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Jerry A. Brown
IN KOREA - Cpl. Jerry A. Brown serving in Korea with the 73rd E. C.
Bn., has received a good conduct medal for his work in that sector.
He entered the service May 23, 1952, and was trained at Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo. He formerly was employed at the Corsicana Cotton Mills.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Brown is a graduate of Barry High School.
Notes:
Tommie Glen
Tramel
Kerens Corporal Wounded in Korea
Cpl. Tommie Glen Tramel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Tramel of Kerens,
was
recently wounded in action in Korea with the US Army according to
information
received in an Associated Press dispatch.
Cpl. Tramel a few days ago telephoned relatives from Japan.
Notes:
Jackie G. Tramel
Calls Home
Cpl. Jackie G. Tramel, graduate of Powell high school and now with the
155th Army
Station Hospital in Yokohoma, Japan, talked with his parents here, Mr.
and Mrs.
John Tramel, last Sunday by overseas telephone. Tramel told his parents
of his
uncle, Lt. L. E. Nobles Jr., being wounded in action in Korea.
Notes:
L. E. Nobles Jr.
Wounded in Korea
Lt. L. E. Nobles Jr., husband of the former Dona Helen Pierce of
Corsicana,
received leg wounds in the Korean fighting Feb. 13, and is now in a
hospital in
Japan, relatives here have been notified. The Nobles have two sons,
Larry, 3, and
George, 2. Lt. Nobles is a veteran of
World War II and of occupation
duty in
Japan.
Notes:
James E. Earl
Soldier Missing In Korea Theatre
Sgt. James E. Earl, US Army, 23, has been missing in action since
January 1,
according to a telegram received Friday by his wife, Mrs. Sylvia Earl,
105 West
First avenue, an employee of the Dixie Ice Cream company here.
The sergeant was serving in Korea with the 19th infantry regiment, 24th
infantry
division.
Sgt. Earl served in the Marines during
World War II and was wounded in
the
Pacific area. He enlisted in the US army in March 1948, and has been
overseas for
two years.
The Earls are parents of a son, James Elmo Earl, Jr. 19 months old, whom
the
father has never seen. Mrs. Earl moved to Corsicana 4˝ months ago from
Palestine.
The missing soldier is a graduate of Palestine High School and the Nixon
Business
college at Palestine.
Notes:
Charles D.
Hauver
At A Korean Air Base
Holding a map of the nearby Korean battlefront is Lt. Charles D. Hauver
of
Poughkeepsie, New York, husband of the former Miss Patricia Jackson of
Corsicana.
Examining the folder are Lt. Kim Seny Yong of the Korean Air Force and
Captain H.
H. Wilson, of Lakeside, Washington. They are at an advanced 5th Air
Force Base in
Korea a few miles south of the battle front. Hauver and the other two
pilots are
flying the World War II Mustangs loaded with rockets and bombs in
addition to six
.50 caliber machine guns in close support of the hard fighting ground
troops of
the United States and Republic of Korea ground forces.
Notes:
James F. Stroud
Corsicana On Duty
Two MPs, Pfc. James F. Stroud left, of Corsicana, Texas, and Lt. Oscar
D. Oglesby
of Burbank, Calif., on duty at an advance base in South Korea during
surprise
visit by General Douglas MacArthur, relax with their pet dog “Pola.” At
right is
Sgt. George M. Swenson of Oakland, Calf. Stroud is a veteran of World
War II,
having served in the European Theater at that time. He is the son of A.
B.
Stroud, 625 North Commerce, and re-enlisted in the Army March 31, 1949.
Notes:
Morris F.
Battle, Jr.
Lt. Battle Is Wounded In Korea
Lt. Morris F. Battle, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Battle of 2216
West Fifth
Ave., Corsicana, has been reported wounded in Korean fighting, it was
learned
here Tuesday.
The lieutenant’s wife, now in Tokyo with their son, was notified that
her husband
was wounded in action July 18 when his unit was cut off and later made
his way
back to American lines. He was to be evacuated to Tokyo within a few
days. Mrs.
Battle notified her husband’s parents here by letter.
Lt. Battle was a navy flier during World War II in the Pacific. After
being
injured in a crash, he was commissioned in the army some months later
for duty as
pilot of a liasion plane used with a field artillery unit.
Notes:
Homer Fred Conant
Corsicanan Is Casualty In Korean Fighting
Sgt. First Class Homer F. Conant of Corsicana may have become the first
Corsicana
casualty in the month-old Korean conflict, relatives of the soldier here
learned
this week.
Billy T. Conant, a brother, said Tuesday that a letter from friends in
Tokyo said
that the sergeant went into action with the beleagueredwwww 24th
Division on July 10,
was injured, and is now in a hospital in Tokyo. No confirmation has been
received
from Army, Conant said.
Sgt. Conant is a veteran of World
War II, when he served with the First Cavalry
Division in the Pacific. He was caretaker at the local National Guard
Armory for
some time before re-enlisting in the Army on Nov. 10, 1948. His wife,
the former
Edna Fluker, and three children, are in Japan.
Notes:
Floyd K.
