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VETERAN OF photo Last Name, AGE CITY COUNTY STATE ENTERED HOW LONG SERVICE POSITION/JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED DURING WAR MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE First Name MILITARY SERVED BRANCH

Allen, Pass BM 2nd Class, Cargo & WWII 86 Harrison MS 1943 3 1/2 years Navy Pacific Avery Christian Rigging

Anderson, Navy/ Air Saipan, , Keesler, Pentagon, Kirkland AFB WWII 83 Gulfport Harrison MS 1946 5 1/2 years Personnel TSGT Carnage of war on Saipan V.A. Force Albuquerque

(after the war) A sightseeing trip to Normandy Beach and Cemetery. The Barber, St. Tammany guide was a veteran who was in the first group that landed. He was hit and WWII 88 Slidell LA 1943 33 months Army Pvt European Theater Earnest Parish lost part of his face and the calf of his left leg. He could point to the site on the bluf where he waited an hour for the medics.

Barnette, Jackson WWII 86 Vancleave MS 1943 3 years US navy 1st Class Motor South Pacific When he got out. Leonard county

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

Bishop, WWII 88 Maben Oktibbena MS 1943 3 years USMC Sgt. , , China My time in China Wyman

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

Brou, My tour of duty as Officer in Charge Armed Forced Radio and Television Ocean Navy/Air Claire 85 Jackson MS 1948 16 years Captain Served in Service in Keflavik Iceland where I interviewed Gergory Peck, Commandant Springs Force (DROPPED) of Marine Corps., and other VIPs. Korean Conflict (1948-1952)

Brummett, 35th Division 137th Inf. Regt Acompany Hedgerows, France: Artillery Barrage lost friend when hit by artillery. Blew WWII 90 Oxford Lafayette MS 1942 4 yrs Army Staff Sergeant Infantry Audley Normandy, Hedgerows me up in the air.

Korean War Veteran; Bullock, Jackson Army - Corporal (Q.m. KOREA 82 Pascagoula MS 1952 2 years Army Inchon, Korea - quarter master Milton county Cal-P ???)

Burchette, Army & Air WWII 85 Gulfport Harrison MS 1945 20.5 years TSGT Kansas, 40th, 91st, 301st bomb GPE SAC B 29s Clyde Force

Training at Ft. Benning, GA infantry basic. Signal Corps Training at Camp Pickett, Va; Cable Splicms School, Ft. Monmouth, NJ. Voyage overseas via Burnette, Lauderdale Army Signal WWII 87 Meridian MS 1943 33 months T/5 China, Burma, India Theater USS Gen. LeRoy Eltinge; Service in mountains of Burma along Ledo Road. Marshall County Corps Flight home for emergency furlough (mom in hospital and subsequent death) discharge at Camp Shelby, MS

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VETERAN OF photo Last Name, AGE CITY COUNTY STATE ENTERED HOW LONG SERVICE POSITION/JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED DURING WAR MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE First Name MILITARY SERVED BRANCH

WWII Byrd, J.T. Gulfport Harrison MS

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

Coker, WWII no pic avail 86 Saltillo, MS Lee MS Navy USS Midas in South Pacific Alvis

Left on a troop ship going to Coleman, Great Lakes, IL U.S.S. to catch up with the U.S.S. . WWII 85 Ackerman Choctaw MS 1945 1 yr Navy Alvin Chicago They played "Sentimental Journey" the entire trip.

Cowart, Pacific onboard USS Dyson D.D. 572 (Little Abandoning ship after bombed- floating in ocean in raft w/12 other seamen- WWII 88 Seminary Covington MS 1941 9 years Navy P.O. 3 Jesse Beaver Squadron) 113th Seabee Battalion myself and 4 other only survivors on that raft.

