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Dacy, Tom J - Y 2/c Tom J Dacy, son of
G Dacy, husband of Lois Fears. Entered Navy Dec 1941; trained at San
Diego, Cal. Served in the South Pacific. Served in five Major Engagements.
Discharged May, 1944. |
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Daiches, Fred - M/Sgt Fred Daiches, son of Mrs Sonia
Daiches; attended Central HS. Entered Army 1941; trained Camp Bowie,
Texas. Served in New Guinea and Philippine Islands. Now on duty in
Manila. |
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Daiches, Max - T/4 Max Daiches, son of Mrs Sonia
Daiches, graduate Central HS; entered Army 1942; trained Camp Barkeley.
Served in England, France, Belgium and Germany. Now on duty in France. |
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Daniel, Chal N - Lt Chal N Daniel, son of Mrs Dorothy
Daniel and Chal Daniel, Sr, attended Longview HS and Texas Univ. Entered
the Air Force in 1942; trained at Randolph Field, Texas. Killed in
line of duty at New Braunfels, Texas, Feb 13, 1943. |
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Daniels, George D - 1st Lt George D Daniels, son
of Mr and Mrs Geo. Daniels, entered the Army Air Corps in 1942; trained
Randolph and Kelly Fields; commissioned at Hondo, Texas. Has served
in N. Africa and Italy. Holds Air Medal, DFC, Purple Heart and Pres.
Unit Citation. POW April to Aug, 1944. Now on duty at ATC in Dallas. |
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Daniels, Wallace G - S 2/c Wallace G Daniels, son
of Mr & Mrs D W Daniels, husband of Louise Ubnoski, graduate Kilgore
HS. Entered Coast Guard 1941. Trained Galveston, Texas. Served S America,
Panama. Holds Good Conduct Medal, Pre-Pearl Harbor. Has discharge. |
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Daniels, Z T - T/Sgt Z T Daniels, son of Mr &Mrs
B C Daniels, husband of Ann Marrs, graduate of Gaston HS; attended
NTSTC, entered Army Jun 17, 1941. Trained at Ft Leonard Wood, Mo.
Served in Ireland, Scotland, England, N Africa. Holds Good Conduct,
Pre Pearl Harbor, EAMF, Two Bronze Stars, A Theater. |
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Darden, Sam - Pvt Sam Darden, son of Mr & Mrs
O S Darden, attended Judson Grove HS and Kilgore College. Entered
the Air Corps in Feb 1945; trained at Ft Myers, Fla and still on duty
there. |
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Darnell, Frank Jesse Sr - Pfc Frank J Darnell Sr,
son of Mr & Mrs W L Darnell; attended Glenwood HS and La Salle
Univ. Entered the QM Trk. Co. in 1942; trained at Ft McClellan, Ala.
Has served in Scotland, England, France, Belgium and Germany. Has
5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal and Expert Rifleman's Medal. |
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Darnold, Frank H - s 1/c Frank H Darnold, so of Helen
Darnold; entered Navy Marcy 13, 1944; served on Siapan. Now on duty
somewhere in the South Pacific. |
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Davenport, Durward G - Cpl Durward D Davenport, son
of Mr & Mrs W D Davenport and husband of Dorothy Sparkman Davenport,
entered the Army Med. Corps in 1942; trained at El Paso, Texas. Has
served in Belgium and France. Now on duty in Southern France. |
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Davidge, Rezin R Jr - A/S Rezin R Davidge Jr, son
of Rev and Mrs R R Davidge, entered the Navy in 1945; trained at San
Diego, Calif. At present is still in "Boot" Camp. |
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Davidson, Robert J - S 2/c Robert J Davidson, son
of Mr & Mrs R R Davidson, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Navy July
9, 1943; trained at Corpus Christi, Texas. Now on duty at Naval Air
Station, Kingsville, Texas. |
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Davidson, Stanley E - Pfc Stanley E Davidson, son
of Mr & Mrs C V Davidson, husband of Hazel Woods Davidson, attended
school in Seminole, Okla. Entered the Infantry in 1945. Trained at
Camp Fannin, Texas. Now on duty at Ft Ord, Cal, awaiting assignment. |
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Davis, Archie F - S 2/c Archie F Davis, son of Mr
& Mrs G M Davis; attended Gladewater HS. Entered the Navy in 1945.
