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Samms, Eric O Jr - T/Sgt Eric O Samms
Jr, son of Mrs Irma Haile Samms. Entered Air Forces in 1942; trained
at Lowery Field, Colo. and Harlingen Army AF, Texas. Served with the
456th Bomb Group in Italy. Awarded EAME, five Battle Stars, Air Medal
with three OCL and Good Conduct Medal. |
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Sampson, Horace Clyde - S 1/c Horace Clyde Sampson,
son of Mr & Mrs Joe B Sampson, graduated Kilgore HS. Entered Navy
in 1944; trained San Diego, Cal. Served in South Pacific. Awarded
three Battle Stars, Navy Citation, Purple Heart. Wounded Jan 18, 1945,
on Pelieu Island. Now on duty Fall Brook, Cal. |
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Samuelson, Walter T - Sgt Walter T Samuelson, son
of Mrs Bera Samuelson, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army in 1935;
trained at Ft Crockett, Texas. Served in the Philippines sixteen months.
Now at Atlanta, Texas. Has discharge. |
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Sapp, Charles F - T/Sgt Charles F Sapp, son of Mr
& Mrs Marshall, attended Longview HS. Entered the 23rd Marine
Air Group in 1942; trained at San Diego, Cal. and other places. Served
on Hawaii and Midway. Now on duty in N. Carolina. |
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Sapp, Jessie J Jr - S 1/c Jessie J Sapp Jr, son of
Mrs Alton Sapp. Entered Navy in 1943, trained at San Diego, Cal. Has
served with the Seventh Fleet on the USS Sewanee in the South Pacific,
now on duty in Tokyo. |
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Sapp, John P - Pfc John P Sapp, son of Mrs Alton
Sapp, and husband of Rosie Clinton Sapp. Entered Army in 1945; trained
at Ft Know, Ky. Now on duty on the High Seas. |
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Sapp, Leo W - Pfc Leo W Sapp, son of Mr & Mrs
Marshall Sapp, attended Longview HS. Entered the 11th Airborne Div.
in 1943; trained at Camp Mackall, NC and Ft Benning, Ga. Has served
in New Guinea and the Philippines and at Manila. Holds Silver Star
and Cluster. |
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Sartain, Marshall F - M/Sgt Marshall F Sartain, son
of Mr & Mrs R F Sartain. Entered QM Corps in 1940; trained at
Ft Bliss, Texas. Served in the Philippines and at Mindanao where still
on duty. Has overseas Ribbons with one Battle Star. |
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Satterwhite, Ernest B - S/Sgt Ernest B Satterwhite,
son of Mr & Mrs W B Satterwhite, husband of Mary Smith Satterwhite,
entered Army in 1940. Trained at Ft Sam Houston, Texas. Has served
in Australia and New Guinea for 27 months. Now on duty at MP Hdq.
in Dallas, Texas. |
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Scales, T O - Pfc T O Scales, son of Mrs E Scales,
Kilgore, attended Kilgore HS. Entered 98th Army Ground Forces Band.
Has served in Sicily, Italy, France and the Rhineland. Has EAME Campaign
Medal with six Bronze Stars, ADS Medal and Good Conduct Medal and
an Honorable Discharge. |
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Scarborough, Joseph W - S 3/c Joseph W Scarborough,
son of Mr & Mrs N W Scarborough. Entered Navy in 1943; trained
at San Diego, Cal. Has been on duty at San Francisco, Cal. Now on
duty in California. |
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Scarborough, Noble F - Sgt Noble F Scarborough, son
of Mr & Mrs N W Scarborough. Entered Air Corps in 1942 at Wichita
Falls, Texas. Served in Ireland, North Africa, Sicily, Corsica and
Italy. Has four Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal, and Presidential
Citation. |
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Schaffer, Charles E - Sgt Charles E Schaffer, son
of Mr & Mrs E O Schaffer, attended Hallsville HS. Entered Air
Corps in 1942; trained at Sheppard Field, Las Vegas Training School,
Cheyenne Training School and Pyote Army Air Base, where still on duty. |
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Schloer, Joseph R - T/3 Joseph R Schloer, son of
Mr & Mrs F C Schloer, husband of Ruby Faulk Schloer, entered Army
in 1940. Has served in Panama, Hawaii, Fiji Islands, Guadalcanal,
Solomons, and New Zealand. Holds ADS Ribbon with one Bronze Star,
Good Conduct Ribbon, AP Ribbon with two Bronze Stars. Now has an Honorable
Discharge. |
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Schloer, Ruby L Faulk - Aux 1/c Ruby L Faulk Schloer,
daughter of Mr & Mrs R E Faulk and wife of Joseph R Schloer, attended
Longview HS. Entered WAAC Aircraft Warning Service in 1942; trained
at Des Moines, Iowa. Has served in Mass., Louisiana, Florida. Now
discharged. |
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Schmidt, Robert H - S 2/c Robert H Schmidt, son of
Mr & Mrs H W Schmidt; attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy in
1945; trained at San Diego, Cal. Now on duty aboard the USS Vencennes
as Fire Controlman. |
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Schriver, Ben E - Pvt Ben E Schriver Jr, son of Mr
& Mrs Ben E Schriver; attended Longview HS. Entered the Infantry
in 1940; trained at Ft Sam Houston. Served in England, France and
Belgium. Now in the 103rd Division of the Infantry.
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Schriver, Edward M - Pvt Edward M Schriver, son of
Mr & Mrs Ben E Schriver, attended Longview HS. Entered Infantry
in 1943; trained at Camp Gruber, Okla. Served in England, France.
Was POW in Germany three months. Awarded Combat Infantry Badge, Pres.
