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JEROME S/Sgt Jerome Winstead, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Winstead, husband of the former Miss Tommie Jean Winstead, attended Richland High School. Entered service, 1943, trained at St. Petersburg, Gulfport, Kingsma nand Barksdale. Has served in S. America, Africa, England, and France, discharged, 1945. Has Air Medal, Campaign Ribbon with 4 Battle Stars. Notes:
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WISWELL, WALTER W., JR. S 1/C Walter W. Wiswell, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wiswell, graduate of Mildred Schools. Entered service, 1943, trained with Navy at Camp Peary, Va., Camp Parks, California. Has served in Hawaii, Iwo Jima, now on duty there. Notes:
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HERMAN M. Pfc. Herman M. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Wood. Attended Corsicana grade school. Entered service, 1942, trained with Infantry at Camp Wolters, Louisiana and California. Has served in New Guinea and now on duty in the Philippines, wounded March, 1945. Awarded Purple Heart and Silver Star. Notes:
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CURTIS C. Pfc. Curtis C. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wood, Corsicana, husband of the former Miss Lorene Warner, attended Oak Valley Schools. Entered service, 1942, trained with Air Corps at Waco, Freeman Field, and Seymour, Indiana. Has served in Italy and now on duty at Kelly Field. Has Good Conduct Medal. Notes:
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ROBERT E. Pvt. Robert E. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Wood, Corsicana, husband of the former Miss Dorilee Wood, attended Corsicana High School. Entered service, 1945, trained with Army at Camp Hood. Now on duty at Fort Ord, California. Notes:
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L. Pfc. Homer L. Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Wood, attended Corsicana High School Entered service, 1941, trained with 31st Inf. Anti-Tank Corps at Angle Island, California. Has served on Corregidor, presumed dead, 1944. Has Purple Heart. |
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W. T/5 Homer W. Wood, husband of the former Miss Margarette Reeder, attended Corsicana High School. Entered service 1941, trained with Army at Ft. Bragg, N.C. Has served in Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, Normandy, N. France, Ardennes, Rhineland Central Europe, discharge, 1945. Has Campaign Ribbon with 8 stars, Bronze Star, Combat Inf. Badge, Good Conduct, and American Defense. Notes:
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| WOOD, MONROE M/Sgt. Monroe Wood, son of Mrs. E. D. Wood, husband of the former Miss Freida Parker, graduated at State Home. Enlisted in the Air Corps in 1939, trained at Kelly Field, Texas and Liberal, Kansas. Has served on Luzon, and now on duty at New Guinea. |
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| WOOD, EDGAR S/Sgt. Edgar Wood, son of Mrs. E. D. Wood, graduated at State Home. Entered the Air Corps in 1942, trained at Laredo Army Air Field. Sent overseas, served in Italy, now on duty at Harlingen, Texas. Has Good Conduct Medal, Three Oak Leaf Clusters, and Air Medal. |
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WOODALL, WENDELL B. Pfc. Wendell B. Woodall, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Woodall, graduated from Blooming Grove High School and Tyler Commercial College. Entered service in March 1943, trained with Medical Detachment at Winter General Hospital, Topeka, Kan., later transferred to Signal Corps taking his training at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Has served in Italy, France, and Germany, where now on duty. Notes:
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| WOODARD, HAROLD C. Cpl. Harold C. Woodard, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Woodard, Barry. Entered service 1943, training with Air Forces at Amarillo, Lincoln, Neb., Burbank, Calif. Assigned to 4th Air Force as a Mechanic on P-38. Now on duty in Santa Maira, Calif. |
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| WOODLAND, JOHN L. Pvt. John L. Woodland, son of Mrs. J. W. Woodland, Blooming Grove. Attended Blooming Grove High School. Entered service, 1942 training with Army Engineers at Camp Forrest, Ft. Bragg, Camp Bradford, Camp Edwards and in Rhone Island. Served in Sicily, Africa, Italy. Wounded March 9, 1944 at Anzio Beach. Now hospitalized at Beaumont General Hospital. Has ETO Ribbon, Sicilian Invasion Ribbon, 4 Bronze Stars, Purple Heart, and Good Conduct Medal. Notes:
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| WOODLAND, BILLIE Cpl. Billie Woodland, son of Mrs. J. W. Woodland, Blooming Grove. Attended Blooming Grove High School. Entered service, 1942, training with Air Corps as Aerial Engineer at Waco Army Air Field, Frederick Field, Laughlin Field, Del Rio and Greenwood, Miss. Now on duty at Greenwood, Miss. Has Marksmanship Medal. |
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| WOODRUFF, MURRY Sgt. Murry Woodruff, son of the late O.M. and Mrs. Stella Woodruff, Barry. Wife, the former Wilma Witzel. Graduate of Barry High School. Attended Texas Tech, Lubbock. Entered service 1942, training with Army Ordance at Aberdeen, Md., and Yuma, Arizona. Now in New Guinea. |
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| WOODS, VIDAL V. S/Sgt. Vidal V. Woods, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Woods, attended Corsicana High School. Entered the Air Corps April 30, 1942, training at Sheppard Field, Kearney, Nebr., Denver, Colorado. Served in Italy, France, Greece, Poland, Germany and Austria. Now instructing at Harlingen, Texas. Awarded Presidential Citation, Bronze Star, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and Good Conduct Ribbon. Notes:
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| WOODS, HARLES B. S 2/C Harles B. Woods, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Woods, attended Corsicana High School. Entered service in 1944, training with the Navy at San Diego, and Shoemaker, California. Served at Pearl Harbor and Guam. Is now on duty somewhere in the Pacific. Notes:
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WILLIAM J., JR. Sgt. William J. Woodard, Jr., son of the former Jerry Marsh. Attended Kerens High School. Entered the Army Air Corps in Nov., 1940, training at Camp Bowie, Brownwood. Served in British Guiana and South America. Notes:
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| WOOLLEY, HENRY W. S/Sgt. Henry W. Woolley, son of Mrs. Della Woolley, Corsicana. Entered the Cavalry in 1935, training at Ft. Clark, Texas. Received honorable discharge in 1938. Entered the Army in 1941, training at Ft. Stockton, Calif., and Camp Young, Miss. Now on duty at Oahu, Hawaii. |
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| WOMACK, MAT Staff Sgt. Mat Womack, son of Mrs. J. L. Womack, Corbet. Wife, the former Opal Williams. Attended Corsicana High School. Entered service, 1941, training with Army tank Corps at Camp Polk, Ft. Benning Desert Center and San Antonio. Served in France, England, Germany and Belgium. Now on duty in Germany. |
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| WOMACK, DUANE Pfc. Duane Womack, son of Mrs. Annie Womack. Wife, the former Gerald Faye Burks. Attended Corsicana High School. Entered service, 1944. Trained at Camp Roberts and is now in the Philippines. Notes:
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