Trained at San Diego, Calif. Now on duty at Honolulu, Hawaii. |
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Davis, Donald E - T/Sgt Donald E Davis, son of Mr
& Mrs C E Davis, White Oak. Entered Air Corps in 1942. Trained
at Sheppard Field, Texas and Kingman, Ariz. Has served in North Africa,
France, and Italy. Now on duty in San Antonio, Texas. Holds Air Medal
with two Oak Leaf Clusters and three Battle Stars. |
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Davis, Harry - Ensign Harry Davis, son of Mrs Ruth
Davis, attended Kilgore College and Annapolis, New London, Conn. Submarine
School. Served in the Hawaiian Islands. Now enroute to Japan. |
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Davis, Jack - SK 2/c Jack Davis, husband of Kathryn
Myers Davis, entered the Navy in 1942, trained at Davisville, RI.
Served 16 months in the Aleutians and at Pearl Harbor. Holds one Battle
Star for Attau. Now has an Honorable Discharge. |
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Davis, Jack B - Pfc Jack B Davis, husband of Mrs
Dorothy Davis, graduated from Wilson, Okla HS and Murray A & M
College, Okla. Entered the Infantry February, 1942. Trained at Ft
Ord, Cal. and now on duty with Medical Department. |
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Davis, Jack H - SM 3/c Jack H Davis, son of Mrs C
W Piott, a graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered Navy Nov 1944, trained
at San Francisco. Served all over the South Pacific. Now on duty in
the Philippines. |
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Davis, James S - Pfc James S Davis, son of Mr &
Mrs J D Davis, attended Longview HS and BMI. Entered the service as
a Combat Eng. in 1943. Trained at Camp Abbot, Ore. Served in France,
Luxembourg, Australia and Germany, where now on duty. Holds four Battle
Stars. |
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Davis, John P - S 1/c John P Davis, son of Mr &
Mrs Otis Davis, attended Kilgore HS and Greenbrier Military School.
Entered Merchant Marines, USAT in 1942, trained at St Petersburg,
Fla. Served in the South and Southwest Pacific and European Theaters.
Holds Gunnery Medal. Killed in action Feb 28, 1945. |
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Davis, Richard - S 1/c Richard Davis, son of the
late Walter H & Mrs Jimmie Davis and husband of Marie Dumas Davis,
attended Judson Grove HS. Entered the Navy in 1943. Trained at San
Diego, Calif. Now on duty at N Island. |
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Davis, Thomas W - SM 3/c Thomas W Davis, son of Mr
& Mrs W O Davis, attended White Oak HS. Entered the Navy in 1944,
trained at Great Lakes, Ill. Has served in Havaii, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Now on duty on Troop Transport to Pacific. |
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Davis, Troy A - SM 2/c Troy A Davis, son of Mr &
Mrs G M Davis, attended Gladewater HS. Entered the Navy in 1941, trained
at San Diego, Cal. Served in the Pacific Theater of War. Holds Overseas
Combat Ribbons, now Tokyo-bound. |
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Davis, Weldon - S 1/c Weldon Davis, son of Mrs R
W Rector, attended Longview HS. Entered Navy in 1942; trained at Great
Lakes, Ill. Has served in the Atlantic, Algiers, England, Scotland,
Iceland and France; now on duty in the Pacific off the coast of Japan.
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Davis, William C - Pfc William C Davis, son of Mrs
W C Davis, attended White Oak HS. Entered the army in 1943, trained
at Camp Wolters, Texas, and Camp Gruber, Okla. Has served in England,
Germany, France, Italy, and Austria where he is still on duty. Holds
ETO Ribbons. |
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Davis, William E - Lt William E Davis, son of Mr
and Mrs E Carter and husband of Mattie Belle Pinson Davis; entered
the Army Air Corps in 1943; trained in Calif. and Colo. Served in
New Guinea, Morotia, and the Philippines. Now on duty in the Philippines. |
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Davis, William F - Cpl William F Davis, son of the
late Walter Davis and Mrs Jimmie Davis; attended Judson Grove HS.