Citation, and five Battle Stars. |
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Schriver, Shelton W - Cpl Shelton W Schriver, son
of Mr & Mrs Ben E Schriver; attended Longview HS. Entered Infantry
in 1938. Trained at Ft Francis Warren, Wyo. Served in the Aleutians
for 27 months. |
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Schroeder, Edward J - 1st Lt Edward J Schroeder,
son of E R Schroeder, entered Air Corps in 1942. Trained at Ft Sill,
Okla. to become a spotter pilot. Served in Africa, Sicily and Italy,
where he was on Anzio Beachhead. Awarded Air Medal, two Oak Leaf Clusters,
Sicily and Italy Campaign Medals with Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal,
AFC and AC Ribbons. |
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Schwegman, Harry E - 1st Lt Harry E Schwegman, son
of Mr & Mrs J W Evetts, graduate of Kilgore HS and Kilgore College,
attended Univ. of Okla. Entered Army in May 1942; trained at Sheppard
Field, Texas. Served in England, France, Belgium, Germany. Holds two
Bronze Stars. Now on duty in Germany. |
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Schwegman, Jack V - Cpl Jack V Schwegman, son of
Mr & Mrs J W Evetts, Graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered Army in September
1942. Trained at Camp Wolters. Served in England, France, Belgium,
Holland and Germany. Was awarded ETO with four Bronze Stars. Now on
duty at Schweleda, Germany. |
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Scott, Jack - Sgt Jack Scott, son of Mrs Alice Owens
and husband of Louise Baxter Scott, attended Longview HS. Entered
Army in 1942; trained at Ft Knox, Ky. Has served in Guam and Hawaii,
where he is still on duty. |
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Scott, J W - Cpl J W Scott, son of Mr & Mrs D
O Scott, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Army in Feb. 1941; trained at
Camp Bowie, Louisiana, Camp Blanding, Fla., Ft Benning, Ga. Served
in Africa, Sicily and Italy. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Killed in
action in December 1943 in Naples, Italy. |
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Scurlock, Bayne P - M/Sgt Bayne P Scurlock, husband
of Alice Wells Scurlock, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps
in 1941; served in the European Theater of War. Was POW in Germany
for two years. Has Air Medal with OLC and DFC and Purple Heart. |
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Scurlock, Ray E - M/Sgt Ray E Scurlock, husband of
Kathlyn McCarty Scurlock, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps
in 1942; trained at Sheppard Field, Kelly and Albuquerque, NM. Served
in India and on duty with the Ground Force of the El Air Depot. |
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Sellers, Elbert R - MM 2/c Elbert R Sellers, son
of Mr & Mrs L E Sellers, husband of Millicent Thompson Sellers,
attended Longview HS. Entered Navy in 1944; trained at San Diego,
Cal. Served in the Southwest Pacific, where now on duty. |
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Sellers, John E - Pfc John E Sellers, son of Mr &
Mrs L E Sellers, husband of Elzie Hill Sellers, attended Longview
HS. Entered Marines in 1941; trained at San Diego, Cal. Has served
at Kodiak, Alaska, Whidbey Island, and Washington. Now has an Honorable
Discharge. |
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Settle, Billy G - PHM 1/c Billy G Settle, son of
Mr & Mrs W D Settle, husband of Mildred Phillips Settle, attended
Gladewater HS. Entered Navy in 1941; trained at San Diego, Cal. Served
24 months with Mobile Hospital Unit in New Caledonia and in the Russell
Islands. Holds AP Ribbons, Good Conduct Medal, four Battle Stars and
Pre-Pearl Harbor Ribbons. |
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Shackleford, Charles B Jr - Capt Charles B Shackleford
Jr, son of Mr & Mrs C B Shackleford. Entered Air Corps in 1942;
commissioned at Blackland Field, Waco. Served with the 15th Air Force
stationed in Italy. Flew 55 missions, has DFC, Air Medal with three
OLC, Purple Heart, Unit Citation and five Battle Stars. |
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Shamburger, Author P - Pfc Author P Shamburger, son
of Mr & Mrs Henry Shamburger. Entered Army in 1944; trained at
Sheppard Field, Texas. Served in France, Germany. Holds ETO with three
Stars. Now on duty at Ft Sam Houston, Texas. |
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Shannon, Dennis M - AOM Dennis M Shannon, brother
of Mrs Joe Hughes, husband of Corlene Garner, attended Kilgore HS.
Entered Navy in 1943; trained at Corpus Christi, Texas and still on
duty there. |
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Sharp, David A - Pfc David A Sharp, son of Mr &
Mrs Ruel Sharp, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army in June 1945;
trained at Camp Hood, Texas where now on duty. |
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Sharp, John W - T/Sgt John W Sharp, son of Mr &
Mrs A R Sharp, husband of Jeanette Hawkins Sharp, graduated from Gladewater
HS. Entered Air Corps in 1943. Has served in Cassino, Italy, North
Africa, Ascension Island, South America and Puerto Rico. Holds Air
Medal with four Clusters, ETO with two Battle Stars, and Good Conduct
Medal. |
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Sharp, Sam H Jr - Pfc Sam H Sharp Jr, son of Mr &
Mrs S H Sharp and Billie Farmer Sharp. Entered the 15th Air Corps
Ground Crew in 1941. Has served in Oran, NA, Sicily, and Italy. Awarded
Pres. Citation, Good Conduct Ribbon, and overseas ribbons with four
stripes and seven Battle Stars. |
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Sheffield, Robert E - Pfc Robert E Sheffield, son
of Mrs Melissia Sheffield, and husband of Marian Sheffield; entered
the Army in 1936. Trained at Ft Bliss, Ft Sam Houston, Camp Hood,
Texas, Camp Young, Calif. and Camp Claiborne, La. Has served in Germany,
France and Austria. |
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Shelley, Charles V - Cpl Charles V Shelley, son of
Mrs C T Shelley, attended school in Midland, Ark. Entered Air Corps
in 1942; trained at Keesler, Miss., Goldsborough, NC. Has served in
England, where he is still on duty. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. |
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Sherman, Eaton C - Pfc Eaton C Sherman, son of George
Eaton; attended Sasakwa, Okla. School. Entered Marines in May 1944.
Trained at San Diego, Calif. Now on duty in the South Pacific. |
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Shields, Granville W - S 1/c Granville W Shields,
son of Mr & Mrs J W Shields, graduate of Sabine HS. Entered Navy
in 1944; trained at San Diego. Served in Australia, India, Africa.
Now on duty in San Francisco. |
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Shields, Lloyd L Jr - Rdm 3/c Lloyd L Shields Jr,
son of Mr & Mrs L L Shields Sr, attended Kilgore HS, graduate
of Allen Academy. Entered Navy in July 1944; trained at San Diego.
Served in South Pacific aboard Catron and still on duty there. |
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Shipman, Harvey L Jr - MM 1/c Harvey L Shipman Jr,
son of Mr & Mrs H L Shipman, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Navy
in 1941; trained at San Diego. Served on Destroyer USS Ralph Talbot
in Southwest Pacific for three and one half years. Unit Citation both
by British and American governments. |
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Shipp, Melvin H - T/Sgt Melvin H Shipp, son of Mr
& Mrs J D Shipp and husband of Norman V Lewis Shipp; entered Air
Corps in 1943. Served in the European Theater as an Engineer gunner
on a B-17. Holds Air Medal with three Clusters, DFC with one Cluster,
Pres. Citation with one Cluster and ETO with four major Battle Stars. |
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Shipp, Philip C - Pvt Philip C Shipp, son of Mr &
Mrs E C Shipp, husband of Alta Bearden Shipp, attended school in Ranger,
Texas. Entered Army in 1945; trained at Ft Knox, Ky. Now on duty in
the South Pacific. |
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Shirley, Ollie L - S 2/c Ollie L Shirley, son of
Mr & Mrs J R Shirley and husband of Bonnie Huffman Shirley. Entered
the Navy in 1944; trained at Camp Peary, Va. and Newport, RI. Now
on duty at NAS, Dallas. |
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Shirley, Troy M - T/4 Troy M Shirley, son of Mr &
Mrs W F Shirley, attended White Oak HS. Entered Army in 1943; trained
at Ft Devens, Mass. Served in New Guinea, New Britain, and the Philippines.
