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SHEETS, NARBEN H.
Sgt. Narben H. Sheets, son of Mrs. John H. and the late John H. Sheets, husband of the former Miss Edna Mae Locker, attended Roane Schools.  Entered service 1942, trained with Air Corps at Camp Browder.  Camp Murphy and Washington, D.C.  Has served in Newfoundland, now on duty at Army Air Force Bombing Range, Avon Park, Fla.  Has American Theater and Good Conduct Ribbons.

Notes:

  • Narben Henry Sheets
  • Feb 6, 1909 - Mar 18, 1971
  • Obituary
 
SHEFFIELD, J. W.
Pfc. J. W. Sheffield, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Sheffield of Frost. Husband of the former Miss Dorothy Watts.  Entered the Army in 1944, trained at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, now stationed in Italy.
 
SHELTON, WILLIAM E.
Pvt. William E. Shelton, son of Mrs. O. P. Glasgow, husband of the former Miss Eloise Rose, attended Powell School.  Entered Air Corps Sept 11, 1942, trained at Waco Army Air Field and at the Army Navigation School, San Marcos.  Discharged Jan. 11, 1944.

Notes:

  • (I assume this is the same William Earl Shelton) ...elw   Obituary
 
SHELTON, BILLY R.
Cpl. Billy R. Shelton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shelton, Kerens, graduated from Kerens High School.  Entered Army Jan., 1944, trained at Sheppard Field.  Has served in Italy, where now on duty.  Has E.T.O. Ribbon with 2 Battle Stars.

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SHELTON, JIMMY L.
CM 1/C Jimmy L. Shelton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shelton, Kerens, graduate of Kerens High School, attended E.T.S.T.C., Commerce.  Enlisted in Navy. 1942, trained at Bay City, Mich.  Has served in N. Africa, D-Day Invasion on France on Mine Sweeper Osprey, now on duty on Caballero A.P.D.-128.  Has 2 Battle Stars and various Area Ribbons.

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  • Jimmie Lester Shelton, Sr.
  • Aug 21, 1921 - Apr 14, 1979
  • Obituary
  • Garden of Memories, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • h/o Geraldine (Jung) Shelton; s/o Lester Shelton & Lizzie May (Reed) Shelton
 
SHELTON, OSCAR, JR.
S/Sgt. Oscar Shelton, Jr., son of Mrs. O. S. Shelton.  Trained with Air Corps, 1942, at Waco, Amarillo.  Seattle, Las Vegas, Ardomer.  Has completed 34 Missions over German Occupied Europe with 8th Air Force, took part in first American Daylight Raid on Berlin.  Has Air Medal, 4 Oak Leaf Clusters.  Distinguished Flying Cross, Group Pres.  Citation with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, 4 Battle Stars.

Notes:

  • Oscar Samuel "Ace" Shelton
  • Feb 21, 1923 - Jul 10, 2003
  • Bryan City Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos Co., TX
  • Also served in Korea
  • s/o Oscar Samuel Shelton, Sr. & Johnnie Robbie (Nobel) Shelton
 
SHEPHERD, SAMUEL T.
Samuel T. Sheppard, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Shepherd, attended Mildred Schools.  Entered service, 1945, trained with Merchant Marines at Avalon, California, now on duty in South Pacific.
 
SHEPPARD, DONALD E.
Pfc. Donald E. Sheppard, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sheppard, Blooming Grove, graduate of Bakersfield, Calif.  Schools.  Entered service, 1942, trained with 1st Marines at Camp Pendleton, California.  Has served in South Pacific, now on duty at Okinawa.  Has Sharpshooter Medals, Rifle and Bayonet Medals.

Notes:

  • Donald Everett Sheppard
  • Jan 3, 1922 - Apr 8, 2013
  • Obituary
  • h/o Frances (Starek) Sheppard & Wilene (Farmer) Sheppard; s/o Charlie Abner Sheppard & Emma Juilia (Lowe) Sheppard
  • Marker Photo at Rose Hill Cemetery
 
SHEPPARD, HORACE
Chief Petty Officer, Horace Sheppard, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sheppard husband of the former Miss Ruth Turner, attended Kerens High School.  Enlisted in the Naval Res., 1942, trained at New Orleans, La., Panama Canal Zone.  Has served in S. Pacific, received Medical Discharged.

Notes:

  • s/o Edgar Lee Sheppard (bur at Kerens Cemetery) 117618352
 
SHEPPARD, TOY
T/Sgt. Toy Sheppard, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sheppard, Kerens, Tex., graduate from Kerens High School.  Enlisted Air Corps April 1942, trained at Camp Wolters, Texas, Brookly Field, Ala.  Has served in E.T.O. Campaigns, now on duty in England.  Has two Battle Stars.
 

