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The Men & Women In WW II From Gregg County
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 Baccus, William E - S 1/c William E Baccus, son of Mrs Grac Baccus, attended Longview HS. Entered Navy 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in the South Pacific. Now on duty at Saipan. Witness of the Japanese Surrender.
Bagley, James L - A/S James L Bagley, son of Mr & Mrs Herman H Bagley. Entered Navy 1945; trained at San Diego, Calif. and now on duty there. Attended Juston Grove HS.
Bailes, Kenneth W - T/5 Kenneth W Bailes, son of Mr & Mrs Leo Bailes, husband of the former Miss Elizabeth Betters Bailes, attended Kilgore HS and Jr College. Entered Air Corps Band 1942; trained at Hondo, Texas. Has served in India. Holds Good Conduct Medal and Rifleman's Badge.
Bailey, Charles T - T/5 Cpl Charles T Bailey, husband of Reba Mae Bryant Bailey, attended Longview HS. Entered the ATC 1942; trained at Camp Millard, Ohio. Has served England, France, Belgium and Germany for 21 months. Has 3 Combat Stars.
Bailey, Earnest Ruth - Pfc Earnest Ruth Bailey, enlisted July 1944 in the 3rd Air Force and became a flight nurse in the Air WACS. Trained at Ft Oglethorp, Ga. Transferred to Key Field, Meridian, Miss.
Bain, Billy - M 2/c Billy Bain, son of Mrs Joe Frazier and husband of Sibyle McAfee Bain, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Seabees 1942; trained in California. Has served in the South Pacific, where he is still on duty.
Baker, Arthur E - Pvt Arthur E Baker, son of Mr & Mrs E E Baker and husband of Emma Northcutt Baker, attended Pine Tree and Longview HS. Entered Army 1945. Trained at Camp Hood, Texas. Has served in Philippines and is now on duty at Luzon.
Baker, D L (Jack) - Cpl D L (Jack) Baker, son of Mr & Mrs E E Baker; attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Marines 1942; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in the Pacific and is now on duty at Okinawa.
Baker, Harold L - Sgt Harold L Baker, son of Mr & Mrs E E Baker and husband of Ruby Waters Baker, attended Longview and Pine Tree HS. Entered army 1940. Has served in Ireland, Scotland, England, N Africa and Sicily. Holds Purple Heart, Silver Star and Good Conduct Medal. He now is discharged.
Baker, James Hurshel - T/4 James H Baker, son of Mrs W H Baker of Center, Texas, entered Army Inf. 1942; engaged in 3 major battles in the Aleutians and Marshalls. Now on duty with the 193 2nd Eng. Avn. at Oahu.
Baker, Merrill B - S 1/c Merrill B Baker, son of Mr & Mrs Cole B Baker and husband of Freida E Howell Baker, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Navy 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif. and Amphibious Base at Coronado, Calif. Has served in Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Illithi Island, and Philippines. Now aboard USS Cheleb on sea duty.
Baker, Roy S - A/C Roy S Baker, son of C C Baker; graduated Kilgore HS; attended Kilgore College; entered Air Corps March 29, 1943; trained Sheppard Field, Texas; wounded Chickasha, Okla. Discharged Sept. 17, 1943.
Baker, William A - Pfc William A Baker, son of Mr & Mrs A B Baker and husband of Wanda Jenkins Baker; attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Marines 1944; served at Saipan and Okinawa. Holds Marksmanship Medal.
Baldridge, Bill - S Bill Baldridge, nephew of Mrs A M Baldridge of Longview, entered Navy 1943; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in the Philippines, where he is still on duty.
Baldridge, Jerry M - MM Jerry M Baldridge, son of Mr & Mrs A M Baldridge, entered Merchant Marines 1943; trained at St Petersburg, Fla. Has served in Australia, New Guinea, Africa, South America, India, and Egypt. Now on duty in Italy.
Baleo, Ramon - Pvtg Ramon Baleo, friend of Ray A Moss, entered Army 1944; trained at Camp Wolters, Amarillo, San Antonio, Perrin Field, Sherman, Texas. Has served in Australia, England, Belgium, France and Germany. Has 2 Battle Stars, ETO Ribbon and Purple Heart.
Ballow, Harris - Pfc Harris Ballow, son of Mrs Able Ballow and husband of the former Miss Tennie Shelton Ballow. Entered Inf. 1944; trained at Camp Hood, Texas. Has served in France, Germany, where now on duty. Has 2 Battle Stars, Purple Heart and Cluster.
Bamburg, Charlie E - Cpl Charlie E Bamburg, son of Mr & Mrs J H Bamburg, husband of Mrs Ruth Hudson Bamburg. Entered Army 1940. Served in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Engaged in 2 major battles, wounded in Belgium 1944. Now has an Honorable Discharge.
Bamburg, John H - Sgt John H Bamburg Jr, son of Mr & Mrs J H Bamburg, husband of the former Miss Marie Colvin Bamburg. Entered Air Corps 1941; trained at Chanute Field, Gardner Field, Montata State Univ., Las Vegas AAF, Ft Meyers, Amarillo AAF and Biggs Field. Now on duty at Guam.
Banda, Eliseo - Pfc Eliseo Banda, son of Vicente M Bamba, husband of Evelyn Waller Banda. Entered Marines 1942; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in Samoa, Mavi, and Oahu, Hawaii, and Einwetok. Now has Honorable Discharge. Has Purple Heart.
Bander, Joseph H - 2nd Lt Joseph H Bander, son of Mr & Mrs Joe Bander, Longview. Entered Air Corps 1943; trained Santa Ana, Calif. Received Wings at Williams Field, Ariz. Has served in New Guinea. Now on duty in 49th Fighter Group in the Philippines.
Bankhead, Lois A - 1st Lt Lois A Bankhead, daughter of Mr & Mrs T A Bankhead, attended White Oak HS, TSCW, and Dallas School of Nursing. Entered Army Nurses' Corps 1942; trained in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Mass., Illinois, and Calif. Has served in the Hawaii and Marianas Islands. Now on duty in Saipan.
Bankhead, Thomas A - Pvt Thomas A Bankhead, son of Mr & Mrs T A Bankhead, attended White Oak HS and Univ. of Texas. Entered Air Corps 1944; trained in Calif., New Mexico and Colorado. Now on duty Lowery Field, Colo.
Barger, Ralph E - MOMM 3/c Ralph E Barger, entered Navy 1944; trained for Basic training at San Diego, Calif. and received his Eng. and Diesel training at Gulfport, Miss. Served overseas and now on duty at Manus, Admiralty Is.
Barker, Clyde W - Sgt Clyde W Barker, son of Mr & Mrs W C Barker. Entered ATC of Air Corps 1942; served England, France, Spain, Bermuda, Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Africa. Holds ETO and Good Conduct Ribbons. Now on duty in NY.
Barker, Curtis T - A/C Curtis T Barker, son of Mr C C Barker, husband of the former Miss Gladys Smith, graduated from Kilgore HS. Entered Air Corps June 4, 1942; trained at Sheppard Field, Texas. Now on duty on Tinian Island.
Barnard, B T - S 2/c B T Barnard, son of Mr & Mrs B T Barnard; attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Navy 1945. Trained at San Diego, Calif and is still stationed there at the Supply Depot.
Barnard, Charles F - F 1/c Charles F Barnard, son of Mr & Mrs B T Barnard, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Coast Guard 1942; trained Pensacola, Fla. Has served in the Battle of Normandy, N Africa, and Okinawa. Has overseas ribbons and other awards. Now in the Philippines.
Barnard, Fred J - CMM Fred J Barnard, son of Mr & Mrs B T Barnard; attended White Oak HS. Entered Navy in 1938. Trained at Norfolk, Va. Has served in Philippines and England, where he is still on duty. Has overseas ribbons and other awards.

