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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
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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
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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
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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.
Notes:
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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.Notes:
- Jimmie Lester Shelton, Sr.
- Aug 21, 1921 - Apr 14, 1979
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Obituary
- Garden of Memories, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
- h/o Geraldine (Jung) Shelton; s/o Lester Shelton & Lizzie
May (Reed) Shelton
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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
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SHEPHERD, SAMUEL T.
Samuel T. Sheppard, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Shepherd, attended
Mildred Schools. Entered service, 1945, trained with Merchant
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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
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Obituary
- h/o Frances (Starek) Sheppard & Wilene (Farmer) Sheppard;
s/o Charlie Abner Sheppard & Emma Juilia (Lowe) Sheppard
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Marker
Photo at Rose Hill Cemetery
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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
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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
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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
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Oakwood Cemetery,
Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
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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.
Notes:
- Melvin Eugene Sherrard
- May 25, 1928 - Feb 7, 1947
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Obituary;
Oakwood Cemetery,
Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
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s/o Everett Bates Sherrard & Betty Vera (Russell) Sherrard-Allmon
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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
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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.Notes:
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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
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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.Notes:
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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.Notes:
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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
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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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