Now enroute to Japan. Holds Good Conduct Medal, Letters of Commendation
and Unit Citation. |
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Shirley, W L - S 1/c W L Shirley, son of Mr &
Mrs J R Shirley, attended Judson HS. Entered Coast Guard in 1943;
trained at Governor Island, Cal., and San Pedro. Served in the Southwest
Pacific. Has two Major Battle Stars with the Admiralty Citation. |
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Shott, Henry - Sgt Henry Shott, son of Mr & Mrs
H J Shott, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army in 1943; trained at
Camp Wolters, Texas, Camp Blanding, Fla, Camp McCain, Miss and Camp
Wheeler, Ga. Now on duty at Camp Gordon, Ga. Served as a Cadreman. |
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Shott, Vernon J - Pfc Vernon J Shott, son of Mr &
Mrs H J Shott, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army in 1945; trained
at Camp Hood, Texas and now on duty there. |
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Shriver, William B - SF 1/c William B Shriver, son
of Mr & Mrs Shriver, husband of Mozelle Slipp, graduated from
Groesbeck HS. Entered Navy Seabees Oct 1943; trained at Camp Peary,
Va. Served in Pearl Harbor, Marianas. Now on duty on Tinian. |
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Shultz, Lloyd E - 1st Lt Lloyd E Shultz, husband
of Katherine Schmidt Shultz. Entered Signal Corps and transferred
to the Air Corps in 1942; trained at Camp Crowder, Mo., Ft Monmouth,
NJ and served in India with the 380th Service Group. Now on duty in
India. |
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Sigmon, Robert L - T/Sgt Robert L Sigmon, son of
Mrs Maude Sigmon, husband of Rolene Johnson Sigmon. Entered Air Corps
in 1943; trained at Sheppard and Keesler Fields and at the Naval Air
Station in Pensacola, Fla. Served at Luzon and the Ryukyus Islands. |
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Silverman, Abe - Pfc Abe Silverman, son of Mr &
Mrs D D Silverman, husband of Helen Heffler Silverman. Entered Army
in 1945; trained at Ft Bliss, El Paso, Texas and now on duty there. |
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Silvey, Donald R - Cpl Donald R Silvey, son of Mr
& Mrs J W Silvey, husband of Mary Cope Silvey. Entered Army in
1940; trained at Ft Sam Houston, Texas. Served in Ireland, England,
France, and Germany. Holds Silver Star, Purple Heart, Inf. Combat
Badge and an Honorable Discharge. |
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Silvey, Kibb E - Cpl Kirb E Silvey, son Of Mr &
Mrs J W Silvery. Entered Air Corps in 1932; trained at Mitchell Field,
NY. Has served in India, Burma and China, where he is still on duty.
Holds a Bronze Star. (NOTE: First name is spelled
2 ways) |
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Silvey, Raymond R - Pfc Raymond R Silvey, son of
Mr & Mrs J W Silvey and husband of Ruth Nelms Silvey. Entered
the Army in 1943; trained at Camp Maxey. Served in England, France
and Germany, where he was killed in action. on Oct 24, 1944. Awarded
Silver Star and Purple Heart. |
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Silvey, Willie M - Cpl Willie M Silvey, son of Mr
& Mrs J W Silvey, entered Army in Oct. 1939. Trained at Ft Sill,
Okla. Has served in England, France, Germany and Austria, where he
is still on duty. |
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Simmons, Billy D - S 2/c Billy D Simmons, son of
Mr & Mrs B M Simmons; attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy in
1945; trained at San Diego. Has been on duty at San Bruno, Cal. but
is now in the Pacific. |
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Simmons, Curnal Lynn - S 2/c (SKT) Curnal Lynn Simmons,
husband of Helen Thomas Simmons, attended White Oak HS. Entered Navy
in 1944; trained at San Diego, Sampson, NY and Mechanicsburg, Penn.
Served on Pearl Harbor, where he still is stationed with Naval Supply
Depot. |
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Simmons, Lesley M - S/Sgt Lesley M Simmons, Son of
Mrs Velma Simmons, attended Longview HS. Entered Marines in 1941;
trained at San Diego. Served two and one half years with the 1st Marine
Div. at Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Gautu, Tanambago, Pelieu and other islands.
Awarded Pres. Unit Citation and AP Ribbon with one Star. |
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Simmons, Marvin B - Pfc Marvin B Simmons, son of
Mr & Mrs B M Simmons; atended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps
in 1942; trained at San Bernardino, Cal. Has served in India, where
he is still on duty. |
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Simmons, Sidney L - Pfc Sidney L Simmons, son of
Mr & Mrs B M Simmons, graduated from Gladewater HS. Entered Air
Corps in 1942; trained at Ellington, Field, Texas. Served in England
and France, where he is still on duty. |
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Simpkins, Austin L - Cpl Austin L Simpkins, son of
Mrs Carl Allen of Kilgore. Entered Army Air Corps in 1942; trained
at David Manton Field, Phoenix, Ariz. Served in England. Now on duty
at Big Springs, Texas. |
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Simpkins, Joe C - S 2/c Joe C Simpkins, son of Mrs
Carl Allen of Kilgore. Entered Navy in 1942; trained at San Diego.
Served on Guam, Tarawa, Saipan and Pelieu. Now on duty in the Pacific. |
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Simpkins, Thomas T - Sgt Thomas T Simpkins, son of
Mrs Carl Allen of Kilgore, entered Army Combat Service in 1942; trained
at Camp Swift, Texas. Served in England. Killed in action in Normandy
on June 6, 1944. |
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Simpkins, Troy L - Cpl Troy L Simpkins, son of Mrs
Carl Allen of Kilgore, husband of Magna Pepper Simpkins. Entered the
Air Corps in 1942; trained at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Australia,
New Guinea, the Philippines and Guam. Now on duty at Guam. |
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Sims, Harvy C - Pfc Harvey C Sims, son of Mr &
Mrs B C Duncan. Entered Air Corps in 1944; trained at Amarillo, Texas,
Williams Field, Ariz., and Barksdale, La. Now on duty at Barksdale,
La. |
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Sims, Henry M - Sgt Henry M Sims, husband of Margaret
Lindsay Sims. Entered Army in 1944; trained at Camp Croft, SC. Served
in Hawaii and the Philippines. Holds three Battle Stars and Good Conduct
Medal. Now on duty with the Army of Occupation in Yokohoma, Japan. |
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Sizemore, Charles W - HA 2/c Charles W Sizemore,
son of Mr & Mrs W W Sizemore, graduate of Kilgore HS, attended
Kilgore College. Entered Navy in June 1945; trained at San Diego,
Calif. Still on duty at San Diego. |
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Skidmore, Charles A Jr - FO Charles A Skidmore Jr,
son of Mr & Mrs C A Skidmore and husband of Virginia Porter Skidmore,
attended Longview HS and A and M. Entered Air Corp in 1943. Served
with the 8th Air Force in Europe. Has Air Medal with three OLC and
Pres. Unit Citation. |
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Skidmore, Herbert B - 1st Lt Herbert B Skidmore,
son of Mr & Mrs Chas. A Skidmore, attended Longview HS and A&M
College. Entered Army Com. Eng. in 1943; trained at several camps
in US. Has served in the Pacific 13 months, now on duty at Okinawa.
