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SCOGGINS, HENRY W.
Sgt. Henry W. Scoggins, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Scoggins,
graduate of Corsicana High School. Entered service in 1942,
and now serving with 9th Army in the occupation of Germany.
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SCOGGINS, JAMES M.
Pfc. James M. Scoggins, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Scoggins.
Graduate of Corsicana High School. Entered service in 1943.
Wounded in Italy Oct., 1944. Returned to the States in July,
1945, after being in a hospital in Italy. Now in Brooks Gen.
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SCROGGINS,
KENNETH C.
S/Sgt. Kenneth C. Scroggins, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Scroggins,
graduate of Corsicana High School. Wife is the former Earl
Dean Smitherman. Entered service, 1943, training at Yuma and Tucson,
Ariz. Completed 30 missions over German territory.
Crashed over Austria and was returned from Yugo. Partisans.
Now in Shreveport, La. Has ETO Ribbon with 4 Battle Stars, Air
Medal and Cluster, Unit Citation, Wings.
Notes:
- Kenneth Curtis Scroggins
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Obituary
- Burial is in Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery
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SCRUGGS, LYNN D.
Pfc. Lynn C. Scruggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Scruggs, Corsicana,
graduate of Bryan High School. Entered the Army in 1942,
training at Camp Wallace, Ft. Bliss, and Penn. Served in North
Africa, Sardinia, and Corsica. Now on duty in France.
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SCRUGGS, HALLEY D.
Pfc. Halley D. Scruggs, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Scruggs, wife
is the former Gloria Burke, Graduated from Navarro High School.
Entered the Air Corps Feb., 1943, training at Hunter Field, Ga.,
Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina and other Army Air Fields.
Served in England, France and Germany. Is now stationed in
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SEABOLT,
MARVIN S., JR.
Pvt. Marvin S. Seabolt, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Seabolt, Sr.,
of Kerens, graduated from Kerens High School. Entered the Army
June 25, 1945 and took basic training at Ft. Sam Houston. Is
now on duty at Camp Wolters, Tex. |
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SEALS, AUBREY L.
Sgt. Aubrey L. Seale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Seale, attended
Corsicana High School. Entered service 1942, training in Air
Corps at Bakersfield, Calif. Is now on duty in Brazil.
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SEARS, FORREST H.
S/Sgt. Forrest H. Sears, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sears, Carthage.
Graduate of Emhouse School. Entered service 1940, training in
the Marines at Camp Elliot, San Diego and Norman, Okla. Served
in New Hebrides, Marshall Islands. Now on duty in Okinawa. |
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SEELEY, GEORGE
W., JR.
Pfc. George W. Weelye, Jr., son of Mrs. Susie Seelye, Dallas.
Wife is the former Hortense Hall. Graduated from Ennis High
School. Entered the Army in 1944, training at Camp Lee and Ft.
Lewis. Now on duty in South Pacific. |
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SELMAN, JAMES C.
S 1/C James (Pete) Selman, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Selman,
formerly of Kerens, graduated from Kerens High School. Entered
the Navy Aug., 1944, training in U.S.N.T.S., San Diego.
Assigned to Destroyer U.S.S. Murray which has engaged in 12 major
battles, shot down 9 Jap Aircraft, aided in raid on Wake Island and
Bougainville, and battled 150 Jap Planes with no damage to U.S. task
forces. Now on duty in Pacific Combat Zone. |
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SESSIONS, VIOLA
Pvt. Viola M. Sessions, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Combs,
Kerens, the wife of Frank Sessions, attended Rural Shade.
Entered WAC, February, 1945, trained at Ft. Des Moines, Iowa, now on
duty at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas.
Notes:
- Viola Mae (Combs) Sessions
- Oct 24, 1921 - Jul 9, 1946
- w/o Frank Owen Sessions; d/o Charlie Cleveland Combs &
Mary Lou (Rister) Combs
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Obituary
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Bazette cemetery,
Bazette, Navarro Co., TX
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SETTLEMEYER,
DONALD D.
T/Sgt. Donald D. Settlemeyer, son of Mrs. Ruby M. Laster, Corsicana,
husband of the former Mis Elyven Hopkins, graduated from Corsicana
High School. Entered service, 1939, trained with Air Corps at
Kelly and Chanute Fields. Has served in New Guinea and
Australia, now on duty in Phillippines. |
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SHARPLEY, DAN N.
Lt. (jg) Dan N. Sharpley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Sharpley,
Corsicana, graduate of Corsicana High School. Entered service,
1939, trained with Navy and was attached to the Washington Office of
Naval Intelligence. Has served in Brazil, now on duty in
Washington.Notes:
- Dan Neal Sharpley
- Feb 14, 1918 - Oct 10, 1999
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Obituary
- s/o Joseph William Sharpley & Susan Ellen (O'Neal)
Sharpley
- Resthaven
Memorial Park, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
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SHARPLEY, H. LOYD
Sgt. H. Loyd Sharpley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Sharpley, Corsicana,
graduate of Corsicana High School. Entered service 1941,
trained with Marines in San Diego. Has served as Confidential
Secretary of Headquarters Corps, on Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Guam,
Iwo Jima for 30 months, now on duty at Alameda, California Naval Air
Station.
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SHARRER, CLIFTON
M.
Pfc. Clifton M. Sharrer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sharrer, Kerens,
husband of the former Miss Jimmie Nelson. Entered Army F. A.
November, 1940, trained at Camp Bowie, Texas, Camp Edwards, Mass.
Has served in N. Africa, Italy Campaigns. Awarded the Purple
Heart, wounded May 14, 1944, Italy.
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SHARRER, EARNEST
E.
Pfc. Earnest E. Sharrer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sharrer, Kerens,
husband of the former Miss Arlene Morton, attended Bazette School.
Entered Army Inf., February, 1941, trained at Camp Wolters.
Spent 28 months in the Aleutians Is., served in France and now on
duty in Germany.Notes:
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SHARRER, LEROY
Cpl. Leroy Sharrer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sharrer, Kerens,
husband of the former Miss Bobbie Bryant, attended Bazette School.
Entered Army November, 1940, trained at Camp Bowie, Texas, now on
duty at M. P. at Ft. Sam Houston.
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SHAVER, JOHN S.
Comdr. John S. Shaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brooks, husband of
the former Miss Elvie Shaver, graduate of Corsicana High School.
Entered service, 1938, trained with Navy at Pensacola, Fla.
Has served in China, Hawaiian Islands, now on duty in China. |
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SHAW, NORMAN B.
S 1/C Norman B. Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Shaw, husband of the
former Miss Dorothy Lankford, graduate of Lexington High School.
Entered navy, 1944, trained at San Diego. Has served in
Hawaii, now on duty at Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbor. |
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SHAW, GIDNEY B.
Pvt. Gidney B. Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Shaw of Kerens,
attended Kerens High School. Entered Army Jan., 1941, trained
at Camp Wolters, Camp Bliss and Camp Walace, Texas, now on duty at
Camp Stewart, Ga. |
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Edward L. Williams
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