Crane, WWII 87 Gulfport Harrison MS Navy MM2/c USS Indianapolis Master at arms Granville

Damewoo Army and WWII 92 Lucedale George MS master sgt Europe (Italy) map maker & war planner d, Robert Air Force

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

Dennis, Army 56 WWII 91 Ovett Jones County MS 1942 2 years + Driver, PFC Europe Enjoyed the countries and cities of Europe Peter Signal Corp

Abita St. Tammany WWII Ernst, Loy 87 LA Army T3 Lwizon and Springs Parish

Fluke, Ocean WWII 87 Jackson MS 1943 18 years Navy Seaman South Pacific Shore Patrol Harold Springs

Fowler, WWII 86 Metairie Jefferson LA 1944 2 years Navy FCS 3C Pacific Frank

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VETERAN OF photo Last Name, AGE CITY COUNTY STATE ENTERED HOW LONG SERVICE POSITION/JOB/RANK WHERE SERVED DURING WAR MOST IMPORTANT MEMORY OF SERVICE First Name MILITARY SERVED BRANCH

When I got on the truck gun turret to try to shoot down a German plane, Gaddy, meeting up (running into) with my my brother (Ira) in Berlin, Germany (he WWII 89 Long Beach Harrison MS 1943 3 yrs Army Tank Ordinance/ T-4 Europe/Germany/France James was in another army division), and seeing General Patton ride by in his jeep at "The Buldge" (Battle of the Buldge)

Gibson, 3 years, til end of WWII 85 Gautier Jackson MS 1943 Marine Tankerman Seaman Pacific Entering into John War

WWII Goff, John Pacagoula Jackson MS

Hamilton, Coast Guard DE 2S2 Convoy to England, Ireland, Scotland, WWII 90 Long Beach Harrison MS 1941 4 years Ships Cook 3rd Class The ship's Chief Petty, officer served the Captain at the loss of his own life. Garland & Army France, and North Africa

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

Harrell, KOREA no pic avail Moss Point Jackson MS Army PFC Charles Korean Veteran

School Secretary- Greenville, MS, Malden, MO, Phillipine Islands- Lines of unescorted ships in Pacific enroute overseas. With that much power, WWII Hart, Ellis 96 Madison Madision MS 1941 5 years Air Force Captain /Japan, Tokyo did not see how we could lose the war.

Herring, E4- Air Traffic Controller Homestead AFB, 1st Mob Comm Group- P.I. I was at Korat AVB, Thailand during War. We flew F1 Ojs out of VIETNAM 71 Grenada Grenada MS 1962 4 years Air Force Felix (Radar) (Clarkfield) Kurat AFB, Thailand () Korat - S Controllers for 14 months, very busy time

Hildreth, First night in Japan on guard duty. As I walked patrol the leaves would rustle. WWII 87 Columbus Lowndes MS 1945 22 months Army T-4 Occupied Japan, Phillippines Carl He says he spent most of the night looking over his shoulder.

Hudspeth, WWII 89 Jackson Hinds MS 1941 6 years 31st Division Staff Sargent South Pacific Willie

Jenner, Army, Air 2nd Heavy Bomb Group, Italy, then a 20 year WWII 87 Gulfport Harrison MS 1944 23 years B-17 Gunner/ CM SGT B-17 Combat Missions in Germany from base in Italy, Survived 23 Missions Harold Force Carrier in Startegic Air Command

Johnson, WWII 91 Gulfport Harrison MS 1941 4 years Navy Sonarman 1st Class Pacific- West of Hawaii Going to all of the islands west of Hawaii John

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Comraades, the PT, I took care at Jilton General Ft Dix New Jersey. She Kapke, Adams Womens WWII 94 Natchez MS 1942 3 years Nurse Tilton General Hospital Fort Dix NJ treated prisoners of war when they returned from overseas, including Josephine County Army Corp solidier on the bataan death march.

Kidd, 2 yrs, 2 months, WWII 87 New Albany Union MS 1944 Army PFC Germany Battle of the Bulge Charles 22 days

Crossing the North Atlantic in winter time with 50' waves. Attacked by France, Germany, Austria, Czech, Belgium; German Submariners. Got a Bronze Star. Met the Russians at Emms River in Kihneman, Rifleman 65th Infantry Division; Patton's 3rd WWII 89 Shreveport Caddo Parish LA 1944 2.5 years Army SSGT Austria. Recovered Klidesdale horses in Chech. Met Eisenhower, Patton, William army 105 days on front lines; Supply Sgt during Montgmoery, Brandley at Linz Airport for transprt of Klidesdale horse to Army of occupation for one year USA. Atlantic Cit- army Gernal hopstial Major, Knausz, Halloran Gen Hopital, Scott AFB, Wichita falls WWII 90 Biloxi Harrison MS 1945 22 years Army, AF Physcial Therapist Caring for WWII wounded in Army General Hozintols Doris Texas, Germany Japan, Washington DC, Keesler AFB

