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The Men & Women In WW II From
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Wagner, Earvin L - Cpl Earvin L Wagner,
son of Mrs Anner Walker, husband of Mozel Clark Wagner. Entered Air
Corps 1942; trained at Camp Howze, Texas. Has served at Dalhart Army
Air Field, where now on duty. |
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Waldon, Horice W - Cpl Horice W Waldon, son of Mr
& Mrs George Waldon, attended Kilgore (Col.) HS. Entered the Army
1942; trained at Ft Riley, Kansas. Has served in France, where now
on duty. |
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Whitaker, Claude F - Cpl Claude F Whitaker, son of
Mrs Ida Whitaker, attended Gregg Co. Training School and Butler College,
Tyler, Texas. Entered Army 1942; trained at Camp Eustis, Va. and Camp
Stewart, Ga. and Calif. Has served in New Guinea and Australia. Now
on duty in the Philippines. |
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Wilhite, Roy C - Pfc Roy C Wilhite, son of Mrs Fannie
Jones, attended Weldon HS, Gladewater. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained
at Camp Swift, Texas in N.H. and Springfield, Ill. Received an honorable
discharge in SEpt 1944. |
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Williams, Adolphus - Cpl Adolphus Williams, son of
Doshie Jones. Entered Army 1943; trained at Seattle, Wash. Now on
duty at Iwo Jima. |
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Williams, Amos L - S 1/c Amos L Williams, son of
Janie Cooper, attended North Chapel HS. Entered Navy 1941; trained
at San Diego, Cal. Served in South Pacific. Now on duty in San Francisco,
Cal. |
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Williams, Edwin R - S 1/c Edwin R Williams, son of
E R and Eula L Williams. Entered Navy 1944; trained at Great Leakes,
Hampton, and Yorktown. Now on duty at Yorktown, Va. US Naval Mine
Depot. |
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Williams, Herbert Jr - Pfc Herbert Williams, son
of Herbert Williams and Martha Ann Stinson, attended Pine Hill School.
Entered Air Corps 1942; served in the Pacific Theater, where he is
still on duty. |
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Williams, James E - Cpl Wm E James, son of Janie
Cooper, graduate of North Chapel HS. Entered Army 1940; trained at
Ft Benning, Ga. Served in India, Burma. Discharged July 1945. |
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Williams, Jessie B - Sgt Jessie B Williams, son of
Mrs Birda Williams, husband of Bernice Pegues Williams. Entered Army
1942; trained at Camp Wolters, Texas and Arizona. Served in N Africa,
Italy, Sicily, Egypt and Germany. Holds Purple Heart. |
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Williams, Jessie Lee - Pvt Jessie Lee Williams, son
of Bessie Williams, attended Longview Colored HS. Entered Army April
1945; trained at Wichita Falls, Texas. Now on duty at Hill Field,
Utah. |
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Williams, Tilton W - Pvt Tilton W Williams, son of
Janie Cooper. Entered Army March 6, 1945; trained Sheppard Field.
Now on duty at Tampa Field, Fla. |
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Williams, Woodrow W - Cpl Woodrow W Williams, son
of Herbert Williams and Martha Ann Stinson, and husband of Dorothy
Johnson, attended Pine Hill School. Entered Army 1941; trained at
El Paso, Texas. Served in Africa, Italy, France, and Germany, where
he is still on duty. |
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Willis, Brady W - Cpl Brady W Willis, son of Mr &
Mrs Tom Willis, entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Camp Swift, Texas,
Washington, Jefferson College, Washington, and Penn. Has served on
Saipan, Hawaii, and Okinawa. Holds Good Conduct Medal, three Bronze
Stars, AP Ribbon and VFW Medal. |
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Willis, Willie Thomas - Sgt Willie Thomas Willis,
son of Mr & Mrs Tom Willis, attended Prairie View College, Hempstead,
Texas. Entered Air Corps 1942; trained at Camp Howze, Texas. Holds
Good Conduct Medal. Now on duty at Maxton, NC. |
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