MS HONOR FLIGHT V

WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Allen, Avery; 86; BM 2nd Class, WWII Navy Pacific Pass Christian, MS Cargo & Rigging

Anderson, V.A.; 83; Navy/ Air Saipan, Guam, Keesler, Pentagon, WWII Personnel TSGT Carnage of war on Saipan Gulfport, MS Force Kirkland AFB Albuquerque

(after the war) A sightseeing trip to Normandy Beach and Barber, Earnest; 88; Cemetery. The guide was a veteran who was in the first group WWII Army Pvt European Theater that landed. He was hit and lost part of his face and the calf of his Slidell, LA left leg. He could point to the site on the bluf where he waited an hour for the medics.

Barnette, Leonard; 86; WWII US navy 1st Class Motor South Pacific When he got out! Vancleave, MS

Bigelow, Eugene; 85; WWII Army PFC Clerk,Typist Germany Home: Colome, South Dakota Hattiesburg, MS

Bishop, Wyman; 88; WWII USMC Sgt. , Hawaii, China My time in China Maben, MS

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Bodnar, Joseph; 89; European Theater 3rd Army 202 WWII Army E4 Combat Engineer, truck driver, water Petal, MS purification

Brou, Claire; 85; My tour of duty as Officer in Charge Armed Forced Radio Ocean Springs, MS Navy/Air and Television Service in Keflavik Iceland where I Captain Served in (WITHDREW FROM Force interviewed Gergory Peck, Commandant of Marine Corps., FLIGHT) and other VIPs. Korean Conflict (1948-1952)

Brummett, Audley; 90; Staff Sergeant 35th Division 137th Inf. Regt Acompany Hedgerows, France: Artillery Barrage lost friend when hit WWII Army Oxford, MS Infantry Normandy, Hedgerows by artillery. Blew me up in the air.

Bullock, Milton; 82; Korean War Veteran; KOREA Army Army - Corporal Inchon, Korea - quarter master Pascagoula, MS

Burchette, Clyde; 85; Army & Air Kansas, 40th, 91st, 301st bomb GPE WWII TSGT Gulfport, MS Force SAC B 29s

Training at Ft. Benning, GA infantry basic. Signal Corps Training at Camp Pickett, Va; Cable Splicms School, Ft. Monmouth, NJ. Burnette, Marshall; 87; Army Signal Voyage overseas via USS Gen. LeRoy Eltinge; Service in WWII China, Burma, India Theater Meridian , MS Corps mountains of Burma along Ledo Road. Flight home for emergency furlough (mom in hospital and subsequent death) discharge at Camp Shelby, MS

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Byrd, J.T. WWII Gulfport, MS

Ft Hanccok, NJ (Motor Pool Duty) Ciani, Leonard; 94; Ft Morgan, AL (ran motor pool) WWII Army Sgt Pearl harbor (gun mechanic) Daphne, AL South Pacific(on duty combat zone) Iwo Jima (combat duty)

NO PHOTO Coker, Alvis; 86; WWII Navy USS Midas in South Pacific AVAILABLE Saltillo, MS

Left on a troop ship Coleman, Alvin; 85; Great Lakes, IL going to Shanghai to catch up with the WWII Navy Ackerman, MS U.S.S. Chicago U.S.S. Chicago. They played "Sentimental Journey" the entire trip.

Cowart, Jesse; 88 Pacific onboard USS Dyson D.D. 572 Abandoning ship after bombed- floating in ocean in raft WWII Navy P.O. 3 (Little Beaver Squadron) 113th Seabee w/12 other seamen- myself and 4 other only survivors on Seminary, MS Battalion that raft.

