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' T&’jl I r SERVICE RECORD BOOK OF MEN AND WOMEN OF Baxter County, Arkansas Sponsored by the OZARK POST NO. 3246 - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS Assisted by the THE BUSINESSMEN OF MOUNTAIN HOME 2 * OZARK POST 3246 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS Charter Issued, May 25, 1940 CHARTER MEMBERS Wilbur L. Betts Paul Henry Joseph H. Mikesell John R. Creel Adlie B. Clinkingbeard Earl D. Heenan Harvey Newman James B. Dors David E. Hendrix Wyatt H. Wolf Max Adamson Charles O. Miller Harrison H. Byrd Leffell J. Smith Virgil Johns Alonzo F. Husted Thomas P. Walker Ruel Stinnett R. W. Gunther Dorsey M. Wolfley Jessie O. Williams 3 WORLD WAR II GOLD STAR BOYS JOE MITCHEL CRAWFORD Address: Gamaliel, Arkansas. Entered Service: January 12, 1943. Branch of Service: Infantry. Trained at San Luis Obispo, California; Camp Rooker, Alabama. Overseas: May, 1944. Served in European Theatre. Engagements: St£Lo, France. Awarded: Good Conduct Medal, American Theatre Ribbon, European Theatre of Operations Medal, Purple Heart. Rank: Private First Class. Served: 17 months. Killed in AeMonJuly 11, 1944 in battle at St. Lo, France. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crawford, Ellis, Arkansas. 5 GOLD STAR BOYS FAY T.HANEY Address: Cotter, Arkansas. Entered Service: November 21, 1942. Branch of Service: 309th Infantry. Trained at Camp Robinson, Arkansas; Camp Maxey, Texas; Camp Swift, Texas; Shreveport, Louisiana. Overseas: September, 1944. Awarded: Purple Heart. Rank: Private. Served: About 25$ months. Killed in Action January 12, 1945 in the Battle of Bulge. Remarks: Was brought back to tlie U. S. in October, 1947. Parents: Mr. add Mrs. W. S. Haney of Cartney. Wile: Tina M. Haney, Cotter, Arkansas. Daughter: Betty Louise.Haney, Cotter, Arkansas. A GOLD STAR BOYS JOSEPH HAROLD HUEBNER Address: Mountain Home, Arkansas, Entered Service: February 18, 1942.. Branch of Service: Medical Corps, Army. Trained at Camp Robinson, Arkansas; Fort Ord, California; Camp Pickett, Virginia. Served in European Theatre. Engagements: French Morocco, Awarded: Purple Heart (Poalhum.) Rank: Private First Class. Served: 9 months. Killed in Action off the coast of Fedala, French Morocco, November 12, when U. S, S. "TaSker H. Bliss" was struck by torpedoes. Father: William A. Huebner, Mountain Home, Arkansas. Sister: Elsie Huebner, Mountain Home, Arkansas. 7 GOLD STAR BOYS KENNETH L. JOHNSON Address: Cotter, Arkansas. Entered Service: January 19, 1943. Branch of Service: Army, Paratroopers. Trstiwfl-ni Camp Barkeley. Texas; Abellne, Texas; Camp McCall, North Carolina; Camp Forest, Tennessee. Overseas: August 14, 1944. Served In European Theatre. Eag age meats: Battle of the Bulge. Awarded: Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Stars. Rank: First Lieutenant. Served: 25 months, 5 days. Was killed on the 24th of March, 1945 when landed across the Rhine near Wdlsel, Germany. Remarks Was buried in Margratten. Hollaed. Later brought homo on April 10, 1949. Mother: Mrs. Verna Johnson. Sisters: Anna Belle and Mary Nell. Brothers: William Verna and Robert Eugene. 