINGSWORTH, JOHN D.
John D. Hollingsworth, son of J. L. Hollingsworth; was inducted into
the Army Air Corps in October, 1942; trained at Gowen Field, Idaho; was
sent overseas July 20, 1944; served in the South Pacific sector; he1d rank
of sergeant when killed in action; awarded Purple Heart posthumously.
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HOLT, JAMES
James Holt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Holt; was inducted into the
Navy Sept. 15, 1945; received training at San Diego, Calif.; sailed overseas
January 1946; is now serving in the Pacific aboard USS Bremerton; holds
rank of fireman, first class.
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HOPPER, JAMES
James Hopper, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Hopper; was inducted into the
Army Air Corps Feb. 12, 1942; received training at Camp Robinson, Ark.,
and Marfa, Texas; served as an airplane mechanic; was honorably discharged
as private, first class in December 1945.
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HOPPER, J. D.
J. D. Hopper, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Hopper: was inducted into the
Army Air Corps Jan. 28, 1942; received training at Goodfellow Field, San
Angelo, Garden City, Kan., and Denver, Colo.; discharged as private, first
class October 24, 1945.
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HORTON, DORMAN D.
Dorman D. Horton, of Abilene, was inducted into the Army Air Force
in December 1942; received training at Miami, Fla., and Lincoln, Neb.;
sent overseas in April, 1943; participated in air raids over Japan: spent
12 months in the Pacific; discharged in December 1945.
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HORTON, LEONARD D.
Leonard D. Horton of Clovis, N. M.; was inducted into the Navy in December,
1941; trained at New Orleans, La., and Washington, D. C.; served in Europe
and South America; spent 38 months overseas; was gunnery mate, instructor,
when discharged in May 1945.
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HOWARD, JAMES ARNOLD
James Arnold Howard, son of Mrs. Mary E. Sharp, entered the Navy July
2, 1940; trained at San Diego, Calif., Norfolk, Va.; sent to Pacific Dec.
2, 1941; participated in seven major battles; overseas 40 months; holds
rank of first class petty officer.
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HOWELL, WRIGHT
Wright Howell, son of Mrs. Roy W. Howell, was inducted into the Navy
on July 1, 1943: left for overseas in December, 1945; served in the Pacific
aboard the USS Custer; held the rank of ensign when honorably discharged
from service on May 16, 1946.
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HUBBARD, BILLY GENE
Billy Gene Hubbard, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hubbard, entered the
Army Dec. 5, 1945; trained at Fort Sam Houston, Fort Lewis, Wash., and
Camp Beale, Calif.; sailed overseas April 15, 1946; is now stationed in
Germany as a member of the army of occupation.
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HUBBARD, CLIFFORD VERNON
Clifford Vernon Hubbard, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hubbard, entered
the Army Nov. 19, 1940; sailed for the ETO April 26, 1944; served with
363rd Infantry; was killed in action in Northern Italy on Sept. 18, 1944;
was awarded Purple Heart posthumously; was staff sergeant when killed.
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HUBBARD, DONALD WESLEY
Donald Wesley Hubbard, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Hubbard, entered the
Army Air Corps Dec. 7, 1942; sailed for the ETO Feb. 27, 1943; fought in
battles of the Rhineland and Central Europe; spent 22 months overseas;
held the rank of corporal when discharged in January 1946.
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HUBBARD, DOYLE T.
Doyle T. Hubbard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hubbard, was inducted into
the Army Air Forces on Oct. 27, 1944; trained at Camp Wolters and Fort
Sam Houston; was sent overseas in January, 1946; is now stationed in Bermuda;
holds the rank of private first class.
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HUBBARD, HAROLD B.
Harold R. Hubbard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hubbard, was inducted into
the Army Air Forces on Nov. 28, 1942; trained at Chanute Field, Ill., and
Salt Lake City, Utah; sailed overseas in May 1944; served as B-29 mechanic
in India; discharged in January 1946.
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HUDSON, CLING D., JR.
Cling D. Hudson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hudson, Sr., entered
the Navy Jan. 27, 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif.; sailed to Pacific
April 5, 1944; fought on Saipan; overseas 23 months; held the rank of third
class petty officer when discharged in March 1946.
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HUDSON, HENRY ROY
Henry Roy Hudson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hudson, entered the Army
Feb. 14, 1941; sailed for Pacific March 30, 1941; fought on Bataan and
Corregidor; captured by Japanese; POW from May 6, 1942, to Aug. 30, 1942;
awarded Purple Heart and Silver Star; discharged April 19, 1946.
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HUDSON, JACK KENNETH
Jack Kenneth Hudson, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hudson, was inducted
into the Army Air Corps on March 3, 1944: trained at Fort Sam Houston,
Sheppard Field, Buckley Field, Colo., LeMoore Field, Calif., and Walla
Walla, Wash.; now stationed at Kearns, Utah; is sergeant.
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HUGGINS, LEE RAY
Lee Ray Huggins, son of T. L. Huggins, entered the Army Air Forces
in December, 1941; received his training in California; was sent overseas
in September, 1942; spent 34 months in the ETO; awarded 11 battle stars,
four oak leaf clusters: holds the rank of sergeant.
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HUGHEN, SAMUEL O.
Samuel O. Hughen, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hughen, entered
the Army May 14, 1942; sailed overseas Nov. 24, 1942; spent 30 months in
the ETO while attached to 67th General Hospital; discharged June 8, 1945;
served with 90th Division in World War I.
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HUNTER, JAMES F.
James F. Hunter, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hunter, entered the Navy
April 18, 1944; received his training at San Diego, Calif.; sailed to Pacific
on June 15, 1944; served at Pearl Harbor; overseas 22 months; honorably
discharged from service in May, 1946.
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HURST, KAY C.
Kay C. Hurst, son of W. C. Hurst, entered the Army in 1939; trained
at Fort Bliss; sailed overseas July 3, 1943; took part in four major Pacific
campaigns; spent 26 months overseas; was awarded Bronze Star; cited for
meritorious service: is sergeant.
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