Has Philippine Ribbon with two Bronze Stars and a Ribbon with two
Bronze Stars. |
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Skinner, Jack D - Ensign Jack C Skinner, son of Mr
& Mrs B J Skinner, attended Longview HS and Kilgore College. Entered
Naval Air Corps in 1942, commissioned at Corpus Christi, Texas. Has
served on Patrol duty off the Coast of Florida. Now taking further
training at Kingsville, Texas. |
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Slaughter, Robert D - 1st Lt Robert D Slaughter,
son of Mrs John Slaughter, husband of Martha McCullah, attended Cisco
and Longview HS. Entered Army Air Corps in 1941; trained at Kilgore
Air Field. Served in China, Burma, India. Now enroute home. Holds
Air Medal with one Cluster. |
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Sligh, Elliot B - Pfc Elliot B Sligh, son of Mr &
Mrs Lawrence and husband of Juanita Miller Sligh of Gladewater, attended
Gladewater HS. Entered Marines in 1944; trained in San Diego, Cal.
Now attending engineering school in Leguna Beach, NC. |
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Sligh, Lawrence L Jr - Sgt Lawrence L Sligh Jr, son
of Mr & Mrs L L Sligh, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Marines
in 1940; trained at San Diego, and Camp Elliott. Served in Iceland
and the Southwest Pacific. Received letter of commendation from CO
in Pacific. Now on duty at San Diego. |
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Smart, Raymond H Jr - CM 1/c Raymond H Smart Jr,
son of Mr & Mrs R H Smart Sr and husband of Ruth Peavy Smart.
Entered Navy in 1942; trained at San Diego. Served on Guadalcanal,
New Guinea, Hawaii and Solomons. Now on duty in the Southwest Pacific. |
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Smelley, Lloyd A - S/Sgt Lloyd A Smelley, son of
Mr J A Smelley and husband of Agnes Garner Smelley. Entered Army in
1942; trained at Camp Rucker and Camp McCain. Served in England, France
and Belgium and is now on duty at Compeign, France. Awarded Combat
Infantryman's Badge and Purple Heart. Wounded in action in Belgium
in Dec. 1944. |
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Smith, Alvin H - Pvt Alvin H Smith, son of Mr &
Mrs A H Smith, husband of Virginia Roush Smith. Entered Air Div. of
the Merchant Marines in 1942; trained at Camp Normal, San Antonio,
and in England. Served in England. Has overseas Ribbons. Now on duty
in Wichita Falls. |
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Smith, Bennie Dongene - F 2/c Bennie D Smith, son
ofMr & Mrs B T Smith, attended Judson Grove HS and Paris Jr College.
Entered Navy in 1945; trained at San Diego and Gulfport, Miss. On
duty at Shoemaker, Cal., awaiting orders. |
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Smith, Berchel G - Pfc Berchel G Smith, son of Mr
& Mrs E D Smith, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Marines in 1944;
trained at Paris Island, SC and Camp Lejeune, NC. On the USS Iowa
Battleship. Shelled the coast of Japan. Witness of Japanese surrender. |
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Smith, Bobby L - PTRV 2/c Bobby L Smith, son of Mrs
Bess A Smith, attended Longview HS. Entered Navy in 1943; trained
at San Diego. Served at Ft Moresby, Finch Haven and Australia. Awarded
five Bronze Stars, Asiatic Bar and Pres. Citation. Signed for three
more years in August 1945. |
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Smith, Cecil B - S/Sgt Cecil B Smith, husband of
Edsey Terrell Smith, entered Army Anit-Aircraft and transferred to
the Infantry in 1944. Trained at Ft Jackson, SC, Ft Meade, Md, and
Miles Standish, Mass. Served in France, Luxembourg with Gen. Patton's
3rd Army. Killed in Germany April 1945. Buried at Eisenach, Germany. |
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Smith, Chester W - S/Sgt Chester W Smith, son of
Mr & Mrs H W Smith of Greggton and husband of Edna Gabbard Smith.
Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained at Keesler Field, Miss. Served
in Italy. Awarded ETO Ribbon, Pres. Citation, Bronze Star and other
medals. Now on duty at Ft Sam Houston. |
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Smith, Claude L - T/Sgt Claude L Smith, son of Mrs
Bess A Smith, attended Longview HS and Centenary College in Shreveport,
La. Entered Air Corps in 1942, trained on the B-17 and was crew chief
of one hangar. Holds Good Conduct Medal and was outstanding man of
the week. Now at POE. |
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Smith, Dan Moody - S 1/c Dan Moody Smith, son of
Mr & Mrs Dewey Smith. Entered Navy in 1945; trained at Avalon,
Cal. Served in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theater of War. Now on
duty in China. Holds two Bronze Stars. |
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Smith, Elbert N - M/Sgt Elbert N Smith, son of Mr
& Mrs E O Smith, husband of Evelyn Walker. Entered Army in 1936,
trained at Ft Sam Houston, Texas. Served in France, Holland, Germany,
and now on duty in France. Holds Good Conduct, Pre-Pearl Harbor and
ETO with three Stars. |
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Smith, Glenn - Glenn E Smith, son of Mrs Maude Smith,
Longview, husband of Fayrene Painter Smith, attended Judson and East
Mt Smith Schools. Volunteered July 1945 for the Navy. |
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Smith, Harry C - Capt Harry C Smith, husband of Emily
C Ferguson Smith is a graduate of A&M College. Entered Army in
1941. Has served in Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Czechoslovakia.
Holds AT Ribbons, ET Ribbon with four Battle Stars, Bronze Star and
Purple Heart. |
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Smith, Howell B - 2nd Lt Howell B Smith, son of Mr
& Mrs E D Smith, attended Kilgore HS and Kilgore College and A
& M. Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained at Ellington Field, Texas
and remained there as flight instructor. |
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Smith, Jacob W - Pfc Jacob W Smith, husband of Marietta
Lyle Smith. Entered Army in 1944, trained at Camp Wolters, Texas.
Served in the Philippine Islands, where he is still on duty at Cagayan
Valley. |
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Smith, James W - S 1/c James W Smith, son of Mrs
Sam J Smith, attended Longview HS and Draughans Business College,
Dallas, Texas. Entered Navy in 1944, trained at San Diego, Cal. Has
served in New Guinea, Leyte and Pearl Harbor. Holds four Battle Stars.