Crane, Granville; 87; WWII Navy MM 2/C USS Indianapolis Master at arms Gulfport, MS

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Master Sgt; Map Damewood, Robert; 92; Army and Air WWII maker & war Europe (Italy) Force Lucedale, MS planner

STRP, ASTAP, Army of Damon, Gene; 87; Occupation/Germany WWII Army PFC Meridian, MS HQ - 3rd US Army, Heidelberg, Germany

Dennis, Peter; 91; Army 56 WWII Driver, PFC Europe Enjoyed the countries and cities of Europe Ovett, MS Signal Corp

Ernst, Loy; 87; WWII Army T3 Lwizon and Philippines Abita Springs, LA

Fluke, Harold; 87; WWII Navy Seaman South Pacific Shore Patrol Ocean Springs, MS

Fowler, Frank; 86; WWII Navy FCS 3C Pacific Metairie, LA

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

When I got on the truck gun turret to try to shoot down a German plane, meeting up (running into) with my my Gaddy, James; 89; Tank Ordinance/ T- WWII Army Europe/Germany/France brother (Ira) in Berlin, Germany (he was in another army 4 Long Beach, MS division), and seeing General Patton ride by in his jeep at "The Buldge" (Battle of the Buldge)

Gibson, John; 85; Tankerman WWII Marine Pacific Entering into Tokyo Japan Gautier, MS Seaman

Goff, John; WWII Pacagoula, MS

Hamilton, Garland; 90; Coast Guard Ships Cook 3rd DE 2S2 Convoy to England, Ireland, The ship's Chief Petty, officer served the Captain at the WWII Long Beach, MS & Army Class Scotland, France, and North Africa loss of his own life.

Hamilton, Hudson; 86; KOREA Army PFC Pascagoula, MS Korean Veteran

Harrell, Charles; KOREA Army PFC Korean Veteran Moss Point, MS

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Hart, Ellis; 96; School Secretary- Greenville, MS, Malden, MO, Phillipine Lines of unescorted ships in Pacific enroute overseas. With WWII Air Force Madison, MS Captain Islands-Manila/Japan, Tokyo that much power, did not see how we could lose the war.

Homestead AFB, 1st Mob Comm Group- I was at Korat AVB, Thailand during War. We flew Herring, Felix; 71; E4- Air Traffic VIETNAM Air Force P.I. (Clarkfield) Kurat AFB, Thailand F1 Ojs out of Korat - S Controllers for 14 months, very busy Controller (Radar) Grenada , MS () time

Hildreth, Carl; 87; First night in Japan on guard duty. As I walked patrol the WWII Army T-4 Occupied Japan, Phillippines leaves would rustle. He says he spent most of the night Columbus, MS looking over his shoulder.

Hudspeth, Willie; 89; WWII 31st Division Staff Sargent South Pacific Jackson, MS

Jenner, Harold; 87; Army, Air B-17 Gunner/ CM 2nd Heavy Bomb Group, Italy, then a 20 B-17 Combat Missions in Germany from base in Italy, WWII Gulfport, MS Force SGT year Carrier in Startegic Air Command Survived 23 Missions

Johnson, John; 91; Sonarman 1st WWII Navy Pacific- West of Hawaii Going to all of the islands west of Hawaii Gulfport, MS Class

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Comraades, the PT, I took care at Jilton General Ft Dix New Kapke, Josephine; 94; Womens Jersey. She treated prisoners of war when they returned WWII Nurse Tilton General Hospital Fort Dix NJ Natchez, MS Army Corp from overseas, including solidier on the bataan death march.

Kidd, Charles; 87; WWII Army PFC Germany Battle of the Bulge New Albany, MS

France, Germany, Austria, Czech, Crossing the North Atlantic in winter time with 50' waves. Kihneman, William; 89; Belgium; Rifleman 65th Infantry Attacked by German Submariners. Got a Bronze Star. Met the WWII Army SSGT Division; Patton's 3rd army 105 days Russians at Emms River in Austria. Recovered Klidesdale horses Shreveport, LA on front lines; Supply Sgt during Army in Chech. Met Eisenhower, Patton, Montgmoery, Brandley at Linz of occupation for one year Airport for transprt of Klidesdale horse to USA.

