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Service
Book
Coleman
County
Second
World War 1941 - 1945
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GAINES, CHARLES R.
Charles R. Gaines, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Gaines; entered the Army
Air Corps March 27, 1945; received training at Sheppard Field, Texas, Lowry
Field, Colo.; held the rank of private, first class when honorably discharged
Nov. 28, 1945.
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GAINES, JIMMIE F.
Jimmie F. Gaines, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Gaines, entered the Navy
June, 1943; received training at San Diego, Calif.; sailed to Pacific June
10, 1945 for eight months’ service; held the rank of lieutenant when honorably
discharged April 27, 1946.
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GANDY, J. L.
J. L. Gandy, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Gandy; entered the Navy June
6, 1942; sailed to Pacific Jan. 4, 1943; fought on Bougainville; overseas
33 months; was attached to Third, and Fifth Fleets; held rank of seaman,
first class when discharged Jan. 2, 1946.
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GANDY, MAX W.
Max W. Gandy, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Gandy, entered the Navy Sept.
12, 1939; sailed to Pacific November, 1939; fought on Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian,
Okinawa, Palau; overseas 60 months; was boatswains’s mate, second class:
discharged Sept. 16, 1945.
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GARRETT, ROBERT FRED
Robert Fred Garrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. entered the Army Sept.
8, 1942; was stationed at San Angelo Army Air Field, Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, and Scott Field, Ill.; held the rank of sergeant when honorably
discharged in November 1945.
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GAY, GLEN D.
Glen D. Gay, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gay, entered Navy in 1942; received
training at Baylor Dental College, Dallas, Texas, San Diego, Calif., San
Antonio, Texas; holds the rank of lieutenant (jg); attached to Dental Corps;
is now stationed at San Antonio.
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GAY, W. C., JR.
W. C. Gay, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gay, entered the Navy Dec.
31, 1942; sailed to 12, 1943 for 26 months’ duty; fought in Solomons, Okinawa,
Philippines; served with Destroyer Squadron 23; held the rank of lieutenant
when discharged November, 1945.
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GEE, EDWARD W.
Edward W. Gee entered the Army Nov. 19, 1940; sent to Pacific Jan.
4, 1944 for 23 months’ service; fought on Leyte, Luzon; awarded Purple
Heart; served in Japan; was attached to 36th Division, 25th Division of
Eighth Army; was first lieutenant; discharged Jan. 22, 1946.
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GIBBONS, A. M.
Audrey M. Gibbons, son of Mrs. S. A. Gibbons; entered the Naval Air
Corps July 27, 1942; received training at San Diego, Calif., and Dallas,
Texas; held the rank of aviation mechanist’s mate, first class; died in
service June 17, 1945 while stationed at San Diego Naval Base.
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GIDEON, CARL P.
Carl P. Gideon, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Gideon; entered the Army
Air Corps Jan. 29, 1941; sent to ETO June 14, 1943; made 33 missions on
B-17 as waist gunner; overseas eight months; awarded Air Medal, four oak
clusters; Presidential Citation; five battle stars; staff sergeant.
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GIDEON, J. DON
J. Don Gideon, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gideon; was inducted into
the Navy April 30, 1942; sailed to Pacific May 25 1943; served in New Guinea,
Leyte, Mindanao and Okinawa; spent 30 months overseas; held rank of first
lieutenant when discharged Nov. 1, 1945.
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GIDEON, ROGER M.
Roger M. Gideon, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Gideon; was inducted into
the Navy 1943; sailed for Pacific in March, 1944; fought in the Marianas,
Morotai, Philippines and Okinawa; was overseas 19 months; discharged as
lieutenant (jg) Jan. 2, 1946.
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GILLESPIE, FRANCIS WILEY
Francis Wiley Gillespie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gillespie; was inducted
into the Army Air Corp. Oct. 18, 1941; trained at Sheppard Field and Kearns,
Utah; left for ETO April 12, 1944; spent 21 months overseas; held rank
of sergeant when discharged Jan. 5, 1946.
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GILLESPIE, JOHN W., JR.
John W. Gillespie, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gillespie, Sr., entered
the Army Air Corps Jan, 29, 1946; received training at Sheppard Field,
Texas; holds rank of private, first class; attached to CNT Division; now
stationed at Chanute Field, Ill.
