Henderson County TX

The Men and Women in World War II from Henderson County

Thanks to Laura Gregory Roberts for transcribing this book.

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Valentine, Curtis O.
Cpl. Curtis O. Valentine, son of Mrs. J. O. Green. Entered Army in March, 1942. Trained in Texas. Served in England, N. Africa, Sicily, Italy and Scotland.

Vaughn, Acie
S/Sgt. Acie Vaughn, son of C. E. Vaughn. Entered the Army in 1936. Trained in Oklahoma and Texas. Served four years in the Pacific. Received two Battle Stars, American Defense and A&P Medal.

Vaughn, Bennie F.
Cpl. Bennie F. Vaughn, son of Mrs. Ettie White. Entered service Nov., 1940, trained at Camp Bowie, Texas. Served in Italy and Germany. Holds Good Conduct and Battle Star.

Vaughn, Durwood
Pfc. Durwood Vaughn entered service Dec., 1943, trained at Ft. Sill and Camp McCoy. Served in England, France, Luxembourg, Belgium. Holland and Germany. Holds Combat Inf. Badge with three Battle Stars.

Vaughn, Earlie L.
Pvt. Earlie L. Vaughn, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Vaughn. Entered Army Oct., 1941, trained at
Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.

Vaughn, Herman H.
Pfc. Herman H. Vaughn, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Vaughn. Entered Army March, 1943, trained at Camp Polk, La. Served in England, France, Belgium, Holland, Czechoslovakia and Germany. Holds ETO Ribbon with three Battle Stars, Combat Inf. Badge.

Vaughn, J. C.
Pfc. J. C. Vaughn, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Vaughn. Entered Army Jan., 1942, trained at McDill Field, Fla. Served in Scotland, England, Italy, Africa. Holds ETO Ribbon with four Battle Stars and MTO Ribbon.
Received discharge July 4, 1945.

Vaughn Lee Roy
Lee Roy Vaughn, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Vaughn. Entered Merchant Marines Jan., 1945, trained at St. Petersburg, Fla. Served in Africa, France, Panama and on Leyte.

Vines, Garvis V.
Cpl. Garvis V. Vines, wife, the former Anna Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Vines, attended Brwonsboro school. Entered Army Oct., 1942, trained at Camp Campbell, Ky. Honorable discharge in July, 1942.

Vinson, William H.
Pvt. Wm. H. Vinson, wife, the former Clara Bowman, son of Mrs. Laura Vinson. Entered Army Oct., 1942, trained at Camp Campbell and served in European Theater. Wounded in France Nov., 1944. Discharged Oct. 10, 1945.

Voyles, Argus R.
S/Sgt. Arus R. Voyles, wife, the former Vivian Hatton, son of W. O. Voyles. Entered Army Nov., 1940, trained at Ft. Bliss and Camp Carson. Served in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Holds ETO, AD Ribbons with three Battle Stars and Purple Heart. Wounded in Germany on Dec., 25, 1944.

Voyles, K. V.
S/Sgt K. V. Voyles, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Voyles, entered Army Jan., 1941, trained at Camp Bowie. Served in Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. Killed in action in France, 1944.
Walker, Royal A.
Pfc. Royal A. Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Walker. Entered Army in Sept., 1943. Trained in Texas and Maryland. Served in England, France, Belgium, Russia and Germany. Has ETO Ribbon with four Battle Stars, Pres. Citation and Good Conduct Medal.

Walker, William A.
Sgt. William A. Walker, wife, Joyce Garner, son of W. A. Walker. Entered Army in Sept., 1942. Trained in Texas and served in Cuba.

Wallace, Bartley
T/4 Bartley Wallace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wallace. Entered Army in March, 1942. Trained in Texas. Served in the Philippines.

Wallace, Charlie B.
Pfc. Charlie B. Wallace, wife, Essie Jones, son of W. H. Wallace. Entered service in 1942. Trained in California and Florida. Served on New Guinea, Australia and Biak Island.

Wallace, Elton R.
Pfc. Elton R. Wallace, wife, Mary Jo Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wallace. Attended Cross Roads School. Entered Army in 1944 and trained in Texas. Served in the Philippines and in Hawaii.

Walton, Thomas W.
Pvt. Thomas W. Walton, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Walton. Entered Army in Jan., 1941. Trained in Texas, served in England and N. Africa. Killed in April, 1943 in N. Africa.