8 GOLD STAR BOYS GEORGE IJ1E LANE Address: Old Joe, Arkansas. Entered Service: May 5, 1942. Branch of Service: Marines. Trained at Camp Pendleton, California, Paratrooper. Overseas: July, 1944. Served in Pacific. Engagement*: Stationed in Hawaii 6 months, was In Amphibious. Force in Invasion of Iwo Jima. Awarded: Martosmanship, Purple Heart. Rank: Private First Class. Served: 33^ months. Killed Id Action *h Iwo Jims, February 20, 1945. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. Ji. Lane. 9 GOLD STAR BOYS VAUGHN EUGENE LEWIS Address: Mountain Home, Arkansas, Entered Service: June, 1944. Brandh of Service: U. S. Navy. Trained at Farragut, Idaho. Overseas: February 21, 1945. Served In Pacific Theatre. Engagements: Okinawa, Saipan. Awarded: American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, Purple Heart. Rating: Seaman Second Class. Served: 11 months. Killed in Action on Ship U. S. S. Hugh W. Hadley on May 11, 1945. Military Occupation: Gunner. 10 GOLD STAR BOYS VAUGHN LIVINGSTON Address: Mountain Home, Arkansas, Entered Service: July 7, 1941. Branch of Service: Army. Trained at Camp Roberta, California; Fort Lewis, Washington. Overseas: Noeember 22, 1941. Served in South Pacific Theatre. Engagements: Invasions of Arawe, New Britain, Bismarck- Archipelago, and in the Blsmarck-Ar chipeiago-East Indies - New Guinea Campaigns. Awarded: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/l Bronze Arrowhead, 3 Bronze Service Stars, American Defense Service Medal w/Foreign Service Clasp, World War II Victory Medal. Rank: Private. Served: 34 months. Died April 2 6, 1944 while enroute to the United States for hospitalization. Mother: Mrs. Ariel Livingston. 1 1 GOLD STAR BOYS / w- ■» « v AT I U Mi T. B. MORRIS Address: Mountain Home, Arkansaa. Entered Service: March 5, 1944. Breach of Servie*: Infantry. Trained at Camp Blending, Florida. Overseas: August, 1944. Served In Germany. Awarded: Purple Heart (Poathamously). Served: 8 months. Killed In Germany, November 6, 1944. Remarks: Was burled in Margraten, Holland. Parents: Floyd andlFaye Morris, Mountain Home, Arkansas. « 12 s GOLD STAR BOYS KENNETH C. PATE Address: Mountain Home, Arkansas. Entered Service: October 5, 1941. Branch of Service: Air Corps. Trained at Sheppard Field, Texas; U. S. Army Air Base, Long Beach, California; Army Air Base, Romulus, Michigan. Rank: Sergeant. Served: 12^ months. Killed in Service October 28, 1942 at Romulus Army Air Base, Romulus, Michigan. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pate, Mount Home, Arkansas. Brother: Calvin Pate. 13 GOLD STAR BOYS BEhflAMIN GEORGE PITTA WAY Entered Service: Nurvember 12, 1942. Branch of Service: Infantry. Trained at Camp Welters, Texaa; Greenville, Pennsylvania Oramti: AprU 1, 194J7 Served In European Theatre. Engagements: North African Campaign, Sicily, England, France. Awarded: Purple Heart. Sank: Private First Class. Served: 19 months, 9 days. Killed In Action In France June 21, 1944, Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Pitta way. 14 GOLD STAR BOYS ARTHUR L. SEULERS Address: Clarkrldge, Arkansas, Entered Service: May 11( 1944. Branch of Service: Army. Trained at Camp Rofeertson, Arkansas; Camp Swift, Texas. Served In European Theatre. Engagements: Italian Campaign, Awarded: Bronze Star, Purple Heart. Rank: Private First Class, Served: 10 months. Killed In Action.’. 