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Service
Book
Coleman
County
Second
World War 1941 - 1945
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PADGITT, JAMES T.
James T. Padgitt, son of Mrs. J. Tom Padgitt, entered the Army Nov.
20, 1940; sent to ETO April 1, 1943; fought at Salerno; 12 months overseas;
attached to 36th Division; awarded Purple Heart; held the rank of lieutenant
colonel; discharged on Nov. 1, 1944.
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PAIGE, WALTER DAVID
Walter David Paige, son of W. F. Paige, was inducted into Navy March
3, 1943; trained at San Diego and Shoemaker, Calif.; left for Pacific on
Nov. 3, 1943; spent 29 months overseas on USS Ibex, Third Fleet; discharged
June 6, 1946; held the rank of storekeeper, first class.
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PARISH, EDWARD ROYCE
Edward Royce Parish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Parish, entered Army
Air Forces Aug. 7, 1943; left for Pacific July 4, 1944; participated in
air offensive against Japan; served 21 months overseas with 73rd Bombardment
Group; discharged March 8, 1946, while holding rank of sergeant.
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PARISH, JOHN ALLEN
John Allen Parish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Parish, entered Army
Aug. 28, 1944; sailed for Pacific area March 1, 1945; participated in Ryukyus
campaign; served 18 months overseas with 307th Infantry; awarded one Presidential
Citation; discharged Aug. 31, 1946, as private, first class.
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PARKER, CLIFFORD DUEARD
Clifford Dueard Parker, son of Mrs. Winnie Parker, entered Navy May
13, 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif., and Seattle, Wash.; left for Pacific
Nov. 25, 1944; fought on Iwo Jima; served 18 months overseas with Third
Fleet; served aboard USS Napa, APA 157; discharged as seaman, first class.
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PARKER, JACK A.
Jack A. Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Parker, entered the Navy
July 11, 1945; received training at San Diego, Calif.; sent to Pacific
in October, 1945 for eight months’ service; served aboard the USS San Saba;
held the rank of seaman, first class; discharged.
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PARKER, JOYCE NADINE
Joyce Nadine Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parker, entered the
Naval Nurse Corps Sept. 21, 1943; trained at US Naval Hospital, San Diego,
Calif.; left for Pacific July 16, 1945; served eight months overseas; attached
to US Naval Hospital, No. 10; discharged March 11, 1946; ranked as lieutenant
(jg).
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PARKER, RALPH GRANVILLE
Ralph Granville Parker, son of Mrs. Winnie Parker, entered Navy April
29, 1944; trained at San Diego, Calif., Camp Elliott and Oceanside, Calif.;
was discharged from service Sept. 9, 1944; held the rank of seaman, second
class.
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PARKER, MAX WAYNE
Max Wayne Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parker, entered Navy Feb.
27, 1944; left for Pacific area March 15, 1945; fought in Philippines;
served 13 months overseas with Seventh Fleet; was discharged from service
May 15, 1946; ranked as seaman, first class.
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PARSONS, BENNIE BYRON
Bennie Byron Parsons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Parson, entered
the Naval Air Corps June 14, 1943; sailed overseas Feb. 8, 1944; fought
at Leyte, Guam, Iwo Jima, Wake, Mindora, Okinawa, Formosa, Saipan, on USS
Belleau Wood; holds rank of aviation bos’n’s mate, second class; now at
San Diego.
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PARSONS, NEWELL B.
Newell B. Parsons, son of Frank A. Parsons, was inducted into the Army
March 30, 1943; sent to ETO Sept. 21, 1943 for 27 months’ service; served
in North Africa and Italy; was attached to 2602nd Depot; held rank of sergeant;
discharged Dec. 11, 1945.
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PARSONS, NORRELL W.
Norrell W. Parsons, son of Frank A. Parsons, entered the Army May 15,
1942; sent to ETO Feb. 8, 1943 for 32 months’ service; fought in Pa Valley,
North Apennines, Rome-Arno, Naples-Foggia, and Sicily; was attached to
39th Combat Engineers; was corporal; discharged.
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PATTON, G. H., JR.
G. H. Patton, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Patton, Sr., entered the
Navy May 13, 1942; sailed to Pacific April 2, 1943 for 22 months’ service;
awarded Good Conduct Medal; held the rank of aviation machinist’s mate,
first class, when discharged Dec. 8, 1945.
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PEARCE, JESS ROBERT, JR.
Jess Robert Pearce, Jr., son of Jess R. Pearce, Sr., entered the United
States Marines Sept. 26, 1942; trained at San Diego, Calif.; sent to Pacific
May 12, 1943 for 32 months’ service; held the rank of pharmacist’s mate,
second class; discharged.