Williams
Leaves For Overseas
Pfc. Floyd K. Williams, 19, US Army Air Force, left from Waco for
overseas duty
in Korea Monday.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd R. Williams, Route 1, Corsicana, Pfc.
Williams
enlisted in January, 1948. He attended Corsicana High School.
Notes:
Walter Harris
Local Soldier Missing In Korea
Cpl. Walter Harris, 24, son of Annie Harris, 918 East Twelfth avenue,
was injured in the army, according to a casualty list released by the
Associated Press Sunday night.
The mother of the soldier, however, has not received any information
about an injury. She received a message from the army dated January 2
that her son had been missing in action since November 28 in Korea. The
last letter received from the soldier was prior to that date.
Harris has been in the army since 1948 and went to Korea from Honolulu
in September, 1950.
Notes:
- Corsicana Simi Weeky, Jan 16, 1951
- Submitted by Dana Stubbs
and Bill Franklin
Veo Jessie
Missing Soldier Reported Safe
Pfc. Veo Jessie, 19, son of Phoebe Jessie, 308 East Tenth avenue, was
missing in action in Korea from December 4 to December 15, when he
returned to the military control of the Army, according to a telegram
received by the mother from the Army headquarters.
The soldier enlisted when 15 years of age and had been in the Army four
years. He has written that he was wounded, but the extent of his
injuries were not revealed in either message, according to the mother.
Notes:
- Corsicana Simi Weekly, Jan 16, 1951
- Submitted by Dana Stubbs
and Bill Franklin
Clarence Sweeney
Corsicana Man Is Reported Missing In Korean Action
Cpl. Clarence Sweeney, 27, has been missing in action in Korea since
December 15, according to information received from the defense
department by his wife here Thursday.
A machinist at the Bethlehem Supply Company and veteran of
World War II, Sweeney was
recalled to active duty October 16. He was with the Third Infantry that
held the North Korea beachhead while the Marines and other forces were
evacuated late in December.
The last letter received from the infantryman was written December 8,
the day before his group landed in Korea.
Sweeney was in an anti-tank outfit in
World War II and served 18
months in Germany.
His wife, 17-months-old daughter, Sondra Lee; mother, Mrs. Ethel Powers,
all reside in Corsicana. Sisters are Mrs. George Walker, Dallas; Mrs.
Aubrey McDonald, Pittsburg, Calf., and Mrs. B. L. Benefield, Victoria.
Notes:
- Corsicana Simi Weekly, Jan 16, 1951
- Submitted by Dana Stubbs
and Bill Franklin
Billie J.
Jimerson
Negro Soldier Is Reported Missing
Word was received here recently by Carrisia Jimerson, Kerens, that her
son, Pfc. Billie J. Jimerson, a negro, had been missing in action in
Korea since Nov. 23. The soldier was born Dec. 21, 1930
Notes:
- Corsicana Simi Weekly, Jan 12, 1951
- Submitted by Dana Stubbs
and Bill Franklin
Registrants Are Physically Fit
Registrants who were found physically acceptable for service in the
Armed Forces at the Jan. 27 examinations of potential draftees were
announced Thursday by Mrs. Bessie Welch, secretary to Local Board No.
95.
The following were found physically fit:
Jim Bob McGraw, Herman McAfee, James E. Hooser, Billy H. Upchurch,
Charlie F. Thompson, Jackie R. McGraw, Paul McCann, Joe M. Tidwell, J.
T. Bailey, L. E. Powell, Ralph G. McCullouch, Wesley G. Anderson,
Franklin Delano Neal, Wayne Benard Franklin, Joe K. Tyner, Charles J.
Fountain, Edward Rhoe, Louis B. Anderson.
Notes:
Edward Ray Lusk
Edward Ray Lusk, 19, is the eighth son of Mrs. Katie Lusk, 1020
South Twenty-Eighth street to enter the armed forces. He was assigned to
the army anti-aircraft artillery replacement training center at Fort
Bliss last month.
A native of Frost, he attended Dallas Tech High school. One brother,
Pfc. Joseph Wilson Lusk, was killed in the North African campaign before
the Invasion of Italy.
Mrs. Lusk had six sons serving in World War II at the same time, some
fighting against the Japs and others against the Germans.
L.D. Lusk, a brother, is an aircraft mechanic at Carswell AF Base, Fort
Worth. Other brothers, veterans of World War II, now out of the service,
include; S-S C.C. Lusk, and S. S. Clyde Lusk, infantry; Lt. James L.
Lusk, N.[sic] S. Air Force; Lee and Buddy Lusk, both U. S. Navy.
Notes:
Johnnie Ray
Jayroe
RELEASED POW - Cpl Johnny R. Jayroe, 20, son of Mrs. Eunice E.
Jayroe and H. L. Jayroe, both of Purdon, was released last week by the
Communists. The above photo was taken after he returned tothe American
lines and his mother received a telegram from him crediting her prayers
for his release. He said his health is O.K. and added "Nothing wring
with me your cooking won't cure." He has been resting in Inchon,
Korea before boarding a ship home. He was captured Oct. 24, 1950,
believed to have been the first Navarro countian, taken by the North
Koreans.
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