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.
James Osgood Burgess
James Osgood Burgess graduated from U.S. Army flight training at Yuma Army Air Field, Yuma, Arizona on August 30, 1943, as an aviation pilot with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He was stationed with the Fifth Air Force, V-Bomber command ,345th bomb group ,500th bomb detachment. James was killed in
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:
Richard Oren Ballard
Richard Oren Ballard was inducted into the U.S. Army on March 14, 1941. His basic training was in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He left for overseas duty on October 23, 1942 and served with the Second Battalion, 21st engineer aviation regiment in continuous overseas service until the end of the war.
Wallace D. Barkelew
Wallace D. Barkelew was drafted in Shelbina, Missouri on May 8, 1944 at Jefferson Barracks Naval Reserve Station, Saint Louis County. When the recruiter asked which service he preferred, his reply was “the Navy.” When asked why, he said, “because I can swim.” He was sent to Naval Training Station,
Dudley Lee Baskerville
Dudley Lee Baskerville was inducted into the U.S. Army at Camp Forrest, Tennessee in July, 1943. He served as an academic and military instructor with the rank of corporal and was qualified as S.S. Carbine in the infantry. His medals earned included: the American Service Medal; the Good Conduct Medal