Entered the Marines in 1942; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served
in Hawaii, Okinawa for one year at Midway. Now on duty in the 16th
Btry. D. AAA Bn. |
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Daw, Durward K - 1st Lt Durward K Daw, son of Mr
& Mrs W L Daw, entered the Air Corps in 1943; trained at Maxwell
Field, Ala. and Gunter Field, Ala. Has served in England, France,
Africa and Germany. Now on duty in England. |
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Day, Cecil M - AM 2/c Cecil M Day, son of Mr &
Mrs W W Day; attended East Mt HS. Entered the Navy in 1942; trained
at San Diego, Calif. and Chicago, Ill. Has served in the Admiralty
Islands, New Guinea and the Philippines. Unassigned at present. |
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Day, Preston O - Cpl Preston O Day, son of Mr &
Mrs H H Houtz, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered the Marines in 1943;
Trained at San Diego and Oceanside, Calif. Has served at Guadalcanal
and Okinawa. Now on duty in Tokyo Bay. |
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Deane, Edwin B Jr - S/Sgt Edwin B Deane Jr, son of
Edwin B Deane Sr, husband of Mildred Dalston Deane. Entered the Marines
in 1942, trained at Memphis, Tenn. Served in the New Hebrides, Bougainville,
Guadalcanal, Green Is., Leyte and Zamboango. Has the Purple Heart. |
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DeArmon, Joe J - EM 1/c Joe J DeArmon, son of Mr
& Mrs w H DeArmon, husband of Sammie Pauline Bruton DeArmon. Entered
the Navy in 1942, trained at San Diego, Cal. and Moffett Field. Served
in the Pacific, holds Good Conduct Medal, AT Ribbon and AP Ribbon. |
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DeBasso, Peter J - Pfc Peter J DeBasso, son of Mr
& Mrs R J DeBasso and husband of Bernice Starr DeBasso. Entered
the Army in 1941, trained in Hawaii. Served in the Hawaiian Islands,
Guadalcanal, and New Zealand. Holds Good Conduct Medal, AT, AP, Am
D with three Bronze Stars. Honorable Discharge. |
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Deemer, Kenneth R - Cpl Kenneth R Deemer, son of
Mrs Winnie Deemer, graduate of Kilgore HS, attended Kilgore College.
Entered the Marine Corps Dec 1942, trained at San Diego, Cal. Served
in Saipan, Guam, Marshalls, Tarawa; now on duty at Dennison, Texas.
Holds PTO with 2 Stars. |
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Dees, Faye L - Cpl Faye L Dees, daughter of W L Dees,
entered the WAC in 1945. Trained at Ft Oglethorpe, Ga. Now on duty
at Harmon Hospital, Longview, Texas. |
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Dees, W L Jr - T/Sgt W L Dees Jr, son of W L Dees,
attended Gladewater and Sabine Schools, entered the Air Corps in 1938,
trained at Barksdale Field, La, Miami, Fla. and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Served in the Philippines where now on duty. Holds Good Conduct Medal. |
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DeLoach, Oather W - Pfc Oather W DeLoach, son of
Mrs O K King, husband of Helen Maberry DeLoach. Entered the Air Corps
and Com. Eng. in 1942. Trained at Kearn, Utah, for the Air Corps and
Camp Ellis, Ill. for the Eng. Now has an Honorable Discharge. |
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Dent, Jesse C - Cpl Jesse C Dent, son of Mr &
Mrs O J Dent, attended Kilgore HS. Entered the Marine Corps June 1940,
trained at San Diego, Cal. Served in Midway, Solomons, Tarawa, now
on duty in the South Pacific. Holds American defense, Asiatic Pacific
Ribbon, American Theater, Pres. Citation. |
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Dent, Norman E - F 2/c Norman E Dent, son of O J
Dent, husband of Bobbie Furlow, attended Kilgore HS. Entered the Merchant
Marines June 1945; trained at Catalina Island, Cal. Served on USS
White Swallow. |
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Dent, Vernon O - Cpl Vernon O Dent, son of O J Dent,
attended Kilgore HS. Entered the Air Corps July 1942; trained at Sheppard
Field, Texas. Served in Port of Spain, Trinidad, now on duty on Tinian
Island. Holds Pres. Citation. |
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Devers, Walter R - Cpl Walter R Devers Jr,
son of Mr & Mrs W R Devers, and husband of Eloise Farris; attended
Kilgore HS. Entered Cavalry in 1944; trained at Ft Riley, Kan, and
Ft Ord, Calif. Has served in New Guinea, Leyte, and Luzon. Has Pres.