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PENNINGTON, ELVIN L.
Elvin L. Pennington, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Pennington, entered
Army Feb. 18, 1943; left for Pacific in May 1944; fought at New Guinea;
served with 11th Airborne Group, 221st Medical Division; killed in action
in New Guinea June 19, 1944.
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PENNINGTON, JESSIE L.
Jessie L. Pennington, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Pennington, entered
Army May 31, 1944; left for Pacific Dec. 22, 1944; fought on Leyte, Samar,
and Okinawa; served seven months overseas with 96th Division; awarded Purple
Heart and three battle stars; discharged in December, 1945, as private,
first class.
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PFLUGER, WOODROW W.
Woodrow W. Pfluger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pfluger, entered the Army
Feb 8, 1942; sent to ETO Dec. 11, 1942; served in North Africa; fought
in Sicily where he was killed in action Aug. 8, 1943; was attached to Second
Armored Division; awarded Purple Heart posthumously.
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PHARISS, PRICE
Price Phariss, son of Mrs. M. C. Phariss, entered the Army Feb. 13,
1941; trained at Camp Bowie, Texas, Camp Blanding, Fla., Camp Ritchie,
Md.; served with 36th Division until July, 1942; was attached to Military
Police Unit; discharged Oct. 15, 1945.
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PHILLIPS, EARNEST LEE
Earnest Lee Phillips, son of L. F. Phillips, entered the Navy Seabees
Dec. 10, 1942; sent to Pacific July 23, 1943; fought on Aleutians, Okinawa;
22 months overseas; held the rank of carpenter’s mate, second class, when
discharged Nov. 23, 1945.
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PHILLIPS, GLEN HAROLD
Glen Harold Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phillips, entered the
Navy Feb. 13, 1943; sailed to Pacific June 9, 1943 for 30 months’ service;
serviced aboard SS M. E. Lombardi, SS Santa Monica, SS Edward Hale; was
gunner s mate, second class; discharged Feb. 4, 1946.
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PHILLIPS, LOWELL ODELL
Lowell Odell Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phillips, entered
the Navy Seabees June 26, 1943; trained at Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Va.,
Camp Hueneme, Calif.; sent to Pacific Dec. 31, 1943; held the rank of carpenter’s
mate second class when discharged.
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PHOENIX, CARROLL C. B.
Carroll C. B. Phoenix, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Phoenix, entered the
Navy Oct. 1, 1943; sent to the Pacific on Feb. 26, 1944, for 23 months’
service; fought on Okinawa, Philippines; held the rank of fireman first
class when discharged on March 22, 1946.
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PITTARD, CLYDE C.
Clyde C. Pittard, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Pittard, entered the United
States Army in 1942; received training at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark.;
now holds the rank of private first class.
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PITTARD, HAROLD EUGENE
Harold Eugene Pittard, son of W. H. Pittard, was inducted into the
Navy April 29, 1944; received his initial training at San Diego, Calif.;
left for Pacific July 11, 1944; served 19 months overseas; discharged in
February, 1946, as seaman first class.
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PITTARD, W. H., JR.
W. H. Pittard, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Pittard, Sr., entered
the Army Dec. 12, 1942; sent to ETO Dec. 24, 1943, for 18 months’ service;
fought in Rome-Arno; was attached to 85th Division; imprisoned in Germany
for 12 months; was corporal; discharged Dec. 3, 1945.
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PITTS, CHARLES W., JR.
Charles W. Pitts, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Pitts, Sr., entered
the Army Air Corps on Oct. 23, 1942; trained at Kearns, Utah, Oakland,
Calif., Hamilton Field, San Francisco, Calif.; held the rank of corporal
when honorably discharged on Sept. 20, 1943.
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PITTS, ROBERT LEE
Robert Lee Pitts, son of J. H. Pitts, entered the Army Air Corps May
24, 1945; trained at Sheppard Field, Mather Field and Hamilton Field, Calif.;
sent to Pacific Feb. 5, 1946; serves as traffic flight clerk on C-54; is
sergeant; now stationed in California.
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POOLE, FRANK HALL
Frank Hall Poole, son of Mrs. Ruby Poole, entered the Navy April 29,
1944; left for the Pacific in November, 1944; fought at Iwo Jima and Philippines;
served 15 months overseas aboard the Winged Arrow; discharged Feb. 2, 1946,
while holding the rank of radioman third class.
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POPE, ALBERT J.
