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The Men & Women In WW II From Gregg County

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Hackett, Marshall H - Sgt Marshall H Hackett, husband of Mildred Griffin Hackett; attended Jacksonville HS, Jacksonville, Texas. Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained Camp Hood, Texas, in Penn. and Tampa, Fla., where he is still stationed. Has Good Conduct Medal.
Hadaway, Dall - COX Dall Hadaway, son of E J Hadaway, attended Kilgore HS; entered Army Aug. 3, 1942; trained Mineral WElls, served Alaska, West Indies. Has 4 Battle Stars. Now on duty in San Francisco, Calif.
Hadaway, Glen - Pfc Glen Hadaway, son of Mr & Mrs D L Hadaway; attended Kilgore HS; entered Army 1942; trained Mineral Wells, Texas. Now on duty in Utah.
Hadaway, J C - T/Sgt J C Hadaway, son of D L Hadaway; entered Army 1943; trained Camp Shelby, Miss. Served in Germany and France. Killed in action April 15, 1945.
Hadaway, William C - 1st Lt William C Hadaway, son of E J Hadaway; husband of Mary Murphy; graduated Leverett's Chapel HS and attended Kilgore College. Entered Army May 3, 1939, training in Philippines and serving in France and Germany. Has Pre-Pearl Harbor, ETO Ribbon. Now on duty in Germany.
Hale, Frank Junior - S Frank Junior Hale attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy in 1940; trained in Seattle, Wash. Has served in the South Pacific and Australia. Now on duty at Great Lakes, Ill.
Hall, Aven R - AEM 2/c Aven R Hall, son of Mrs Aven R Hall Sr, graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered Navy in June 1942; trained at San Diego, Chicago, Alameda Air Base in California. Has served in the Pacific Theater; now on duty on the USS St George in the Pacific.
Hall, Billy Gene - S 1/c Billy Gene Hall, son of Mr & Mrs D C Hall, Gladewater. Entered Navy in 1943; trained at San Diego. Has served in the South Pacific. Holds Asiatic And Pacific Ribbons. Wounded on Leyte. Now on duty in the Aleutians.
Hall, Samuel R - PHM 1/c Samuel R Hall, son of Mrs R L Hall, graduate of Pine Tree HS. Entered the Navy in 1943; trained at USNTS, San Diego. Has served at Tarawa, the Marshalls, Saipan, Leyte, Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Now on duty aboard the USS Tisdale.
Hallmark, James L (Babe) - Pfc James L (Babe) Hallmark, son of Mr & Mrs J L Hallmark, husband of Nelleva Denton, graduate of Kilgore College and attended A & M. Entered Army Air Corps April 1944; trained at Amarillo and now on duty in Ft Worth.
Hallmark, Kenneth H - Lt Kenneth H Hallmark, son of Mr & mrs J L Hallmark, husband of Helen Stephenson, graduate of Kilgore HS and Kilgore College. Entered Army Air Corps in Feb. 1943; trained at Phoenix, Ariz and now on duty at Savannah, Ga.
Hallum, Robert F - Cpl Robert F Hallum, son of Mr & Mrs O D Hallum. Entered the Marines in 1942, trained at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Has served in Iwo Jima and in Hawaii. Now on duty somewhere in the Pacific.
Hamberlin, Vaughn E - M 1/c Vaughn E Hamberlin, husband of Nanette O'Banion Hamberlin, attended East Mt HS. Entered Navy in 1940; was at bombing of Pearl Harbor. Has seen action on two Battleships in the Pacific and the Des. Escort USS Swinning in the Atlantic. Has a Pres. Citation. Now at Asbury Park, NJ.
Hamby, Morgan, Pfc Morgan Hamby, son of Mr & Mrs J M Hamby. Entered Army Anti-Aircraft in 1942, trained at Camp Wolters. Served in the Pacific. Has Good Conduct Medal and AP Campaign Ribbon with one Bronze Star.
Hamilton, D W - Capt D W Hamilton, son of Mrs E H Hamilton. Entered the 80th Ord Group in 1941. Trained at A & M. Has served 30 months in Iceland. Enroute to Pacific.
Hamilton, Elmer D - S/Sgt Elmer D Hamilton, son of D D Hamilton, husband of Minnie Redlinger; entered Air Corps April 25, 1942; trained at Harlingen Field, Texas. Now on duty at Ephrata, Washington. (Same as the one below???)
Hamilton, Elmer D - S/Sgt Elmer D Hamilton, son of Mr & Mrs L D Hamilton and husband of Monnie Redlinger Hamilton; attended Kilgore HS. Entered Army as an Aerial Gunner Inst. in 1942; trained Harlingen, Texas. Now on duty at Washington Air Base. (Same as the one above???)
Hamilton, Mackallen - Pfc Mackallen Hamilton, son of Mr & Mrs D D Hamilton; attended Kilgore HS. Entered the Army Inf. 96th Div. in 1944; trained at Camp Wolters, Texas and San Francisco. Served in the Pacific, Hawaii, Marianas, and Okinawa. Has Purple Heart and Pres. Citation. Now on duty at Okinawa.
Hamilton, William P - S 1/c William P Hamilton, son of Mr & Mrs D D Hamilton, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Navy in 1943; trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in India and Australia and on the USS Bretton. Now has Honorable Discharge and attending Kilgore College.