Citation and Battle stars. Now on duty in Japan. |
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Dickerson, John T - Rdm 3/c John T Dickerson, son
of Mr & Mrs J W Dickerson; attended Kilgore HS. Entered Navy,
1943 and trained at San Diego. Served on Caledonia, Saipan, Okinawa
and Iwo Jima. Holds 6 Battle Stars. Now on duty in South Pacific. |
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Dickerson, William E - Pfc William E Dickerson, son
of Mr & Mrs J W Dickerson and husband of Verlee King. Entered
Army Aug 9, 1944, trained at Camp Wolters and has served in Italy.
Now on duty at Florence, Italy. |
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Dickinson, George L - 1st Lt George L Dickinson,
son of G D Dickinson; entered the Air Corps in Jan. 1942; trained
at Kelly Field, Texas. Served in NewFoundland and England. Has Air
Medal. Now has discharge. |
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Dickson, Clyde L - S 1/c Clyde L Dickson, son of
Mr & Mrs Jack Dickson, and husband of Geneva Pearson Dickson;
attended East Mt HS. Entered the Coast Guard in 1943; trained at St
Augustine, Fla. Now on duty at Jersey City, NJ. |
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Dickson, Lawrence E - 1st Lt Lawrence E Dickson,
son of Mr & Mrs Jack Dickson, and husband of Eloise Ann King Dickson;
attended Longview HS. Entered the Army as Chem. Off. in Air Corps
in 1940. Trained at Brownwood, Texas and Edgewood, Md. Now on duty
at Greenwood, Miss. |
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Dilday, Willard C - Sgt Willard C Dilday, son of
Mrs C T Dilday; attended Pine Tree HS. Entered the Army in 1939. Has
served in N Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany. Holds Purple
Heart, ETO Ribbons, Com. Inf. Badge, Anzio Beach head, Croix de Guerre
with poem. Now has discharge. |
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Dillard, J W - Capt J W Dillard, son of Mr &
Mrs I L Dillard, entered the Air Corps in 1942; trained at Luke Field,
Ariz. Has served in Africa, Italy, Germany and now awaiting further
orders. Holds DFC, Air Medal with 19 Clusters, 7 Battle Stars and
Pres. Unit Citation. |
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Dillman, L W (Joe) - T/S L W (Joe) Dillman, son of
Mr & Mrs D D Dillman and husband of Anna Ruth Stansell Dillman;
entered the Air Corps in 1942; trained at Bowman Field, Ky. Has served
in China and India. Holds DFC with 1 OLC. Now enroute home. |
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Dillon, William S Jr - Capt William S Dillon Jr,
son of Mr & Mrs Wm S Dillon and husband of Virginia Pack Dillon,
a graduate of Texas A & M. Entered the Army in 1942; served in
England, France, Belgium and Germany. Holds Bronze Star, ETO ribbon
and 3 battle stars, Colmar Pocket and Combat Infantryman's Badge.
Now on duty in France. |
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Dinsmore, Buster T - Pfc Buster T Dinsmore, son of
Mr & Mrs Robert Lugar, husband of Margaret McClellen Dinsmore.
Entered the Army in 1944, trained at Camp Abbot, Ore., and Ft Lewis,
Wash. Has served at Oahu, Hawaii, now on duty somewhere in Hawaii. |
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Dinwiddie, Hugh N - CPO Hugh N Dinwiddie, son of
Mr & Mrs T B Dinwiddie, attended Kilgore College. Entered the
Navy in 1936, trained at Norfolk, Va. Served in both the Atlantic
and Pacific Theaters of War. Wounded on Okinawa in 1945. Now on duty
in Philadelphia, Pa. |
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Dinwiddie, Rex F - PO 2/c Rex F Dinwiddie, son of
Mr & Mrs M H Dinwiddie, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered the Naval
Air Corps in 1942, trained at San Diego, Chicago, Norfolk, Va and
Terminal Island. Served in the Gilberts and Marshalls. Now enroute
to San Diego. |
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Divers, Bruce W - Sgt Bruce W Divers, son of Mrs
Thelma Divers, graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered Army in 1942, trained
at Camp Wallace, Texas. Holds Good Conduct, Expert Rifleman, Anti-Aircraft,
Expert Bayonet, and Machine Gun Medals. |
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Divers, Herbert W - S/Sgt Herbert W Divers, son of
Mrs Thelma Divers, graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered Army Air Corp in
January 1942; trained in Australia. Served in Australia and New Guinea.