Barnes, James E - Pfc James E Barnes, son of Earnest S Barnes, and husband of Sally Barnes, attended Longview HS. Entered Inf. 1943; served in the Pacific area for 18 months. Holds OLC with 2 Purple Hearts, Combat Inf. Badge and Good Conduct Medal.
Barnett, James O - A/S James O Barnett, son of Mr & Mrs A B Barnett, attended White Oak HS. Entered Air Forces 1944 and then transferred to the Navy in 1945; trained at San Diego, where he is still on duty.
Barnett, Walter F - COX Walter F Barnett, son of Mr & Mrs H Barnett; entered Navy Troop Transport in 1944; trained at Coronado, Calif. Has served on Luzon, Guadalcanal, Solomons, New Caledonia and Okinawa. Has 5 Service Ribbons and Stars. Now in the hospital in California.
Barnwell, Royce E - Lt Royce E Barnwell, son of Mr & Mrs J H Barnwell, husband of Mrs Helen May Barnwell. Entered Air Corps 1941; received wings at Ellington Field, Texas. Has served in the European Theater; now on duty at Hamilton Filed, Calif. with ATC.
Barrett, Maurice C - Lt (jg) Maurice C Barrett, son of Mr & Mrs M C Barrett. Entered Naval Air Corps 1942. Trained at Hensley Field, Dallas and Corpus Christi, Texas. Has served on Attu Island and in Brazil, S.A. Holds Navy Unit Citation. Now on duty at San Pedro, Calif.
Bartlett, Jimmie E - Sgt Jimmie E Bartlett, son of Mr & Mrs J M Bartlett, graduated from Gladewater HS in 1942; entered Army 1943; served in Germany and France. Holds Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Inf. Badge, Good Conduct Ribbon, ETO Ribbon. Was a platoon leader. Now in Austria.
Bartlett, Val E - S 1/c Val E Bartlett, son of Mr & Mrs J M Bartlett, graduated from Big Sandy HS. Entered Navy in 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served at Iwo Jima, the Marianas and other places in the South Pacific. Holds 1 Battle star and 1 Bronze Star. Now somewhere in the South Pacific.
Barton, Barney F -S 1/c Barney F Barton, son of Mr & Mrs D A Barton. Entered Navy 1941, trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in several different camps, now on duty at Treasure Island, Calif.
Barton, Emory Y - S 1/c Emory Y Barton, son of Mrs Alma Barton, husband of Una Bob Reese Barton, attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Texas, Fla, Ala, and Colo. for B-24 Gunner. Now on duty in Denver, Colo. Holds Good Conduct Medal.
Barton, Harry - Y 3/c Harry Barton, son of Mr & Mrs G H Barton, husband of former Lanelle Day Barton, attended East Mt HS. Entered Navy 1943; trained at Corpus Christi, Texas and Norfolk, Va. Has served in Bermuda. Now on duty at Edenton, NC.
Barton, Joe - Cpl Joe Barton, son of Mr & Mrs G H Barton, attended East Mt HS. Entered Air Corps 1943; trained at Alexandria, La., Amarilly, Texas, Phoenix, Ariz., Santa Ana, Calif., Scott Field, Ill., and Truax Field, Wis., where now on duty. Holds Good Conduct Medal.
Barton, Robert A - SH 2/c Robert A Barton, son of Mr & Mrs D A Barton, attended East Mt HS. Entered Navy 1941; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in the South Pacific. Was killed in action Oct 26, 1942 at Santa Cruz. Awarded Purple Heart.
Barton, Roy J - Pvt Roy J Barton, son of Mr & Mrs D A Barton. Entered Army 1943; trained at Camp Fannin, Texas. Has served in the South Pacific for 18 months. Now on duty in Manila, P.I.
Barton, Travis - Y 3/c Travis Barton, son of Mr & Mrs G H Barton, husband of Frankie Dehart Barton, attended East Mt. HS. Entered Navy 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served at Pearl Harbor and in all the major battles in the South Pacific on the destroyer USS Monnesen.
Barton, William R - T/Sgt William R Barton, son of Mr & Mrs Robert Barton, husband of the former Miss Mozlle Nance. Entered Air Corps 1942. Has served in South Africa, India, Burma, and now on duty in China. Holds Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbons with Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Sharpshooter Medal and Expert Rifleman Medal.
Bates, John H Jr - AOM 3/c John H Bates Jr, son of Mr & Mrs J H Bates, entered Navy 1944; trained at USNTS in San Diego, Calif. Has served in Hawaii and now on duty at Oahu.
Baughman, George B - Pfc George B Baughman attended Kilgore HS. Entered army in March 1942; trained at Camp Wolters and Camp Barkeley. Now on MP duty at Albuquerque, NM.
Bazzell, John S - S 2/c John S Bazzell, son of Mrs C S Bazzell, entered Navy 1945; trained at USNTC San Diego, Calif. Now on duty at Coronado Is., San Diego, Calif.
Bean, Nathaniel B Jr - Lt Nathaniel B Bean Jr, son of Mr & Mrs N B Bean Sr, husband of Anatta Freeman. Graduate of Kilgore HS, Texas Military College, SMU. Entered Marine Corp May 24, 1942; trained at San Diego, Calif. Served in Pacific, and awarded PTO with one Star. Now on duty at Pearl Harpor
Beard, George A - Pvt George A Beard, son of Geo. Beard, graduate of New London, HS; attended Kilgore College. Entered Army 1942; trained Sheppard Field, Texas. Served in Germany, France, England. Holds ETO and other ribbons with battle stars. Now on duty in Germany.
Beard, Horace R - MM 1/c Horace R Beard, husband of Marjorie J Morgan Beard, entered Navy Seabees in 1942; trained at Camp Allen, Camp Peary, Lejeune and Port Heuneme. Has served at Guam, Saipan, the Marianas, and Marshalls. Has AP and AT awards.
Beard, Winifred M - Sgt Winifred M Beard, son of Mr & Mrs Walter Beard of Magnolia, Ark., attended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Sheppard Field, Texas. Has served in Scotland and England. Holds Pres. Citation, Good Conduct Ribbon and 6 Bronze Stars.
Bearden, Arlie E - S 1/c Arlie E Bearden, husband of Edith Bridges Bearden, entered Navy Maintenance in 1943; trained at San Diego, Calif. Served only as a "Dry Land" Sailor. Now has a discharge.
Beasley, William E - MM 1/c William Elton Beasley, son of W R Beasley and husband of Lois Beasley, entered Seabees 1942; trained at Norfolk, Va. Has served at Guadalcanal and other places in the Pacific. Holds the Pres. Citation, and Good Conduct Medal. Now on duty at Okinawa.
Beaty, John J - T/Sgt John J Beaty, son of Mr & Mrs John Beaty, attended SMU, Dallas. Entered 111th Eng. 36th Div. in 1941. Trained at Camp Bowie, Texas. Has served in N Africa, Italy, Southern France and was a POW from Aug. 1944 to Jan. 1945. Has Soldier's Medal, Silver Star, and Good Conduct Medal.
Beavers, James W - SC 3/c James W Beavers, son of Mr & Mrs J W Beavers, attended the U of Texas. Entered Navy in 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif and in Washington, DC. Has served in both the Atlantic and the Pacific Theaters of war. Now on duty in the Philippines.
Bechaud, Jean P Jr - WO (jg) Jean P Bechaud Jr, son of Mr & Mrs J P Bechaud Sr, husband of the former Mary Freudiger Bechaud. Entered the Anti-aircraft Art. 1942; trained at Camp Wallace, Texas. Has served in the USA and Canada. Has Good Conduct Medal and AT Ribbon and Honorable Discharge.
Bedsole, Thomas K - PHM 2/c Thomas K Bedsole, son of Mr & Mrs T F Bedsole, husband of Mavanee Cumbie, graduated from Pine Tree HS. Entered Navy 1943. Received training at San Diego, Little Creek, Va. Has served in Yosemite, Calif., Seattle, Wash., Panama and Hawaii. Now on duty in the Pacific area near Guam.
