PALMER, GLENN I - Lt. Glenn I. Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Palmer, Mings Chapel, husband of Marion Spicer, attended ERSTC. Entered Naval Air Corps, 1941, trained in Texas, Florida and California. Served in Hawaii and Philippines. Awarded AD, ATO, APO, 2 Stars, Phil. Lib. Ribbon with 1 Star, DFC and Air Medal with 2 Stars. Discharged in 1945.
	PALMER, HOWARD H - F 1/c Howard H. Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Palmer, Mings Chapel, husband of Mildred Brandon, attended Gilmer High. Entered Navy, 1944, trained at Farragut, Idaho and San Francisco. Discharged in 1945.
	PALMER, MALCOLM - Sgt.Malcolm Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Palmer, graduate of Union Grove High. Entered Army, Air Corps, 1942, trained at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas. Served in England and France. Awarded ATO, ETO, GC and Victory Ribbons. Discharged in 1946.
	PANKHURST, WALTER BOYD - WT 2/c Walter Boyd Pankhurst, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Pankhurst, Lafayette, husband of Lola Renfro, attended Lafayette School. Entered Seabees, 1943, trained at Camp Perry, Va. and Davisville, R. I. Served in Aleutians and U. S. Awarded APO Ribbon. Discharged in 1945.
	PARISH, DAN A - PFC Dan A. Parish, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Parish, Bettie, husband of Mattie Mae Bishop, graduate of Union Hill High. Entered Marines, 1941, trained at Camp Pendleton, Cal. Served in Hawaii, Iwo Jima and Japan. Discharged in 1946.
	PARKER, JAMES G - PFC James G. Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Parker, Gilmer, attended Latch High. Entered Army, 1941, trained at Camp Collin, Cal. Served in Luzon. Awarded APO Ribbon, 1 Service Star, Phil. Lib. and Victory Ribbons.
	PARRISH, REX M - S 2/c Rex. M. Parrish, son of Mrs. Warrne Parrish, Bettie, husband of Verda Bishop, attended Union Hill High. Entered Navy, 1945, trained in San Diego and New York. Served in ETO aboard troop carrier.
	PARSONS, CHALMAS L - S/Sgt. Chalmas L. Parsons, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Parsons, Dallas, husband of Lois Crutcher, attended Gilmer High. Entered Army, 1941, trained at Camp Robinson, Ark. Served in England and Germany. Awarded 1 Battle Star and GC Medal. Discharged in 1945.
	PARSONS, REESE D - Steward Reese D. Parsons, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Parsons, Dallas, graduate of Greenville High. Entered Merchant Marines, 1944, trained at St. Petersburg, Fla. Served in Panama, India, Philippines, Guam, Okinawa and Persian Gulf.
	PARSONS, ROY W - F 2/c Roy W. Parsons, son of V. L. Parsons, Dallas, husband of Ruth Butler, attended Greenville HS. Entered, Navy 1942, trained in Dallas. Served in Pacific, Guam, Philippines, Okinawa and Japan on USS Navarro. Awarded 3 Stars, GC Medal. Discharged in 1945.
	PARSONS, TRAVIS - S 1/c Travis Parsons, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.N. Parsons, Latch, husband of Jo Phillips. Entered Navy, 1944, trained at Great Lakes, Ill. Served in Pacific.
	PATTERSON, DURAN - Sigalman 2/c Duran Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Patterson, Gilmer, attended Union Hill High. Entered Navy, 1941, trained in San Diego. Served on USS Concord, in South America, S. W. Pacific and Guam. Awarded Pre-Pearl Harbor and APO Ribbons.
	PATTERSON, NOBLE - S 1/c Noble Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Patterson, Pittsburg, husband of Betty Patterson, attended Brumley High. Entered Navy in 1944, trained in Boston and New York. Served on USS Underhill in Pacific and Atlantic. Awarded Purple Heart. Wounded in Pacific in 1945.
	PATTERSON, ROBERT GENE - S 1/c Robert Gene Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira J. Patterson, Longview, graduate of East Mountain High. Entered Navy, 1945, trained in Illinois and California. Served in Hawaii.