15 GOLD STAR BOYS CLEVE E, SIN OR Address: Monntatn Home, Arkansas, Route 1. Entered Service: Ocfeher 30, 1942. Branch of Service: Infantry, Company A, 165th Infantry Regiment. Trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Over*) April, 1943. Served In South Pacific Theatre, Engagements: Makin-Saipan. Awarded: Sliver Star, Purple Heart, Good Conduct. Rank: Private First Class. Served: 19 months. Killed on Saipan, June 18, 1944. Mother: Lucy Sinor, Route 1, Mountain Home, Arkansas, Brothers: Orville Sinor, Anchorage, Alaska. Harold Sinor, Route 1, Mountain Home, Arkansas. Charles Sinor, Route 1, Mountain Home, Arkansas, 16 GOLD STAR BOYS HAROLD BEN SMITH Address: Cotter, Arkansas. Overseas: August 10, 1940, Little Rock, Arkansas. Branch of Service: Air Corps. Trained at Chanute Field, Illinois; Sheppard Field, Texas; Grinnell, Iowa; Hendricks Field, Florida; Hartford, Connecticut; Yale University and Wright Field, Dayton, Ohip; Gulfport Field, Mississippi. Overseas: April, 1944. Served in Southwest Pacific. Rank: Captain, A. C. Served: 52 months. Killed in Action December 23, 1944. Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Smith, Cotter, Arkansas. Wife: Bernadine Turner. Son: Robert Harold Smith. 17 GOLD STAR BOYS HOMER F. STRAIN Address: Clark Ridge, Arkansas. Entered Service: June 19, 1944. Branch of Service: Army Infantry. Trained at Camp Robertson, Arkansas; Camp Fannin, Texas; Fort Ord, California. Ov : December, 1944. Served In Pacific Theatre. Awarded: Asiatic-Pacific, 3 Battle Stars, Expert Rifleman, Purple Heart, Rank: Private. Served: 10 months. Killed in Action. Parents: Mr, a_nd Mrs. Jess Strata, Clark Ridge, Arkansas. Brothers: Fred and Willie Strain served In Army. Sisters: Alice,'Jesse and Mrs. Lawrence McFaidasd. Other Brothers: Russel, Jim, Claude, Harold, and Arnold Strain, 18 GOLD STAR BOYS ONIS W. STRONG Address: Mountain Homs, Arkansas. Entered Service: March 27, 1944. Branch of Service: Army. Trained at Camp Hood, Texas. Overseas: September 6, 1944, Camp Meade, Maryland. Served In European Theatre. Engagements: Germany. Awarded: Purple Heart. Rank: Private. Served: 7 months. Killed In Germany October 18, 1944. Remarks: Will be returned for burial during 1950 and will be burled at Three Brothers, Arkansas. Mother: Virgie Kerr. 19 ■ - GOLD STAR BOYS JAY F. WISEMAN Address: 2nd Amphibious Division, UflB Aaeoa. Entorod Service: 1942. Branch of Service: U, S. Navy Trained at Bclnbrldgo, Maryland. Served In European and Asiatic Theatres. Engagements: North Africa, Sicily, Anzlo, Normandy, Okinawa. Rating: Seaman First Class. Served: Approximately 36 months. Killed in Action at Okinawa on Tune 11, 1945, Remarks: Final internment, Gassvllle Cemetery, Gaasvillo, Arkansas, Parents: Clarence and Edna Wiaemon. 20 ■ GOUD STAR BOYS Crawford, Joe M. Haney, Fay T. Huebner, Joseph H. Johnson, Kenneth L. Lewis, Vaughn Livingston, Vaughn Morris, T. B. Pate, Kenneth C. Pittaway, Benjamin G. Sellers, Arthur L. Sinor, Cleve E, Smith, Harold B. Strain, Homer Strong, Onis W. Wiseman, Jay F. GOLD STAR BOYS (No Pictures Or Records) World War l World War II Alley, Hosea Alin, Charles Bean, Roy Beavers, Glen C. Bench, Robert N. Burton, Earl R. Boyd, Everett Edward Cowart, Dempsey Casteel, Robert C. Crane, Josiah L.