Beebe, Don M - Sgt Don M Beebe, son of Mr & Mrs F M Beebe, graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered Army Air Corps June 1942; trained at Sheppard Field. Has served in England. Holds Good Conduct and ETO. Missing in action since April 6, 1945 over Leipzig, Germany.
Beebe, Loren F - MM 1/c Loren F Beebe, son of Mr & Mrs F M Beebe, husband of Sybil Odom. Graduated from Kilgore HS. Entered Seabees December 1942. Trained at Norfolk, Va. Has served in Trinidad, the Philippines, Borneo, and now on duty in Borneo. Holds AT and PTO Ribbons.
Belew, Travis - W/O Travis Belew, son of Mrs T M Belew. Entered Navy 1943; trained at Norfolk, Va. Has served in the Aleutians. Now on duty at Pearl Harbor.
Bell, Cecil (Ike) - Sgt Cecil (Ike) Bell, son of Mr & Mrs J T Bell, husband of the former Miss Billie Sue Van Wey, attended school at Longview. Entered Air Corps 1942. Has served in France, England, Iceland and Ireland. Now on duty in Stockton, Calif. Has the Purple Heart for wounds received in action August 11, 1943 in France.
Bell, Julius T - Pfc Julius T Bell, son of Mr & Mrs J T Bell, husband of Sereta Mosley, attended school at Longview. Has served in the Philippines and now on duty at Manila.
Bell, Max H - Sgt Max H Bell, son of Charley H Bell, husband of Stella Martin Bell. Entered Army 1943; trained at Camp Fannin. Has served in England, France and Germany. POW from July 1944 to January 1945. Now on duty at Camp Hood. Holds ETO Ribbons and Battle Stars.
Bennett, Cliff J - Pvt Cliff J Bennett, son of Mr & Mrs C R Bennett, attended Kilgore HS. Entered army in March 1945. Trained at Camp Hood. Now on duty at Camp Maxey.
Bennett, David - CBM David Bennett, son of Mr & Mrs Willie Bennett, served in New Guinea, Australia, and the Philippines. Holds Pacific Theater Ribbon, and Good Conduct Medal. Now on duty at San Francisco.
Bennett, Earl - Sgt Earl Bennett, son of Mr & Mrs Willie Bennett and husband of Violet Miles Bennett; attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army Eng. Corps in 1943. Has served in Belgium, Holland, Germany, France, and England. Holds 2 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Service Pin, and Bravery Medal. Now on duty in Okinawa. 
Bennett, Gary S - 1st Lt Gary S Bennett, son of Mr & Mrs R S McCarley, attended Texas U. Entered Air Corps in 1943 and became a navigator. Has served in England, France, and Germany. Has 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, 2 DFC, 1 DSC Air Medal, and Pres. Citation. Now on duty at San Angelo, Texas.
Bennett, Henry C - 1st Lt Henry C Bennett, son of Mr & Mrs R S McCarley; attended Baylor U. Entered Army Air Corps Ord. 1942; trained at Aberdeen, Md. Has served in England. Has Pres. Citation and other honors. Now on duty at Sioux Falls, SD.
Benton, Marvin E - Pvt Marvin E Benton, son of Mr & Mrs C C Benton and husband of Wanda Ellis Benton; entered Army in 1945; trained at Camp Roberts, Calif. Finished Basic Training Sept. 8, 1945.
Berry, Clifford W - Pfc Clifford W Bery, sister of Kathryn Halle; entered Army Oct 1940; trained Camp Wolters; served Ireland, England, France, Belgium, Germany. Holds Purple Heart, Combat Badge, Inf. Badge. Wounded in Germany April 1945. Now on duty France Hospital. (NOTE: should be brother instead of sister)
Berry, Earnest B - Pfc Earnest B Berry, sister of Kathryn Halle. Entered Marine Corps Nov. 11, 1943; trained San Diego, Calif. Served Hawaii. Now on duty in Hawaii at present. (NOTE: should be brother instead of sister)
Berry, Floyd H & Boyd H - Cpl's Floyd H & Boyd H Berry, brothers of Kathryn Halle; attended Gatesville HS. Entered Army Nov 1942. Trained Camp Maxey, Texas. Served Belgium and Germany. Hold two Major Combat Medals, Combat Badge. Now on duty in Germany.
Berry, James Edward - S 2/c James Edward Berry, son of Mr & Mrs W I Berry, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy 1941. Trained at Great Lakes, Ill. Has served in Africa, New Caledonia, Australia, New Guinea, and New Hebrides. Now on duty in the South Pacific.
Berry, J Frank Jr - Lt J Frank Berry, son of Mr & Mrs J Frank Berry Sr, graduate of White Oak HS and attended Texas A&M before entering Army Air Corps 1942. Trained at Douglas, Ariz. and served in England, holding American Defense and ETO Ribbons, 2 Battle Stars and Pres. Citation. Now on duty Sioux Falls, SD.
Berry, John W - T/S John W Berry, son of Mr & Mrs W I Berry, husband of the former Ophelia McFarland Berry, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps 1937, trained at Barksdale, La, Columbus, Miss, and Blytheville, Ark. Now on duty at Selma, Ala.
Berry, Lloyd A - S 1/c Lloyd A Berry, son of Mr & Mrs C P Berry, husband of Geraldine Phillips Berry; attended HS in El Dorado, Ark. Entered Navy 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in France, Italy and the Philippines. Now on duty on Okinawa.
Berry, Printis A - Pvt Printis A Berry, sister of Kathryn Halle, husband of the former Miss Mable Berry. Entered Army; trained at Ft Meade, Maryland. Was discharged. (NOTE: should be brother instead of sister)
 
 Berry, Robert O - Sgt Robert O Berry, sister of Kathryn Holle, husband of the former Annie Ruth Johnson. Attended Gatesville HS. Entered Army March 1940; trained at Fort Knox, Ky. Has served in England, Italy and N Africa. Now on duty in Italy. Holds 5 Battle Stars. (NOTE: should be brother instead of sister)
Berry, Thomas F - F 1/c EM Thomas F Berry, son of Mr & Mrs E L Berry. Entered Navy March 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served at Guadalcanal, Villa Gulf, Roi Einwetok, the Philippines and Okinawa. Holds two Battle Stars and Pres. Citation.
Berry, Troy Royce - S 2/c Troy Royce Berry, son of Mr & Mrs W I Berry, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Naval Air Corps 1944; trained at Memphis, Tenn., Jacksonville and Banana River, Fla., where now on duty.
Berryman, Jess W - Pfc Jess W Berryman, foster son of Mr & Mrs Harry May. Entered Air Corps 1940; trained in many different places, among them Dale Mabry Field, Fla. Has served in seven major battles in the European Theater. Now on duty at Trinidad.
Best, Henry J W - Pfc Henry J W Best, son of C E Best, husband of the former Madge Hamiter Best, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army 1944; trained at Ft Riley, Kansas. Has served in the Hawaiians, the Marianas and on Okinawa; now on duty in the Philippines.
Bewley, Jack D - Pfc Jack D Bewley, son of Mrs Julia A Bewley; attended Whitesboro HS. Entered the Army AAF in July 1944. Trained at Camp Roberts, Calif. and Oahu, Hawaii. Now on duty on Okinawa.
Birdsong, Christine - S 2/c Christine Birdsong, daughter of Mr & Mrs Grady Birdsong, graduate of Longview HS. Entered the Waves in January 1945; trained at Bronx, NY and now on duty there.
Birdsong, George W - Pfc George w Birdsong, son of George W Birdsong, attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Ellington Field, Sheppard Field and Dodge City, Kansas. Killed in line of duty at Dodge City, Kansas, Dec. 18, 1944.
Birdsong, Semuel F - S 1/c Semuel F Birdsong, son of Mr & Mrs Grady Birdsong, entered Navy 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif. Now on duty aboard YMS 478 in Pacific.
