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ABBIE, JACK
S1/C Jack Abbie, son of Mrs. Nora Abbie, Corsicana, husband of the former Lorain Brown.  Entered service, 1943, trained for the Navy in Calif.  Now on duty somewhere in the S. Pacific.

Notes:

  • Jack Abbie
  • Oct 12, 1915 - Feb 9, 2010
  • Obituary
  • Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
  • h/o Ora Lee "Tucky" (Birney) Abbie; s/o Osa emery Abbe & Lenora Elizabeth (Crocker) Abbe

ABSHER, RALPH C.
S/Sgt. Ralph C. Absher, son of W.P. Absher, Ft. Worth, husband of the former Miss Hudnal Myrl Lynch, attended Kerens Schools.  Entered the service 1940, trained at Brownwood, Florida, Massachusetts.  Has served in N. Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany, now on duty in France.

Notes:

  • Ralph Cody Absher
  • Feb 13, 1910 - Mar 16, 1981
  • h/o Hudnal Myrl (Lunch) Absher-Wilson & Bobbye Francis (Carruthers) Absher
  • Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX; Veterans Garden II
ABSHER, WILLIAM P.
S3/C William P. Absher, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Absher, husband of the former Miss Irma Conner, attended Kerens High School.  Joined Navy, trained U.S.N.T.S. San Diego, Calif.  Has served in Alaska, and Aleutians Is., now on duty in Philippines.

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ABSHER, FRED E.
Pfc. Fred E. Absher, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Absher, husband of the former Miss Lottie Bailey, attended Kerens High School.  Entered the Army Medical Corps Feb 1944, received training at Camp Barkley, Tex., Camp Ellis, Ill. Now on duty in France.

Notes:

  • Fred E. Absher, Sr.
  • Feb 20, 1908 - Feb 7, 1987
  • Obituary
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery, Kaufman, Kaufman Col, TX
ABSHER, CECIL P.
Cpl. Cecil P. Absher, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Absher, husband of the former Miss Myrtle Baker.  Mobilized with 36th Div., Nov., 1940, trained at Camp Bowie, Camp Edwards, Mass.  Has served in N. Africa, now on duty in Germany.  Has ETO Ribbon.

Notes:

  • Cecil Payton Absher
  • Dec 14, 1911 - Oct 27, 1984
  • h/o Myrtle (Baker) Absher; s/o William Pierce Absher & Edna Lora (Goines) Absher
  • Kerens Cemetery, Kerens, Navarro Co., TX
ABSHER, BILLY C.
Pfc. Billy C. Absher, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Absher, Corsicana, husband of the former Doris Lunn, graduate of Corsicana High School.  Entered Service 1942, trained with Air Corps Sheppard Field, Oakland, Cal., Spokane, Wash., Springfield, Ill., Jefferson Barracks, Mo.  Now on duty in Philippines.

Notes:

  • William Claude Absher, Jr.
  • Aug 28, 1920 - Sep 24, 1985
  • Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
ADAMS, REXFORD H.
Pfc. Rexford H. Adams, brother of Mrs. Elna McCulloch.  Entered Service Nov., 1942, trained at Camp Roberts, Calif.  Has served in various countries over seas, wounded in action Sept. 1944, now on duty in Italy.

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ADAMS, GUS
Pvt. Guss Adams, ASN, husband of the former Miss Louise Walker, Kerens, Texas.  Entered Army Nov 12, 1942, received training in Medical Dept.  South Plains Army Air Field, Lubbock, Texas.  Discharged May 26, 1943.
ADAMS, JOHN R.
M. M. John R. Adams, graduated from Corsicana High School.  Entered Merchant Marines in 1944.  Now on duty aboard the S. S. Barbara "C" in the Philippines.

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ADAMS, WILLIAM D.
Sgt. William D. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Adams, Corsicana, Entered the Medical Corps in 1943, trained at Camp Robinson, Ark., and Camp Barkley, Texas.  Has served in New Guinea, Cape Gloucester, and other Pacific Theater Zones, now on Marianas Island, 30th Evac. Hospital.