Ware, H. V. Jr.
WT 1/c H. V. Ware Jr., son of Mrs. H. V. Ware, entered Navy in April, 1940. Trained in San Diego, Cal. and Philadelphia, Pa. Served in Borneo, Philippines, Aleutians and other places. Received American Def. Medal, one Star, Asiatic-Pacific, three Stars, ATO and Phil. Lib. with one Star.

Warren, Allie D.
Cpl. Allie D. Warren, wife, Faye Troublefield, son of Mrs. Ella Warren. Entered Army in Dec., 1942. Trained in Texas. Served in England, Holland, Battle of Ardennes in Belgium, in three Major Battles in Germany. Received the Combat Inf. Badge with three Battle Stars.

Warren, Ben F. (Peck)
Ship's Cook 2/c Ben (Peck) F. Warren, Jr., son of Ben F. Warren, Sr., attended Athens school. Entered Navy in 6-1-18, World War 1 and 12-9-41, World War II, trained at Mare Osland, Cal. and Norfolk, Va. Served in England, Hawaii, Panama, Australia, Midway and Wake. Awarded Victory Medal, ATO, PTO and Purple Heart.

Warren, Robert B.
CWT. Robert B. Warren, wife, Jennie Carmichael, son of Mrs. A. B. Warren. Entered Navy in March, 1926 to March, 1930. From Aug., 1940 to Nov., 1944, he trained in Virginia. Served in Atlantic, Pacific, Caribbean, China Sea. Has A&P, African European, American Yangzte Patrol, Good Conduct, Expert Rifleman, Pre-Pearl Harbor with Bronze A and medical discharge.

Warren, Wendel O.
Sgt. Wendel O. Warren, son of Mrs. Lee Warren. Entered Army in Nov., 1940. Trained in Texas. Served in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. Received Good Conduct and Overseas Medal.

Wathen, Evan H.
Lt. Evan H. Wathen, husband of Bettie Perkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Wathen, graduated from Texas A&M. Entered the Army in Dec., 1941, trained at Camp Roberts. Served in France and Germany. Wounded in Germany in 1945. Holds two Battle Stars.

Wathen, Thurman R.
Sgt. Thurman R. Wathen, son of Mrs. Ben Wathen, attended NTAC, Texas A&M. Entered the Marines in Jan., 1942, trained in San Diego, Jacksonville, Fla. and Memphis, Tenn. Served in Pacifiv. Holds Aerial Radio and Radar Medal.

Wathen, William L.
Lt. William L. Wathen, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Wathen, attended, Texas A&M. Entered the Army in Dec., 1941, trained at Camp Roberts and Camp Crowder. Served in Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg and Germany. Holds Bronze Star, four Battle Stars and other honors.

Watson, John C.
Pfc. John C. Watson, son of Mrs. Swanna Watson. Entered the Army in Oct., 1944, trained at Camp Wolters.
Served in Japan.

Watson, John L.
Capt. John L. Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Watson. Entered the Paratroopers in Jan., 1941, trained at Camp Bowie, Ft. Benning, Ft. Mitchell, and Ft. Bragg. Served in Africa, Italy and Sicily. Has two Purple Hearts, OLC, Bronze Star, ETO Ribbon and Pre-Pearl Harbor.

Watson, Willie J.
Y 1/c Willie J. Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Watson. Entered the Navy in 1942,
trained at Stillwater, Okla.

Weatherly, Joe D.
S 2/c Joe D. Weatherly, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Weatherly. Entered the Navy in March, 1942, trained in San Diego. Served aboard USS Naseav, USS Copeau and Saipan and Guadalcanal. Holds Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with four Battle Stars.

Weaver, Alvin M.
T/4 Alvin M. Weaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Weaver, attended Eustace school. Entered the Army in Feb., 1942, trained at Ft. Knox, Ky. Served in France, England, Belgium, and Germany. Holds ETO Ribbon with three Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal.

Weaver, Edward C.
Pvt. Edward C. Weaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Weaver, attended Eustace school. Entered the Army on Dec., 1942, trained at Ft. Benning, Ga. and Camp Fannin. Served in New Guinea and on Manilla. Killed in Manilla. Received the Purple Heart.