Bivins, Bert - S 1/c Bert Bivins, son of the late Mr & Mrs F H Bivins, graduated Longview HS. Entered Navy 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in the Marshalls, Carolinas, Admiralties, Philippines, and New Guinea. Has AT, AP and Phil. Liberation Ribbons.
Bivins, John S - Pfc John S Bivins, son of Mrs F H & the late Mr Bivins, and husband of Margaret Ogle Bivins, attended Longview HS. Entered Army 1944; trained at Camp Bliss, Colorado Springs, and Camp Gruber, Okla. Has served in France, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. Has Good Conduct and Sharpshooter's Medals.
Bivins, Marshall H - 2nd Lt Marshall H Bivins, son of the late Mr & Mrs F H Bivins, attended Longview HS and Schreiner Institute. Entered Army 1942; served in England, Belgium, Holland, France, and Germany. Has the Purple Heart and Battle Field App. Now on duty in Germany.
Black, G W - S 1/c G W Black, son of Oscar Black; husband of Ozella Timme; graduated Kilgore HS and Kilgore College; entered Navy 1945; trained San Diego, Calif. Now on duty at USNTS, California.
Black, Lester L - Lt (jg) Lester L Black, son of Mr & Mrs H P Black of Longview and husband of Bobbie Sue McHan of Dallas, became Navy Dentist attached to Marine Air Wing in 1942. Expert Rifleman and Expert Pistol Shot. Died at Camp Gillespie, San Diego, Calif.
Black, Norman W - F 1/c (EM) Norman W Black, son of Mr & Mrs Norman W Black, attended Longview HS and Baylor Univ. Entered Navy 1944. Trained at San Diego, Calif. and Gulfport, Miss. Has served in Ireland. Now on duty on mine sweeper in Pacific.
Black, Oscar L - Capt Oscar L Black, son of Oscar Black; husband of Nedra Cook; graduated Kilgore HS and Kilgore College; entered Air Corps 1941; trained Ont., Calif. Served in Philippines, Australia. Holds Purple Heart. Wounded Dec 7, 1941. Now on duty in San Angelo, Texas.
Blair, Clay L - Pfc Clay L Blair, son of Mr & Mrs C C Blair and husband of Wannetah Blair, attended school in Gordonville, Texas. Entered Army 1943; trained at Kearns, Utah. Now on duty at Tinian. Holds Good Conduct Medal and one Battle Star.
Blakely, James F - Cpl James F Blakely, son of Mr & Mrs F Blakely, husband of Dorothy Aaron. Attended HS at Hobbs, NM. Entered Army Air Corps October 1942; trained at Major Field, Texas. Has served in England, France, Belgium and now in Germany. Has ETO and four Battle Stars. 
Blalock, James D - James D Blalock, son of Mr & Mrs G D Blalock. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained at various camps in the US. Has served in N Africa for 18 months, where received severe leg injury. Was in hospital for one year in Cairo, Egypt, NY, San Antonio and Denver. Now on duty at Bakersfield, Calif. Holds Good Conduct Medal.
Blalock, Lewis R - SM 2/c Lewis R Blalock, son of Mr & Mrs L H Blalock, attended Longview HS. Entered Navy 1943; trained San Diego. Has served in the South Pacific, where now on duty. Holds three Battle Stars.
Blancheri, Douglas I - Warrant Officer Douglas I Blancheri, son of Mrs Leona Blancheri, husband of the former Miss Dorris Gentry, attended Kilgore College in Flight Training. Entered Navy 1934; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served 27 months in the Pacific, now in Japan. Has Pre-Pearl Harbor Medal, Good Conduct Medal, PTO with 3 Battle Stars, Asiatic Pacific with two Stars. 
Blankenship, Charles E - S 2/c Charles E Blankenship, son of Mr & Mrs T J Blankenship, graduated from Kilgore HS. Entered Navy January 1945; trained at San Diego, and still on duty there.
Blankenship, Vernon R - Lt Vernon R Blankenship, son of Mr & Mrs Tom Blankenship, husband of the former Miss Joy Prescott. Graduated from Kilgore HS. Entered Army Air Corps February 1943; trained at George Peabody Field, Illinois. Now on duty in Guam.
Blanton, Curtis E - Lt Curtis E Blanton, son of Mr & Mrs O S Blanton, graduated from Kilgore HS and Kilgore College. Entered Army Air Corps July 1942. Has served in England, Holland, and France where now on duty.
Blear, Johnnie S - Cpl Johnnie S Blear, son of Mr & Mrs W A Blear, husband of Euna Fitts Blear, attended East Mt. HS. Entered Army 1941. Has served in Africa, France, Italy, Germany, and Australia. Holds Campaign Medal with five Battle Stars, ADS, Purple Heart, ATO Ribbons and Combat Inf. Badge.
Blue, Homer D - Sgt Homer D Blue, son of Mr & Mrs R H Blue, husband of Morene Baize. Entered Army Air Corps August 1942; trained at Sheppard Field, Texas. Now on duty at Key Field, Miss.
Blundell, Wayman - S/Sgt Wayman Blundell, son of Mr & Mrs P H Blundell, husband of Omega Cline. Entered army May 1942; trained at Ft Bragg, NC. Has served in England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Holds Pres. Unit Citation with Cluster, Bronze Spearhead, Combat Inf. Badge, Bronze Star; now on way home.
Bobo, Ezra B - S/Sgt Ezra B Bobo, son of Mr & Mrs H V Bobo, wife, Cloverdale Rachell. Graduate of Kilgore HS and attended Kilgore College. Entered Army Air Corps 1943; trained Oakland, Calif. Served Hawaii, Marianas, and Ryukyus. Now on duty at Okinawa. 
Bobo, Ira V - S/Sgt Ira V Bobo, son of Mr & Mrs J F Bobo, husband of Sunnie Took; graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered Army Air Corps Jan 30, 1941. Trained at Randolph Field, SA, Texas. Served at Manila. Holds Good Conduct Medal, Pre-Pearl Harbor. Now on duty at Ryukyus Island.
Bodenheim, Edwin H - Major Edwin H Bodenheim, son of Mr & Mrs G A Bodenheim and husband of Bette Mitchell Bodenheim; graduate of VMI and Washington and Lee Law School. Entered Air Corps 1941; trained at Sheppard Field, Texas. Now on duty at Headquarters, St Louis, Mo.
Bodenheim, Roland A - Maj. Roland A Bodenheim, son of Mr & Mrs G A Bodenheim and husband of Josephine Hopkins Bodenheim, graduate of Univ. of Texas. Entered Air Corps 1940; served in England, France, and Germany. Holds Bronze Star. Now on duty at Stuttgart, Ark. Air Base.
Boles, James E - Pfc James E Boles, son of Mrs J H Boles; attended Gladewater HS where he graduated. Entered Army Med. Corps 1942; trained at Abilene, Texas and Wash., DC. Has served in England, France, and Germany. Holds Good Conduct Medal.
Bolt, Donald B - S 1/c Donald B Bolt, son of Mr & Mrs C O Bolt and husband of Hazel Little Bolt, attended Longview HS. Entered Navy 1944; served in South Pacific. Now on duty in the Philippines.
Bonds, Mack A - Sgt Mack A Bonds, son of C O Bonds and husband of Peggy Doris Bonds; attended Kilgore HS. Entered army March 1, 1943. Received training at Indian Town Gap, Penn. Served in South Pacific and is now on duty at Manila.
Botkins, Henry A - AS Henry A Bodkins, son of Mr & Mrs B G Botkins, graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered Navy March 1, 1944. Trained at Clenton, Miss. Now on duty at Columbia, SC.
Botter, Emmett R - Sgt Emmett R Botter, husband of Nelwyn Croft Botter; attended College of Marshall. Entered Army 1943; trained at Camp Swift, Texas, Blackstone, Va. and Ft Pierce, Fla. Now holds a medical discharge.
