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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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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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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Leslie H. Coats

Leslie H. Coats was inducted into the United States Army on August 24, 1943. He entered active service on September 14, 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. His decorations and citations include the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, the American Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Good Conduct

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Earnest R. Clifton

Earnest Ridley Clifton was born in Mason, Tennessee December 24, 1920. He was trained for service in the U.S. Army at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. During World War II he served at George G. Meade in Maryland. His training and service in the U.S. Army earned him the rank of

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Bailey L. Clifton

Born in Mason, Tennessee March 2, 1923, Bailey Lee Clifton enlisted into the U.S. Navy in Nashville, Tennessee March 2, 1944, his 21st birthday. He trained in Syracuse, New York from March 1944 through April of 1944 at Camp Samson. Clifton was involved in patrolling the western end of the

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Wilbur F. Cash

Wilbur Franklin Cash enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps at Memphis, Tennessee. He was sworn in on November 17, 1941 in Jackson, Mississippi. Wilbur was inducted at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi on November 18, 1941, and began basic training at Keesler Field, Mississippi on November 28, 1941. After

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William Finnie Cates

William Finnie Cates was born on April 30, 1916 to William E. and Ruby E. Wiseman Cates of Drummonds. He married Juanita Tate on June 14, 1940 in Tipton County and on Jan. 21, 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserves. A seaman second class, he was killed on

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