Fallen C. Southall

Fallen C. Southall was inducted into the U.S. Army on January 1, 1943, at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.  He served with the engineers in campaigns for New Guinea, the Philippines and Ryukyu (Okinawa). His awards include: World War II Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic/ Pacific Theater Ribbon

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John E. Mathis

John Edward Mathis enlisted in the U. S. Navy in February 1951. He attended nine weeks recruit training at San Diego, California. From boot camp, he was assigned to the U. S. Naval schools for mine warfare at Yorktown, Virginia. John completed the elementary course with the class of 9-51,

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Andrew W. Dunavant

Andrew Wiley Dunavant was born on October 14, 1924 in Ripley, Tennessee. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on March 24, 1943 and began active service at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on March 31, 1943. He was then transferred to Camp Butner, North Carolina at Durham for Basic Training. At

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Calvin L. Draffin

World War II Calvin Lindsay Draffin served in the U.S. Navy as a Fireman First Class from March 1945 until March 1946. No other information or photo available

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J. O. Dixon

World War I served in World War I from July, 1917 until January, 1919. No other information available

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Mervin E. Dixon

Mervin Ellis Dixon served in the U.S. Army. No other information available

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Marlin O. Dixon

Marlin O. Dixon served in the U.S. Marines from September 1943 until December 1945. No other information available

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Andrew L. Dunavant

Andrew L. Dunavant was born in 1893 in Curve, Tennessee. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 26, 1918, in Brownsville, Tennessee. He was 21 years of age. He served with the American Expedition Force in France from August 1918 through May 1919 (during World War I). Upon returning

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Clifford R. Drake

Clifford R. Drake was inducted into the U.S. Army in April, 1943. He received basic training at Camp Croft, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Clifford was immediately shipped overseas and arrived through Casablanca, Africa then on to Oran, Algeria and Tunis, Tunisia. He shipped out to join the 1st Armored Division as

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Charlie P. Delashmit

Charlie Pink Delashmit served as a corporal in Battery A, 115th Field Artillery in England, France and Luxembourg. His campaigns included a defensive position north of toul from August 28 until September 10, 1918; St. Michael offensive from September 11 until September 13, 1918; Battle of Argonne Forest, west of

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