Boucher, Bernard Jr - AMM 2/c Bernard Boucher Jr, son of Mr & Mrs B Boucher, attended Longview HS and Kilgore College. Entered Navy 1942; trained at San Diego, Calif. and Norman, Okla. and Whidby Island, Wash. Has served in New Caledonia, New Hebrides and Solomons.
Boucher, Jack C - Pvt Jack C Boucher, son of Mr & Mrs B Boucher, attended Longview HS and Kilgore College. Entered Army 1944; trained at Baylor Univ, Camp Robinson, Ark, and Camp Shelby, Miss. Has served in England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, where now on duty in Berlin.
Boullion, Alline C - Pfc Alline Boullion, daughter of Mrs W C Cardwell, attended Big Sandy High School. Entered Woman's Army Corps June 1944. Trained at Ft Oglethorpe, Ga., Garksdale Field as Clerk-Typist in Base Office. Honorable discharge in July 1945.
Boullion, Alvin T - T/Sgt Alvin T Boullion, son of Mr & Mrs E Boullion and husband of Alline Cardwell Boullion. Entered Army 1940; trained at Camp Bowie, and Indiantown Gap, Pa. Has served in England, Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Belgium. Holds Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Inf. Badge, Good Conduct Medal, ETO with seven Campaign Stars, Honorable Discharge.
Bowen, Ann Florine - Cpl Ann Florine Bowen, daughter of Mr & Mrs John Cleveland Bowen. Entered Marine Corps 1943; trained at Camp Lejeune, La., New River, NC, San Diego. Has served at San Diego Marine Base as night Chief-Dispatcher.
Bowen, Charles F - Pfc Charles F Bowen, son of Mr & Mrs A M Bowen, attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps 1943; trained Sheppard Field. Has served at Pueblo, Colo., with Combat Crew sqdn. in Personnel Section. Has Good Conduct Medal.
Bowen, Richard C - Pvt Richard C Bowen, son of Mrs J P Bowen, husband of Frances Suggs Bowen. Entered Army 1945. Trained at Camp Hood and now on duty there.
Bowlin, Harold R - Pfc Harold R Bowlin, son of Mr & Mrs H A Bowlin, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army 1944; trained at Camp Stewart, Ga. and Camp Hood. Has served in S Pacific. Holds Com. Medal, AP Ribbons with one Battle Star, Philippines Lib. Ribon with one Star.
Bowlin, Howard E - AMM 2/c Howard E Bowlin, son of Mr & Mrs H A Bowlin, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy 1941; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in the Aleutians, now on duty in Alameda, Calif. Holds two Battle Stars.
Bowman, B H - S 1/c B H Bowman, son of Mr & Mrs Ben H Bowman, husband of Gussie Marie Honea Bowman. Entered Navy 1944; trained for PT service at San Diego. Has served in the Southwest Pacific. Took part in the Invasion of Bornea. Now on duty at Brunei Bay, Borneo.
Bowman, John H - BKR 3/c John H Bowman, husband of Versie Killian Bowman, attended Wells HS. Entered Navy 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif. and Treasure Island. Has served at Iwo Jima, Saipan, Okinawa, Guam, and now on duty in the Philippines.
Bown, Henry M - 1st Lt Henry B Bown, son of Mr & Mrs W E Bown, and husband of Jewel Gibson Bown, entered Air Corps 1941. Commissioned at Hondo, Texas Naval School. Has served in England. Holds Air Medal and Clusters. POW in Germany from July 1944 to May 1945.  
Boyd, Charles W - Sgt Charles W Boyd, son of Mr & Mrs N A Boyd, graduate of Kilgore HS; attended Kilgore College. Entered Army Air Corps Sept 1940. Trained at March Field, Calif. and Albuquerque, NM. Served in the Philippines, missing in action since May 7, 1942 on Bataan.
Boyd, Nelson W - BM Nelson W Boyd, son of Mr & Mrs C R Brown, and husband of Jane Kerpec, attended Longview HS. Entered Navy 1942; trained at Norfolk, Va. Has served in the Atlantic Theater of War. Awarded Purple Heart. Now has discharge.
Boyett, Travis L - T/Sgt Travis L Boyett, son of Mr & Mrs J E Boyett and husband of Esta Hamor Boyett; entered Army 1940. Trained at Camp Bowie, in Oregon and Arizona. Has served in France, England, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Has Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal and three Battle Stars.
Bozman, Tot W - Cpl Tot W Bozman, son of Mr & Mrs J R Bozman, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Brooks Field, Galena, Wash. Has served in Australia, New Guinea, Netherlands, East Indies, the Philippines, and Ryukyus Islands, where he is on duty.
Bradberry, James A - S/Sgt James A Bradberry, son of Mrs Margie Wilson, entered Air Corps as a Gunner in 1942; trained at Camp Wolters, in New Mexico and Nevada. Took part in the Invasion of Japan. Holds Air Medal and AP Ribbons with Oak Leaf Clusters. Now still on duty in the Southwest Pacific.
Bradham, James W - MM 2/c James W Bradham, son of Mr & Mrs O F Bradham; entered Seabees 1943; trained at Williamsburg, Va. and Camp Endicott, RI. Has served in Newfoundland, England, and France. Now on duty at Camp Endicott, RI.
Bradham, O Paul - Ens O Paul Bradham, son of Mr & Mrs O F Bradham and husband of Billie Jeanne Hobbs Bradham; entered Naval Air Corps 1943; trained at Texas U, Athens, Ga, Grosse Ile, Mich, and Pensacola, Fla. Now on duty at Ft Lauderdale, Fla.
Bradley, James L - S 1/c James L Bradley, son of Mr & Mrs W C Bradley and husband of Betty Williamson Bradley; attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Navy 1943; trained at Corpus Christi Naval Air Sta. Served in Hawaii and the Gilberts. Received an Honorable Discharge in August 1945.
Brady, Lester B - Cpl Lester B Brady, son of Mr & Mrs Bill Brady of Paris and husband of Maxine Bell Brady; entered the Navy 1942; trained at Camp Wallace, Texas. Has served overseas twice, in three major battles in the South Pacific. Now on duty on Luzon Island.
Brame, Ora M - Sgt OraM Brame, son of Mr & Mrs H E Brame and husband of Lexie L Ferris Brame; attended Kilgore HS and Gregg Bus. College. Entered Air Corps (Fin. Dept.) 1942. Trained at Santa Ana, Calif., Douglas, Ariz., and Bakersfield, Calif. Holds Expert Rifleman's Medal and Good Conduct Medal.
Brannan, Jack D - T/Sgt Jack D Brannan, son of Mr & Mrs J R Brannan and husband of Allie Sue Craig Brannan. Entered Army Finance Dept. 1940. Has served in Germany, France, Austria, Belgium and Holland. Now with the SUCO 27th Tank Bn. 20th AD at Camp Cook, Calif.
Brantley, Robert R - Pfc Robert R Brantley, son of Alex Brantley; entered Army 1945. Trained for the Anti-Aircraft Service at Ft Bliss.
Brasher, Billy - S 1/c Billy Brasher, son of Mr & Mrs B L Brasher, graduate of Kilgore HS; attended Kilgore Junior College; entered Navy July 1943; trained at Cornell Univ. Now on duty at Portmouth, Maine.
Brashears, Billy - S/Sgt Billy Brashears, son of Mrs Jessie Brashears; entered Army Air Corps June 1941; trained at Randolph Field, SA, Texas. Now on duty at Attu.
Bratcher, George L - S/Sgt George L Bratcher, son of Mr & Mrs E A Bratcher; attended Longview HS. Entered the 36th Signal Corps in 1942. Trained at Brownwood, in Florida, Georgia, N Carolina and Massachusetts. Has served in N Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria. Has Good Conduct Medal, ETO with 5 Battle Stars and an honorable discharge.
