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DENBROW, HOWARD H.
Cpl. Howard H. Denbow, son of Mrs. J. W. Denbow, husband of the former Miss Thelma Pattison, attended Chatfield School.
Entered service 1942, trained with Army. Now on duty at Kearnes, Utah.
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DEMING, JIM H.
Pfc. Jim H. Deming, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Deming, attended Corsicana Schools. Entered Air Corps, 1941, trained at
Chanute Field, Ill. Went overseas, 1942, now on duty in England.
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DEMING,
MAX M.
S 1/C Max M. Deming, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Deming, attended
Corsicana Schools. Entered Coast Guards 1942, trained at New
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DEMING,
LELAND M.
Pvt. Leland M. Deming, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Deming,
Corsicana, attended Corsicana Schools. Entered Army, 1942,
trained at Camp Roberts, Cal. Has served in Aleutians
Island, England, France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, where he was
killed in action Feb. 15, 1945. Has the Purple Heart.
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DEMING,
EDMOND W.
Cpl. Edmond W. Deming, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Deming,
Corsicana, attended Corsicana Schools. Entered Army, 1940,
trained at Camp Bowie. Has served in N. Africa, Sicily,
Italy, wounded in action March 1944 in Italy, now on duty at Holy
Hill, S.C.
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DENBOW,
DAVID E.
S 2/C David E. Denbow, Jr. son of Mr. David E. Denbow, Sr.,
Corsicana, graduate of Corsicana High School. Entered Navy,
1945, trained at San Diego. Now on duty at Naval Hospital,
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DENBOW,
VERNON E.
T/5 Vernon E. Denbow, son of Mrs. G. L. Denbow, Corsicana,
attended Roane School. Mobilized with National Guard,
trained with 36th Division at Camps Bowie, Blanding and
Edwards. Has served in N. Africa, Italy, France and
Germany. Has EAME Medal, 5 Bronze Stars, Bronze Arrowhead,
Good Conduct, American Defense Service medal, and Marksmanship
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DENBOW,
LEE A.
Pfc. Lee A. Denbow, son of Mrs. G. L. Denbow and Husband of the
former Miss Lucille Johnson, attended school at Roane, was
employed at A. F. Smith Grocery. Entered the Army, trained
at Camp Barkley, Los Angeles, Calif., and Ft. Dix, N. J. Has the
Pres. Citation, Good Conduct Badge, Purple Heart and other Honors,
killed in France in 1944.
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DENN,
WILLIS M., JR.
S/Sgt. Willis M. Denn, Jr., son of Willis M. Denn, Sr., Corsicana,
attended Emmett Schools. Entered Army, 1940, trained at Ft.
Bliss. Has served at New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, Guam,
Australia, Manila, Luzon, where on duty. |
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DENNIS,
JAMES F.
S/C James F. Dennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Dennis, husband of
the former Miss Mary Absher, attended Long Prairie School.
Entered Navy, 1944, trained at Camp Peary, Va. Has served in
New Guinea and Philippines, now on duty on Luzon.
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DENNY,
JACK
T/4 Jack Denny, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Denny, Corsicana,
attended Corsicana High School. Entered Army, 1940, trained
at Camps Bowie, Blanding and Edwards. Has served in North
Africa, Italy, France, Australia and Germany. Discharged
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DERDEN,
EARNEST M.
Pvt. Earnest M. Derden, son of R. M. and Mrs. Alice Derden,
Purdon, attended Blooming Grove Schools. Entered service,
1943, trained with Army at Camp Wolters, discharged 1944.
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DERDEN,
JAMES H.
Sgt. James H. Derden, son of Mr. A. A. Derden, husband of the
former Miss Martha D. Dunlap, attended Emhouse Schools.
Entered service, 1942, trained with Army at Camp Carson, Camp Polk
and Camp Butner. Has served in France and Germany, now on
duty in France. Has 2 Battle Stars, and Combat Infantryman
Medals.Notes:
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DERDEN,
ARCHIE B.
Pfc. Archie B. Derden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Derden,
Corsicana, graduate of Mildred High School. Entered the
service, 1943, trained with 11th Air Borne Div. at Camp Mackall,
N.C. and Camp Polk, La. Has served in New Guinea, Luzon,
Leyte and Manila. Has Rifleman's Badge and Citation for
Expert driving under difficult conditions. Now on duty at
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DERRYBERRY,
JAMES H.
Pfc. James H. Derryberry, son of Mrs. Lutie Derryberry, and Mr. J.
H. Derryberry of Barry, graduate of Barry High School.
Entered service, 1942, trained with Army at Brownwood, Camp Yound,
Calif., Ft. Lewis, Washington, Ft. Jackson, S.C. Has served
as a member of 306 General Hospital Group in France. Wears
ETO Ribbon and Bronze Star, now on duty in France.
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- James Hansel Derryberry
- married Barbara Bills
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DERRYBERRY,
H. OSCAR
Capt. H. Oscar Derryberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Derryberry,
Bary, husband of the former Miss Willie Faye McLeroy, graduate of
Barry High School. Entered service 1941, trained with Army
at Camp Bowie, Officers Candidate School at Ft. Benning, Camp
Campbell, and Camp Barkley. Has served in France and now on
duty in Germany.
Notes:
- Henry Oscar Derryberry (Apr 4, 1917 - Jan 22, 1988)
- Husband of Willie Fae (McElroy) Derryberry, son of Leslie Burton
Derryberry & ALice Mae (Hopkins) Derryberry
- H.O. served with Patton's 3rd Army at the battle of Bastogne during
WW2. He was wounded in action, but stayed in the fight. ... Brian K.
Ingram
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DERUSHA,
BILLY J.
S 1/C Billy J. DeRusha, Son of Mr. and Mrs. John DeRusha,
Corsicana, Rt. 2, attended Emhouse Schools. Entered service
1944, trained with navy at San Diego. Has served in Hawaiian
and Marianas Islands and received Medical Discharge, 1945. |
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DERUSHA,
DURWARD L.
T/Sgt. Derward L. DeRusha, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. DeRusha,
Frost, husband of the former Miss Victoria Boyad, graduate of
Barry Schools. Entered service, 1942, trained with Army
Signal Corps at Chicago and Long Island, N.Y. Has served on
Bahama Islands, Egypt, Libya, Iraq, now on duty in Egypt.
Has Unit Meritorious Service. |
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DESKIN,
ROGER B.
Sgt. Roger B. Deskin, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Deskin, husband of
the former Jewell Parker Smith, Kerens, Texas, attended Brownsboro
High School. Entered Air Corps, Sept 20, 1942, trained at
Waco Army Air Field, Waco, Tex., Gulfport Field, Miss., now on
duthy at L.A.A.F., Liberal, Kansas. |
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DESKIN,
JOHN A., JR.
S 1/c John A. Deskin, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Deskin, Sr., attended Wilson School. Entered Navy January, 1944, trained at U. S. N. T. S., San Diego, Calif. Has served at Pearl Harbor on Oceanographer, now on duty in S. Pacific. Awarded
Asiatic Pacific T. O. Ribbon.
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