Atlantic Cit- army Gernal hopstial Knausz, Doris; 90; Major, Halloran Gen Hopital, Scott AFB, WWII Army, AF Physcial Therapist Caring for WWII wounded in Army General Hozintols Biloxi, MS Wichita falls Texas, Germany Japan, Washington DC, Keesler AFB

Shooting airplanes and viewing the prison camp. Lang, Ben; 88; PFC, 50 Calibur WWII Army Germany Sometimes it was 60 below so cold it would form ice on Machine Gunner Tylertown, MS your nose

Radio man/ England- flew 35 missions on B-17s out of Bassingbourn Air Base, When I had to force land on B-17 "stinky" in Belgium after Lehmann, Rudolph; 88; US Army Air gunner on B-17 WWII England. 35th mission was also the last the number 2 engine was hit by "Flak" and the plane ran Corps achieved rank of Buna, TX bombing mission flown by 8th air force out of fuel technical Sgt. in WWII

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Logan Kenneth; 86; WWII US Navy Radioman Pacific Surviving a typhoon in the Pacifiic in June 1945 Helena,, AL

WWII: USCG LST 169 Pacific - Masimore, Harvey; 88; Invasions of Kiska, Tarawa, Saipan, WWII no pic avail USCG Radioman, Bow Home: Des Moines, Iowa Diamondhead, MS Gun Captain; Leyte Recalled to Service in Korean -

Massey, Nevella; 94; Army North Africa, Italy, Puerto Rico, WWII Dietitian, Capt. Meridian, MS Medical Dpt. Washington DC, Fort Rucker

Moore, Paul; 85; At the training for Japan - called to tell all of us the bomb WWII Army I Four Germany, Austria Pascagoula, MS has been dropped - we were sent to Europe

Murphy, Everette; 93; WWII Army Private First class Pacific Going home Pascagoula, MS

Murphy, Robert; 85; WWII Army Tec SGT 3 Pacific & Japan Moss Point, MS

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Necaise, Lawrence; 86; Visiting with George Patton. The opportunity to visit WWII Army Private 1st Class Germany France, Belgium, and Germany. And most of all to serve Pass Christian , MS country.

Oertel, Frans; 93; Platoon Sgt / Anti WWII USMC Air Craft, Machine South Pacific Okinawa Collins, MS Gunner

1st CL Osborne, Thomas; 86; United WWII Seaman/Motion , CA and Pensacola, FL States Navy Moss Point, MS Picture Operator

Pickens, Robert; 91; WWII US Navy Aviator off. 2nd Atlantic and Carribean 1st engagement with a German submarine Lake Cormorant, MS

Plaeger, Alvin; 90; WWII Navy 3rd Class Cook Pacific Serving in the Phillippines Slidell, LA

Potts, David; 88; WWII Marine CPl. Traniposition South Priece Gulfport, MS

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

American Theater, ASTP Pilot 22nd Pullis, Edgar; 85; Army and Air WWII Lt Col in AF Troop Carrier squadron supplies and Originally from Murphysboro, IL Force Gulfport, MS air evacuation of wounded

Ray, Willie; 88; August 5, 1945: In Honolulu with 6 buddies on Pass. Heard WWII Army St Sgt. Pacific the news that U.S. had bombed Japan, and all of us got the Jackson, MS same tatoo to celebrate, which my mother did not like at all!

My Company was wiped out on 9-10 October 1944. We were Italy; After war, farmed and retired from huddled in a building in Liveragno, Italy. The Germans fired from Rayborn, Mark; 88; point blank range with 88 mm tank guns. The Company WWII US Army Private First Class US Postal office; 32 years in national Lumberton , MS Commander surrendered on the morning of Oct. 10,1944. 82 of us guard. marched out as prisoners. The next most important memory was when we were liberated on May 1, 1945.

