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SMITH, EMMITT M.
Pfc. Emmitt M. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith, Kerens, attended Kerens High School.  Entered Army Aug. 1, 1942, trained at Camp Wolters as M.P.  Has served in Alaska, released for defense work October, 1943.  Honorably Discharged, 1944.  Has Good Conduct Medal.
 
SMITH, NORMAN R.
Pfc. Norman R. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert R. Smith, husband of the former Miss Laura Cox, attended Emhouse Schools.  Entered service, 1942, trained with ARmy at Camp Wolters, Camp Murray, Wash., Camp Swift and Camp Callan, Calif.  Has served in the Pacific Islands, France, Luxembourg, Germany, now on duty in Germany.  Has Good Conduct Medal, and Infantry Combat Badge.

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SMITH, BILLIE J.
Pfc.  Billie J. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Smith, Corsicana, attended Corsicana High School.  Entered service, 1942, trained with Marines at San Diego.  has served in Australia, New Guinea and New Hebrides, wounded in action in 1943, and 1944.  Received Purple Heart.
SMITH, AUBREY E.
Cpl. Aubrey E. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Smith, Corsicana, attended Corsicana High Scool, graduating in 1936.  Entered service, 1942, trained with Air Corps in the Signal Corps Division at Frederick, Okla.  Has served in Holland and Dutch New Guinea.
SMITH, ELMER L.
Pvt. Elmer L. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Smith, Corsicana, husband of the former Miss Virginia Warnell, attended Corsicana High School.  Entered service, 1942, trained with Air Corps at Oakland, California. Discharged.

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SMITH, HARVEY C., JR.
Cpl. Harvey C. Smith, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Smith, Frost, husband of the former Miss Dorothy Hatfield, attended Frost and Mildred High Schools.  Entered service, 1943, trained with Army Air Corps at Miami Beach and Chilicothe, Mo.  Has served in Australia, New Guinea, Netherland East Indies, where now on duty.  Has Good Conduct Medal.
SMITH, BOBBY G.
Pfc. Bobby G. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Smith, attended Frost High School.  Entered service, 1943, trained with Army Signal Corps at Fort Lewis and Camp Bowie.  Has served in England, France and Germany, now on duty there.  Has Sub-Machine Gun Medal and Expert Rifleman's Badge.
SMITH, HERMAN L.
Pfc. Herman L. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Smith, Marlin, husband of the former Audrey Anderson, Corsicana, attended Waco Schools.  Entered service, 1942, trained with Army at Hobbs Field, Hobbs, N. Mexico.  Has served Overseas since 1943, now in France.
SMITH, CHARLES R.
S 2/C Charles R. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Smith, Corsicana, graduate of Forrest High School, Dallas.  Entered the Navy in 1944, trained at San Diego, Calif.  Now on duty attending Signalman School, in Hawaii.
SMITH, ALVA C.
Pvt. Alva C. Smith, son of Mrs. Ellen Smith, Frost, Texas, husband of the former Miss Effie Mae Smith.  Entered service, 1943, trained with Army at Camp Wolters, Ft. Sill, Okla., Camp Maxey, Paris and Ft. Ord, Calif.  Now on duty at Ft. Ord, California.

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SMITH, WILLIAM A.
F 1/C William A. Smith, son of Mrs. N. T. Smith.  Wife, the former Emily Mae Beckham.  Attended Bryan High School.  Entered the service in 1944, training with the navy Submarine Corps at San Diego, Calif.  Now on duty at New London, Conn.
 
SMITH, THOMAS B.
SM 2/C Thomas B. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Smith, Corsicana.  Wife, the former Marie Chapman. Attended Corsicana High School.  Entered service, 1945, training with the Merchant Marines at St. Petersburg, Fla.  Served in England, Greece, Italy, Island of Crete.  Now on duty in Atlantic.

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  • Thomas Benjamin Smith
SMITH, AFTON D.
Pfc. Afton D. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Smith, wife, the former Mary Harvard of Navarro.  Graduate of Navarro High School.  Entered service in Nov., 1942, training with the Army Signal Corps in Calif., Missouri and new Jersey.  Served in England, Belgium, Germany and Austria where he is now on duty.  Has D-Day Invasion Medal and Rifleman Medal.
SMITH, WILLIAM P.
S 2/C William P. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith, Frost.  Attended Frost Schools.  Entered service, 1943, training with the Navy at Arlington, Austin, Great Lakes and Memphis, Tenn.  Now on duty at Memphis.
SMITHEN, HARVEY C., JR.
S/Sgt. Harvey C. Smithen, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Smithen, Sr., Corsicana.  Graduate of Blooming Grove.  Entered service in 1942, training with the Air Corps at Harlingen, Texas.  Served in N. Africa, Corsica, Sardinia, France, Italy, Austria.  Has Air Medal, Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, ETO Ribbon with 4 Stars.
SMITHEN, JOHN K.
S/Sgt. John K. Smithen, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smithen.  Graduate of Blooming Grove, Texas.  Entered service, 1944, training with the Army at Mineral Wells and Camp Gurber, Okla.  Served in France, Germany, Austria.  has Bronze Star, Combat Inf. Badge.  Now in Austria.
SMITHSON, CHARLES W.
S/Sgt. Charles W. Smithson, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Smithson, wife, the former LaVerne Putman.  Attended Irene Schools.  Entered service, 1943, training with the Air Corps at Lincoln, Neb.  Served in England, Italy and France.  Has ETO Ribbon with 7 Major Battle Stars and Unit Citation.

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  • Charles Winston Smithson
SOAPE, LARENCE
AMM 2/C Larence Soape, graduate of State Home High School.  Entered service, 1943, training with the Navy at San Diego, Calif.  Now on duty in San Diego.
SOAPE, ABB F., JR.
T/5 Abb F. Soape, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Abb F. Soape, Sr., wife, the former Opal Bonner.  Attended Navarro Schools.  Entered service, 1941.  Trained with the Army at Amarillo and in Colo.  Discharged, 1942.

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SPAIN, ROBERT EADY
Sgt. Robert Eady Sprain, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Spain, Corsicana.  Husband of former Jimmie B. Whorton.  Graduate of Blooming Grove High School. Entered service, 1942, training at Ft. Riley, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ft. Benning, Camp Gordon.  Now on duty at Camp Gordon.

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