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GILLESPIE, H. L.
H. L. Gillespie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie; entered the Marine
Air 1942; left for the Pacific June 17 months overseas while attached to
the Third Marine Air Wing: held the rank of technical sergeant when discharged
Feb. 1, 1946.
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GILLESPIE, HENRY TROY
Henry Troy Gillespie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gillespie; entered
the Army Air Corps Dec. 9, 1942; left for Europe March 12, 1944; led flight
of fighter planes across Channel D-Day; declared missing over France June
17, 1944; declared dead year later; was first lieutenant.
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GILLIAM, JAMES E.
James E. Gilliam, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Gilliam, entered the Army
Oct. 10, 1944; sent to Pacific April 8, 1945 for 17 months’ service; fought
on Iwo Jima, Okinawa; awarded Meritorious Service Unit Plaque; attached
to 10th Army; holds rank of corporal.
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GIPSON, FRED
Fred Gipson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Stovall, was inducted into the
Naval Air Corps Sept. 15, 1943; Okla., and Corpus Christi, Texas; held
the rank of aviation machinist’s mate, first class; discharged Jan. 25,
1946.
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GOBER, CLAUDE ALVIN
Claude Alvin Gober, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gober was inducted into
the Marine Corps Dec. 8, 1941; sailed for Pacific Oct. 12, 1942; fought
on Guadalcanal and Guam; spent 25 months overseas; awarded two letters
of commendation; discharged as staff sergeant, Sept. 23, 1945.
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GOBER, ERNEST JASPER
Ernest Jasper Gober, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gober of Coleman, was
inducted into the Navy June 4, 1944; trained at San Diego and Treasure
Island, Calif.; sailed overseas Nov. 1, 1944; spent 15 months in the Pacific
with Armed Guard unit; discharge Feb. 5, 1946.
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GOBER, JAMES HENRY
James Henry Gober, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gober, was inducted into
the Army Air Force Feb. 2, 1942; trained at Fort Bliss, Sheppard Field,
and Spence Field, Ga.; left for overseas May 18, 1943; spent 18 months
in the CVI; is technical sergeant; now at Randolph Field.
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GOBER, ROY ALBERT
Roy Albert Gober, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gober, was inducted into
the Merchant Marine Oct. 22, 1944; was stationed on Catalina Island during
most of his service: held rank of seaman, first class, when discharged
Feb. 14, 1945.
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GOBER, WILLARD
Willard Gober, son of Mrs. Lillie Kidder, was inducted into the Army
March 2. 1941; trained at Fort Sam Houston and Camp McCoy, Wis.; sailed
for Europe in July 1943: fought in campaigns from Normandy to Berlin: spent
23 months overseas; discharged as sergeant.
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GOODGION, GEORGE ZILLMAN
George Zillman Goodgion, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Goodgion, entered
the Army Feb. 13, 1942; sent to ETO in November, 1941; spent 36 months
overseas; awarded Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars: was attached to
1982nd Truck Company; discharged on Dec. 5, 1945.
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GOODGION, HARVEY ALFORD
Harvey Alford Goodgion, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Goodgion, entered
the Army Dec. 27, 1944; sent to Pacific Aug. 3, 1945; is attached to 186th
Division of Sixth Army; holds rank of corporal; now with the occupational
forces in Japan.
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GOODGION, HORACE MONROE
Horace Monroe Goodgion, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Goodgion, entered
the Army June 3, 1942; sent to ETO March 21, 1943; 32 months overseas:
fought in Rome-Arno, Northern Apennines, Po Valley; was attached to 133rd
Infantry; discharged in November, 1945.
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GOODSON, EARL F.
Earl F. Goodson, son of Mrs. L. E. Goodson, was inducted into the Army
Air Corps Aug. 24, 1942; was stationed at Kearns, Utah and Sheppard Field,
Texas; served with a Military Police unit: held the rank of corporal when
discharged Jan. 29, 1945.
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GOODWIN, CHARLES R.
Charles R. Goodwin, son of Mrs. Zula Goodwin, entered the Navy Oct.
7, 1943; trained at San Diego, Calif.; sent to Pacific in April, 1944 for
15 months’ service; fought on Okinawa; was seaman, first class; served
with both Fifth and Seventh fleets, discharged in March 1946.
