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BRYANT, FOREST L.
S/Sgt. Forest L. Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bryant, entered the Army Reserves in 1943, training at Camp Maxey. Engineer training at Oklahoma A&M. Served in 4 Major battles. Has Unit Citation. Now on duty in Germany.
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BRYANT, CLYDE M.
S 2/C Clyde M. Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bryant, wife is
the former Minnie Sue Boyd. Attended Corsicana High
School. Entered service 1944. Trained with Navy at San
Diego. Served in Philippines and on Iwo Jima. Now on
duty in Pacific. Has 3 Battle Stars.
Notes:
- Clyde Monroe Bryant
- Aug 28, 1920 - Nov 5, 2000
- h/o Ethel May (Biggers) Bryant &
Minnie Sue (Boyd) Ross
- Gibtown Cemetery, Gibtown, Jack County, Texas
- US Navy
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BRYANT, KENNETH J.
SFF. 3/C Kenneth J. Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bryant,
Blooming Grove. Wife is the former Fabris Sykes.
Attended Blooming Grove High School and Draghan's Business
College. Entered service July 1942, training with Navy at
San Bruno and Shoemaker, Calif. Served overseas and is now
on duty in Okinawa.Notes:
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BRYANT, ELMER E.
Cpl. Elmer E. Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bryant, attended
Corsicana High School. Entered service 1942. Trained
with Marines at San Diego, Calif. Served at Saipan,
Guam. Now on duty in Calif. Has ribbon and battle
stars.
Notes:
- Elmer Earl Bryant
- May 27, 1923 - Jul 21, 2001
- h/o Dorris Anita (Reedy) Bryant;; s/o Homer Jackson
Bryant & Edell (Denson) Bryant [parents buried at Resthaven
Memorial Park, Corsicana, TX]
- Elmer is buried at Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun Co.,
VA
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BRYANT, OTIS G.
Capt. Otis G. Bryant entered the Army July, 1941, training at Camp Wolters. Commissioned at Ft. Benning, Ga. Served overseas in 1943. Engages in invasion, 3 major battles. Now on duty near Paris, France.
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BRYANT, DOYLE A.
T/Sgt. Doyle A. Bryant, brother of C. O. Bryant, Corsicana,
attended school in Ardmore, Okla. Entered the Army in 1941,
training with 90th Infantry division at Camp Barkley. Served
in France, Belgium, and Germany. Wears 5 Bronze Stars.
Now on duty at Amberg, Germany.
Notes:
- Probably same as Doyal A. Bryant (Jan 12, 1907 - Mar 4,
1980) bur Crinerville Cemetery, Brock CO., OK
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BRYANT, HAROLD
S 1/C Harold Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bryant.
Attended Corsicana High School. Entered the Navy in 1945,
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BRYSON, MAURICE
Pfc. Marice Bryson, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Bryson of Corsicana,
entered the Army June 1943, training at Amarillo, and Gulfport,
Miss. Served in England with Air Force Ground Crew.
Later transferred to the 253rd Infantry and served in two major
battles in Germany.Notes:
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BUCKALEW, JOE
ALLAN
Pvt. Joe Allan Buckalew, son of Mrs. D. D. Sawyer, entered service
1943, training with Marines at San Diego, Calif. Served on
Midway and was wounded on Okinawa where is is now on duty.
Notes:
- s/o Ira Cornelius Buckalew & Josephine (Hendrick)
Buckalew-Sawyer (see notes for Billy Ray Buckalew, the next
entry on this page)
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BUCKALEW, BILLY
RAY
S 1/C Billy Ray Buckalew, son of Mrs. D. D. Sawyer, attended
Dawson School. Entered service 1944, training in the Navy at
San Diego, Calif. Served at Okinawa and Philippines.
Now on board ship.Notes:
- s/o Ira Cornelius Buckalew & Josephine (Hendrick)
Buckalew-Sawyer ( Josephine's second husband was
Dempsey Dewitt Sawyer
- (1867-1953); they appear on the 1950 Census in Dawson,
Navarro Co., TX). Josephine is buried in the
Coolidge Cemetery, Coolidge, Limestone Co., TX next to her 1st
Husband, Ira Buckalew.
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BUCHANAN, WELDON
B.
Cpl. Weldon B. Buchanan, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Buchanan,
Blooming Grove. Wife, the former Lola Joyce Finch.
