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RENFRO, REMBERT O.
Lt. (jg) Rembert O. Renfro, son of Mrs. Cola A. Renfro. Wife is the former Kathleen White. Graduate of Corsicana High School. Entered service 1942, training in the Naval Air Corps at Baylor University, Tahlequah, Okla., Athens, Ga., and Memphis, Tenn. Commissioned at Corpus Christi. Now on duty in Corpus Christi as Flight Instructor.

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  • Rembert Orville Renfro
  • May 11, 1921 - Jan 31, 1975
  • Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., TX
RENFROW, JAMES C.
Pvt. James C. Renfrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Renfrow, attended Corsicana High School and Hillsboro College. Entered service, 1944, training with Field Artillery at Ft. Sill, Okla. Served in Pacific Theater.

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  • James Calvin Renfrow
  • Aug 29, 1926 - May 7, 1990
  • h/o Wanda Nell (Page) Renfrow; s/o Roscoe Eugene Renfrow & Ethel Eva (Thompson) Renfrow
  • Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX
RENFROW, ROSCOE E.
S/Sgt. Roscoe E. Renfrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Renfrow, attended Corsicana Schools. Entered service, 1943, training in the Air Corps as Flight Engineer at Amarillo, Ft. Myers, Fla., and Sioux City, Iowa. Served in England and France and is now on duty in France.

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  • Roscoe Eugene Renfrow
  • Aug 19, 1924 - Sep 24, 1998
  • h/o Joan (Gooch) Renfrow; s/o Roscoe Eugene Renfrow & Ethel Eva (Thompson) Renfrow
  • Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson Co., TX
RHOADS, LONNIE
Pfc. Lonnie Rhoads, son of Mrs. Bertha Freeman, attended Emhouse school.  Wife is the former Helen Foster.  Entered the Army in 1943, training in the Infantry at Camp Wolters, Camp Ord.  Served in Australia, New Guinea, Philippines.  Is now on duty in El Paso.  Has Purple Heart and Sharpshooter Medal.

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RHOADS, DEWEY L.
S/Sgt. Dewey L. Rhoads, son of Mrs. Ruth Rhoads is a graduate of Corsicana Schools.  Entered the Army Air Corps, training at Sheppard Field, Tyndall Field, Moses Lake, Washington.  Harvard, Neb.  Reported missing in action June 19, 1944, and declared dead June 20, 1945.  Received Air Medal and 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.

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  • Dewey L. Rhoads
  • Jun 19, 1944 - Jun 19, 1944
  • Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
  • s/o Clifton Alfred Rhoads & Ruth (Crabb) Rhoads
RHOADS, CHARLIE J.
Pvt. Charlie J. Rhoades, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rhoades, graduated from Barry High School.  Entered the Army in 1943, training in the Infantry at Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells.  Served on New Caledonia and in Philippines.  Now on duty on Luon.

Notes:

  • Spelling as Rhoads and Rhoades in same article.
RICH, REDMAN D.
Pfc. Redman D. Rich, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Rich, Eureka.  Graduate of Mildred High School.  Entered service in 1942.  Trained with army at Camp Wallace, Camp Stewart, Camp Butner.  Served in Puerto Rico, France, England, Germany and Austria.  Has two major battle stars.  Now on duty in Germany.
RICH, MELVIN F.
Pfc. Melvin F. Rich, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Rich, Emhouse.  Graduate of Emhouse School.  Entered service, 1943, training with the Army at Camp Wallace.  Received medical discharge in 1944.

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  • Melvin Floyd Rich
  • Nov 13, 1919 - Mar 6, 1977
  • Obituary
  • h/o Pearline Madell (Burnett) Rich; s/o Oscar Sisiro Rich & Mary Lena (Ray) Rich
  • Resthaven Memorial Park, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
RICH, MELVIN F.
Cpl. Melvin F. Rich, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Rich, graduated from Emhouse School.  Entered service 1942, training in the Air Corps at Waco, Tex., Amarillo, and Michigan.  Received discharge in 1943.

Notes:

  • Same person as preceding entry
RICHARDS, JAMES C.
Pfc. James C. Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Richards, graduate of Emhouse High School.  Entered service, 1942, training in the Army at Camp Polk, La.  Served in England, France.  Reported missing in action Sept. 21. in France.  Reported German Prisoner and was liberated 1945.  Now on duty in Hot Springs, Ark.

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RICHARDS, BENJAMIN C.
Benjamin C. Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Richards, husband of the former Miss Lena Ruth Ballew, attended Emmett Schools.  Entered service, 1944, trained with 363rd Division of Army at New Orleans, Camp Gordon, Jonston, Fla.  Has served in Guadalcanal and Manila and now on duty somewhere in Pacific.
RICHARDS, TOMMIE J.
Pvt. Tommie J. Richards, daughter of Mrs. M. Richards, attended Corsicana Schools.  Entered service, 1944, trained with WAC Corps at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.  Has served at Patterson Field, Ohio.  Honorable discharged 1944.
RICHARDS, JACK N.
Pfc. Jack N. Richards, son of Mrs. M. Richards, Corsicana, attended Powell and Corsicana Schools.  Entered service, 1940, trained with Army at Ft. Bliss.  Has served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.

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RICHARDS, JAMES B.
Pvt. James B. Richards, son of Mrs. M. Richards, attended Powell and Corsicana Schools.  Entered service 1939, trained with Army at Schofield, T. H.  Has served in Asiatic-Pacific Theater, now on duty at Camp Croft, S.C.

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RICHARDS, CLYDE B.
Pfc. Clyde B. Richards, son of Mr. F. W. Richards, Corsicana, husband of the former Miss Dollie Hunter, attended Barry High School.  Entered the Army in 1942, trained at San Juan, Puerto Rico for 19 months.  Has served in England, France and Germany, where now on duty.

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RICHARDS, DORSEY D.
Pfc. Dorsey D. Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Richards, Corsicana, graduate of Barry High School.  Entered the Army in 1942, trained at Camp Barkley, Texas.  Served in England, France, Belgium and Germany.  Now on duty in Germany.  Has been awarded the Infantry Combat Badge.

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RICHARDS, WILLIAM J.
Cpl.  William J. Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Richards, husband of the former Miss Pink Hopkins, attended Emhouse School.  Entered service, 1944, trained with Army Engineers at Brownwood, Fort Sill, Yuma, Ariz., now on duty at Oceanside, California.

Notes:

  • William Jennings Richards
RICHARDS, JESSIE M.
MOMM 3/C Jessie M. Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Richards, husband of the former Miss Annie Mae Beene, attended McKinney Schools.  Entered service, 1943, trained with Navy at San Diego, now on duty in Philippines.
RICHARDS, CARLTON EDWARD
Carlton Edward Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Richards, Corsicana, husband of the former Miss Patricia Eddelmond, attended Corsicana Schools.  Entered service, 1943, trained with Merchant Marines at St. Petersburg, Fla.  Has served in Cuba, South Africa, now on duty in the Pacific.

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  • Nov 20, 1925 - Dec 8, 1993
  • Hamilton Beeman Cemetery
RICHARDS, LESS J.
S 2/C Less J. Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Richards, Corsicana, husband of the former Miss Beatrice Scott, attended McKinney Schools.  Entered Navy, 1944, trained at Camp Wallace, and Rhode Island.  Has served in Trinidad, Panama Canal, Hawaii, Philippines, and Okinawa.  Now aboard ship in Pacific.

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