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GORDON, CHARLIE J.
Charlie J. Gordon, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon, entered the Army
Air Corps Nov. 3, 1942; received training at San Angelo, Texas. Pinedale,
Calif.; held the rank of corporal when honorably discharged on Oct. 22,
1945.
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GORDON, WALTER WAYLAND
Walter Wayland Gordon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gordon, entered the
Army Air Corps Oct. 17, 1942; left for ETO March 11, 1944; saw action at
Rome-Arno, Southern France, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central
Europe; awarded Air Medal, three clusters; is technical sergeant.
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GOREE, EUGENE W.
Eugene W. Goree, son of Mrs. Ima James, entered Army Air Corps in March,
1942: sent to ETO in July, 1944: served as pilot of P-51 with Ninth Air
Force; flew 80 missions over enemy territory: was awarded Distinguished
Flying Cross, Air Medal, eight clusters; discharged as lieutenant.
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GOSS, BARBARA RUTH
Barbara Ruth Goss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Goss enlisted in the
Cadet Nurse Corps Feb. 1, 1945; was stationed at Shannon Hospital in San
Angelo, during her period of service: was honorably discharged from service
Oct. 18, 1945.
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GOSS, BILLIE JACK
Billie Jack Goss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Goss, entered the Army Oct.
31, 1944: trained at Camp Hood; sailed overseas in April 1945; fought on
Luzon; served with 32nd and 24th Divisions: is now stationed in Japan:
holds the rank of technical sergeant.
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GOSS, LOUIS FRED
Louis Fred Goss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Goss; entered the Navy
July 26, 1944: trained at San Diego, Calif., Gulfport, Miss.; sent to Pacific
Aug. 11, 1945: 10 months overseas; was fireman, first class, with Mine
Craft Unit; discharged June 15, 1946.
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GOTCHER, WILLIAM L.
William L. Gotcher, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Martin, entered the Army
Nov. 25, 1940; sent to ETO April 1, 1942: overseas 28 months: fought in
Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, France, Rhineland, Central Germany: held the
rank of captain when discharged Dec. 9, 1945.
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GRAHAM, HENRY ROLAND
Henry Roland Graham, son of Mrs. H. S. Graham, entered the Army Air
Corps Oct. 24, 1942: received training at San Angelo, Del Rio, Texas, Long
Beach, Calif., Chanute Field, Ill.; was an expert marksman; held rank of
private, first class, when discharged Feb. 21, 1946.
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GRAHAM, TERRY LARKIN
Terry Larkin Graham, son of Mrs. H. S. Graham, entered the Army Air
Corps March 6, 1942; received extensive training at various bases in the
United States; cited for expert sharpshooter ability; held rank of staff
sergeant when discharged Nov. 27, 1945.
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GRAHAM, WILLIAM F.
William F. Graham, son of Mrs. Ed Graham, entered the Army March 17,
1941; sent to ETO on Aug. 21, 1943; fought in Rome-Arno, North Apennines,
Po Valley; awarded two Purple Hearts; attached to 338th Field Artillery
Battalion; discharged Oct. 13, 1945.
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GREAVES, EDGAR MARION
Edgar Marion Greaves, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Greaves; entered the
Army Aug. 1, 1940; left for ETO; served in Salerno, Cassino, and numerous
other battles while attached to the 36th Infantry Division; spent 30 months
overseas; discharged as corporal October, 1945.
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GREAVES, ROBERT RAYMOND
Robert Raymond Greaves, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Greaves; entered
the Army Oct. 17, 1940; left for ETO April 1, 1943; served in Salerno,
Cassino and numerous other battles; served with 36th Division; awarded
Purple Heart with three clusters; discharged as first sergeant.
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GREEN, BILLY R.
Billy R. Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. McFadin; entered the Army
Aug. 17, 1944; was sent to Pacific Jan. 19, 1945; participated in several
battles on Luzon, P. I., while attached to the 37th Infantry Division and
13th Air Force; held rank of staff sergeant when discharged.
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GREEN, CHARLES W.
Charles W. Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Green; was inducted into
the Navy Feb. 22, 1945; received training at San Diego, Calif.; sailed
overseas Sept. 22, 1945; saw action in Europe and the Pacific; held rank
of radarman, third class when discharged Aug. 8, 1946.