Bratcher, Otis J - M/Sgt Otis J Bratcher, son of Mr & Mrs E A Bratcher, and husband of Ruth Miller Bratcher; entered the Com. Engr. in 1942; trained in Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Tennessee. Has served at Pearl Harbor, Leyte and Okinawa, where still on duty. Has Purple Heart.
Bratcher, William D - Sgt William D Bratcher, son of Mr & Mrs E A Bratcher; attended Longview HS; entered the air Corps 1942; trained at Salt Lake City, Wichita Falls, Texas, Seattle, Wash., and in Montana. Now in Sioux Falls, SD. Has Battle Stars.
Braziel, William M - 1st Lt William M Braziel, son of Mr & Mrs Don M Braziel; husband of Amy Lee Castleberry, graduated from Texas A&M College. Entered Army 1942; received training at Ft Sill, Okla., Pittsburg, Kan., and Camp Hood, Texas. Has served in Germany and France, where he is now on duty.
Brazzil, Buford R - T/Sgt Buford R Brazzil, son of Mrs Ruby A Brazzil, attended Gladewater HS and Kilgore College. Entered Air Corps 1940; has served in England with the 9th Air Force in Normandy and Germany as Aerial Eng. Now on duty in Germany awaiting passage home.
Brazzil, Gerald R - Pfc Gerald R Brazzil, son of Mrs Ruby A Brazzil, attended Gladewater HS. Entered the Inf. in 1940; trained at Brownwood, Ft Lewis, Wash., and in California. Was in an accident in Ft Lewis, spending much of his time in a hospital; now has a Medical Discharge.
Brazzil, Leonard E - Sgt Leonard E Brazzil, son of Mrs Ruby A Brazzil, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Sheppard Filed and in South Carolina. Has been serving on Guam with the Transportation Corps and now on duty there.
Breeden, Raymond A - Pfc Raymond A Breeden, husband of Dorsey Cooper Breeden; served in England for two and a half years of six years service. Served in England with 8th Air Corps and was one of the first to hit England. Now has 105 points and six Battle Stars.
Brelsford, Gerald L - Cpl Gerald L Brelsford, son of Mrs S H Brelsford. Entered Army Com. Eng. in 1943; trained at Camp Abbot, Ore. Has served in England, France and Germany; now on duty in the Pacific.
Brelsford, Horace G - T/Sgt Horace G Brelsford, son of Mrs S H Brelsford, husband of Ruby Curry Brelsford. Entered Air Corps in 1943; trained at Santa Ana, Calif. Has served in England with the 8th Air Force. Holds DFC, ATO and ETO, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Pres. Citation with five Bronze Stars and Good Conduct Medal.
Brewer, James R - S 1/c James R Brewer, son of Mr & Mrs W R Brewer. Entered Navy 1944; trained at San Diego for both "boot" and gunner training. Has served in the Pacific Theater of War, where he is still on duty.
Brewer, Thomas D - AMM 3/c Thomas D Brewer, son of Mr & Mrs Dillon Brewer, husband of Mattie Reynolds Brewer. Entered Naval Air Corps 1943; trained at Norman, Okla. and Jacksonville, Fla. Has served in the South Pacific; now on duty in Norman, Okla.
Brice, Wallace F - Pfc Wallace F Brice, son of Mrs Lenora Brice. Entered Inf. 1942; trained at Camp White, Oregon, Ft Lewis, Wash., Camp Adair, Ore. Has served in the Philippines and on Okinawa. On duty in the Philippines.
Briggs, Billy R - S 1/c Billy R Briggs, son of Mr & Mrs E J Briggs, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy in 1944; trained at Camp Wallace, Texas. Has served in the Marshall Islands for one year and now on duty there.
Briggs, Harold D - Sgt Harold D Briggs, son of Mr & Mrs E J Briggs, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army 1941; trained at Savannah, Ga. Has served in England and N Africa where he was wounded. Has three Battle Stars; now on duty in San Francisco in Hospital.
Brightwell, Wilton S - F 2/c Wilton S Brightwell, son of Mrs H F Oney, and husband of Mary Vain May Oney; entered Navy 1945. Trained at San Diego, Calif. Now on duty on the Pacific.
Brinson, Oris J - CPO Oris J Brinson entered Seabees in 1942. Trained at Williamsburg, Va. Has served in New Georgia, New Guinea, Pelieu, and other islands. Holds 2 Battle Stars for Munda and Pelieu. Now on duty at Galveston, Texas.
Britt, Clifford A - Cpl Clifford A Britt, son of Mr & Mrs C H Britt, and husband of Pauline Carter; entered Army December 1942; trained at Camp Maxey. Served in France, Germany, Austria. Has ETO Ribbons with four Battle Stars. Now on duty at San Antonio.
Broadrick, C C (Buck) - S/Sgt C C (Buck) Broadrick, son of Mr & Mrs G C Broadrick; attended Longview HS and Kilgore College. Entered Army Art. 1943; trained at Camp Koler, Calif., Camp Crowder, Mo., and Camp Barkeley. Has served in England, France, and Germany, where he is now on duty.
Brock, Thomas W - Cpl Thomas W Brock, husband of the former Muriel Naughton; attended Kilgore HS. Entered army Air Corps November 1942; trained at Kelly Field; holds Good Conduct Medal, Rifleman's Pistol Medal. Now on duty at Sheppard Field.
Brock, Walter L - MAM 1/c Walter L Brock, husband of Mary H Brock, has served in the Army and Navy in both wars; 1917-1919 and 1943-1944, USNR. Trained at Ft Mills, Corregidor, Philippines and San Diego. Served in Philippines. Now Commander of George Martin Post, American Legion, Gladewater. (NOTE: This is the one that is in the front of this book giving the statement for the American Legion)
 
 Broiles, Barney W - Lt Barney W Broiles, son of Mr & Mrs B H Broiles, husband of Virginia Friddle Broiles, attended Gladewater HS and Kilgore College and TCU. Entered Navy Air Transport. Trained at Athens, Ga., Hensley, Dallas, and Pensacola, Fla. Now on duty at Olatha, Kan.
Brown, Albert Franklin - Albert Franklin Brown, son of Mr & Mrs Louis E Brown Jr, attended Longview HS. Entered Merchant Marines 1944. Trained at St Petersburg, Fla. Has served in the South Pacific, where he is still on duty.
Brown, Ben T - Lt Ben T Brown, son of Mr & Mrs F B Ford, and husband of Judy Burton Brown; attended Longview HS and Kilgore College. Has been in service with the Naval Air Corps for six years. Has served in Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Fiji Islands. Now on duty at Harrisburg, Pa.
Brown, Donnie L Jr - M/Sgt Donnie L Brown Jr, son of Mr & Mrs D L Brown Sr, husband of Daisy Lea Richardson Brown. Entered Air Corps 1943; trained at San Antonio, Texas and Victoria, Kansas. Has served on Saipan and now on duty there.
 
 Brown, Harold Ben - Pvt Harold Ben Brown, son of Mr & Mrs Louis E Brown Jr, attended Longview HS. Entered Marines 1945. Trained at Paris Island, SC. Has served in the South Pacific where he is still on duty.
 
 Brown, Harry O Jr - Pfc Harry O Brown, son of Mr & Mrs Harry O Brown; attended White Oak HS, graduated from NTSTC, Denton. Entered Army Engineers in February 1944. Was with the Thunderbolt Div. in England, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Australia. Now on duty in Germany. Holds three Battle Stars, Sharpshooter Medal, Marksman Medal, and Pres. Citation.
Brown, Henry H - CSK Henry H Brown, son of John G Brown, husband of Marjorie Barnwell Brown. Entered Navy 1942; trained at San Diego. Has been stationed at Naval Air Base in San Pedro for 18 months. On duty at Pearl Harbor.
Brown, Henry Louis - Cpl Henry Louis Brown, son of Mr & Mrs Louis E Brown Jr, and Husband of Mozelle Richardson Brown; attended Longview HS. Entered Marines 1942; served at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima. Holds Pres. Citation. Now on duty in South Pacific.