Albert J. Pope, son of Mrs. J. G. Pope of Coleman, was inducted into
the Navy on Aug. 17, 1943; received initial training in Virginia and advanced
training in California; sailed for the Pacific in June, 1944; served 18
months overseas holds the rank of warrant officer.
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POPE, JAMES LEWIN
James Lewin Pope, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pope, entered the Navy
Oct. 2, 1944; received training at San Diego, Calif.; left for the Pacific
area on April 26, 1945; participated in Okinawa campaign; served 14 months
overseas; held rank of aviation electrician’s mate third class.
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POWE, JOHN OLIVER
John Oliver Powe, son of Mrs. Mary Powe, entered the Army Oct. 17,
1942; trained at Fort Lewis, Wash., and in California; sent to Pacific
July 3, 1943, for 21 months’ service; fought on Luzon, Morotai; awarded
Medal of Honor, Purple Heart; holds the rank of private first class.
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PRICE, JAMES PRESTON
James Preston Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Floyd Price, was inducted
into the Navy Oct. 8, 1943; trained at Corpus Christi and Norman, Okla.;
left for Asiatic-Pacific Dec. 28, 1944; spent 15 months overseas with Combat
Aircraft Service Unit (F) 35, discharged as petty officer second class.
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PRICE, JACK L.
Jack L. Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Price, entered the Army Nov.
25, 1940; sent to ETO April 2, 1943; fought in Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno,
France, Rhineland, Central Europe; awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star
with cluster; attached to 36th Division; discharged as technical sergeant.
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PRICE, B. FLOYD, JR.
R. Floyd Price, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Floyd Price, entered Navy
Aug. 31, 1942; trained at San Diego. Calif., and New Orleans, La.; sailed
for Pacific Aug. 17, 1945; served three months overseas attached to Combat
Aircraft Service Unit 45; discharged Jan. 22, 1946, as yeoman first class.
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PRICER, JOHNIE ALLEN
Johnie Allen Pricer, son of J. T. Pricer, entered the Army Jan. 21,
1941; sent to the ETO on April 2, 1943, for 13 months’ service; fought
in Italy; awarded Presidential Citation; was attached to 36th Division;
was private first class when discharged on Sept. 2, 1944.
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PRICER, LUKE
Luke Pricer, son of J. T. Pricer, entered the Army Air Corps on March
21, 1941; trained at Brooks Field, Texas, Las Vegas, Nev.; sent to ETO
Jan. 18, 1944 for 18 months’ service; was technical sergeant attached to
Eighth Air Force; served in England; discharged on Oct. 28, 1945.
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PRIDEMORE, MARY ELLA
Mary Ella Pridemore enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps in April. 1942;
received extensive training at Camp Barkeley, Texas, and at Aloe Flying
Field, Victoria, Texas; held the rank of first lieutenant when honorably
discharged from the service in October, 1944.
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PRIDEMORE, RALPH HAROLD
Ralph Harold Pridemore, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Pridemore, entered
the Army Nov. 25, 1940; left for ETO April 2, 1943; fought at Salerno,
Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, France and Rhineland; served 29 months overseas
with 36th Division; discharged July 9, 1945, as sergeant.
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PRIDEMORE, RICHARD ORVAL
Richard Orval Pridemore, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Pridemore, entered
Army Dec. 6, 1943; left for ETO Oct. 21, 1944; fought in France, Rhineland
and Central Europe; served seven months overseas as tail gunner on B-17s;
awarded Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters; held rank of staff sergeant.
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PRIDEMORE. RUPERT ALLEN
Rupert Allen Pridemore, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Pridemore, entered
Army Dec. 14, 1942; trained at Sheppard Field, Omaha, Neb., Sioux City,
Iowa and numerous other camps; served with Second Air Force as pilot on
B-17s and B-29s; discharged Feb. 19, 1946, as second lieutenant.
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PUCKETT, LEE O.
Lee O. Puckett, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Puckett, entered the Army Air
Forces Feb. 10, 1940; sent to ETO Nov. 1, 1943; fought in Normandy, Belgian
Bulge; awarded Bronze Star; was attached to Eighth and Ninth Air Forces;
was staff sergeant; discharged Dec. 1, 1945,
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PUCKETT, ORVEL M.
Orvel M. Puckett, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Puckett, entered the Army
July 21, 1942; trained at Lowry Field, Cola., Kelly Field, Texas, Fort
Jackson, S. C.; sent to Pacific in June, 1945 for seven months’ service;
held rank of corporal; discharged Feb. 10, 1946.
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