Hammon, Elvis B - Cpl Elvis B Hammond, husband of Juanita Lewis Hammond, entered Army in 1942; trained Camp Howze, Texas and Camp Claiborne, La. Has served in England, France, Belgium and Germany, where he is still on duty. Has 3 Battle Stars and Good Conduct Medal along with Rifleman's Badge.
Hammond, Earl N - Pvt Earl N Hammond, son of Mr & Mrs E Q Hammond, entered 83rd Inf. Training Bat. of the Army in 1945. Trained Camp Roberts, Calif. and now stationed there.
Hammond, Marion L - T/5 Marion L Hammond, son of Mr & Mrs E Q Hammond; entered the 536th Amph. Tractor Bat. of the Army in 1943; trained Camp Poke, La. Has served in Hawaii, Leyte, and Okinawa, where he is still on duty. Killed 3 Japs on Okinawa.
Hampton, Byron D Jr - Sgt Byron D Hampton Jr, son of Mr & Mrs B D Hampton Sr, entered the Army Anti-Aircraft Art. 1943; trained Camp Wolters, Tx and Ft Ord, Calif. Has served in New Guinea, the Maluccas, Netherland, East Indies and the Philippines. Has Presidental Unit Citation. Artist on Staff Paper.
Hancock, Rolland R - Cpl Rolland R Hancock, son of Mr & Mrs R B Hancock. Graduate of Kilgore HS; entered Army Dec 7, 1942; trained Camp Wolters, Texas; served North Africa, Normandy, Sicily, England, South America. Has American Theatre, ETO and 7 Battle Stars, Pres. Unit Citation. Now on duty Miama, Fla.
Hancock, Walter W - Sgt Walter W Hancock, husband of Connie Conway Hancock; entered the Army in 1940; trained at Ft Sam Houston, Texas and Camp Adair, Oregon. Has served in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Holds ETO Badge with three Battle Stars and Good Conduct Medal. Now on duty at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Hankla, Angus J - Cpl Angus J Hankla, son of Mr & Mrs C M Willis, husband of Robert Dixon. Entered Army in Dec. 1941. Has served in New Guinea and Philippines, now on duty in Japan. Holds PTO with three Stars.
Hankla, Thomas D - Cpl Thomas D Hankla, son of C M Willis. Entered Marine Corps in May 1942; trained at San Diego. Served in New Zealand, Saipan and now on duty in Norfolk, Va. Holds Pres. Citation, PTO with three Stars.
Hanson, Glendon D - Sgt Glendon D Hanson, son of J T Hanson and husband of Ruby Moore Hanson. Attended Spring Hill, La. HS. Entered the Army in 1943. Served in Scotland, England and France, where now on duty.
Hanson, James A - Cpl James A Hanson, son of Mr & Mrs Sidney L Hanson, husband of Glocia Dalme. Entered the Marines at San Diego in 1940; seen service in Southwest Pacific. Combat on Iwo Jima, Guam and Tinian and other places.
Haralson, Tucker L - Pfc Tucker L Haralson, so of Mrs Allie Keys, husband of Dona Lee; graduated from Athens HS. Entered Army Oct. 10, 1943; trained at Camp Shanks, NY. Now on duty there.
Hardin, Ernest M - Cpl Ernest M Hardin, son of Mr & Mrs B L Hardin, attended Sabine HS. Entered Air Corps 1943. Trained Miami Beach. Served S. Pacific, now on duty in Hawaii.
Hardin, Glenn C - S/Sgt Glenn C Hardin, son of Rev and Mrs E P Hardin and husband of Mary Louise Hart Hardin. Entered Air Corps in 1943, served in England, France and was a POW in Germany. Holds ETO Ribbon with three Stars, Air Medal with Cluster, Purple Heart, and Pres. Citation.
Hardy, Clarence E - S 1/c Clarence E Hardy, son of C Hardy, husband of Bobbie Bingham; attended Leveretts Chapel HS. Entered Navy in March 1942; trained at San Diego. Has served in the South Pacific, Australia, Pearl Harbor, Philippines, Kiska; now on duty at Norfolk, Va. Holds three Bronze Stars, one Silver Star and others.
Hardy, Erwin W - GM 3/c Erwin W Hardy, son of Mr & Mrs Clyde Hardy, husband of Patsy Allen. Entered Navy in 1941, trained at San Diego. Served in Australia, India, Pacific, Sicily and now on duty in San Francisco.
Harkness, James T - AS James T Harkness, son of Mr & Mrs W J Harkness, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy in July 1945. Trained at San Diego, where now on duty.
Harkness, William R - T/Sgt William R Harkness, son of Mr & Mrs W J Harkness and husband of Ophelia Wilson Harkness; entered the Air Corps in 1942; trained San Antonio, Texas. Has served in North Africa, Italy and Bulgaria. Has Purple Heart, 4 Service Stars, Air Medal and Bronze Star. POW in Bulgaria from Jan. 1944 to Sept 1944.
Harlan, William H Jr - S/Sgt william H Harlan Jr, son of Mr & Mrs W H Harlan; attended East Mt HS and SFA College; entered Signal Corps in 1943; served in Africa, Corsica, Italy and France. Has Good Conduct Medal, ETO Ribbon with 4 Bronze Stars. Now on duty at Ft Sam Houston, Texas.
Harrell, Robert P - Sgt Robert P Harrell, son of Mr & Mrs Robt L Harrell, attended Judson HS. Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained at Selfridge Field, Mich. Has served in the Pacific 29 months, New Guinea, Okinawa, and Ryukyus Island. Has Good conduct Medal and Pres. Citation. Now on duty in Philippines.
 