Brown, James H - Cpl James H Brown, son of Mr & Mrs C H Brown, husband of Margarite Latham Brown, attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Denver. Has served in England and Germany, where now on duty.
Brown, Leroy Jr - A/S LeRoy Brown Jr, son of Mr & Mrs V L Brown, attended Pine Tree HS and Kilgore College. Entered Navy 1945; trained at USNTC at San Diego; now on duty there.
Brown, Milton L - S/Sgt Milton L Brown, son of Mrs Florence Harris and husband of Gladys V Hendrix. Entered Army 1941. Helped organize 2nd, 80th, and 106th Div. Has served in England, France, Belgium and Germany. Holds Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Bronze Star, three Battle Stars and Pres. Unit Citation.
Brown, Robert I - Cpl Robert I Brown, son of Mr & Mrs V I Brown. Entered Air Corps 1943; trained at Atlantic City, NJ, Ft Knox and Camp Campbell, Ky., and Denver, Col. and Wichita Falls, Texas. Has taken work in radio operations all over the country. Now on duty at Scott Field, Ill.
Brown, Virgil Perry - Cpl V Perry Brown, son of Mr & Mrs V I Brown. Entered Marines 1943; trained at San Diego. Trained further in Radio Work. Has served in New Caledonia and Guadalcanal and other islands in the Pacific. Has received Honorable Discharge July 7, 1945.
Brown, W Charles - Sgt W Charles Brown, son of Mr & Mrs Louis E Brown Jr, attended Longview HS. Entered Marines 1942; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in the South Pacific, where he is still on duty.
Brown, William M - Sgt William M Brown, husband of Lavelle Eparks Brown. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Sheppard Field, Texas, Lincoln, Neb., and Scott Field, Ill., where now on duty.
Browning, Little Ned - Cpl Little Ned Browning, son of Mr & Mrs P C Browning of Shreveport, La; attended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps 486th Bomber Group in 1942. Trained at Tucson, Ariz. Has served in England and Africa. Now somewhere in Europe.
Bruce, Oliver R - S 2/c Oliver R Bruce, son of Mrs Mamie Bruce and husband of Mrs Sue Bruce; attended Breckenridge, Texas HS. Entered Seabees 1942; trained at Norfolk, Va. Has served in the New Hebrides and other islands. Now on duty at Port Hueneme, Calif.
Bruce, Paul H - Pfc Paul H Bruce, son of Mrs Mamie Bruce; attended Gladewater HS and A&M College. Entered Army 1941. Trained at Ft Knox, Ky. and Camp Polk, La. Has served in the Philippines. Taken prisoner at the Fall of Bataan and liberated in August 1945.
Brumley, Glynn C - MAM Glynn C Brumley, son of Mr & Mrs H C Brumley; husband of Marie Gouis. Graduated from Kilgore HS; entered Seabees in January 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif; served in Philippines, Honolulu. Now on duty in the Philippines.
Bruner, Martin J - 1st Lt Martin J Bruner, son of Mr & Mrs T E Bruner and husband of Marie Thomas Bruner; entered the Air Corps 1942; trained at Ballenger, Randolp Field, and Ellington Field, Texas. Has served in Africa, Italy, England, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany. Now has honorable discharge, seven Battle Stars, Air Medal with three OLC and Pres. Citation.
Bryant, Belmont L - S 2/c Belmont L Bryant, son of Mr & Mrs L W Bryant and husband of Ruby Dee Kirkland Bryant, entered Navy 1945. Trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in the S Pacific, where he is still on duty.
Bryant, Donald E - Pvt Donald E Bryant, son of Mr & Mrs F Bryant; attended Kilgore HS; entered Army 1942; served in France. Now on duty in France.
Bryant, James D - Sgt James D Bryant, son of Mr & Mrs James A Bryant; husband of the former Katie Lee Tutt; attended White Oak HS. Entered Army January 1942; trained at Ft Sam Houston, Cheyene, Wyo., Ft Lewis, Wash. Has been in Hawaii. Now on Saipan. Holds Good Conduct Medal and Sharpshooter Medal.
Bryant, William H - Pvt William H Bryant, son of Mr & Mrs G L Bryant; attended Longview HS. Entered Inf. 1942; trained at Camp Callen, Calif. Served on Attu for 19 months. Has one Battle Star.
Bryant, W J - AM 3/c W J Bryant, son of Mr & Mrs J A Bryant and husband of Dorothy Younger Bryant. Entered the Seabees 1943; trained at Camp Peary, Va., and left for overseas from Oakland, Calif. Has served in New Caledonia and South Pacific. Now on duty on Okinawa.
Buchanan, Aburey C - Mus 3/c Aubrey C Buchanan, son of Mr & Mrs A C Buchanan; attended Longview HS and NTSTC. Entered Navy 1943; trained at San Diego, Calif and US Navy School of Music, Washington, DS (DC?). Has served at US Naval Air Station, Puerto Rico.
Buchanan, Billy C - Pfc Billy C Buchanan , son of Mr & Mrs L S Buchanan, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Marines 1942; trained at various camps in the US. Served in the Marshalls, Guam, Gilberts, and has been in five major battles. Now on duty at Okinawa.
Buchanan, Charles E - Cpl Charles E Buchanan, son of Mr & Mrs Walter Buchanan, husband of Alice Pauline Harris Buchanan. Entered Army 1942; trained at Ft Knox, Ky. Has served in Hawaii, the Gilberts and Okinawa, where now on duty. Holds Good Conduct Medal and several Stars.
Buchanan, Dexter H - S/Sgt Dexter H Buchanan, son of Mr & Mrs S E Buchanan, Longview; attended Longview HS, Kilgore College, Texas U. Entered Army Air Corps 1942; trained at Army Admn. School, Brookings, SD, and Blytheville Army Air Field, Ark. Has served in N Africa and Italy. Now on duty at Sioux Falls, SD.
Buchanan, Jack T - Y 2/c Jack T Buchanan, son of Mr & Mrs A C Buchanan; attended Longview HS and NTSTC. Entered Navy 1942; trained at Corpus Christi and Hollister, Calif. Now on duty in Okinawa.
Buchanan, L Paul - Pvt L Paul Buchanan, son of Mr & Mrs L S Buchanan, Gladewater; attended Gladewater HS. Entered army Med Corps 1940; trained at Ft Sam Houston. Now holds Honorable Discharge.
Buchanan, Thomas E - Pfc Thomas E Buchanan, son of Mr & Mrs L S Buchanan; attended Union Grove HS. Entered Air Corps 1940; taken prisoner in the fall of Corregidor. Now a POW in Tokyo Camp, Japan.
Buchanan, William B - Pfc William B Buchanan, son of Mr & Mrs S E Buchanan, Longview; attended Longview HS, Kilgore College and Texas U. Entered Air Corps 1943. Served in N Africa and Italy, before his death over Wells, Austria in 1944. Received Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Buckles, Donald E - S 1/c Donald E Buckles, son of Mr & Mrs Ray Buckles, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Seabees in 1944; trained at San Diego. Has served on Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Now on duty on Guam.
Buckles, Robert R - F/O Robert R Buckles, son of Mr & Mrs Ray Buckles, attended Gladewater HS, Kilgore and A&M Colleges. Entered Air Corps 1943. Served in England with 8th Air Forces. Has Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. Served in San Angelo as an instructor before receiving his Honorable Discharge.
Bullard, Wayne C - Pfc Wayne C Bullard; husband of Ruby Salter Bullard; entered Tank Destroyer Div of Army in 1945. Trained at Camp Hood. Now on duty in Philippines.
Bullock, Maynard W - Ens Maynard W Bullock, son of Mr & Mrs J W Bullock and Lou Hawkins Bullock; entered Naval Air Corps and became a pilot in 1942; trained at Liberty, Mo., Chadron, Neb., Iowa City, Iowa, Minneapolis, Minn., and Corpus Christi, Texas. Now on duty at Ottumwa Island as a flying instructor.
