William L. Broughton
William Louie Broughton was born in the Braden and Galloway area, the son of William Henry and Cora Mae Brown. He enlisted in the U. S. Army on March 2, 1918. He was a private first class in Company H of the 113th Infantry. He served overseas and was discharged
Edward G. Buckley, Sr.
Edward Gale Buckley, Sr., entered the U. S. Army and served in the Air Corps from October 1942 until he was discharged in November 1945.
John S. Burgess
John Stovall Burgess, attained the rank of staff sergeant. He served with the field artillery, headquarters battery, 247th field artillery battalion. He was inducted into the U. S. Army on November 5, 1941 at Camp Forest Tennessee. His classification was mess sergeant 824. His awards include: the Philippine liberation ribbon
Thomas K. Burgess
Thomas K. Burgess enlisted in the U. S. Navy on November 2, 1942. He was honorably discharged on November 16, 1945. His highest rating held was SP(M) 2/C (Mail Man Second Class). The ships & stations he served on were: Naval Air Technical Training Center, Naval Air Station, Memphis, Tennessee;
Charles E. Butler
Charles Eugene Butler enlisted in the U.S. Navy on July 18, 1945 via the v-6 program. His training was at the naval training station, San Diego, California. Gene reenlisted for two years on November 30, 1945. He attended mailman school at the fleet post office San Francisco, California. Gene served
Everette S. Beaver
Everette Stanley Beaver was born on March 4, 1911. He entered the U.S. Army in June 1942 where he served until October 1946. He then continued to serve in the U.S. Air Force until July 1964
Thomas C. Bethel
Thomas C. Bethel was drafted into the U.S. Army on November 3, 1944 at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was shipped to Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania for basic training. On August 25, 1945 he departed for the Pacific Theater. He landed at Okinawa on September 27, 1945. Thomas’s awards and decorations include:
Henry L. Billings
Henry L. Billings was drafted on December 1, 1966. He attended Officer Candidate School and graduated on December 4, 1967. Henry served two years as a platoon leader and company commander with the 199th Light Infantry Battalion, one year as a battalion senior advisor with advisory team 75, MACV; out