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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.
Notes:
- Rembert Orville Renfro
- May 11, 1921 - Jan 31, 1975
- Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., TX
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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.
Notes:
- 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
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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.
Notes:
- 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
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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.Notes:
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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.
Notes:
- Dewey L. Rhoads
- Jun 19, 1944 - Jun 19, 1944
- Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
- s/o Clifton Alfred Rhoads & Ruth (Crabb) Rhoads
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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.
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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
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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.
Notes:
- Melvin Floyd Rich
- Nov 13, 1919 - Mar 6, 1977
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Obituary
- h/o Pearline Madell (Burnett) Rich; s/o Oscar Sisiro Rich
& Mary Lena (Ray) Rich
- Resthaven
Memorial Park, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
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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
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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
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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. |
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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.Notes:
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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.Notes:
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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
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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
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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.
Notes:
- Nov 20, 1925 - Dec 8, 1993
- Hamilton Beeman Cemetery
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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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