Holds Good Conduct Medal and Air Medal. Missing in action in New Guinea. |
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Dodson, Fred - Pfc Fred Dotson; entered the Army in 1942; trained at
Camp Rucker, Ala. Has served on many islands in Pacific and still
stationed in Pacific.
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Dodson, George W - S/Sgt George W Dotson; entered the Army in 1941.
Trained at Camp Wolters, Texas. Has served on several islands in the
South Pacific. Now on duty at Panay.
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Dodson, J Howard - Pfc J Howard Dodson, son of Mr
& Mrs J G Dodson, husband of Lola Mae Morgan Dodson, attended
Gladewater HS and Kilgore College. Entered the Cavalry in 1944, trained
at Ft Riley, Kan. Served in the Philippines, where he is still on
duty. |
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Dodson, Kenneth W - SP (y) 3/c Kenneth W Dodson,
son of Mr & Mrs Joel G Dodson, attended Gladewater HS. Entered
the Navy in 1943, trained at Corpus Christi, Texas and in Ft Worth.
Has served in the British West Indies for the past 20 months and now
on duty there. |
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Dolen, Isaac S - Pfc Isaac S Dolen, son of Mr &
Mrs I S Dolen, graduate of Kilgore HS, attended NTAC. Entered the
Army Air Corps in April 1945; trained at Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls,
Texas; now on duty at Scott Field, Ill. |
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Dolen, Florence M - Lt Florence M Dolen, daughter
of Mr & Mrs I S Dolen, graduate of Kilgore HS. Attended Kilgore
College. Entered Army Nurse Corps Feb 1945. Trained at Ft Sam Houston,
S.A., Texas, now on duty in the Pacific. |
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- DonCarlos, William Russell Jr. Son of W R & Hazel
DonCarlos Sr. Attended Spring Hill School in Longview, Tx. Enlisted
in the U S Army Air Corps in 1942. Served as a waist gunner and top
turret gunner on B-24s as a member of the 466th Bombardment Group
stationed at Attlebridge, England. The group flew its first combat
mission on March 22, 1944, for which they received official commendation
from Gen. James H Doolittle for combat achievement to a target in
Berlin. It was the longest initial assault ever flown by any unit
in the history in the European Theater and one of the heaviest bombardments
on record of the German capital. |
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Dorrouth, Lafon R - MM Lafon R Dorrouth, son of Mr
& Mrs V E Dorrouth, attended Gladewater HS. Entered the Merchant
Marines in 1944; trained at St Petersburg, Fla. Has made two trips
to the South Pacific. Has three service Bars for Atlantic, Pacific
and Medical Duty. No on transport duty in the Atlantic. |
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Dorsey, Ray H - Y 2/c Ray H Dorsey, son of Mr &
Mrs I C Dorsey, attended Hallsville, Texas HS. Entered the Navy in
1943; trained at Corpus Christi, Texas. Now on duty aboard USS LSM
(r) 403. |
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Dorsey, Roy C - S 1/c Roy C Dorsey, son of Mr &
Mrs I C Dorsey, attended Hallsville, Texas HS. Entered the Navy in
1944; trained at Camp Wallace, Texas. Now on duty in New Caledonia. |
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Douty, Allen E Jr - T/5 Allen E Douty Jr, son of
Mr & Mrs A E Douty, husband of Juanita Wood, graduated from Leverett's
Chapel HS. Entered Inf. 1943; received training at Camp Wallace and
Hulen in Texas, Camp Rucker, Ala, Ft Jackson, SC, Ft Meade, Md. Now
serving in Army of occupation in Germany. |
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Douty, Elmer L - Cpl Elmer L Douty, son of Mr &
Mrs A E Douty, attended Leverett's Chapel HS and Kilgore Jr College.