Bumpus, John S - Sgt John S Bumpus, son of the late Mr & Mrs W E Bumpus, and husband of the former Norma Louise Nichols; attended Gladewater HS, Baylor U and Kilgore College. Entered Air Corps 1942. Has served in England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, where he is still on duty at Frankfort.
Bumpus, W R - PO 3/c W R Bumpus, husband of Clara Hendricks Bumpus, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy 1942; trained at Camp Perr and Camp Allen, Va. Received back injury at Port Hueneme, Calif.
Burandt, Charles L - Capt Charles L Burandt, son of Mrs M J Burandt, entered Air Corps 1941. Trained at Cuero, Sherman and Lubbock, Texas and Barksdale, La. Served with the 12th Air Force. Holds DFC with four Oak Leaf Clusters, ETO Ribbon with four Service Stars and Pre-Pearl Harbor Medal.
Burandt, Otto Paul - Pfc Otto Paul Burandt, son of Mrs M J Burandt, entered Medical Corps 1943; trained and served at Hdq. Reception Center at Camp Wolters and Medical Dept. at McCloskey Gen. Hospital. Has Honorable Discharge.
Burcalow, Jesse L - Sgt Jesse L Burcalow, son of Mrs Bessie Burcalow; entered QM Corps of Mary in 1943; trained at Ft Francis E Warren, Wyo, and Seattle, Wash. Served in Alaska and the Aleutians. Now on duty at Attu.
Burcalow, Leon L - T/5 Leon L Burcalow, son of Mrs Bessie Burcalow; entered Army Signal Corps 1943; trained at Camp Crowder, Mo. and Camp Butner, NC. Served in England, Normandy, France on D-Day and at the invasion of the Philippines where he is still on duty.
Burgess, John W - T/5 John W Burgess, son of Mrs A S Burgess; entered Army 1940. Trained at Brownwood. Has served in the European Theater of War.
Burnett, Linnie E - Pvt Linnie E Burnett, son of Mr & Mrs W H Burnett, husband of Doris Richie Burnett of Kilgore, entered the Armored Force Branch of Army in 1943; trained Ft Knox, Ky. Has served in England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Holds 5 Battle Stars, ETO Ribbon and Purple Heart. Now on duty in Germany.
Burnette, James C - S 1/c James C Burnette, son of Mr & Mrs J A Burnette. Entered Navy 1943; trained at San Diego. Has served in the South Pacific for the past 15 months and still on duty there.
Burroughs, Martin M (Joe) - 1st Lt Martin M (Joe) Burroughs, son of Mr & Mrs W M Burroughs, Gladewater. Entered Army Signal Corps in 1942. Received training at Camp Crowder, Mo. and further training at Ft Monmouth, NJ. Has served as instructor in Radar and Signal Corps at Tampa, Fla. Now at Pine Dale Field, Fresno, Calif.
Burroughs, W M - S/Sgt William M Burroughs, son of Mr & Mrs W M Burroughs, Gladewater; took his basic training at Sheppard Field, Texas. Has further training at Love Field, Dallas, then transferred to San Antonio. Now located at Chanute Field, Ill.
Burrows, Jack O - S/Sgt Jack O Burrows, son of Mrs Iva Cannon, husband of Theresa Armour Burrows; attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps in 1940; trained at Kelly Field. Has served Puerto Rico. Now awaiting Discharge at Ft Sam Houston.
Busby, Joe Lee - Pfc Joe Lee Busby, son of Mrs F M Delaney, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army 1941; trained at Camp Hood. Has served with Thunderbolt Div. in Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Africa. Holds Good Conduct Medal, ETO Ribbons with Stars. Enroute home.
Bussey, Charles M - L-539 - CM 2/c Charles M Bussey, son of Mr & Mrs N W Bussey. Entered Seavees 1943; trained at Camp Peary, Va. and Camp Parks, Calif. Has served in New Guinea and the Philippines where he is still on duty.
Bussey, James L - 1st Lt James L Bussey, son of Mr & Mrs N W Bussey. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Kelly Field and received his wings at Mission, Texas. Has served in China, Burma and India. Holds DFC, Air Medal and Cluster, also Pres. Citation.
Bussey, John E - S/Sgt John E Bussey, son of Mr & Mrs N W Bussey, husband of Lou Ella Smitherman. Entered Army 1941; trained at Camp Bowie and on the East and West Coasts. Has served in England, France, Germany and Belgium. Holds four Battle Stars, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart with OLC and Honorable Discharge.
Bussman, Kenneth C - Pfc Kenneth C Bussman, son of Mr & Mrs W W Bussman, husband of Lillie Jones Bussman. Entered Army Chem. Warfare Div. in 1943; trained at Ft Eustis, Va. and Camp Swift, Texas, where now on duty. Has served in France and Germany and has the Good Conduct Medal and three Battle Stars.
Bustin, J R - 1st Sgt J R Bustin, son of Mrs J R Bustin, husband of Annie Lou Smelly Bustin. Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained at Atlantic City, NJ, Kansas City, Mo., and West Palm Beach, Fla. Has served in England, France with 8th Air Force as a Radar and Radio Tech.
Butler, Fred - Pvt Fred Butler, son of Mr & Mrs Fred Butler; attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army 1945. Trained at Camp Roberts, Calif. Has served in the Pacific. Now enroute to US.
Butler, William H - Sgt William H Butler, son of Mr & Mrs Fred Butler; attended Gladewater HS. Entered Cavalry in 1940. Trained at Ft Bliss. Has served in all campaigns in the South Pacific and Philippines. Holds AP campaign Medal with four Bronze Stars, ADS Medal, Purple Heart, Phil. Lib. Medal, two Bronze Stars. Honorable Discharge.
Byrd, Horace R - 1st Lt Horace R Byrd son of Mr & Mrs W T Byrd of White Oak; entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Arlege Field, Perrin Field, Foster Field, and Randolph Field. Served in the Solomons, New Guinea, Australia, and the Philippines. Holds Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, AT Ribbon, Bronze Star, PL Ribbon with three Stars.
Byrd, James H - GM 2/c James H Byrd, son of Mr & Mrs W T Byrd of White Oak; entered Navy 1940. Has served at Pearl Harbor, Midway, England, Algeria, Egypt, Panama, Chile, Peru, S Africa, Sicily, Malta and Iceland. Holds ETO Ribbons, AT with one Star, Good Conduct Medal and ADS Medal. Honorable Discharge.
Byrd, John Clendon - S 2/c John Clendon Byrd, son of Mr & Mrs W H Byrd, and husband of Maxene Mounce Byrd; entered the Navy May 1945; trained at USNTC at San Diego, Calif. Further training at Camp Elliott, Calif.
Byrd, Ruby L - Cpl Ruby L Byrd, daughter of Mr & Mrs W H Byrd, entered Army November 1943; trained at Ft Oglethorpe, Ga. Further training at Westover Field, Bass., Enid, Okla., and Austin, Texas
Byrd, W Travis - S 1/c W Travis Byrd, son of Mr & Mrs W H Byrd, and husband of Reta Cox Byrd; entered Navy July 1943; trained at Main Base, Corpus Christi. Further training at Rodd Field, Texas, San Diego, Calif, and Camp Elliott, Calif. Now on duty in the Pacific.
Byers, Lloyd J - S 1/c Lloyd J Byers, son of Mr & Mrs R J Byers; entered Navy 1943; trained at Corpus Christi and at Shoemaker, Calif. Has served in the Pacific on Saipan, the Philippines, Pelieu, Leyte and now on duty on Treasuer Island.
Byers, Robert C - Capt Robert C Byers, son of Mr & Mrs R E Byers, and husband of Vilaree Smith Byers; entered Army 1940; trained at Camp Bowie, and Ft Benning, Ga., after having served with the National Guard. Went overseas July 1945. Now on duty in the Pacific.

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