Attended Corsicana Schools. Entered service, 1942.
Trained with Air Corps at Casper, Wyoming. Now on duty in
England.Notes:
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BUCHANAN, SAMUEL
B.
SAD 2/C Samuel B. Buchanan, son of Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Buchanan. Attended Corsicana High School. Entered
service 1943. Trained with the Navy Reserves at Ft. Worth, Texas,
Chicago University, Athens, Ga. Now at Gainesville, Ga.
Notes:
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BUCHANAN, WELDON
T/5 Weldon B. Buchanan, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Buchanan. Wife, the former Lola Joyce Finch. Attended
school at Corsicana. Entered service, 1942. Trained
with the Air Corps at Casper Wyoming. Served in England and
is now on duty in Germany.Notes:
- Weldon Buel Buchanan
- Mar 9, 1922 - Oct 29, 2004
- h/o Lola Joyce (Finch) Buchanan; s/o Leonard Buchanan &
Lotice Louise (Christie) Buchanan
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Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery,
Retreat, Navarro Co., TX
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BUDAI, EMORY
G
Pfc. Emory G. Budai, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Budai, attended
Richland High School. Entered the Army in 1944, training at
Camp Hood, Texas. Served on Okinawa. Has Combat Inf.
Badge and Campaign Star.Notes:
- Emoryu G. Budai
- Jul 13, 1923 - Mar 15, 2002
- h/o Mary Lou (Land) Budai; s/o Dan Louis Budai & Annie (Szenasi)
Bundai
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Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery,
Retreat, Navarro Co., TX
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BULLOCK, ODIS W.
S/Sgt. Odis W. Bullock, son of Mrs. J. E. Bullock,
Corsicana. Attended Richland Schools. Entered service
1942. Trained with the Army at Camp Wolters, Camp Gruber,
Norfolk, Va., La., and Ft. Sam Houston. Served in North
Africa, Italy, Germany. Is now on duty in France.
Wounded in Italy, 1944. Has Purple Heart.
Notes:
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BULLOCK,
TRAVIS FRANKLIN
S 2/C Travis Franklin Bullock, son of Mrs. J. E. Bullock,
Corsicana. Wife the former Frances Carrell. Entered
service, 1943. Trained with the Navy at San Diego, and
Norman, Okla. Now on duty at Navy Air Base in San Ysidro,
Calif.Notes:
- Travis Franklin Bullock
- May 17, 1914 - Feb 14, 1951
- Oakwood Cemetery,
Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
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BUNCH, C. HOUSTON
S/Sgt. C. Houston Bunch, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Bunch, husband
of the former Allie Mae Shipp. Graduate of Corsicana
Schools. Entered service, 1942. Trained with the
Marines at A&M. College. Served in Pacific. Has
three Battle Stars.Notes:
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BUNCH, REUBEN R.
Storekeeper 3/C Ruben R. Bunch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Bunch. Wife, the former Lota Ferguson. Graduate of
Corsicana High School. Entered service, 1943. Trained
with the Navy at Camp Perry. Discharged 1943.
Notes:
- Reuben Ray Bunch
- Nov 3, 1912 - Jan 29, 1991
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Obituary
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h/o Lota (Ferguson) Bunch; s/o Fred Arnold Bunch & Hattie Jane (Brown) Bunch
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Oakwood Cemetery,
Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
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BURDEN, TOMMIE H.
Cpl. Tommie H. Burden, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Burden,
Kerens. Attended Mill Run and Kerens School. Entered
the Army Jan., 1943. Trained in Anti-Aircraft at Camp
Stewart, Ga., Calif., New Jersey, Mass. Served in ETO
campaigns. Now on duty at Munich Germany. Awarded
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BURDEN, AFRED F.
J.
Pfc. Alfred F. J. Burden, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Burden,
Kerens, attended Mill Run and Kerens School. Entered the
Army Nov., 1943, training at Camp Fannin, Tex. Now on duty
in Philippines. Awarded Rifle, Good Conduct Medals,
Paratrooper WIngs.Notes:
- Alfred Floyd "Burto" Burden
- Jul 2, 1925 - Jan 28, 1984
- h/o Margaret E. (Jennings) Burden; s/o William Ballard
"Buster" Burden & Regania (Fuller) Burden
- Kerens
Cemetery, Kerens, Navarro Co., TX
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