	PATTERSON, VIVIAN L - Pvt. Vivian L. Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Patterson, Souls Chapel, husband of Geree Burcalow, attended Union Hill HS. Entered Army, 1944, trained in Texas, Arkansas and California. Served in Hawaii, Leyte and Okinawa. Awarded Purple Heart and APO Ribbon. Killed in Action on Okinawa, 1945. Buried on Okinawa in 96th Div. Cemetery, No.1.
	PATTERSON, WALTER W - Sgt. Walter W. Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Patterson, Soules Chapel, attended Union Hill High. Entered Army Air Corps, 1942, trained in Texas and Illinois. Served in ETO. Awarded Pres. Citation and ETO Ribbons with 6 Battle Stars. Discharged in 1945.
	PATTILLO, JACK - Chief MM Jack Pattillo, son of Mrs. Lola Holt, Ardmore, Okla., graduate of E. Mountain High. Entered Navy, 1939, trained in San Diego. Served in ETO and APO. Awarded ETO, Pre-Pearl Harbor, AD and APO Ribbons. Discharged in 1945.
	PATTON, GLEN D - Y 2/c Glen D. Patton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley C. Patton, Gilmer, graduate of Gilmer High. Entered Navy in 1944, trained in San Diego. Served in Ship Repair Training Unit, San Diego.
	PAYNE, DOUGLAS A - SK Douglas A. Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Payne, Gilmer, attended Gilmer High. Entered Navy, 1942, trained in Illinois and Virginia. Served in New Guinea, Philippines, Korea and China. Awarded Phil. Lib. Ribbon with 1 Battle Star, APO Ribbon, ATO and GC Ribbons. Discharged in 1946.
	PAYNE, FLOYD M - F 1/c Floyd M. Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Payne, Gilmer, attended Union Hill High. Entered Navy, 1944, trained in San Diego. Served in Okinawa, Mindanao, China, Leyte and Japan. Awarded APO Ribbon with 3 Bronze Stars and Phil. Lib. Ribbon.
	PAYNE, GERALD R - S 1/c Gerald R. Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Payne, Gilmer, attended Gilmer High. Entered Navy, 1945, trained in San Diego. Served on Guam.
	PAYNE, JARRETT WILLIAM - Pvt. Jarrett William Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Payne, Gilmer, husband of Margaret Berry, graduate of Gilmer High. Entered Army, 1940, trained at Ft. Sam Houston and Camp McCoy, Wis. Served in Ireland and France. Was awarded ETO Ribbon with 2 Battle Stars. Wounded in France in 1944. Discharged in 1945.
	PEARSON, ROY G - BM 2/c Roy G. Pearson, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Pearson, Gilmer, graduate of East Mt. High. Entered Navy, 1943, trained at NTS, Farragut, Idaho and Mare Island, Calif. Served in Pacific. Awarded A-P Ribbon, Amer. Theater and Victroy Medal. Discharged in 1946.
	PENICK, J. C - Sgt. J. C. Penick, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Penick, Glenwood, husband of Martha Jean King, attended Gilmer High. Entered Army, 1942, trained at Camp Wolters, Camp Roberts, Camp Haan, Cal. and Ft. Dix. N. J. Served in England, France, Belgium and Germany. Awarded GC Medal, ETO Ribbon with 6 Battle Stars. Discharged in 1945.
	PETEET, CLEO V - T/5 Cleo V. Peteet, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Peteet, Ashland, husband of Kathleen Smith, Illinois, graduate of New Diana High. Entered Army in 1943, trained at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. and Westover Field, Miss. Served in Pacific Area. Awarded A-P Ribbon with 4 Battle Stars.
	PETEET, JAMES R - MM 1/c James R. Peteet, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vollie B. Peteet, Ashland, attended New Diana High. Entered Navy in 1942, trained at Great Lakes, Ill. Served in European Theater and Pacific. Participated in Occupation of Japan. Awarded Amer. Area Ribbon with 1 Star, European-African-Middle East with 3 Stars and A-P Ribbons. Discharged in 1945.
	PETERSON, WILLARD E - PFC Willard E. Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Peterson, Dallas, husband of Jackie Moore, attended Harleton HS. Entered Army in 1942, trained at Camp Gurber, Okla., Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Served in Africa and Italy. Awarded GC Medal, Infantry Combat Badge, ETO Ribbon with 3 Battle Stars. Discharged in 1945.