 Harris, Cornelius P - A/C Cornelius P Harris, son of Mr & Mrs Pete Harris, entered the Air Corps in 1943; trained at Austin and Wichita Falls, Texas, Sioux City, Iowa, Roswell, New Mexico and Phoenix, Arizona. Now on duty Big Spring, Texas.
Harris, Dorothy E - Cadet Dorothy E Harris, daughter of Giles Harris; attended Longview HS. Entered Army Cadet Nurse's Corps in 1943; trained Harris Memorial Hosp. Ft Worth, Texas, where she is still on duty taking her last years training.
Harris, James C - S/Sgt James C Harris, son of Mr & Mrs J L Harris, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained Sheppard Field, Texas and Georgia. Has Good Conduct Medal. Now has Medical Discharge.
Harris, Jessie L - S/Sgt Jessie L Harris, son of Mr & Mrs J L Harris, and husband of Doris Jordan Harris, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Air Corps in 1942; trained Cavis Monthaw Field, ariz. and Great Bend, Kansas. Has served in India and Burma. Has Good Conduct Medal and five Bronze Stars.
 
 Harris, Ralph F - F/O Ralph F Harris, son of Mr & Mrs F F Harris of Gladewater, attended school in Boynton, Okla. Entered Air Corps in 1944. Trained at various camps in Texas. Served in Australia and Africa, where now on duty.
 
 Harris, Raymond L - S/Sgt Raymond L Harris, son of Mr & Mrs Jesse Harris and husband of Doris Halley Harris, entered Air Corps in 1943. Trained at Robins Field, Ga., where now on duty.
Harris, Sam M - Pvt Sam M Harris, son of Giles Harris and husband of Margaret Crawford Harris, attended Longview HS. Entered Army in Dental Lab. and Med. Div. in 1943; trained Camp Barkeley, Texas. Has served in Italy. Has Po Valley and Italy Battle Stars, holds the War Zone Medal. Now enroute home.
Harris, Walter L - Walter L Harris, son of Giles Harris; attended Longview HS; entered the Merchant Marines in 1945; trained at Avalon, Calif. Has served in Hawaii. Now on duty between San Francisco and Honolulu, Hawaii.
Harrison, C J - C J Harrison, son of Mr & Mrs W L Harrison, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Naval Air Corps in 1943. Trained at Jacksonville, Fla., Seattle Wash. and Oklahoma. Served in the Aleutians and is now on duty in the South Pacific.
Harry, Marvin H - Sgt Marvin Harry, husband of Helen Kirkland Harry of White Oak; attended White Oak HS. Entered Army in 1943; trained at Camp Bowie and Camp Hood and Ft Jackson, SC. served in France, Italy, Austria, and Germany. Now awaiting assignment.
Hart, Cecil S Jr - ARM 3/c Cecil S Hart Jr, son of Mr & Mrs C S Hart; attended Pine Tree High School. Entered the Naval Air Corps in 1944. Trained at San Diego, Memphis, Tenn., Purcell, Okla., Jacksonville, Fla., Tia Juana, Mex., and "27" Palms, Ariz. Now on duty in Tia Juana.
Harvey, R Howard - Cpl R Howard Harvey, attended Jewett HS. Entered the USMC in Feb. 1943. Trained at San Diego. Now en route to Pacific.
Hatcher, Joseph H - T/Sgt Joseph H Hatcher, son of Mr & Mrs Hatcher, husband of Anita Stewart. Graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered Army Air Corps in 1941. Trained at Sheppard Field. Served in Hawaii, Fuji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea. Holds Silver Star, DFC, Purple Heart, Air Medal, 4 Clusters, Pres. Citation.
Hatley, Sedley E - Pfc Sedley E Hatley, husband of Ruth Gamel Hatley, attended the College of Marshall. Entered Army in 1943. Trained at Camp Wolters. Served in New Caledonia, Leyte and Manilla.
Hawk, Clint - S 1/c Clint Hawk, son of Mr & mrs Ollie Hawk, attended White Oak HS. Entered the Navy in 1945, trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in the Hawaiian and Marianas Is. Now on duty on the USS Breton CVE23.
Hawkins, Joe John - Pfc Joe John Hawkins, son of Mr & Mrs Jeff Hawkins; husband of Callie Haynes Hawkins; attended Gladewater HS. Entered 12th Army Air Force in 1943. Trained at Sheppard Field and Curtis Wright, Calif. Served in Africa, Italy. Killed in action in Corsica in May, 1944.
 
 Hawkins, Terrell E - Pfc Terrell E Hawkins, son of Mr & Mrs Jeff Hawkins, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army Armored Div. in 1941. Trained at Ft Knox, Ky, Camp Young, Cal. and Ft Meade, Md. Served in Algeria, N. Africa, Naples. Now on duty in Rome, Italy.
 
 Hawkins, William L - S 2/c William L Hawkins, foster son of L J Mayo. Entered Navy in 1945; trained at San Diego, Cal. Served in the Hawaiian and Marianas Islands. Now on duty on the USS Breton CVE23.
 
 Hawthorne, Jewelle C - S 2/c Jewelle C Hawthorne, daughter of Mr & Mrs P W Hawthorne, attended Kilgore HS, Kilgore College and Draughon's Business School, before entereing in 1945. Has trained in Hunter College, NY, and now stationed at Charleston, SC Navy Yard.
 
 Hawthorne, Perry T - A/S Perry T Hwathorne, son of Mr & Mrs P W Hawthorne, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Army Air Corps in 1944; trained at Sheppard Field, Lubbock, AAF, Big Spring, and Lowry Field, where still in training.
 
 Hayes, Leslie E - S 1/c Leslie E Hayes, husband of the former Manette Harkness, entered Navy in 1944, trained at Camp Perry, Va. Now on duty in the Admiralty Islands.
Haynes, Jimmy C - S 2/c Jimmy C Haynes, son of Mr & Mrs Clyde Haynes, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered the Navy Amph. in 1944; trained at San Diego, Morro Bay and San Bruno, Calif. Has served in the Hawaiian and Ryukyus Is., where still on duty.
 
 Hays, James L - A/S James L Hays, son of Mrs Lloyd Hays, attended Longview HS. Entered Navy in 1945, trained at San Diege, Calif. and now on duty there.
 
 Head, Hilton U - Pfc Hilton U Head, son of Mr & Mrs J T Head, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Army Aug 15, 1942, trained at Taccoa, Ga. Has served in England, Holland, Belgium, Germany and Australia; now on duty in France. Holds Bronze Star, Pres. Unit Citation with Cluster, ETO with Stars, Bronze Spearhead and Purple Heart.
 
 Hearne, Willis R - Lt (jg) Willis R Hearne, son of Mr & Mrs W A Hearne, husband of Jetty Jo Hearne. Entered Naval Air Corps in 1942. Has served in Hawaii, China and the Southwest Pacific. Now on duty in Hawaii. Has Pres. Citation.
 