Entered Army Air Corps, 1943; trained at Sheppard Field, Texas, Chanute
Field, Ill. and Radar School, Boco Raton, Fla. Holds ETO Ribbon and
1 Battle Star. Awaiting re-assignment at Kelly Field. |
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Douty, Frank A - S/2 Frank A Douty, son of Mr &
Mrs A E Douty, graduated from Leverett's Chapel HS. Entered Navy 1944;
received training at San Diego and Oxnard, Calif. Now stationed on
Okinawa. |
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Dowden, Leroy P - Ens Leroy P Dowden, son of Mr &
Mrs G A Dowden; attended Longview HS. Entered the Naval Air Corps
in 1942; trained at Austin, Kilgore, Del Monte, Calif, Kansas, Fla
& Ill. Now on duty on a carrier based in the Pacific. |
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Drace, Tom N - Ens Tom N Drace, son of Mr & Mrs
S P Drace, entered the Naval Air Corps in 1942; trained at Dallas,
Greencastle, Ind, Las Vagas, NM, Athen, Ga, Peru, Ind. Has served
at Corpus Christi, Pensacola and Miami. Now on duty at Ft Lauderdale,
Fla. |
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Draper, Billy R - S 2/c Billy R Draper, son of Mr
& Mrs Fred Draper, attended Longview HS. Entered the Navy in 1945.
Trained at San Diego, Calif. Has been assigned to the destroyer USS
Gregory and is on trial trip. |
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Draper, Emerson O - Cpl Emerson O Draper, son of
Mrs Mazie P Draper, entered the Air Corps in 1943, trained at Clearwater,
Fla and McChord Field, Wash. Served in Australia, New Guinea, Morotai
and the Philippines. Killed by a Jap sniper on Mindanao Island June
8, 1945. |
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Draper, Garland O - Pfc Garland O Draper, son of
Mrs Mazie P Draper, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army in 1945,
trained at Camp Roberts, Cal. and Camp Maxey, Texas. Now on duty in
the South Pacific. |
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Draper, James C - Pfc James C Draper, son of Mrs
Mazie P Draper, attended Carlisle HS. Entered Army in 1942, trained
at Ft Riley, Kan. Now holds an Honorable Discharge. |
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Dreskin, Clarcie A McMullen - 1st Lt Clarcie McMullen
Dreskin, daughter of Mr & Mrs C H McMullen, attended Pine Tree
HS and Parkland Hospital, Dallas. Entered Army Nurse's Corps in 1941,
trained at Ft Sam Houston, Texas. Has served in Australia, New Guinea
and the Philippines. Now on duty at Harmon Hospital. |
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Drury, June E - SK 3/c June E Drury, son of Mr &
Mrs P R Drury, husband of Lorene Mathis Drury, attended Kilgore HS
and BMI. Entered the Navy in 1943, trained at Camp Perry, Va. Has
served in the Southwest Pacific and now on duty there. |
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Dudley, Donald W - S 1/c Donald W Dudley, son of
Mr & Mrs Hugh Dudley, attended Judson Grove HS. Entered the Navy
in 1943, trained at San Diego, Cal. Has served in the South Pacific
on the USS Bountiful and now on duty there. |
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Dudley, Raymond C - Pfc Raymond C Dudley, son of
Mr & Mrs L C Dudley, entered Army March 1942. Trained at Camp
Barkeley, La and Ft Dix, NJ. Served in England, France and killed
in action June 11, 1944 in Normandy, France. Holds the Good Conduct
Medal. |
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Dudley, William D - Sgt William D Dudley, son of
Mr & Mrs W G Dudley, entered the Air Corps in England, in 1941.