Now on duty as radioman with amphibious group in the Southwest Pacific. |
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Smith, Joe H - Sgt Joe H Smith, son of Mrs J H Smith.
Entered Field Art. in 1943; trained at Ft Sill, Okla. Has not been
overseas. Now on duty at Ft Sill, Okla. Holds Good Conduct Medal. |
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Smith, Joseph H - RM
1/c Joseph H Smith, husband of Nellie White Smith. Entered USNR in
1941; trained at Corpus Christi. Served in South America. Awarded
N and S American Ribbons. |
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Smith, Kenneth C - Pfc Kenneth C Smith, son of Mrs
Edna Smith, husband of Ocie Pearl Richardson Smith, attended Gladewater
HS. Entered Marines in 1942; trained at San Diego, Cal. Has served
at Guadalcanal, New Zealand, and Wake Island. Holds Purple Heart,
four Battle Stars and Pres. Citation. |
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Smith, Leon K Jr - Pvt Leon K Smith Jr, son of Mr
& Mrs Leon K Smith, attended Judson Grove HS. Entered Air Corps
in 1944; transferred to Infantry, trained at Fayetteville, Ark. and
Camp Fannin, Texas, where he is still on duty. |
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Smith, Lynn F - Sgt Lynn F Smith, son of Mrs Bess
A Smith, attended Longview HS. Entered Marines in 1942; trained at
San Diego, Cal. Served on Guadalcanal, and Taulagi. Awarded Pres.
Citation, Asiatic Bar, 2 Bronze Stars and Sharpshooter's Medal. Now
on duty in Pacific. |
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Smith, Marion, E - Cpl Marion E Smith, son of Orie
Smith, graduated Saline HS, attended Kilgore College. Entered Air
Corps Dec 28, 1943; trained Sheppard Field, Texas. Served in India.
Awarded ETO with 4 Battle Stars. Now on duty in India. |
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Smith, Marshall - Pit Sgt Marshall Smith, husband
of Anna Kate Dorsey Smith. Entered Marines in 1940; trained at San
Diego, Cal. Served in Iceland, South and Central Pacific. Awarded
Good Conduct Medal, AP campaign bar with 4 Battle Stars. Wounded on
Okinawa. Now at San Diego Naval Hosp. |
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Smith, Marvin Jr - MM 1/c Mrvin Smith Jr, son of
Mr & Mrs M L Smith and husband of Dorris Lange Smith, attended
Gladewater HS. Entered Seabees in 1941; trained at Norfolk, Va. Served
at Oahu, ankle bone crushed April 15, 1942. Now on duty in Rhode Island. |
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Smith, Marvin M - Cpl Marvin M Smith, son of Mr &
Mrs R W smith. Entered Army in 1943; trained at Camp Howze, Texas.
Served in England, France, and Germany. Now on duty in the South Pacific.
Holds 2 Bronze Stars. |
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Smith, Maxwell - Pfc Maxwell Smith, son of Mr &
Mrs Cassie Smith, and husband of Gladys Atkins Smith, attended Longview
HS. Entered Air Corps in 1943; trained at Kelly Field, Texas, Barksdale,
La, Tinea Field, Okla. and Topeka, Kansas. Served in the South Pacific
and now on duty on Guam. |
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Smith, Robert L - Pfc Robert L Smith, son of Mr and
Mrs D L Smith, husband of Polly Barton Smith, attended Spring Hill
HS. Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained at Ellington Field, Texas.
Served in Germany, England, France, Holland and Belgium. Holds 5 Battle
stars, ETO Ribbon and Good Conduct Medal. Now on duty in Germany. |
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Smith, Wallace E - Cpl Wallace E Smith, son of Mrs
Edna Smith, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Marines in 1942, trained
at San Diego, Cal. Served in the Marshalls, the Gilberts, and at Samoa.
Holds Pres. Citation and three Battle Stars. |
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Smith, Wayland F - Cpl Wayland F Smith, son of Mr
& Mrs Leon K Smith, attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps in
1943; trained at Santa Ana, Cal., Amarillo, Texas, Ft Myers, Fla.,
and Savannah, Ga. Now on duty at Shatham Field, Savannah, Ga. |
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Smith, William A - S 1/c William A Smith, husband
of Laverne Ransom Smith, entered Navy Fourth Div. in 1944. Trained
San Diego, Cal. Served at Midway and in the Hawaiian Islands where
he is still on duty. |
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Snedden, G L - Pfc G L Snedden, brother of Mrs C
A McGee, graduated Kilgore HS before entering Marines in July 1943.
Trained at San Diego, Cal. and served on Guam, Okinawa, and Guadalcanal.
Holds Pres. Citation. Now on duty in Japan. |
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Soto, Jesse - Pfc Jesse Soto, husband of Patricia
Chanev Soto, entered Army in 1945; trained at Ft Bliss, Texas and
has served there. Now on duty Ft Ord, Cal. |
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South, Herbert M - SC 2/c Herbert M South, son of
Mr & Mrs Wiley E South, entered Navy in 1942; trained at Great
Lakes, Ill. Served on transport duty in the Atlantic until June 1944.
Since then he has been on transport duty in the Pacific. |
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South, James E - Pfc James E South, son of Mr &
Mrs Wiley E South and husband of Wanda Smart South, entered Air Corps
in 1942; trained at Benjamin Field, Fla. Has served in China, Burma
and India. Now on duty at Muroc, Cal. |
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South, John E - s/Sgt John E South, son of Mr &
Mrs R L South, attended White Oak HS. Entered Inf. in 1943. Served
in France, Germany, Holland and Belgium. Holds ETO Ribbon, Purple
Heart, Expert Inf. Badge, com. Star. Now enroute to the Pacific. |
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South, Wiley E - BM 1/c Wiley E South, husband of
Pherba Bonner South, attended Spring Hill and White Oak HS. Entered
Navy in 1941; trained at San Diego, Cal. Served at Pearl Harbor, Solomons,
Coral Sea and Philippines. Now on duty aboard USS Minneapolis. |
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Sowders, Berry F - T/5 Berry F Sowders, son of Mr
& Mrs M E Sowders, graduate of Kilgore HS, attended Texas A&M.
Entered Army Sept. 1942; trained at Santa Ana, Cal. Served in England,
France, Belgium. Holds ETO with three Stars, Combat Inf. Badge, Bronze
Star. Now on duty at Petaluma, Cal. |
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Sparks, David E - Cpl David E Sparks, son of Mr &
Mrs J J Sparks, entered Marines in 1942; trained at San Diego, Cal.
Served at Iwo Jima, Leyte, Tauger, Saipan, Guam, Attu and Tarawa.