	PETERSON, WILLIAM (JACK) A - S 3/c William A. (Jack) Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, Dallas, husband of Alma Blanche Grant, Belcourt, N.D., attended Harleton School. Entered Navy, 1942, trained at Gt. Lakes, Ill. Served on USS Barnegat and USS Black Island. Served in ETO and S. Pacific, Leyt, Okinawa. Discharged in 1945.
	PETTY, BUFORD M - Sgt. Buford M. Petty, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Petty, Dallas, husband of Margie L. Russell, attended East Mt. High. Entered Army Air Corps in 1942, trained at Sheppard Field, Texas, Ardmore, Okla., Indiana, N. Carolina. Served in Dutch E. Indies, New Guinea and Philippines. Awarded 4 Battle Stars, Amer. Defense Ribbon and Victory Medal. Discharged in 1946.
	PETTY, ELTON G - Y 1/c Elton G Petty, son of Mrs Ruby L Petty, Gilmer, husband of Frances Crawford, graduate of Gilmer High. Entered Navy in 1942, trained at San Diego, Cal.  Served in Pacific aboard USS Sangamon (CVE-26).  Participated in taking Okinawa.  Discharged in 1945.
	PETTY, GARTH LEE - MM 3/c Garth Lee Petty, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Petty, Dallas, graduate of East Mt. High. Entered Navy in 1942, trained in San Diego, Cal. Served in S. Pacific, Okinawa, Iwo Jima and shelling of Japanese Mainland. Awarded A-P Campaign Ribbon with 4 Stars, Amer. Defense Ribbon and Victory Medal.
	PETTY, MANSELL A - Cpl. Mansell A. Petty, son of Mrs. Ruby Petty, Gilmer, graduate of Gilmer HS and A&M College. Entered Army in 1941, trained at Camp Roberts, Cal. Sereved in Aleutians. Awarded 1 Battle Star.
	PETTY, WILLIAM WAYNE - S/Sgt. William Wayne Petty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Petty, Gilmer, husband of Lois Huff, graduate of Gilmer High. Entered Army in 1942, trained at Aberdeen, Md. Served in Australia, N.Guinea, Philippines and Ryukyus. Awarded A-P Ribbon with 3 Stars, Phil. Lib. Ribbon with 1 Star. Discharged in 1946.
	PETROWSKY, ANTHONY - S/Sgt. Anthony Petrowsky, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Petrowsky, Chicago, Ill., husband of Sybil Bonner, Gilmer, attended Indiana School. Entered Army in 1943, trained at Camp Haan, Calif. Served in South Pacific and Japan.
	PETROWSKY, SYBIL BONNER - Cpl. Sybil Bonner Petrowsky, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bonner, Enon, graduate of Gilmer High. Entered Army Air Corps, WAC in 1943, trained at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., March Field, Calif. and Boling Field, D. C. Served in USA. Discharged in 1945.
	PHILLIPS, R. L - S/Sgt. R. L. Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Phillips, Glenwook, attended Glenwood High. Entered Army in 1940, trained at Ft. Sill, Okla. Served in France and Germany. Awarde Inf. Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, and ETO Ribbon. Discharged in 1945.
	PHILLIPS, ROBERT L - S/Sgt. Robert L. Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Phillips, attended Glenwood and Pritchett School. Entered Army in 1940, trained a Ft. Sill, Okla. Served in France and Germany. Awarded GC Medal, Purple Heart, Pres. Citation. Wounded in France, 1945. Discharged in 1945.
	PHILLIPS, THURMAN R - Pfc. Thurman R. Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Phillips, Gladewater, attended Union Grove High. Entered Army in 1943, trained at Camp Wolters, Tex., California and Utah. Served in England 30 months. Awarded GC Medal, Marksmanship Medal in rife shooting, ETO Ribbon.
	PICKETT, JOE W - Pfc. Joe W. Pickett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pickett, Gilmer, attended Gilmer High. Entered Army in 1940, trained at Ft. Clark and Ft. Bliss, Texas. Served in Australia, New Guinea, Leyte and Luzon. Awarded Combat Inf. Badge, GC Medal, A-P Ribbon with 4 Stars, Victory Ribbon and Amer. Theater Ribbon. Discharged in 1945.