Weaver, Ralph J.
S 2/c Ralph J. Weaver, husband of Elizabeth Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Weaver. Entered the Navy in Oct., 1943, trained in San Diego, Cal. Received medical discharge in June, 1944.

Welborn, Billy
Pfc. Billy Welborn, wife, Janette Wilborn, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Welborn. Attended Athens School. Entered Army in Nov., 1943 and trained in Georgia. Served in England. Belgium, France, Germany and Austria. Received Double Pres. Citation, ETO Ribbon with three Stars and Combat Inf. Badge.*Typed as appears in book LGC*

Webster, James D.
CM 1/c James D. Webster, wife, Patty Loper, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Webster. Entered Navy in 1943. Trained in Virginia. Served on Pearl harbor, Hawaii, Samoa and the Philippines.

Welch, Bruce
S 1/c Bruce Welch, wife, Era Kidd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Welch. Entered Navy in May, 1944.
Trained in San Diego.

Werneking, Oscar L.
S/Sgt. Oscar L. Werneking, wife, Agnes Wallace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Werneking. Entered Army in April, 1942. Trained in California. Served in the European Theater.

White, Dean
Pfc. Dean White, wife, Minnie Joe Garrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. White. Entered Army in Sept., 1942. Trained in Texas. Served in North Africa, Sicily, France and Italy.

White, James L.
Pfc. James L. White, wife, Isobel Snowden, son of Mrs. Mary White. Entered Army in March, 1944. Trained in Texas. Served in Scotland, England, Belgium, France and Germany. Received Unit Citation.

White, Joe B.
S/Sgt. Joe B. White, wife, Betty Graphmiller, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. White, Sr. Entered Army in Oct., 1940. Trained in Texas and Washington. Served in Italy. Received Pre-Pearl harbor and ETO Ribbon with five Stars. Discharged.

White, Maurice G.
EM 1/c Maurice G. White, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. White. Entered Navy in June, 1941. Trained in Illinois. Participated in invasion of Africa, Sicily, Naples, Leyte, Guam, Okinawa, two landings on Luzon, Lingayen Gulf and Subic Bay.

White, Oran
Sgt. Oran White, wife, Margie Gilfoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. White. Entered Army in Oct., 1942.
Trained in Kentucky.

Whitehead, Arthur N.
Sgt. Arthur N. Whitehead, wife, Christine Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Whitehead. Entered Army in Oct., 1942. Trained in Alabama. Served in Australia and on Biak Island.

Whitehead, Frank L.
Pvt. Frank L. Whitehead, wife, the former Atheleen Youngblood, son of Mrs. Elmer Tiner. Entered Army in 1941, trained at Ft. Sam Houston. Served in Iceland, England, France and Germany. Wounded in France in 1944. Holds purple Heart, Bronze Star, five Battle Stars. Discharged.

Whithead, Thurman C.
Pfc. Thurman C. Whitehead, wife, the former Sylvia Jackson, son of J. E. Wjitehead. Entered Army Dec., 1943, trained at Ft. Lewis, Wash. Served in Scotland, England, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. Holds ETO Ribbon with three Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal.

Whitehead, Vernon B.
1st Lt. Vernon B. Whitehead, wife, the former Imogene Hoffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitehead. Trained at Camp Bowie and Ft. Benning, Ga. Served in Italy, France, Africa and Germany. Holds Purple Heart, Silver Star, AD, ETO Campaign Ribbon with five Battle Stars. Wounded in France, in 1943.

Whitener, Albert T.
Albert T, Whitener, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Whitener. Entered Navy Feb., 1942, trained in San Diego, Cal. Served on Honolulu.

Whitman, Charles R.
T/4 Charles L. Whitman, son of J. C. Whitman. Entered Army Feb., 1943, trained at Ft. Knox, Ky. Served in England, France and Belgium. Has ETO Ribbons and two Battle Stars.

Whitman, James T.
Pvt. James T. Whitman, son of J. C. Whitman. Entered Army March, 1942, trained at Ft. Sam Houston. Served in Iceland, England and France. Has ETO Ribbon, two Stars.

Wilbanks, Bonner C.
Sgt. Bonner C. Wilbanks, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Wlbanks. Entered Army Feb., 1943, trained at Ft. Lewis, Wash. Served in France, England, Belgium and Germany. One Bronze Star, ETO Ribbon, four Battle Stars
and one Silver Star.

