Sanford D. Bringle

Sanford D. Bringle was inducted into the U.S Army Air Corps at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on  January 8, 1943. He went to chemical warfare  training  in Siberia, Alabama. He served with the 894th Chemical Company, 3rd Attack Group of the 5th Air Force. His campaigns were new guinea, the western

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William F. Bringle

William Floyd  “Bush” Bringle was born in Covington, TN, on April 23, 1913. He attended Byars Hall High School, the Columbia Military Academy and entered the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1933. As a midshipman, he was a member of the Naval Academy football team. He graduated and

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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

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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.

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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

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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;

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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

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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

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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:

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Billy C. Billings

Billy Carl Billings served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.  

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