	PICKETT, LEONARD D - Lt. Leonard D. Pickett, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pickett, Gilmer, husband of Katherine Davidson, graduate of ETSTC, Commerce. Entered Navy, 1942, trained at Norfolk, Va. Served as Instructor at Rhode Island, Kentucky, North Carolina, New York, Virginia. Awarded Amer. Defense Ribbon, Good Conduct and Victory Medals. Discharged in 1945.
	PICKETT, LOUIS SCOTT - Sgt. Louis Scott Pickett, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pickett, Gilmer, attended ETSTC. Entered Army in 1942, trained at Ft. Benning Ga. and Camp Mackall, N. C. Awarded Wings of Army Paratroops. Discharged in 1945.
	PILCHER, E. V - Y 2/c E. V. Pilcher, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Pilcher, Gilmer, husband of Ila Mae Burnett, graduate of ETSTC, attended SHSTC. Entered Navy in 1943, trained at Corpus Christi, Texas. Discharged in 1946.
	PILCHER, HALTON E - Cpl. Halton E. Pilcher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah A. Pilcher, attended Glenwood and Gilmer High. Entered Army Air Corps in 1942, trained at Kerns, Utah and Topeka, Kansas. Served in England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. Awarded Amer. Theater, EAME Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct and Victory Medals. Discharged in 1945.
	PILGRIM, GEORGE I - Sgt. George I. Pilgrim, son of Mrs. Allie Pilgrim, Gilmer, graduate of Pittsburg High. Entered Army Air Force, 1942, trained at Sheppard Field, Chanute Field, Jefferson Barracks. Served in England and European Theater. Awarded ETO Ribbon with 6 Battle Stars, GC Medal and Pres. Citation. Discharged in 1945.
	PILKINGTON, REECE O. (COOTER) - T/Sgt. Reece O. Pilkington, foster son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Anderson, attended Gilmer High. Entered Army Air Corps in 1942, trained at Kearns, Utah, Amarillo, Tex., Washington and Iowa. Served in 8th Air Force in ETO. German POW, 13 months. Awarded Air Medal with 1 Cluster. Discharged in 1945.
	PITMAN, GENE - S 2/c Gene Pitman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pitman, Bettie, attended Union Hill High. Entered Navy in 1946, trained at San Diego. Served in reimbursing center, San Diego.
	PITTS, NORMAN - Cpl. Norman Pitts, son of Mrs. Lizzie Hough, Amarillo, graduate of Saltillo High. Entered Army Air Corps in 1942, trained at Santa Maria, Calif. Served in Australia and Philippines. Awarded Amer. Theater, A-P Ribbon, GC and Victory Medals. Discharged in 1946.
	PLUMMER, BUFORD A - 2nd Lt. Buford A. Plummer, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Plummer, James, husband of Mildred S. Green, attended New Diana High. Entered Army, 1941, trained at Camp Grant, Ill. and Camp Forrest, Tenn. Served in European Theater, England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Awarded 5 Bronze Stars, GC Medal, EAME Ribbon and Amer. Defense Ribbon. Discharged in 1945.
	PLUMMER, ROYCE C - Y 3/c Royce C. Plummer, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Plummer, James, attended New Diana High. Entered Navy in 1944, trained at San Diego, Calif. Served in clerical work in San Diego.
	POOL, PAT - Sgt. Pat Pool, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Pool, Rosewood, husband of Elva Palmer, attended Rosewood High. Entered Army in 1943, trained at Camp Phillips, Kansas, Camp Forrest, Tenn. Served in New Guinea and Philippines. Awarded Amer. Theater Ribbon, A-P with 2 Bronze Stars, Phil. Lib. with 1 Bronze Star, Victory and GC Medals. Discharged in 1946.
	POOL, PERSHING - Pfc. Pershing Pool, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Pool, Rosewood, attended Rosewood High. Entered Army in 1942, trained at Camp Butner, N. C. Served in Normandy, N. France, Rhineland. Awarded Purple Heart, Victory and GC Medals, Amer. Theater and ETO Ribbons with 3 Bronze Stars. Wounded in Normandy, 1944 and in Rhineland, 1944. Discharged in 1944.
	POOL, TOMMIE F - Pvt. Tommie F. Pool, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Pool, Rosewood, husband of Dillie (Young) Pool, attended Rosewood High. Entered Army in 1943, trained at Camp Hulen, Tex. Served in Normandy, France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe. Awarded Campaign Ribbon with 5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Discharged in 1945.