Trained at Ft Leonard Wood, Mo. and Tacoma and Spokane, Wash. Served
in Alaska and the Aleutians 31 months. Holds Good Conduct Medal, one
Combat Star for Merit. Action for Group. |
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Duer, Bud I - Pfc Bud I Duer, son of Mr & Mrs
E Duer, husband of Loma Birch Duer. Entered Army in 1945. Trained
at Camp Hood, Texas and Ft Jackson, SC, where now on duty taking further
training. |
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Dugan, Marion A - Cpl Marion A Dugan, son of Mr &
Mrs F M Dugan Jr, attended Pine Tree HS and Kilgore College. Entered
the 65th Infantry in 1942, trained at Camp Kohler, Camp Cambell, Jefferson
Barracks, Mo., Knox College and Camp Shelby. Served in France and
Germany. Now on duty in the Army of Occupation in Linz, Australia. |
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Dumas, Windell E - Pfc Windell E Dumas, son of Mr
& Mrs E F Dumas, and husband of Vivian Liles Dumas, entered the
Army in 1944. Has served in England, France, Belgium, Luxembourg,
Germany and Czechoslovakia. Holds Good Conduct Medal, Pres. Citation,
Purple Heart, and 3 Battle Stars. |
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Dunbar, Raymond M - Pfc Raymond M Dunbar, son of
Mr & Mrs W O Dunbar and husband of Mildred Creek Dunbar; attended
Gladewater HS. Entered the Army Chem. Div. in 1943. Trained at Camp
Swift, Texas. Has served in New Guinea, and Philippines. Now on duty
at Manila. |
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Duncan, William L - Cpl William L Duncan, son of
Mr & Mrs W E Duncan; attended Kilgore HS; entered Air Corps, Dec
8, 1942; trained Sheppard Field, Texas; served Africa, England, France,
S America; and has Good Conduct Medal, ETO with 7 Battle Stars, Pres.
Citation. Now on duty at B. Guinea. |
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Dunn, Joseph G - Pfc Joseph G Dunn, son of Mr &
Mrs R F Dunn and husband of Dorris Dunn; entered the Marines May 13,
1942; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in Australia and New
Guinea. Was discharged June 15, 1945. |
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Duplissey, Clarence W - Capt Clarnece W Duplissey,
who attended Longview HS and BMI, entered the Air Corps in 1942; trained
at Maxwell Field, Ala, Columbus, Miss, Dodge City, Kan. and Barksdale
Field, La. Has served in England and France. Holds Air Medal with
12 Oak Leaf Clusters, DFC, and 4 major Battle Stars. Now has discharge. |
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Dupree, C L - Pvt C L Dupree, son of Mrs M M Dupree,
entered the Army in 1942; trained at Jacksonville, Fla. Served in
England, where he is still on duty. Pvt Dupree is the brother of Mrs
J B Gravley of Longview. |
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Dupree, Ellis - Pvt Ellis Dupree, son of Mrs M M
Dupree, entered the Army in 1942; trained at Jacksonville, Fla. Has
served in England, where he is still on duty. Pvt Dupree is the brother
of Mrs J B Gravley of Longview. |
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Durham, Jack L - Cpl Jack L Durham, son of Mr &
Mrs W A Durham of Gladewater; attended Gladewater HS. Entered the
Army in 1942; trained at Baltimore, Md. Has served in the European
theater of war where he is still on duty. |
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Duszik, Willard F - Pfc Willard F Duszik, son of
Mrs Ann Duszik, and husband of Louise Weaver Duszik, entered the Army
in 1942; served in France, Belgium and Germany, where he was killed
in action at the Rhine River on March 15, 1945. Awarded Purple Heart,
Good Conduct Medal and ETO with 1 major Battle Star. |
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Dye, Clayton G - T/2 Clayton D Dye, son of Mr &
Mrs E G Dye and husband of Syblene Womble Dye; attended Pine Tree
HS. Entered the Army in 1944; trained at Camp Abbot, Oregon and Ft
Lewis, Wash. Has served in France, and Pacific where he is now on
duty. Holds ETO Ribbon, Victory Ribbon and P. Ribbon. |
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Dye, Raymond L - Pfc Raymond L Dye, son of Mrs F
M Sharp, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Marine Corps in 1943. Trained
at San Diego, Calif. and now on duty at Okinawa. |
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Dyer, William R - F 1/c William R Dyer, son of Mrs
Ruby Tucker, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Navy in Oct. 1945. Trained
at San Diego, Cal. Served in Canada Alaska, now on duty in the Aleutians. |
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