 Hedge, Tellie H - T/Sgt Tellie H Hoedge, son of Mrs Imogene Hedge, graduate of Kilgore HS, attended Kilgore College. Entered Army Air Corps Oct 29, 1942, trained at Sheppard Field. Has served in Hawaii, Fiji, New Guinea, Australia, Palau, Samar, Luzon. Has Air Medal with 2 Clusters, PTO with 4 Stars. Was missing June 22, 1945.
 
 Hedges, Carl F - S/Sgt Carl F Hedges, son of Mr & Mrs C W Hedges and husband of June Golden Hedges, entered the Army in 1942. Trained at Camp Helby, Miss, Mavrat, La., and Ft Dix, NJ. Served in Africa and Italy where he is now on duty at Naples.
 
 Heidelberg, Esker - T/Sgt Esker Heidelberg, son of Mr & Mrs O G Heidelberg and husband of Betty Branson Heidelberg; entered the Air Corps in 1942. Trained at Wichita, Kan., Ephrata, Wash., Walker A A Field, Kan., where he is now on duty.
 
 Heim, Colly Jr - T/Sgt Colly Heim Jr, son of Mr & Mrs Colly Heim, entered the Army in 1940. Trained at Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas. Served in Germany where he is now on duty. Holds Purple Heart, ETO Ribbon, other honors.
 
 Heim, Elmo M - Sgt Elmo M Heim, son of Mr & Mrs Elmer Heim and husband of Margaret Haggard Heim; entered the Air Corps in 1942. Trained at San Diego, Cal., Sheppard Field, Salina, Kan., Oklahoma City. Now on duty at Karney, Neb.
 
 Heim, William Troy - S 2/c William T Heim, son of Mr & Mrs Walter Heim, entered the Navy in 1943. Trained at Corpus Christi. Served in Cuba, Pearl Harbor, Guam, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Holds one Battle Star. Now on duty in the South Pacific.
 
 Heit, John G - S/Sgt John G Heit, son of Mr & Mrs John J Geit, graduated from Gladewater HS and attended Kilgore College and Texas A & M. Entered Air Corps in 1942. Trained in C alifornia, Oregon, Washington, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Served in the South Pacific and is now on duty at Okinawa.
Henderson, Charles D - S/Sgt Charles D Henderson, son of Mr & Mrs C D Henderson; attended Longview HS and Texarkana Junior College. Entered Air Corps in 1942. Trained at Kearnes, Utah, Deming, NM, Roswell, NM. Now enroute to the Pacific.
Henderson, Clarence J - Pvt Clarence J Henderson, son of Mr & Mrs J T Henderson and husband of Velma Gandy Henderson, entered Army 80th Div. 317 in 1945. Trained at Camp Wolters. Served in France, Germany, England. Holds overseas Ribbons, two Bronze Stars. Now discharged.
Henderson, Olie Lee - S/Sgt Olie Lee Henderson, son of Mr & Mrs Jake Reed, entered the Cavalry in 1940. Trained at El Paso. Served in Australia, New Guinea, Admiralties and Luzon. Now on duty in the Pacific Theater.
Henigan, Orie W - Cpl Orie W Henigan, son of Virginia Zehrung. Entered Air Corps in 1942. Trained at Sheppard Field, Texas.
Hendricks, Loyd C - MM 2/c Loyd C Hendricks, son of Mr & Mrs John Hendricks, husband of Isabelle Fuselier Hendricks. Entered Seabees in 1942, trained at Camp Bradford, Norfolk, Va. Served at Midway where he was killed in line of duth May 30, 1943.
Hendricks, Robert M - BM 2/c Robert M Hendricks, husband of Stella Dobbs Hendricks. Entered Seabees in 1942, trained at Williamsburg, Va. Has served in New Caledonia. Now has honorable discharge.
Hendrickson, Charles L - S 2/c Charles L Henderson, son of Mr & Mrs W C Hendrickson Sr, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Naval Air Corps in 1943. Trained at Kingsville and Corpus Christi, Texas. Has served 16 months in the Southwest Pacific, where now on duty.
Hendrickson, Marion R - PH M 3/c Marion R Hendrickson, son of Mr & Mrs W C Hendrickson, attended Gladewater HS. Entered the Naval Med. Corps in 1942, trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served in about 40 different foreign countries. Served 25 months overseas, now on duty in San Pedro, Calif.
Hendrickson, William C Jr - Pvt William C Hendrickson Jr, son of Mr & Mrs W C Hendrickson, husband of Neva Merle Puckett Hendrickson, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Coast Art. and later transferred to Air Corps. Served 29 months in Alaska. Now on duty at Palm Springs, Calif.
Herring, John M - Lt John M Herring, graduate of Kilgore HS, attended Kilgore College. Entered Marine Corps Sept 1942, Boot Camp at San Diego, Calif. Received his pilot wings in California.
Hewitt, A E - CMM A E Hewitt, son of Mrs L M Hewitt, husband of Blanche Page. Entered Navy Nov 4, 1943, trained at Camp Peary, Va. Now on duty in the Pacific.
Hewitt, Burten L - Pfc Burten L Hewitt, son of Mrs L M Hewitt, husband of Loraine Hughes. Entered Army June 1944, trained at Camp Fannin, Texas. Has served on Leyte, now on duty on Okinawa.
Hewitt, Carl A - Pvt Carl A Hewitt, son of Mrs L M Hewitt, attended school in Arkansas. Entered Army Nov 20, 1942, trained at Camp Howze, Texas. Was awarded honorable discharge Sept 17, 1043.
Hewitt, G E - T/Sgt G E Hewitt, son of Mrs L M Hewitt, husband of Hazel Arnold. Entered Army May 8, 1942, trained at Camp Claiborne, La. Has served in England, France, Germany and Belgium. Has ETO Ribbon with 4 Battle Stars.
Hewitt, Norman - Sgt Norman Hewitt, son of Mrs L M Hewitt. Entered Army in June 1942. Trained at Camp Crowder, Mo. Served in New Guinea, now on duty in the Philippines.
Hickey, Jurl R - HA 2/c Jurl R Hickey, son of Mr & Mrs H Hickey, entered Navy in 1945. Trained at San Diego, Norman, Okla. Now on duty at the Navy UJnit Pub. Health Service at Ft. Worth.
Hickman, John O - S 1/c John O Hickman, son of Mr & Mrs O B Hickman. Graduate of Bossier City HS. Entered Navy in 1944. Trained at San Diego and New London, Conn. Now on duty in the Atlantic.
Hicks, Carroll M - Pfc Carroll M Hicks, son of Mr & Mrs I H Hicks. Husband of Johnnye Richardson Hicks. Entered Paratroops in 1944. Trained at Camp Wolters and Ft Benning, Ga. Served in European Theater. Holds Good Conduct Medal. Now on duty in Europe.
Hiett, David E - Pfc David E Hiett, son of Mr & Mrs D E Hiett, graduated from Judson Grove HS. Entered Army Com. Eng. in 1943. Trained at Camp White, Ore. Served in England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, where now on duty in Berlin. Holds Purple Heart and five Battle Stars.