Killed in action at Okinawa April 12, 1945. Awarded Purple Heart. |
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Sparks, Jack T R - Sgt Jacks Sparks, son of Mrs D
G Sparks; entered Air Corps Dec. 1941. Married Dorothy Carter; trained
at Mobile, Ala, Montcomer, Ala, and Waterboro, SC. Went overseas April
1943. Served in North Africa, Italy, Corsica, France, and holds five
Battle Stars. Now on duty in Italy. |
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Sparks, James M - S 1/c James M Sparks, son of Mr
& Mrs J J Sparks. Entered Navy in 1944; trained at San Diego,
Cal. Went overseas Sept. 1944. Served on Iwo Jima, Tsugen Jima and
Okinawa. |
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Speight, Robert M - ARM 3/c Robert M Speight, son
of Robert Speight, attended Longview HS, Kilgore College and Texas
Univ. Entered Navy in 1943, trained at Corpus Christi, Texas and Banana
River, Fla. Now on duty in Hawaii. |
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Spradley, John C Jr - A/C John C Spradley Jr, son
of Mr & Mrs John C Spradley, attended Longview HS. Entered Naval
Reserves in 1943, trained at Corpus Christi, Texas, Lawrence, Kansas,
Murray, Ky., Iowa City, Iowa, and Norman, Okla. Now on duty at Corpus
Christi, Texas. |
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Springer, Clifford R - Cpl Clifford R Springer, son
of Mr & Mrs J E Springer, attended White Oak HS and Kilgore College.
Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained at Sheppard Field, Love Field,
and Wrights Aeornautical School. Served in Alaska and now on duty
at Watertown, South Dakota. |
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Springer, James E - Cpl James E Springer, son of
Mr & Mrs J E Springer, graduated from White Oak HS. Entered Army
in 1943; trained at Camp Barkeley and Camp Bowie. Served in England,
Wales and France. Now on duty in France. |
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Springer, Leonard M - Pfc Leonard M Springer, son
of Mr & Mrs J E Springer, attended White Oak HS. Entered Air Corps
in 1944; trained at Camp Fannin. Has served in France, England, and
Germany, where he is now on duty. |
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Springer, William W- Pvt William W Springer, son
of Mr & Mrs J E Springer, graduated from White Oak HS. Entered
Army in 1945; trained at Ft Sam Houston and Camp Hood. Now on duty
Ft Ord, Cal. |
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Spurrier, Forrest A - Capt Forrest A Spurrier, son
of Mr & Mrs John Spurrier of White Oak, and husband of Helen Scott
Spurrier, graduated from Gladewater HS; attended and taught at BMI,
Longview. Entered Air Corps in 1940, and commissioned at Miami, Fla.
Served in the Aleutians, where he is still on duty. |
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Spurrier, Leon - Cpl Leon Spurrier, son of Mr &
Mrs John Spurrier of White Oak and husband of Dorothy Manning Spurrier,
attended White Oak HS and BMI, Longview. Entered Army in 1941; trained
in Calif., Wash., and Alaska. Has Good Conduct Medal and Sharpshooting
Medal. Now on duty at Camp Hood, Texas. |
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Spurrier, Troy - Sgt. Troy Spurrier, son of Mr &
Mrs John Spurrier of White Oak, attended White Oak HS and NTSTC in
Denton. Entered Marines in August 1942; trained at San Diego, Cal.
Served in Hawaii and at Midway where he is still stationed. |
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Squyers, Johnny P - Lt Johnny P Squyers, son of Mr
& Mrs Z P Squyers, attended Longview HS and Kilgore College. Entered
Air Corps in 1943; trained at Austin College, Sherman and was commissioned
at Childress, Texas. Has been sent to William Field, Ariz. for advanced
radar training. |
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Stages, William E - G-301 - Lt William E Stages,
son of Mrs H H Stages and husband of Francis Stages, attended A&M
College. Entered Navy in 1942; trained at Annapolis, Md. Served in
the Pacific where he is still on duty. |
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Stagg, Charles W - T/5 Charles W Stagg, son of Mr
& Mrs Alex Stagg and husband of Sheila Clark Stagg, attended Gladewater
HS. Entered Air Corps in 1940. Has served in England, France, Belgium
and Germany; now on duty in Germany. |
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Stamper, Dale B - S/Sgt Dale B Stamper, husband
of Lorena Williams Stamper, attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps
in 1941; trained at Randolph, Foster and Moore Fields and Tech.
School, Sioux Falls, SD. Served in Burma, China, and India, where
he died at Santahar, Sept 30, 1944. |
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Stanley, Ardie L - Cpl Ardie L Stanley,
son of Mr & Mrs C M Stanley, attended Longview HS. Entered Air
Corps in 1942; trained at Ellington Field, Texas, Stout Field, Ind.
and Kelly Field, Texas. Has served at Hawaii and Guam. Has SP Campaign
Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and Battle Star. |
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Stanley, Billy E - S/Sgt Billy E Stanley, son of
H S Stanley, husband of Winona Montgomery, graduate of Leverett's
Chapel HS. Entered Air Corps 1940; trained Brooks Field, Texas. Now
on duty Lowry Field, Colo. |
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Stanley, Durwood B - S/Sgt Durwood B Stanley, son
of Mrs Cecie Kirkley of Gladewater; attended Gladewater HS. Entered
Air Corps in 1942; served as a turret gunner on a B-24 somewhere in
England. Has DFC, Medal of Valor, Air Medal with four OLC. Now on
duty at Tinker Field, Okla. |
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Stanley, Eddie W - Pfc Eddie W Stanley, son of Mr
& Mrs C M Stanley, attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps in
1943; trained at Keesler, Miss., Buckly Field, Colo., Lincoln Air
Base, Neb. Has served in Alaska and the Aleutians. Has Good Conduct
Medal and Expert Rifleman's Medal. |
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Stanley, Robert R - M/Sgt Robert R Stanley, son of
Mr & Mrs H S Stanley; husband of Margaret Saurey; graduated Leverett's
Chapel HS. Entered Air Corps 1939; trained Kelley Field, Texas. Now
in Dacca, India. |
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Starr, Faye - Pfc Faye Starr, daughter of Mrs Frank
Brookins; attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Air WACS in 1943; trained
at Ft Oglethorpe, Ga. Served with the Teletype Div., Ellington Field,
Texas. Holds Good Conduct Medal. |
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Steen, Elza Lee - Sgt Elza Steen, nephew of Mrs Etta
Maxwell, entered Air Transport Command in 1943; trained at Atlantic
City, NJ, Ft Logan, Colo., Buckley Field, Colo., Boeing Field, Wash.
