Rob Roy Davis

Rob Roy Davis enlisted in the U.S. Navy on November 1, 1940 and received his initial training at the Naval Training Station Norfolk, Virginia. He was assigned to the USS Helena (CL50). Rob Roy survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The Helena was torpedoed with

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R. L. Coulston

R. L. Coulston was inducted into the U. S. Army on January 27, 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Trained in the rifle, carbine and Thompson Machine Gun, he achieved the rank of staff sergeant. His awards include; the American Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal and Good Conduct Medal.

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W. L. Coulston, Sr.

W. L. Coulston, Sr. entered the U. S. Army on July 21, 1944. He served as a truck driver with the 345th light infantry. His awards included: the Combat Infantry Badge, Rifle Marksman, the European-African-Middle East Theater Ribbon with three bronze stars, the Good Conduct Medal, the World War II

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Aubrey L. Craig

Aubrey L. Craig was inducted into the U. S. Army in April 1943. He was shipped to England in January 1944 as a member of the 735th Military Police Battalion. Aubrey was involved with handling traffic, troops and equipment for the Normandy invasion. Afterward, he moved to London and handled

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Floyd R. Craig

Floyd Russell Craig served three years in the U. S. Army with Company G, 29th Infantry at Fort Benning, Georgia from 1926 to 1929. Floyd married Oma Sue Kirkland. They had one daughter, Mary Sue. He then married Willie Sue Grant; they had no children. Floyd died on August 27,

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Noah Craig

Noah Craig joined the U.S. Army on August 15, 1940. He served under General George S. “Hell on Wheels” Patton, in the famous Second Armored Division. Noah left the United States in September 1942, arriving in Casablanca, North Africa in November 1942, where he served under Major General Earnest N.

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John Gerald Cranford

John Gerald Cranford enlisted in U. S. Navy on January 31, 1945. His date of entry was February 22, 1945 from the Naval Recruiting Station, Nashville, Tennessee. His ratings held were seaman second class and seaman first class. John’s service included the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, and the

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John H. Crouch

John Hardin Crouch served with Co. A, 51st Tennessee Regiment, C.S.A from November 16, 1861 until April 1865. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Fort Donaldson on February 16, 1862, and was transferred to Johnson’s Island, Sandusky, Ohio, for the remainder of the war. John married Elizabeth Hurt

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Alfred Woodrow Curtis

PFC Alfred Woodrow Curtis 34 885 746 TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE150TH ENGINEERS COMBAT BATTALION, Co. B PFC–US ARMYWW II 1943-1945 A.W. (Woodrow) Curtis, son of Andrew Jackson Curtis and Lottie Eddie T. Curtis, born August 24, 1919, began his entry into active service Oct. 15, 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He

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Charles E. Cole

Charles E. “Bubba” Cole from the Munford area, had basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and advanced training at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He served in Korea with C Company of the 3rd Engineer Battalion, attached to the 24th Infantry Division, as a demolition specialist. Bubba was discharged as a

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