Higginbotham, Marshall K - Cpl Marshall K Higginbotham, son of Mr & Mrs M B Higginbotham, attended White Oak HS. Entered the Air Corps in 1943. Trained at Sheppard Field, Ft Lee, Va., and Kearnes, Utah. Served in Australia, New Guinea and Leyte. Now on duty at Okinawa.
Higginbotham, Millard P - Sgt Millard P Higginbotham, son of Mr & Mrs M B Higinbotham, attended White Oak HS. Entered Air Corps in 1942. Trained at Sheppard Field, Texas, Gulfport and Keesler Field, Miss. On duty in New York.
Higgins,Charles E - 1st Lt Charles E Higgins, son of Mrs Ruth Stephens and husband of Jessie Faye Tankersley Higgins, entered Paratroops in 1941. Trained at Ft Sam Houston and Ft Benning, Ga. Served in Pacific and the Aleutians. Holds two Battle Stars. Now on duty at Ft Benning, Ga.
Hill, Arville D - Pfc Arville D Hill, son of Mr & Mrs Henry Hill, attended school in Frost, Texas. Entered Army Med. Corps in 1942. Trained at Camp Barkeley. Served at New Caledonia and on Luzon, wehre he is now on duty.
Hill, Herman V - Pfc Herman V Hill, son of Mr & Mrs Henry Hill, attended East Mt school. Entered Army Med. Corps in 1943. Trained at Camp Barkeley. Served at New Caledonia and Luzon, wehre he is now on duty.
Hill, J D - Pfc J D Hill Jr, son of Mr & Mrs J D Hill Sr, attended Kilgore HS. Entered Marines in Dec. 1943, trained at San Diego, Calif. Has served on Okinawa.
Hill, Jesse T Jr - S 2/c Jesse T Hill Jr, son of Mr J T Hill Sr, graduated from Sabine HS. Entered Navy SEpt. 21, 1944, trained at San Diego, Calif. Now on duty in Oceanside, Calif.
Hill, John L Jr - Ensign John L Hill Jr, son of Mr & Mrs John L Hill, attended Kilgore HS, Kilgore Jr College and Univ. of Texxas before entering Navy in 1942. Received training at Univ. of Texas, and Maryland. Served in Amphibious Operations in South Pacific. Now on duty in the Philippines.
Hilton, George E - Pfc George E Hilton, son of Mr & Mrs Tom Hilton, Gladewater. Entered service as a Paratrooper in 1945. Trained at Ft Benning, Ga. Has served in British Columbia, where now on duty.
Hilton, Jack D - Pvt Jack D Hilton, son of Mr & Mrs Tom Hilton. Entered Cavalry in 1943, trained at Camp Roberts, Calif. Has a Medical Discharge.
Hilton, Rayburn F - S 2/c Rayburn F Hilton, son of Mr & Mrs Tom Hilton, attended Gladewater HS. Entered the Seabees in 1943, trained in Virginia, Rhode Island, and California. Has served in the Marshall Islands, where now on duty.
Hinton, Lee Olan - Cpl Lee Olan Hinton, son of Mr & Mrs L L Hinton, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army Sept. 15, 1941, trained at Hawaii. Served at Guadalcanal, Vella Lavella, New Zealand, N. Caledonia and the Philippines. Holds BLH, Good Conduct Medal, four Campaign Ribbons and Silver Star. Honorable discharge, 1945.
Holcombe, William C - Sgt William C Holcombe, son of Mrs Honyett Holcombe Knox. Entered Army in 1942, trained at Camp Wolters, Texas. Was on duty at Induction Center in Dallas. Now has an honorable discharge and is a practicing attorney in Longview.
 
 Holder, Guy L - S/Sgt Guy L Holder, son of Mr & Mrs Lem Holder and husband of Dorothy Acker Holder. Entered Army in 1942. Trained at Camp Robinson, Ark., Indiantown Gap, Pa. and Camp Pickett, Va. Served in Africa and Italy. Holds Unit Citation, one Battle star, Sharpshooter's and Good Conduct Medals.
Holland, James L - Cpl James L Holland, son of Mr & Mrs John E Holland, husband of Lottie Richardson Holland, attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps in 1942, trained at Paine Field, Wash. Has served in N Africa, Sicily and Italy. Holds 2 Bronze Stars.
Holland, John E - T/Sgt John E Holland Jr, son of Mr & Mrs Holland, entered Air Corps as an Electrical Spec. in 1942, trained at Chanute Field, Ill and Amarillo. Engaged in 5 Battles in the European Theater. Holds Pres. Citation, Good Conduct Medal, and ETO with 5 Battle Stars.
Holland, Luther - Sgt Luther Holland, husband of Wanda Nolen. Attended Elder School. Entered Marines Oct, 1942. Trained at San Diego, Calif. Served in Hawaii, Saipan, Iwo Jima. Holds PTO Ribbon, three Battle stars. On duty at San Francisco.
Holle, Fred Henry Jr - 1/c Fred Henry Holle Jr, son of Mr & Mrs L H Holle Sr, husband of Kathryn E Berry. Attended Otto HS. Entered Navy May 1944. Trained at Camp Wallace. Served on Guam, Okinawa and Japan, where he is now on duty.
 