Served in Canada and Alaska. Now on duty at Ft Falls, Montana. |
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Steiert, Joseph Donald - S 1/c Joseph Donald Steiert,
son of Mr & Mrs W J Steiert, attended Kilgore HS. Entered navy
June 24, 1943; trained Corpus Christi, Texas. Served on Philippines,
where he is still on duty. |
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Steiert, W J Jr - TM 2/c W J Steiert Jr, son of Mr
& Mrs W J Steiert, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Navy June 24,
1942; trained at San Diego. Served on Tarawa, Wotje, Hollandia, Saipan,
Tinian, Guam, Leyte, and Okinawa. Holds PTO Ribbon. Now on duty in
Japan. |
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Stevens, Hughey M - Pfc Huey M Stevens, son of Mrs
Achsah Stevens, and husband of Bernadean Enzer Stevens, attended Longview
HS. Entered the 14th Armed Force of the Seventh Army in 1943. Served
in France, Belgium and Germany. Holds three Battle Stars, Purple Heart,
and Good Conduct Medal. (NOTE: this one sounds
almost identical to the one below) |
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Stevens, Robert F - MOMM 1/c Robert F Stevens, son
of Mrs Achsah Stevens, and husband of Juanita Morrow Stevens, attended
Longview HS. Entered the 14th Armed Froce of the 7th Army in 1943.
Served in France, Belgium and Germany. Holds 3 Battle Stars, the Purple
Heart and Good Conduct Medal (NOTE: this one
sounds almost identical to the one above.) |
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Stevens, William J - CSK (T) William J Stevens, son
of Mrs Achasa Stevens, attended Pine Tree HS and BMI. Entered Navy
in 1942; trained at San Diego, Cal. and Bremerton, Wash. Served on
the Aleutians and Kodiak, and Alaska. Now on duty at Seattle, Wash. |
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Stevenson, Charles B - Pvt Charles B Stevenson, son
of Mr & Mrs T T Stevenson, attended Kilgore College. Entered Army
in 1945; trained at Camp Wolters, Texas, and Camp Rucker, Okla. Now
on duty in Alabama. |
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Stewart, Dalton R - Cpl Dalton R Steward, son of
Mr & Mrs R L Stewart, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Army Anti-craft
in 1942; trained at Camp Hulen, Texas and Va. Has served in N. Africa,
Sicily, Italy, and Germany. Now on duty in England. Has one Silver
Star and 2 Bronze Stars. |
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Steward, Jack M - F 1/c Jack M Stewart, son of Mr
& Mrs J S Stewart, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy in 1942;
trained at Gt. Lakes, and San Diego, Cal. Served in Aleutians and
the Southwest Pacific. Now on duty on the USS Los Angeles. |
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Stewart, Jack W - Pfc Jack W Steward, son of Mr &
Mrs C L Steward, attended Kilgore HS. Trained at Ft Sam Houston, Camp
Hood, and Camp Maxey for the Army which he entered in 1945. |
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Stewart, Lawrence B - Pfc Lawrence B Stewart, son
of Mr & Mrs W H Steward, atended Longview HS. Entered Marines
in 1942. Served on Kwajalein Atoll, Roe Island, Marshalls, the Marianas
and Guadalcanal. Holds Purple Heart, Pres. Citation, Good Conduct
Medal, 2 Battle Stars and SP Ribbon. |
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Stewart, Opal A - CN Opal A Stewart, daughter of
Mr & Mrs Newton Stewart; attended East Mt HS. Entered training
in the Cadet Nurse's Corps in 1943, at St Paul's Sanitarium, Dallas,
Texas. |
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Still, Oscar W - Major Oscar W Still, son of Mr &
Mrs J W Still, husband of Mildred Still, attended Longview HS, Baylor
Med. School and UT. Trained Randolph Field, Texas. Served Australia,
New Guinea, Philippines, and Okinawa. Has Bronze Star. On duty now
in Okinawa. |
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Stilwell, Willie B - Pfc Willie B Stilwell, son of
Mrs M F Stilwell; entered Army in 1943; trained Camp Roberts, Cal.
Served in the Southwest Pacific and Philippines. Now on duty in Pacific. |
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Stocker, Charles T - S/Sgt Charles T Stocker, son
of Mr & Mrs J C Stocker, entered Air Corps in 1943; trained all
over US. Served with 15th Air Force in Italy, Egypt, and on the Isle
of Capri. Holds Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, five Service
Stars, and two Pres. Unit Citations. |
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Stocker, Lonnie G - Pfc Lonnie G Stocker, son of
Mr & Mrs J C Stocker, entered Army August 1945. Trained at Ft
Sam Houston, Texas where he is now stationed. |
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Stokely, Johnnie B - Sgt Johnnie B Stokely, son of
Mr & Mrs L E Stockely, graduate of Coolidge HS. Entered Army Air
Corp 1943; trained at Pocatello, Idaho, and now on duty at La Junta,
Colo. |
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Stokes, Jack C - Cpl Jack C Stokes, son of Mr &
Mrs C W Stokes; attended Gladewater HS and Kilgore College. Entered
Air Corps in 1943; trained at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Served in New
Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomons, Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines
where he is now on duty. |
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Stokes, Norman E - Pvt Norman E Stokes, son of Mr
& Mrs C W Stokes, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps in
1944; trained at Sheppard Field, Pyote and San Antonio, Texas, Madison,
Wis., Tacoma, Wash., Panama City, Fla., and Gulfport, Miss. Now on
duty at Alamagorda, NM. |
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Stokes, Randell J - T/Sgt Randell J Stokes, son of
Mr & Mrs W M Stokes and husband of Helen Peacock Stokes; attended
Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained at Scott Field and
Sheppard Field. Served at Tallahassee, Fla. Now on duty in the South
Pacific. |
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Stokes, Robert L - Robert L Stokes, son of Mr &
Mrs C W Stokes, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Merchant Marines in
1944. Trained at St Petersburg, Fla. Has served in Panama, Cuba, New
Guinea and the Philippines. Now on duty at San Francisco, Cal. |
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Stone, B C - S 1/c B C Stone, son of Mr & Mrs
Chester Stone, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Navy in 1942 as a member
of the Fleet Camera Party. Trained at San Diego, Cal. Has served in
Hawaii for 2 years and is still on duty there. |
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Stone, Clyde Q - MM 2/c Clyde Q Stone, son of Mr
& Mrs Chester Stone, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Navy in 1941;
trained at San Diego, Cal. Served two one-half years in the Pacific,
Guadalcanal, New Georgia and Marshalls. Now on duty in the Pacific
on the Indiana. |
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Stovall, Billy A - Pfc Billy A Stovall, son of Mr
& Mrs W R Stovall, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army Air Corps
in 1942. Trained at Clovis, NM. Has served in Cuba. Now on duty at
Greensboro, NC. |
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Stracener, Chester E - CM 1/c Chester E Stracener,
son of Mr & Mrs E A Stracener, entered Seabees in 1942. Trained
at Norfolk, Va. Has served in the Aleutians. Holds overseas ribbons.
