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Service
Book
Coleman
County
Second
World War 1941 - 1945
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JACKSON, GARLAND W.
Garland W. (Skeet) Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Jackson, entered
the Army Sept. 17, 1942; trained at Camp Claiborne, La.; sailed overseas
March 15, 1944; spent 21 months in the Pacific with Army Engineers; received
Meritorious Service Award; discharged as technical sergeant.
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JACKSON, J. B.
J. B. Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jackson, was inducted into
the Army May 5, 1943; trained at Camp Wolters; sailed overseas in January,
1944; fought on New Guinea with 43rd Field Hospital unit; was killed in
action on Nov. 4, 1944.
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JACKSON, J. D.
J. D. Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Jackson, entered the United
States Army Air Corps Aug. 1, 1946; holds, the rank of private, first class;
now stationed at Kelly Field, Texas.
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JACKSON, RAYMOND L.
Raymond L. Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Jackson; entered the
Army Nov. 25, 1940; sailed for ETO April 2, 1943; fought in Naples-Foggia,
Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, and Austria with 36th Division;
awarded Purple Heart with cluster and Bronze Star; was staff sergeant.
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JACKSON, T. A.
T. A. Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Jackson; was inducted into
the Navy March 13, 1945; received training at San Diego, Calif., Corpus
Christi, Norfolk, Va., and Bainbridge; holds rank of hospital apprentice,
first class.
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JACKSON, WILLARD V.
Willard V. Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jackson; entered the
Navy in January, 1943; sailed overseas and spent 20 months in the Pacific;
fought on Okinawa, Saipan; attached to Third and 20th Naval Construction
Battalions; discharged as machinist’s mate, third class in October, 1945.
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JAMISON, LYNN WILLIAM
Lynn William Jamison, son of Manton Jamison; entered the Army Air Corps
in September, 1942; received training at San Angelo Army Air Field; was
sent overseas in November, 1944; spent 14 months in the European theater;
discharged as sergeant Feb. 23, 1946.
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JEANES, ROBY LARUE
Roby Larue Jeanes, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jeanes; entered Army Air
Corps Jan. 29, 1941; left for Pacific Nov. 23, 1943; served as P-47 pilot;
killed in action over Luzon March 15, 1945; awarded Air Medal, three clusters,
DFC and Purple Heart posthumously; captain when killed.
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JEWELL, DEXTER
Dexter Jewell, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jewell; entered the Navy July
22, 1942; sailed overseas July 8, 1943; served in South Pacific, Aieutians
and China; spent 28 months overseas; awarded Unit Citation and Chinese
Medal; discharged as seaman, first class March 14, 1946.
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JEWELL, SIDNEY
Sidney Jewell, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jewell; entered the Army Dec.
11, 1943; trained at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Swift; sailed for ETO Oct.
29, 1944; fought in battle of Rhine River; was attached to Seventh Army;
held rank of sergeant when discharged July, 1945.
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JEWELL, WILLIAM F.
William F. Jewell, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jewell; entered the Navy
Aug. 18, 1842; sailed for Pacific and fought at Kiska, Tarawa, Kwajalein,
Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Leyte, Okinawa, and other Pacific battles;
was on USS Tennessee; across 37 months; seaman, first class; discharged.
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JOHNSON, CHARLES G.
Charles G. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Curtis Johnson; was inducted
into the Army Air Force in November, 1942; received training at Sheppard
Field, Wichita Falls, Dodge City, Kansas and Enid, Okla.; holds the rank
of corporal.
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JOHNSON, GEORGE C.
George C. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Y. B. Johnson, Sr.: entered
the Army March 25, 1943; sailed overseas March 1, 1945; participated in
battle of Central Europe; was attached to 75th Division; spent 12 months
overseas; held rank of corporal when discharged.
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JOHNSON, HENRY E.
Henry E. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Johnson; entered the Army
Air Corps March 12. 1942; trained at Randolph Field, Camp Bowie and in
California; left for Europe in February, 1945; spent 11 months overseas;
discharged as technical sergeant.
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JOHNSON, LEO E.
Leo E. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Johnson; entered the Army
Air Corps May 21, 1942; trained at Wichita Falls and Houston, Texas; was
athletic instructor; held the rank of technical sergeant when honorably
discharged Dec. 16, 1945.
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JOHNSON, THOMAS B.
Thomas R. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Johnson; was inducted
into the Navy Sept. 29, 1945; trained at San Diego and Shoemaker, Calif.;
sailed overseas in March 1946: is serving on USS Wilson; is now stationed
at Bikini Atoll as seaman, second class.
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JOHNSON, Y. B., JR.
Y. B. Johnson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Y. B. Johnson, Sr.; was inducted
into the Army Jan. 28, 1943; was sent overseas in August, 1944; fought
in battles of the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe with 393rd Infantry;
awarded Purple Heart; discharged as captain July 1946.
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JOLLY, ROBERT B.
Robert R. Jolly, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jolly; was inducted into
the Army Nov. 10, 1942; trained at Goodfellow Field, Camp Maxey, Camp Crowder,
Mo.; sailed for ETO in September, 1944; fought in Rhineland and Central
Europe; discharged as corporal Feb. 20, 1946.
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JONES, GLENN W.
Glenn W. (Bill) Jones, son of A. A. Jones; was inducted into the Coast
Guard Aug. 7, 1942; received training at New Orleans, La.; was sent overseas
June 21, 1943; saw action at Guam and Solomons during 21 months spent in
the Pacific Theater of Operations.
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JONES, HERMAN A.
Herman A. (Ike) Jones, son of A. A. Jones of Coleman; was inducted
into the United States Marine Corps May 14, 1944; received training at
the Marine Base in San Diego, Calif.: was medically discharged from service
July 7, 1944.
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JUSTICE, HUDSON DAVIS
Hudson Davis Justice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Marks Justice, Sr.; entered
the Marine Corps March 11, 1946; received training at the Marine Base in
San Diego, Calif.; is stationed at San Diego at the present time; holds
rank of private, first class.
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JUSTICE, LEE MARKS, JR.
Lee Marks Justice, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Marks Justice, Sr.;
entered Marine Corps June 2, 1942; sailed for Pacific Oct. 19, 1942; fought
on Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Saipan with Second Marine Division; awarded
Bronze Star, Unit Citation; discharged as corporal.
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JUSTICE, WILLIAM JEFF
William Jeff Justice, son of Lee Marks Justice, Sr.; entered Marine
Air Corps July 8, 1942; left for Pacific April 12, 1945; served on aircraft
carrier, USS Gilbert Island, as Naval pilot; awarded three Air Medals;
discharged as first lieutenant Jan. 31, 1946.
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