Rhizor, Harry; 85; WWII USN-USA SFC E7 Tennessee, Miami, FL VJ Day Gulfport, MS

North Africa, Italy, Southern France, Roberts, Laverne; 87; Yalta Conference, Invasion Southern France, Occupation WWII Navy SK3C Savestapole Russia, Sicily, Pacific, China Covington, MS Korea, China

Troopship to Newfoundland; San Sachfield, Charles; 92; Coming Home! Via troop ship. Cold in Newfoundlan! Flew WWII US Navy SC2 Cook Francisco to Hawaii (5 months) to in PBY's over North Atlantic Gulfport, MS Samar, Phillippines

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Sauls, Norman; 88; Army- WWII PFC Europe Battle of the Bulge was on my Birthday- 1944 Lumberton, MS Infantry

Sauzer, George; 90; Mess Chief/ Pacific Area-WWII, Mediterranean When cruiser Indianapolis sank and my ship picked up the WWII Marine Corp Kiln, MS Technical Sgt. Area/6th Fleet-Korean War survivors

Sigur, Louis; 88; WWII Navy 3rd class South Pacific Baton Rouge, LA

Smith, Clarence; 85; WWII Navy Coxswain South Pacific Columbia, MS

Smith, Edwin; 85; WWII US Navy E2 South Pacific, USS Nashville CL-43 Heidelberg, MS

Sperry, Claude; 87; WWII Navy RM/2C Bainbridge, MD New Orleans, LA

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Stork, Tommie; 93; Pensacola, FL patrol YP161 Norfork WWII Navy BM2C Training Troop Transport USS Magoffin When we invaded Okionwa, Japan Moss Point, MS APA199

Stuart, Grover; 87; CRSE SUPV, Flight member on B-24 bomber prior to war ending WWII USAF US and Germany Gulfport, MS Electronic, SMS assignment to Germany

Swords, J.T. 91; To serve with several commarades that were killed in war. WWII US Army PFC Germany Especially the budd I brought out of tank that burned to Pontotoc, MS death

Syverson, Thelma; 90; Hunters Point, CA, Great Lakes, IL, WWII US Navy WAVES Learned the freedom America offered Gulfport, MS Hospital side of Camp Adair, OR

Serve during Korean War as plane Korean War: The pride and honor of training marine and Thomas, Eugene; 82; Plane Captain/ KOREA Marines captain training marine pilots at navy pilots. Came close to an accident but was able to pull Corporal Biloxi, MS Opelika Field aircraft up just before hitting the water off Jacksonville, FL

Tipps, Virginia; 89; Amry Nurse Coming Home- San Franscisco- the ship docked, the band KOREA Captain Korea, Japan, Calif. Ocean Springs, MS corp played, S.F. here I come- Right Back where I started from

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

NO PHOTO Tripps, Jerry; KOREA Army Captain Korea AVAILABLE Ocean Springs, MS

Vliet, Daniel; 91; WWII Navy LeD. Atlantic & Pacific Almost Sank a German Sub Covington, LA

Warner, Stanley; 87; Army Air WWII Pilot/Flight Officer USA, European Theater When I soloed my first plane Gautier , MS Force

Webb, John; 92; Spectacular Firing 1-1-45 flares, incinerating grenades, WWII Army Rifleman-RIT ETD tracers, and all else that would make light on Saar River Pace, FL artillery fired at Patton when he showed up

Weber, Gilbert; 87; US Army Air WWII SGT Okinawa Flight to Hickam Fieci Hawaii Gulfport, MS Force

West, Donald; 86; After the war was over, an aolder man picked meup on a Antitank 88th Div 1945-46, Inf Div. Italy, Long Beach, MS motorcycle and drove me all around Italy where I was able WWII Army 1st Sgt Korea, 150-51, H60. 25th Inf. Div, to see Roma and he also gave me a gallon of wine. We did (WITHDREW FROM Leader 45 & 46 AntiTank Platoon 88 Div FLIGHT) this daily for a week.

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WAR PHOTO Name, Age, Home SERVICE JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE BRANCH

Woods, Luell; 89; SGT Infantry 3rd Battle of the Bulge- 14000 in combat WWII Army Guntown, MS INF Reg and 168 came out.

Yates, LeRoy; 88; The surrender of all South Pacific Islands around my ship WWII Navy Seaman South Pacific Union, MS U.S.S. Portland CA 33 at Guam

Daniels, James; 90; WWII Army Prvt 1st class Quarter Master in Germany Pascagoula, MS

NO PHOTO Perry, Lewis; 88; WWII Army AVAILABLE Moss Point, MS

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