 Holley, Cecil L - Pfc Cecil L Holley, son of Mr & Mrs W G Holley and husband of Margaret Rumbaugh, graduated at Italy, Texas HS. Entered Army in 1944. Trained at Camp Hood. Served in South Pacific. Now on duty at Mindano, Philippines.
 
 Holley, J D - Pvt J D Holley, son of Mr & Mrs W G Holley and husband of Nell Reed Holley, graduated from Italy, Texas HS. Entered Army in 1945. Trained at Camp Hood, where he is now on duty.
 
 Holley, Joe - ANA Joe Holley of Longview has served Red Cross work since 1943. Contributed 450 hours of volunteer work before becoming associated with staff at Harmon Hosp. where she has been serving for the past 19 months.
Holley, Joe W - T/Sgt Joe W Holley, son of Mr & Mrs W G Holley, graduated from Italy, Texas HS. Entered Army in 1941. Trained at Camp Roberts, Cal. Served in Alaska and the Aleutians. Now on duty at Camp Blanding, Fla. Received commendation for May drawing.
Holleyman, J B - Lt J B Holleyman, son of Mr & Mrs J Holleyman, attended White Oak HS and Texas Tech. Entered Army Eng. in 1942. Trained at Camp Cooke, Cal. Commissioned at ROTC, Tech High. Served from St Loon into fall of Germany, where he is now on duty.
Hollifield, Calvin W - S/Sgt Calvin W Hollifield, brother of Irene Matlock, Gladewater. Entered Army in 1943, trained as a Gunner at Ardmore, Okla. Served in 35 missions over Germany. Won Pres. Unit Citation, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters and 4 Battle Stars. Now on duty in Ft Worth as Gunnery Instructor. 
Hollifield, Jake J - Pfc Jake J Hollifield, brother of Irene Matlock, Gladewater. Entered Army Signal Corps in 1942, trained at Camp Crowder, Mo and Camp Forrest, Tenn. Served overseas in Spring of 1944. Has served in Netherlands, East Indies, New Guinea and now on duty in Manila.
Hollingsworth, Dan Albert - Mus 3/c Dan Albert Hollingsworth, husband of Betty Jean Revis, entered Navy in 1943. Trained at Main Sta. Essex, aircraft carrier in the Pacific Theater.
Hollingsworth, Robert C - Sgt Robert C Hollingsworth, son of Mr & Mrs C C Hollingsworth, husband of Marjorie Elam, entered the Air Corps in 1942. Received training at Sheppard Field and Kelly Field. Served in Belgium and France. Now on duty at Figniers, France.
Holloway, C M - C M Holloway, husband of Mrs C M Holloway. Entered Navy 1944, trained at Farragut, Idaho. Has served 6 months and was discharged Sept 12, 1944.
Holloway, Milton R - Capt Milton R Holloway, son of Mr & Mrs J A Holloway, husband of Jean Laws Holloway, attended TCU. Entered the Paratroops in 1941, served with the 11th Airborne Div. in New Guinea and the Philippines. Has Silver Star with OLC and Purple Heart.
Holloway, William A - SK 3/c William A Holloway, son of Mr & Mrs J A Holloway, husband of Mae Beth McHaney Holloway, attended TCU. Entered Navy in 1944, trained at San Diego, Calif. and Toledo, Ohio. Now on duty at Norfolk, Va.
Holmes, Howard H - Cpl Howard H Holmes, son of Mr & Mrs C B Holmes, attended White Oak HS and Kilgore College. Entered Army 1942, trained at Camp Kohler, Cal. and Chaffey College. Has served in New Zealand, New Caledonia and the Philippines.
Honea, James D - Pfc James D Honea, son of Mr & Mrs J C Honea Sr, graduated from Kilgore HS. Entered Army Nov 5, 1943, trained at Ft Benning, Ga. Has served in Belgium, where killed Dec 22, 1944.
Honea, John C Jr - Maj John C Honea Jr, son of Mr & Mrs J C Honea Sr, graduate of Kilgore HS and Kilgore College. Entered Army Feb 16, 1941, trained at Ft Knox, Ky. Has served with 3rd Army of Patton's in ETO, now on duty in Riems, France. Has Bronze Star, Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Silver Star, Pre-Pearl Harbor and 5 Battle Ribbons.
Honeycutt, Lee M - WT 2/c Lee M Honeycutt, son of Mr & Mrs W S Honeycutt, husband of Dixie Acrey Honeycutt, graduated from Big Sandy HS. Entered the USNR in 1943, trained at Camp Peary, Va., Corpus Christi, Texas, San Diego, Calif. and Philadelphia, Pa. Has served in the South Pacific, where now on duty on the Destroyer, Leslie Knox.
Hoob, Eugene C - Pfc Eugene C Hoob, son of Mr & Mrs C H Hoob, husband of Nellie Mae Upchurch Hoob, attended Union Grove HS. Entered Army as MP in 1942, trained at Camp Bowie, Texas. Now on duty at Richland, Wash.
Hood, Mack - BM 1/c Mack Hood, son of Mr & Mrs J T Hood. Entered Seabees in 1942. Trained at Davisville, RI. Served in the Solomon, Admiralty, and Ryukyus Islands. Now on duty at Okinawa.
Hoover, Bennie F - S 1/c Bennie F Hoover Jr, son of Mr & Mrs B F Hoover, entered Navy in 1944. Trained at San Diego. Made 3 trips across the Pacific and is now at sea.
Hopkins, Cecil O - T/4 Cecil O Hopkins, son of Mr & Mrs J N Hopkins, husband of Hazel Mitchell Hopkins, entered Army in 1942. Trained at Camp Tyson, Tenn. Served in the Aleutians. Has AR and Med. and AP Medals, Ribbons with Bronze Star and Good Conduct Medal.
Hopkins, Claude R - Pfc Claude R Hopkins, son of Mr & Mrs J N Hopkins. Husband of Willie Claude Weaver Hopkins. Entered Air Corps in 1944. Trained at Camp Wolters. Now on duty at Hunter Field, Ga. Has Good Conduct Medal and Ribbon.