	POOLE, MYERS PFC Myers Poole, son of Mr. and Mrs. W L. Poole, Big Sandy, husband of Durene Chamberlain, attended Shady Grove High. Entered Army in 1944, trained at Camp Hood, Texas. Served in Pacific, Philippines. Awarded Combat Inf. Badge, GC Medal, A-P Ribbon with 1 Battle Star, Phil. Lib. with 1 Battle Star and Victory Medal. Discharged in 1946.
	PORTER, BURR - ART 3/c Burr E. Porter, Jr., son of B. E. Porter, Dallas, husband of Kathryn Cook, Gilmer, graduate of SMU. Entered Navy in 1943, trained at San Diego, Cal., Chicago, Ill., Houston, Texas and Corpus Christi. Served in NAS, Dallas, Texas. Discharged in 1945.
	PORTER, DAVID A - PFC David A. Porter, son of Mrs. D. A. Porter, Longview, gradaute of E. Mountain High. Entered Texas Tech, College, Lubbock. Entered Army in 1942, trained in North Ireland. Served in European Theater, N. Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Awarded ETO Ribbon with 3 Battle Stars. Discharged in 1945.
	PORTER, ERVIN C - T/S Ervin C. Porter, son of Mrs. D. A. Porter, Longview, husband of Lois Spann, graduate of E. Mountain High. Entered Army in 1943, trained at Camp Phillips, Kan. and Camp Carson, Colo. Discharged in 1945.
	PORTER, JAMES ENNIS - Pvt. James Ennis Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Porter, Gilmer, attended Patton Field School. Entered Army in 1942, trained at Camp Wolters, Camp Wallace, Texas. Served in England and Ireland, in coast artillery. Awarded Sharpshooter Medal. Died of injuries in Kettering, England, October, 1942.
	PORTER, MELVIN C - PFC Melvin C. Porter, son of Mrs. D. A. Porter, Longview, husband of Dorothy Ross, graduate of East Mt. High. Entered Army Air Corps in 1942, trained at Ellington Field, Kelly Field, Texas, attended various schools in Texas, Illinois and Mississippi. Discharged in 1945.
	PORTER, R. CLYDE - Sgt. R. Clyde Porter, son of Mrs. Connie Wilson, Gilmer, husband of Margaret Higginbotham, attended Pattonfield High. Entered Army Engieers in 1942, trained at Camp Claiborne, La. Served in Canada and CBI. Discharged in 1945.
	POWERS, JOHN L - SSML 3/c John Lamar Powers, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Powers, Gilmer, attended SMU. Entered Navy in 1945, trained at San Diego,Cal. Served in S. W. Pacific. Awarded Navy Unit Citation, Victory Medal, Amer. Defense and A-P Ribbons.
	PROPS, WILLIAM C - Sgt. William C. Props, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ray, Gilmer, attended College of Marshall. Entered Army Air Corps, 1942, trained in Melbourne, Australia. Served in Solomons, N. Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Phil., E. Indies. Awarded Dist. Unit Badge with 2 OLC, Phil. Lib. with 1 Bronze Star, APCR with 6 Bronze Stars. Discharged in 1946.
	PROTHRO, JOHN E - Lt. John E. Prothro, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Prothro, Big Sandy, attended Texas U. Entered Army Air Corps in 1042, trained at Sheppard Field and Aberdeen, Md. Served in Aleutians and Alaska.
	PRUITT, LOYD S - Pfc, Loyd S. Pruitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Pruitt, Alma, Okla., husband of Kathyrn Aldridge, Union Grove, attended Alma High. Entered Army, 1944, trained at Camp Robinson, Ft. Meade, Md. Served in France, Germany, Belgium and Austria. Awarded ETO Ribbon with 5 Battle Stars, Bronze Star and Citation. Discharged in 1945.
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	QUINN, MERLIN - T/5 Merlin Quinn, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Quinn, Cox Chapel, husband of Ruth Monts, attended Gilmer High. Entered Army in 1945, trained at Camp Fannin, Tex. and Ft. Lewis, Wash. Served in Philippines. Awarded Asiatis-Pacific, Amer. Defense Ribbons and Good Conduct Medal.

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