Wilkerson, Troy T.
T/Sgt. Troy T. Wilkerson, wife, the former Jim Henry, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilkerson. Entered Army Jan., 1940, trained at Ft. Bliss, Texas. Served in China, India, Australia, Egypt and Africa. Holds Combat Inf. Badge, with two Battle Stars. Now discharged.

Williams, Aubrey A.
Pvt. Aubrey A. Williams, wife, the former Marzel Costello, son of Mrs. S. J. Williams. Entered Army Dec., 1942, trained at Camp Howze. Served in France and Belgium. Killed Jan 12, 1945.

Williams, Charles W.
S/Sgt. Charles W. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Williams. Entered Army Sept., 1943, trained at Camp Roberts, Cal. Served in the Pacific.

Williams, Elbert R.
Cpl. Elbert R. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Williams, deceased. Entered Army in March, 1942. Trained in England, N. Africa and Italy. Received the EAME and five Bronze Stars. Discharged.

Williams, Garvin O.
Sgt. Garvin O. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams. Entered Army in Sept., 1942. Trained in Oklahoma. Served in England, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany.

Williams, Harlon W.
Cpl. Harlon W. Williams, wife, Emma Lee Shelby, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams. Entered Army in Nov., 1942. Trained in Missouri. Served in EAME Theater of Operations and on Ascension Islands. Discharged.

Williams, James Y.
Pfc. James Y. Williams, wife, Blanche Adair, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Williams. Entered Army in Sept., 1942. Trained in Florida. Served in Hawaii and on the Marianas Islands.

Williams, Jay W.
Pvt. Jay W. Williams, wife, Marene Couch, son of Mr. and Mrs. S.J.B. Williams. Entered Army in March, 1944. Trained in Oklahoma. Discharged in July, 1945.

Williams, Jesse C.
Sgt. Jesse C. Williams, wife, Annie Mary Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Williams. Entered Army in May, 1944. Trained in Missouri. Served in Canada, France, Scotland, England, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. Received the ATO, ETO, Pre-Pearl Harbor Ribbons with five Battle Stars. Discharged in August, 1945.

Williams, Robert B.
T/Sgt. Robert B. Williams, wife, Eilene Hermon, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Williams. Entered the Calvary in 1939. Entered Air Corps in 1941. Trained in Colorado. Served on Hawaii and SW Pacific. Has Pres. Citation, Air Medal with two OLCs, DFC, with one OLC. Discharged in Sept., 1945.

Williams, Robert E.
Sgt. Robert E. Williams, son of R. H. Williams. Entered the Air Corps in 1942. Trained in Illinois and Louisiana.

Williams, Taylor F.
RDM 3/c Taylor F. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Williams. Entered Navy in Oct., 1943. Trained in San Diego and Rhode Island. Had 17 months ship duty as Radar Operator. Was on duty in the Pacific.

Williamson, Reagan W.
Cpl. Reagan W. Williamson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Williamson. Entered Army in Oct., 1942. Trained in Texas. Served in Italy and Africa.

Wills, John L.
AM 2/c John L. Wills, husband of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Mayfield. Entered the Navy in Nov., 1942, trained in San Diego. Served on Guam, Saipan and Leyte. Holds five Battle Stars.

Wimberley, Karl K.
Sgt. Karl K. Wimberley, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wimberley. Entered the Army in Feb., 1943, trained at Camp Hulen, Texas. Served in Normandy, Belgium, France and Germany. Has five Major Battles.

Windham, Murray E.
Cpl. Murray E. Windham, husnamd of Iona Buckner, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Windham. Entered Army Jan., 1939, trained ay Schofield Bks., Hawaii. Served in Guadalcanal in March, 1942. Holds PTO and American Def. Ribbon with three Battle Stars. Discharged in Sept. 1945.

Wingo, James J.
Pvt. James J. Wingo, husband of Beth Weaver, son of Mrs. J. J. Wingo. Entered the Army, trained at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Received medical discharge.

Wise, J. L.
S/Sgt. J. L. Wise, husband of Winnelle Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Wise. Entered the Army in March, 1942, trained at Camp Barkeley and Ft. Sill, Okla. Served in England, France, Belgium, Germany and Czechoslovakia. Holds four Battle Stars.