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SHEPPARD, EUGENE
Pfc. Eugene Sheppard, nephew of Mr. A. B. Cherry, Austin and Sheppard, formerly of Navarro County.  Now on duty at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pa.
 
SHERRARD, THOMAS E.
Pvt. Thomas E. Sherrard, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Sherrard, husband of the former Miss Era Lois Pool, attended Corsicana Schools.  Entered service 1943, trained with Army at Camp Bowie and Houston Memorial Park.  Honorably discharged, 1944.

Notes:

  • Thomas Everett Sherrard
  • Aug 18, 1916 - Apr 19, 1996
  • h/o Era Lois (Poole) Pryor-Shearrard; s/o Everett Bates Sherrard & Betty Vera (Russell) Sherrard-Allmon
  • Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
 
SHERRARD, MELVIN E.
A/S Melvin E. Sherrard, son of the late Mr. E. B. Sherrard and Mrs. W. T. Allmon, Dallas, attended Dallas Schools.  Entered service, 1945, now on duty at San Diego.

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  • Melvin Eugene Sherrard
  • May 25, 1928 - Feb 7, 1947
  • Obituary; Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
  • s/o Everett Bates Sherrard & Betty Vera (Russell) Sherrard-Allmon
SHERRARD, CODY R.
Pfc. Cody R. Sherrard, son of Mrs. W. T. Allmon, Dallas, and the late E. B. Sherrard, attended Corsicana Schools.  Trained with Medical Det. of Inf. at Camp Barlkey, Ft. Sam Houston, and Camp Fannin.  Served in Italy, France, Belgium, Germany and is now on duty at Norway.

Notes:

  • Cody Russell Sherrard
  • Sep 29, 1925 - Jun 1, 2017
  • Services in Carrollton, Dallas Co., TX - No Obituary
 
SHERRILL, CRYSTAL T.
Pfc. Crystal T. Sherrill, son of Mrs. Edith Sherrill and Owen W. Sherrill, attended Kerens and Georgetown High Schools.  Entered Army, 1942, trained for Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Camp Stewart, Ga., Camp Forest, Tenn.  Has engaged in ETO Campaigns, now on duty at Huttenburg, Germany.  Awarded Sharpshooter, Good Conduct and ETO Ribbon with 5 Stars, Purple Teart, wounded in Normandy, June, 1944.

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SHERRILL, MERRILL
Cpl. Merrill, Sherrill, son of H. C. Sherrill, graduated from Kerens High School.  Mobilized with 36th Div., November, 1940, trained at Camp Bowie, Texas.  Camp Edwards, Mass.  Engaged in N. African-ETO Ribbon with 5 Battle Stars, American Def. Ribbon, discharged July 1945.

Notes:

  • Merrill "Sonny" Merrill
  • May 30, 1918 - May 30, 2006
  • Holly Hill Cemetery, Port Saint Joe, Gulf Co., FL
  • h/o Jeanette (Scott) Sherrill; s/o Henry Clay Sherill & Lillie (Merrell) Sherrill
 
SHIELDS, J. P. "PETE"
Pfc. J. P. "Pete" Shields, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shields, Eureka, graduate of Mildred High School.  Entered service, 1940, trained with 12th Cavalry at Ft. Bliss.  Has served in Australia.  New Guinea, Solomon Islands.  Admiralty Island.  Holds Bronze Star, Silver Star.  Good Conduct, Purple Heart.  Killed in action, 1944.  Los Negros Islands.

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SHIPLEY, ETIGNEY V.
S 1/C Etigney V. Shipley, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Shipley, attended school at Barry.  Entered the Navy in 1942, trained at San  Diego.  Has served on the Philippines, now on duty somewhere in the South Pacific.

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SHIPLEY, J. W.
Cpl. J. W. Shipley, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Shipley, Kerens.  Mobilized with Texas Natl. Guard, November, 1940, trained with 36th Div. at Camp Bowie, Texas, Camp Blanding and Camp Edwards.  Engaged in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany.  Enroute to states.  Holds 5 Major Battle Stars and Good Conduct Medal.

Notes:

  • John Waller Shipley
  • Jun 28, 1921 - Nov 24, 1978
  • Kerens Cemetery, Kerens, Navarro Co., TX
  • h/o Dimple Daisy (Crocker) Shipley-Holmes; s/o James Scott Shipley & Lulu Mae Elizabeth (Kearney) Shipley
 
SHIVERS, EDWARD B.
BM 2/C Edward B. Shivers, son of Mr. Willie Shivers, attended Corsicana High School.  Entered service, 1943, trained with Navy at San Francisco.  Now on duty in South Pacific.

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