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GREEN, FREDDIE WAYNE
Freddie Wayne Green, son of Mrs. Johnie Green entered the service Nov.
27, 1942; sent to ETO Sept. 12, 1944; overseas 11 months; fought in Rhineland,
Central Europe; served with 102nd Division and Eighth Air Force; was private,
first class; discharged Nov. 23, 1945.
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GREEN, MERLYN DALE
Merlyn Dale Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neal M. Green, entered the Army
Air Corp. March 3, 1942; sent to ETO Aug. 20, 1942; overseas 22 months;
fought in Rome-Arno, Naples-Foggia, North Apennines; was attached to the
15th Air Force; was staff sergeant; discharged.
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GREENWAY, JAMES H.
James H. Greenway, entered the Army Air Corps Nov. 7, 1942; trained
at Kearns Field, Utah, Galveston Air Base, Texas, and in Pennsylvania;
was attached to Medical Administrative Corps; served at Fort Leonard Wood,
Mo., discharged as second lieutenant March 5, 1946.
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GREER, CECIL B.
Cecil B. Greer, son of C. B. Greer; entered the Air Corps Jan. 4, 1942;
left for Europe Jan. 18, 1944; flew 30 combat missions over enemy-held
territory; awarded Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three
clusters; holds the rank of technical sergeant.
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GREGG, JOHN C.
John C. Gregg, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gregg, entered Army Air Corps
Feb. 7, 1941; sent to Pacific Oct. 2, 1942; overseas 30 months; awarded
Distinguished Flying Cross, two Air Medals, five Battle Stars; staff sergeant
with 374th Troop Carrier Group; discharged July 1945.
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GRIFFIN, HOWARD LEE
Howard Lee Griffin, son of O. A. Griffin; was inducted into the Army
Jan. 11, 1942; trained at Ellington Field, Charleston, S. C., Camp Patrick
Henry, Va., and Newport News, Va.; was attached to 471st Army Service Forces’
Band; holds rank of sergeant.
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GRIFFIN, PAUL G.
Paul G. Griffin, son of Mrs. Della Griffin, entered the Army Feb. 11,
1943; received training at Fort Knox, and Camp Campbell, Ky.; sent to ETO
September, 1944; overseas 15 months; was attached to l000th Engineer Bridge
Company; discharged as sergeant Dec. 3, 1945.
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GRIFFITH, CURTIS
Curtis Griffith, son of A. J. Griffith; entered the Navy May 15. 1944;
trained extensively in the States; sailed overseas and spent 14 months
in the Pacific Theater of Operations; fought on Okinawa and Iwo Jima; holds
rank of seaman, first class.
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GRIFFITH, E. H., JR.
E. H. Griffith, Jr., son of E. H. Griffith, Sr., entered the United
States Army February, 1945; trained at Camp Fannin, Texas; sent to Pacific
Aug. 26, 1945; holds the rank of sergeant; still in service; now stationed
in Manila with occupational forces.
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GRIFFITH, GEORGE M., JR.
George M. Griffith, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Griffith, Sr.; was
inducted into the Army Air Corps Feb. 28, 1944 trained at Fort Sill, Okla.,
Madison, Wis., and Boca Raton, Fla.; sailed for overseas July 7, 1945;
spent 10 months in the Pacific; is sergeant.
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GRIFFITH, JODIE MERLE
Jodie Merle Griffith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jodie E. Griffith, entered
the United States Marines June 2, 1942; sent to Pacific Oct. 19, 1942;
fought on Guadalcanal; awarded Presidential Unit Citation: attached to
Second Division; was corporal; discharged November 1945.
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GRIFFITH, LUTHER H.
Luther H. Griffith, son of A. J. Griffith; entered the Army Nov. 25,
1940; sailed for ETO April, 1943; fought at Naples-Foggia, Rome, Arno and
Southern France; was attached to 36th Infantry Division; awarded the Purple
Heart and Combat Infantry Badge.
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GUTHRIE, MONTIE LESTER, JR.
Montie Lester Guthrie, Jr., son of M. L. Guthrie, Sr., entered the
Army Air Corps March 12, 1941; sent to ETO May 29, 1942 for 24 months’
service; fought in Sicily; was attached to 93rd Bombardment Group; held
the rank of staff sergeant; discharged Sept. 28, 1945.
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