Wofford, Tom B., Jr.
1st Lt. Tom B. Wofford, Jr., son of Mrs. Tom B. Wofford, Sr. Entered the Army in May, 1943, trained at Camp Hood, Texas and Indiantown Gap, Pa. Served in England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany. Wounded in action near Metz in Nov., 1944. Has Combat Inf. Badge and Purple Heart.

Wofford, William M.
T/3 William M. Wofford, son of Mrs. T. B. Wofford. Entered the Army in July, 1942, trained at Camp Pickett, Va. Served in Africa and Italy.

Wolfe, A. T.
Cpl. A. T. Wolfe, husband of Alene Davis, son of Mrs. Minnie Wolfe, attended A&M College. Entered Army in 1941, trained at Randolph Field, Texas and Lake Field, Phoenix, Ariz.

Wolfe, Robert R.
Pvt. Robert R. Wolfe, Jr., husband of Doris Daves, son of Robert Wolfe. Entered the service in Oct., 1943, trained at Camp Wolters. Killed while serving in France.

Wood, Barney E.
T/Sgt. Barney E. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. I. Wood. Entered the Air Corps in Feb., 1944, trained at Sheppard Field and in Laredo, Texas. Served on New Guinea, Mindoro, Ie Shima and completed 50 combat missions. Has Air Medal and three OLCs.

Wood, Cole Y.
Sgt. Cole Y. Wood, Jr., wife, Geneva Moon, son of Cole Y. Wood. Attended Brownsboro School. Entered service in Oct., 1942, trained in Texas. Served on Guam, Hawaii. Received PTO Ribbon with one Battle Star.

Wood, Darrell
Pvt. Darrell Wood, wife, Faye Philan, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Wood, Sr. Entered the service in May, 1945.
Trained in Texas.

Wood, Fletcher G.
Cpl. Fletcher G. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wood. Entered Army in 1942. Trained in Texas and California. Served in N. Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, Germany and Austria. Has Pres. Citation, Bronze Star and ETO Ribbon.

Wood, Henry E.
S/Sgt. Henry E. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wood. Attended Bethel School. Wife, former, Joy Stockard. Entered Army in 1940. Trained in Texas. Served in Ireland, Scotland, England, Italy, France, Belgium and Germany. Wounded in France in July, 1944. Has Purple Heart, Amer. Def., ETO, Pres. Citation and Combat Inf. Badge. Discharged.

Wood, William R.
S 2/c William R. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. I. Wood. Entered Navy in July, 1945. Trained in San Diego.

Woodward, Loyd V.
Pfc. Loyd V. Woodward, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Woodward. Entered the Marines in 1944. Trained in California. Served on Okinawa and Saipan.

Wright, Beauford J.
CM 1/c Beauford J. Wright, wife, Thressa Wilbanks, son of C. C. Wright. Entered Navy in July, 1943. Trained in Virginia. Served in Midway, Hawaii.

Wyrick, Royce F.
T/Sgt. Royce F. Wyrick, wife, Daluh Dean, son of Mrs. J. T. Wyrick. Entered Army in April, 1942. Trained in Tennessee and Washington. Served on Hawaii, New Guinea, Morotai and Luzon. Has Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Star and Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with two Stars.

Yancy, Joseph R.
S/Sgt. Joseph R. Yancy, wife, Hazel Deen Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Yancy. Entered Army in Nov., 1940. Trained in Texas. Was in Alabama.

Yarbrough, Walter G.
Cpl. Walter G. Yarbrough, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Yarzrough, deceased. Entered the Air Corps in Oct., 1942. Served in Texas. Discharged in March, 1943.

Yelvington, James C.
Sgt. James C. Yelvington (Salty), son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Yelvington, Sr. Entered the Army Oct., 1942, trained at Buckingham Field, Ft. Meyers, Fla. and Barksdale Field La. Served in England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Luxembourg and Australia. Holds Air Medal, OLC, Good Conduct Medal, ETO with two Battle Stars.

Youngblood, Herndon T.
Sgt. Herndon T. Youngblood, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Youngblood. Entered the Army in 1943, trained at Camp Howze, Texas. Served in Germany, England, Belgium, and France. Wounded in Germany in 1945. Holds Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Battle Star.

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