Now on duty in the Western Pacific. |
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Stracener, Edmon F - Sgt Edmon F Stracener, husband
of Virginia Womble Stracener, entered Air Corps in 1942. Trained at
Sheppard Field, Tex. and Turner Field, Ga. Has served in England,
North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Corsica. Holds 2 Battle Stars for
NA, one for Sicily and 2 for Tunisia and Algeria. Enroute home. |
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Stracener, James R - BM 2/c James R Stracener, son
of Mr & Mrs E A Stracener, and husband of Wilma Lee Dorsey Stracener,
attended Longview HS. Entered Navy in 1942; trained at San Diego,
Cal. Has served on the USS Argonne in the South Pacific for 17 months.
Received Med. Discharge Oct 13, 1944. |
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Stracener, Roy W - Sgt Roy W Stracener, son of Mr
& Mrs E A Stracener, entered Army Eng. in 1942. Trained at Camp
Claiborne, La. Has served in Canada, India, and Burma. Holds 3 Battle
Stars. Now has Hon. Discharge. |
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Strickland, Clifford S - Sgt Clifford S Strickland,
son of Mr & Mrs W A Strickland and husband of Aline Shaw Strickland,
entered Air Corps in 1940. Trained at Barksdale, La. Has served in
Puerto Rico and N. Africa. Has overseas ribbons, 3 Battle Stars and
Good Conduct Medal. Now on duty at Gulfport, Miss. |
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Strickland, Edward B - Pfc Edward B Strickland, son
of Mr & Mrs W A Strickland and husband of Tommy Lee Blakenship
Strickland, entered Army in 1944. Has served in 6 European countries.
Has Purple Heart, Combat Inf. Badge, Good Conduct Medal and overseas
ribbons. Now on duty in Germany. |
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Strickland, Harold G - Sgt Harold G Strickland, son
of Mr & Mrs F E Strickland, husband of Marvis Andrews; graduate
of Kilgore HS. Entered Army Air Corps in June 1942; trained Kingman,
Ariz. Served in Alaska. Now on duty at Sioux Falls, Iowa |
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Strickland, Vernon W - M/Sgt Vernon W Strickland,
son of Mr & Mrs V A Strickland and husband of Ruth Propes Strickland,
entered Air Corps Med. Det. in 1942. Trained at San Angelo, Tex. and
commissioned at Garden City, Kan. Now on duty at Childress, Tex. Has
Good Conduct Medal. |
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Stroud, James H - Pfc James H Stroud, son of Mr &
Mrs V F Stroud of Longview, attended Longview HS. Entered Marines
in June 1944; trained at San Diego, Cal. and Oceanside, Cal. Served
in Southwest Pacific 14 months. Holds Good Conduct Medal and Sharpshooting
Medal. Now in Southwest Pacific. |
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Stuckey, Oscar V - Pfc Oscar V Stuckey, son of Mr
& Mrs O V Stuckey; attended East Mt HS, Gilmer, Texas. Entered
Air Corps in 1942; commissioned at Tucson, Ariz. POW in Germany 14
days before making escape; three months getting back to base. Has
DFC, Air Medal, Purple Heart, two Battle Stars and Caterpillar Pin.
(NOTE: All info past parents names appears
to be identical to Warren C Stuckey listed below) |
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Stuckey, Warren C - T/Sgt Warren
C Stuckey, son of Mr & Mrs T W Stuckey, attended East Mt HS, Gilmer,
Texas. Entered Air Corps in 1942; commissioned
at Tucson, Ariz. POW in Germany 14 days before making escape; three
months getting back to base. Has DFC, Air Medal, Purple Heart, two
Battle Stars and Caterpillar Pin. (NOTE: All
info past parents names appears to be identical to Oscar V Stuckey
listed above) |
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Stuckey, W G - S 1/c W G Stuckey,
son of Mr & Mrs T W Stuckey, and husband of Syble Lee Hale Stuckey,
attended New London HS, Overton, Texas. Entered Navy in 1944. Trained
at San Diego, Cal., and Texas. Now in Tokyo Bay. Served in South Pacific. |
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Sturdivant, W C Jr - Capt W C Sturdivant
Jr, husband of Betty Jane Shoupe Sturdivant; entered Air Corps in
1941. Trained at Phoenix, Ariz., Roswell, NM, Santa Ana, Cal., Chandler
Field and Amarillo. Now on duty at Hdq. in Denver, Colo., replacing
Major Jackson. |
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Suggs, Charles A - Sgt Charles A
Suggs, son of Mrs Naomi Suggs; husband of Faye Stevens Suggs, attended
Judson Grove HS. Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained Ft Meyers, Fla.
Served in Australia, New Guinea, Guam, and the Philippines. |
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Suggs, William S - T/Sgt William
S Suggs, son of Mrs Naomi Suggs and husband of Audie Godfrey Suggs;
attended Judson Grove HS. Entered Air Corps in 1937. Trained at Barksdale,
La. Served in Africa, India and others unknown. |
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Sullivan, Albert M - Pfc Albert M
Sullivan, son of Mrs Bettie Sullivan and husband of Iris Dean Ainsworth
Sullivan; entered Air Corps in 1945; trained at Amarillo Army Air
Field, and Scott Field, Ill., where he is still on duty. |
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Summers, Joe E - Sgt Joe E Summers,
son of Mr & Mrs J E Summers and husband of Leota Rambo Summers,
entered Air Corps in 1943. Trained at Sheppard Field, Texas and Rapid
City Army Air Base, SD. Now on duty at Mountain Home, Idaho. |
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Summy, Kenneth D - AMM 1/c Kenneth
D Summy, son of Mr & Mrs H C Summy. Entered Navy in 1941. Survivor
of old USS Lexington of the Coral Sea Battle. Now on duty on USS Tarawa.
Holds the following medals and honors; Good Conduct, Pre-Pearl Harbor
with Star, American Theater, South Pacific with 3 Stars. |
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Sutton, Barney M - 2nd Lt Barney
M Sutton, son of Mr & Mrs Trannie Sutton and husband of Lillian
Hickman Sutton, entered Air Corps in 1942. Trained at Sheppard Field,
Tex. Has served in England twice. Holds Air Medal. Now on duty at
San Marcos Air Field, Tex. |
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Sutton, James M - AMM 2/c James M
Sutton, son of Mr & Mrs Trannie Sutton, attended Longview HS.
Entered Naval Air Corps in 1943. Trained at Corpus Christi, Tex. and
is still on duty there. |
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Swindell, Loyd G - Pfc Loyd G Swindell,
foster son of Mr & Mrs W M Swindell, attended Gladewater HS. Entered
82nd Field Art. in 1940. Trained at Ft Bliss. Has served on Australia,
New Guinea, and the Admiralty Is. Holds Good Conduct Medal and overseas
Ribbons. Received Med. Discharge Nov. 1944. |
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Swindell, Thomas Frank - Pvt Thomas
F Swindell, brother of Mrs W M Stokes, attended Mounds, Okla. school.
Entered Army in 1942. Trained at Ft Riley, Kan. Served at Ft Bliss,
Texas. Received an Honorable Discharge for age, Feb. 1943. |
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