Notes:

  • William Douglas Adams
  • Jun 1, 1921 - Feb 25, 1988
  • born in Drane, Navarro Co., TX
  • Resthaven Memorial Park, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
  • s/o Ben Adams & Beatrice (Sumner) Adams

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ADAMS, LOYD E.
Lloyd E. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Adams.  Graduate of Blooming Grove Schools.  Entered service, 1945.  Trained with Merchant Marines at St. Petersburg, Fla.  Served in Philippines and on Luzon.  Now on duty at Galveston.

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ADAMS, WILLIAM H.
F 2/C William H. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Adams, Corsicana.  Wife, the former Ruby Allene Vaughn.  Attended Union High School.  Entered service 1944. Trained with the Navy at San Diego.  Now somewhere in Pacific.
ADAMS, HOWARD G.
Pfc.  Hward G. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Adams. Graduate of Blooming Grove School.  Entered service, 1943.  Trained with the Army at Camp Fannin.  Served in New Guinea and is now on duty in Philippines.
ADAMS, ALTON E.
Pfc. Alton E. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Adams.  Wife, the former Lillian Scruggs.  Attended Bryan Schools.  Entered service, 1942.  Trained with the Army at Camp Roberts.  Served in Hawaii, New Hebrides, Guadalcanal, New Zealand, Austria.  Discharged 1943.  Good Conduct Ribbon, Campaign Ribbon, Bronze Star.

Notes:

  • Alton Earl "AE" Adams
  • Mar 27, 1919 - Apr 154, 1992
  • Resthaven Memorial Park, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
  • h/o Lillian (Scruggs) Adams (1918-2011) m. 1941; s/o Ben Adams
ADAMS, DERRELL D.
T/5 Derrell D. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Adams, Corsicana.  Wife, the former Kathryn E. Pollard.  Entered service 1943.  Trained with the Army at Camp White, Oregon.  Served in England, France, Belgium and Germany with Engineers.  Now on duty in Germany.  Has Good Conduct Ribbon and Unit Citation.

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ADAMS, BOYCE H.
Pfc. Boyce H. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Adams.  Wife, the former Charlene Hemphill.  Attended Bryan High School.  Entered service in April, 1942.  Trained with the Army at Camp Wallace and Ft. Lewis.  Served in Aleutians. Now at Camp Bowie.

Notes:

  • Nov 24, 1911 - Nov 17, 1994
  • Calvary Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
  • h/o Loretta P. Adams

ADAMS, RUFUS H.
Pfc. Rufus H. Adams, brother of Mrs. Elna McCulloch, entered service Feb 10, 1942.  Trained at Camp Roberts, Calif., and Hawaii.  Served at Solomons and New Zealand.  Now on duty at Luzon.

Notes:

  • Jan 22, 1918 - Feb 8, 2002
  • Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX
  • died at Terrell, Kaufman Co., TX
  • h/o Johnie Ray (Phillips) Adams
ADAMS, RICHARD W.
S/Sgt Richard W. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Adams, Corsicana.  Wife, the former Orline Denbow.  Graduate of Bryan High School.  Entered the service, 1942, trained with the Air Corps at Scott Field, Ill.  Served in England and is now with Army of Occupation in Germany.  Has Six Bronze Stars.
AKERS, SAM H., JR
A. M. M. 2/C Sam H. Akers, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Akers, Dawson.  Entered the Navy, 1943.  Training at San Diego, Norman, Okla., Lake City Fla.  Served in Attu and Whidby Is.  Made four bombing missions to Japan.  Has Pres. Citation.  Now enroute to S. Pacific.

Notes:

  • Sam Houston Akers, Jr.
  • Sep 1, 1924 - Jul 9, 2017
  • Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX
  • Obituary
AKERS, RALPH G.
WOJG Ralph G. Akers, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Akers, Dawson.  Attended Ft. Washington, Md. Schools.  Entered service, 1942.  Trained with the Army at Ft. Sam Houston.  Now on duty in Washington, D.C. with Army Ground Forces.

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