Horton, Gerald Ray - S 2/c Gerald Ray Horton, son of Mr & Mrs Louis Horton. Attended school at Danville. Entered Navy in Arpil 1943. Trained at San Diego, Bremerton, Wash., Farragut, Idaho. Served in Hawaii and Iwo Jima. Has Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with one Battle Star.
Hosch, Nickie E - Y 3/c Nickie E Hosch, son of Mr & Mrs N A Hosch, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy in 1943. Trained at San Diego. Now on duty at San Francisco, awaiting assignment.
Houseworth, Leslie L - Pvt Leslie L Houseworth, son of Mrs W D McCreery and husband of Essie R Kelly Houseworth, entered the Army in 1945. Trained at Ft Sam Houston, Texas. Is now on duty at Ft Belvoir, Va.
Howard, Eugene C - T/Sgt Eugene C Howard, husband of Janestine Longino Howard; attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps in 1942. Served in England, France, Belgium and Germany. Has six Battle stars and Pres. Unit Citation. Now on duty at Stuttgart, Germany.
Howe, Don Stephen - Sgt Don S Howe, husband of Irene Tucker Howe, entered Army in 1941. Trained at Ft Cook, Neb. Served in European and Pacific Theaters. Now on duty in the Philippines. Holds three Battle Stars.
Howell, Melvin D - Pit Sgt Melvin D Howell, son of Mr & Mrs W V Howell, and husband of Helen Pruitt Howell; attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Marines in 1938. Served in the West Indies, Hawaii, South and Central America, Solomons and Marshalls. Was on Johnson Island when war was declared.
Howell, Readus B - Sgt Readus B Howell, son of Mr & Mrs W V Howell, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Army in 1944, trained at Camp Hood, Texas and Ft Ord, Calif. Has served in Hawaii, New Caledonia and in the liberation of the Philippines, where now on duty.
Howell, Shelby C - S/Sgt Shelby C Howell, son of Mr & Mrs W V Howell, husband of Katherine Jenkins Howell, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Air corps in 1942, trained at Various camps in US. Has served in England, France, Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland, Australia, Yugoslavia and now on duty in Germany with the 9th AAF. Holds one Bronze Star.
Howison, John M - Lt John M Howlson, son of Mr & Mrs W C Howlson, graduate of Kilgore HS, attended Kilgore College. Entered Air Corps April 9, 1943, trained at San Marcos, Texas. Has served in Italy, Germany, England, and now on duty at Bogato, Texas. Holds Air Medal, Purple Heart, ETO with 2 Stars.
Hudson, John Allen - John Allen Hudson, son of Mr & Mrs Walter B Hudson, attended Spring Hill HS. Entered Navy in 1944, trained at Great Lakes, Ill. Now has honorable discharge.
Hudson, Wynton B - Sgt Wynton B Hudson, son of Mr & Mrs Walter B Hudson, husband of Lida Baker Hudson, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered Air Corps in 1942, trained at Blackland Flying Field. Has served in England. Holds FC, Good Conduct Medal and Oak Leaf Clusters.
Huff, Rauligh W - Pvt Rauligh W Huff, son of Mr & Mrs W M Woods, husband of Frances Huffman Huff. Entered the 18th FA in 1942, trained at Ft Sill, Okla. Now has an Honorable Discharge.
Huff, William O - Pvt William O Huff, husband of Katherine Anderson Huff. Entered Armored Div. of Army in 1945. Trained at Ft Knox, Ky. Now on duty there, where he is serving as a Tank Mechanic.
Huffman, Lewis E - Pfc, Lewis E Huffman, son of Mrs Maggie Huffman. Entered the Air Corps Ground Forces in 1944. Trained at Hondo, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah. Has served in New Guinea, Australia, and Leyte and now on duty there.
Hughes, Archie - Pfc Archie Hughes, son of Mr & Mrs J H Hughes, husband of Vest Tate. Graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered Army October 1944. Trained at Camp Wolters. Now on duty at Luzon.
Hughes, Dennis E- S 3/c Dennis E Hughes, son of Mr & Mrs J H Hughes. Husband of Lorene Biddle. Attended Kilgore HS. Entered Navy in October 1942. Trained at Bremington, Wis. Discharged in January 1943.
Hughes, Earl H - EM 3/c Earl H Hughes, son of Mrs E L Hughes, husband of Ruby Pace Hughes. Entered Navy in 1943, trained at San Diego, Calif. Now on duty at Treasure Is., San Francisco, California.
Hughes, John F - Cpl John F Hughes, son of Mr & Mrs J H Hughes, husband of Nema Irwin. Entered Army in January 1943. Trained at Camp Roberts, Cal. Now on duty at Ft Ord.
Hughes, Lorene - Cadet Nurse Lorene Hughes, daughter of Mrs S C Biddle. Graduated from Kilgore HS before entering Cadet Nurse Training in 1943. Now training at Harris Methodist Hospital, Ft Worth.
Hughes, Ronald G - S/Sgt Ronald G Hughes, son of Mr & Mrs J E Hughes, husband of Yvonne Mitcham Hughes, attended Pine Tree HS. Entered the Marines in 1942, trained at various camps in US. Has served at Pearl Harbor in the Marine transport Sqdn. at Guam in the Central Pacific.
Hughes, William C - Cpl William C Hughes, son of Mr & Mrs W C Hughes, entered Marines in 1942. Trained at San Diego. Now on duty at Pearl Harbor.
