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| CHARLES F. PAYNE Charles F. Payne, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Payne, Sr. Husband of Kathy Watkins Payne. Graduate of Emhouse High School. Announcer to KAND. Entered service in 1943, training in Calif., N.C. and Tex. Assigned to 3rd Army (Gen Patton), 347 Inf. 87th Div. 336 Field Art., Radio Com. ETO; France, Battle of Bulge, Rhineland. Set up Fm network to issue procedure/instructions for Units at surrender of Germany. Awarded Purple Heart. Presidential Unit. Good Conduct, ETO, 3 Battle Stars, Combat Badge. Discharged in 1946. Notes: |
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| JOSEPH A. PERRY Pvt. Joseph A. Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Perry of Corsicana. Attended Grange Hall School. Entered service Jan 26, 1939. Went overseas in Sept 1943, with the U.S. Army 5th Cavalry. He was killed on Luzon on Feb. 16, 1945. KILLED IN ACTION Notes:
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| LESLIE PERRY T/Sgt. Leslie Perry, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Perry of Corsicana. Attended Grange Hal School. Served with the U.S. Army in Luzon where he was wounded. |
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| TAYLOR T. PHILLIPS Taylor T. Phillips, son of W. D. Phillips, Entered service in October 1942. Trained on Treasure Island in the Armed Guards. Served in South Pacific aboard the USS Walter Williams in the Gun Crew. Discharged in October 1945. Notes:
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"JIM" PILLANS Pfc. James Monroe (Jim) Pillans, son of Ben and Oletha Melton Pillans. Husband of the former Frances Marie Gullatt. Attended St. Elmo School, Winkler. Enlisted in March 1942, training at Camp Barkley, Abilene. Member of historic 90th Div. which marched victoriously through Europe. Received 5 Battle Stars - Normandy, N. Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe. Received Good Conduct Medal, Cavalry Inf. Badge, Bronze Arrowhead. Participated in EAME Theater. Discharged Oct. 25, 1945. Notes:
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| HERBERT M. PLANT T/5 Herbert M. Plant, husband of Frankie Vyers Plant, entered service Oct. 26, 1942, and was attached to the 136th Inf. Reg., 33rd Div. Served in the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign where he was a driver of various kinds of military vehicles. Awarded American Theater Medal, Asiatic-Pacific, Victory Medal, Liberation Medal, 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon, 1 Service Stripe, 1 Overseas Service Bar. Deceased 1955 Notes:
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| ROBERT LEE POARCH Seaman 2/C Robert Lee Poarch, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. B.D. Poarch of Rice. Enlisted in the U.S. Navy July 4, 1942, training at San Diego Naval Training Sta. and was based in the Hawaiian Islands. Served in the Pacific Theater for the duration of the war. Upon his return from the war, he married his wife Faye, formerly of Ennis. Notes:
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| VESS EVERETT POLK Sgt. Vess Everett Polk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Polk. Married to Henrietta Green Polk. Attended Jackson High School. Served over 2 years in the armed forces in World War II and the Korean conflict. Notes:
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| CLAUDE A. POLLOCK Pfc. Claude A. Pollock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Pollock of Corsicana. Attended Angus School. Husband of he former Mabel Vyers. Entered the service in Dec. 1943, training at Camp Wolters and Sheppard Field. Served at Garden City Air Base, Garden City, Kans., Pampa Air Base, Pampa, Texas, with the 2518th AAF Base. Received American Theater Ribbon, Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged Jan. 19, 1946. Notes:
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| DANIEL B. POLLOCK Pvt. Daniel B. Pollock, son of Dan and Jennie Pollock. Husband of the former Ida Mae Wright. Attended Grape Creek School, Angus. Entered the U.S. Army on October 9, 1942. Honorably discharged March 30, 1943. Notes:
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| ROBERT LEE PORTER Cpl. Robert Lee Porter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Porter of Pelham. Attended Pelham High School and Paul Quinn College, Waco. Married to Etta Jess McMullan Porter. Enlisted in the Army Dec. 10, 1942. Sent to the Annex of Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C. Trained at New Orleans, La. Stationed at Newport News, Va. and Oakland, Calif. Discharged in 1945. |
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| HARLON R. POWELL S/Sgt. Harlon R. Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Powell of Corsicana. Husband of the former Jimmie Dee Edwards. Entered service Dec. 4, 1942, training with the Army at Walter Reed Gen. Hospital, Washington, D.C. Transferred to Hq. Det. 2nd Tng. Regt., Fort Devens, Mass. Served in France, Germany, and Italy. Received American Theater Medal, EAME Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon, 1 Overseas Service Bar. Graduate of Butler College, Paul Quinn College, Texas Southern Univ, Houston. Notes:
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| TOMMIE LEE POWELL Sgt. Tommie Lee Powell, son of Mr. Tom Powell. Attended Powell Col School. Entered Coast Guard in 1942, training at Curtis Bay, Md. Served in Australia, New Guinea, Philippines, and other islands in South Pacific. Has the Good Conduct Medal. Notes:
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DERWOOD F. PRATT Pvt. Derwood F. Pratt served with the 5th Army, 36th Div., in Italy. Was mobilized with Battery D., Texas National Guard in Nov. 1940. Notes:
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| COURTNEY PRESCOTT Pfc. Courtney Prescott, of Blooming Grove. Husband of Lucy Prescott. Entered the service in 1942, and served in the Army in the States. Notes:
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| LEO PRICE 1st Sgt. Leo Price, son of Mrs. Ida Price of Blooming Grove. Husband of the former Ada Bell of Barry. Graduate of Blooming Grove High School. Joined the Army in 1942. Served in USA Signal Corps for duration of the war. Notes: |
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| WILLO PRICE 1st Sgt. Willo Price, son of Mrs. Ida Price of Blooming Grove. Graduate of Blooming Grove High School. Joined the U.S. Army in 1941. Served for duration of the war. Notes:
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| DEXTER P. PRINCE Pfc Dexter P. Prince, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Prince of Corsicana. Entered service July 26, 1941. Stationed with Div. Hdqtrs. Co., in Schendorf, Germany. Also served in Iceland, Ireland, England, Austria, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Luxembourg. Notes:
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| L. A. PUGH JR. S/Sgt. L. A. Pugh, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Pugh, Sr. of Kerens, Husband of the former Ara Dawn Arnold. Entered the U.S. Army in March 1941. Served in Aleutian Islands and South Pacific. Discharged in Sept. 1945. |
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| ALVY PULLIN Alvy Pullin, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pullin of West Navarro County near Blooming Grove. Attended the rural school of Pecan. Husband of the former Ethel Deason. Volunteered for the Navy. Trained at San Diego, Calif. Assigned duty of Barber for the camp based at San Diego for duration of the war. |
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