Hughes, William C - S 1/c William C Hughes, son of Mrs W M Hughes. Entered Navy May 1944. Graduated from Longview HS. Trained in Navy at Camp Jual Jones, San Diego. Served in Marianas aboard USS Speny. Duty on Guam.
Hughey, William R - CSF William R Hughey, husband of Margaret Jordan Hughey, entered Navy in 1942 after attending Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas. Trained at San Diego, Davisville, RI, Norfolk, Va. and Port Hueneme, Cal. Served in Bermuda, Hawaii, and the Philippines. Now on duty at Iwo Jima.
Humphreys, Max R - T/Sgt Max R Humphreys, son of Mr & Mrs R A Humphreys and husband of Marion Eddleman, attended Longview HS. Entered Air Corps in 1941. Served in Italy, Austria, France, Jugo, Germany, Humgary, Rumania and Poland. Holds DFC and Oak Leaf Clusters. Now on duty in Mississippi.
Humphries, Thomas C - T/Sgt Thomas C Humphries, son of Mrs Ellie Humphries of Center, Texas. Entered Army in 1941. Trained at Camp Bowie. Holds Expert Inf. Badge, Piston Expert. Now on duty at IARTC, Camp Rucker, Ala.
Hunter, Joseph A - S 2/c Joseph A Hunter, son of Mr & Mrs W P Hunter, husband of Jimmie Smith Hunter. Entered the Navy in 1941. Has served in Hawaii, Guadalcanal, the Solomons, Kwajalein, and Saipan. Killed in action during the invasion of Saipan by Jap torpedo planes which sank ship LCL 468.
Hunter, Quincy H - T/5 Quincy H Hunter, son of Mr & Mrs J M Hunter, husband of Pervie Higginbotham Hunter, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Army Const. Eng. in 1944. Trained at Bend, Ore., and Ft Lewis, Wash. Served in France. Now on duty in the Pacific.
Hurley, Harvey L - Glider Pilot Harvey L Hurley, son of Mr & Mrs L G Hurley, husband of Mildred Haywood Hurley, attended school in Borger, Texas. Entered Army Air Corps in 1942, trained at Hot Springs, Ark. Has an honorable discharge.
Hurley, Lou G Jr - S 2/c Lou G Hurley Jr, son of Mr & Mrs L G Hurley, husband of Norma June Winston Hurley, attended Gladewater HS. Entered Navy in May 1945. Trained at San Diego, Cal. Now on duty in the State of Washington.
Hurley, Wm Louis - SF 2/c Wm Louis Hurley, son of Mr & Mrs L G Hurley, attended school in Eldorado, Ark. Entered the Navy in 1941, trained at Great Lakes, Ill. Served in British West Indies and other places. Now on duty at Norfolk, Va.
Hurst, James L - 1st Lt James L Hurst, son of Mr & Mrs W C Hurst, husband of Dorthea Connelly Hurst, attended Longview HS and TCU. Entered Air Corps in 1943, commissioned 2nd Lt at Love Field upon entering service. Served in the US, Alaska, Africa and India. Now enroute to the Pacific.
Hurst, James W - S 1/c James W Hurst, son of Mr & Mrs T M Hurst, graduate of Kilgore HS. Attended Kilgore College. Entered Navy in July 1943, training at Great Lakes and Little Creek, Va. Now enroute to Pacific.
Hurst, Thomas N - Lt Thomas N Hurst, son of Mr & Mrs T M Hurst, husband of Wanda Coffman. Graduate of Kilgore HS and Kilgore College. Entered Army Oct. 1942, trained at Ft Sill, Okla. Served in Australia, Italy, and now on duty in Australia. Holds Air Medal and one Cluster.
Hurst, William C Jr - RDM 3/c William C Hurst Jr, son of Mr & Mrs W C Hurst Sr, husband of Marie Abernathy Hurst. Entered Navy in 1944, trained at San Diego and San Pedro, Cal. Served on an Amphibious Transport in the Pacific since December 1944. Now on duty in the Pacific.
Hustead, Bobby G - S 1/c Bobby G Hustead, son of Mr & Mrs D Hustead, graduated from East Mt HS and attended Kilgore College. Entered Navy in 1945, trained at Great Lakes, Ill. Now on duty at Bremerton, Wash.
Hutchins, Harold P - S 2/c Harold P Hutchens, son of Mr & Mrs Clyde Hutchens, graduate of Kilgore HS. Entered the Navy in November 1942, trained at Great Lakes, Ill. Served at Marshalls, Tarawam, now on duty in Australia. Holds ETO and Good Conduct Medal. (NOTE: Surname spelled 2 ways; once with an i and twice with an e)
Hutchinson, Geo B - GM 3/c Geo B Hutchison, son of Mrs H B Bullock, husband of Idell Clark. Entered Navy in July 1943. Trained at Corpus Christi. Served all over the Pacific. Now on duty on LST 627 in South Pacific.
Hutchinson, Jack R - Cpl Jack R Hutchinson, son of Mrs H B Bullock. Entered Navy in July 1942. Trained at Corpus Christi. Served at Mashall and Gilbert Islands. Now on duty at Treasure Island, Cal.
Hutchinson, William E - BM 2/c William E Hutchinson, son of Mrs H B Bullock. Husband of Delores Brotherton. Entered the Navy 1943. Trained at San Diego, Cal. Holds PTO with three Battle Stars, Good Conduct Ribbon. Served on Lexington in South Pacific and now aboard Lexington.
Hutson, Jack R - Pfc Jack R Hutson, son of Mr & Mrs W P Hutson. Entered Army in 1943. Received training at Camp Fannin, Butner and Breckenridge. Served in England, France, Belgium and Germany. Now on duty at Reims, France. Holds Purple Heart, Bronze Star and four Battle Stars. Wounded January 1945, Belgium Bulge.


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