PFC, 50 Calibur Machine Shooting airplanes and viewing the prison camp. Sometimes it was 60 below WWII Lang, Ben 88 Tylertown Walthall MS 6 yrs Army Germany Gunner so cold it would form ice on your nose

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

Logan WWII 86 Helena, Shelby AL 18 months US Navy Radioman Pacific Surviving a typhoon in the Pacifiic in June 1945 Kenneth

WWII: USCG LST 169 Pacific - Radioman, Bow Masimore, Diamondhe Gun Captain; Recalled to WWII no pic avail 88 Hancock MS USCG Invasions of Kiska, Tarawa, Saipan, Leyte Home: Des Moines, Iowa Harvey ad Service in Korean - Leading Radioman, USS John R Pierce DD 753

Massey, 9 years, 10 Army North Africa, Italy, Puerto Rico, Washington WWII 94 Meridian Lauderdale MS 1942 Dietitian, Capt. Nevella months Medical Dpt. DC, Fort Rucker

Moore, At the training for Japan - called to tell all of us the bomb has been dropped - WWII 85 Pascagoula Jackson MS 1945 17 months Army I Four Germany, Austria Paul we were sent to Europe

Murphy, 3 yrs, 9 months, WWII 93 Pascagoula Jackson MS 1942 Army Private First class Pacific Going home Everette 10 days

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Murphy, WWII 85 Moss Point Jackson MS 1942 2 years Army Tec SGT 3 Pacific & Japan Robert

Necaise, Pass Visiting with George Patton. The opportunity to visit France, Belgium, and WWII 86 Harrison MS 1945 16 months Army Private 1st Class Germany Lawrence Christian Germany. And most of all to serve country.

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

Osborne, United 1st CL Seaman/Motion WWII 86 Moss Point Jackson MS 1944 2 yrs , CA and Pensacola, FL Thomas States Navy Picture Operator

Pickens, Lake WWII 91 Harrison MS 1942 42 months US Navy Aviator off. 2nd Atlantic and Carribean 1st engagement with a German submarine Robert Cormorant

St. Plaeger, WWII 90 Slidell Tammaney LA 1942 3 years Navy 3rd Class Cook Pacific Serving in the Phillippines Alvin Parish

Potts, WWII 88 Gulfport Harrison MS 1943 3 years Marine CPl. Traniposition South Priece David

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

August 5, 1945: In Honolulu with 6 buddies on Pass. Heard the news that WWII Ray, Willie 88 Jackson Hines County MS 1943 3 yrs Army St Sgt. Pacific U.S. had bombed Japan, and all of us got the same tatoo to celebrate, which my mother did not like at all!

My Company was wiped out on 9-10 October 1944. We were huddled in a huge building in Liveragno, Italy. The Germans fired from point blank range Rayborn, Lamar Italy; After war, farmed and retired from US WWII 88 Lumberton MS 1943 2.5 years US Army Private First Class with 88 mm tank guns. The Company Commander surrendered on the Mark County Postal office; 32 years in national guard. morning of Oct. 10,1944. 82 of us marched out as prisoners. The next most important memory was when we were liberated on May 1, 1945.

Rhizor, Harrison WWII 85 Gulfport MS 22 yrs USN-USA SFC E7 Tennessee, Miami, FL VJ Day Harry County

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Roberts, North Africa, Italy, Southern France, WWII 87 Covington Covington MS 1944 2 1/2 years Navy SK3C Yalta Conference, Invasion Southern France, Occupation China Laverne Savestapole Russia, Sicily, Pacific, Korea, China

Sachfield, Troopship to Newfoundland; San Francisco to Coming Home! Via troop ship. Cold in Newfoundlan! Flew in PBY's over WWII 92 Gulfport Harrison MS 1942 3 years US Navy SC2 Cook Charles Hawaii (5 months) to Samar, Phillippines North Atlantic

Sauls, Lamar Army- WWII 88 Lumberton MS 1943 3 years PFC Europe Battle of the Bulge was on my Birthday- 1944 Norman County Infantry

Sauzer, Mess Chief/ Technical Pacific Area-WWII, Mediterranean Area/6th WWII 90 Kiln Hancock MS 1943 10 years Marine Corp When Indianapolis sank and my ship picked up the survivors George Sgt. Fleet-Korean War

Baton East Batom WWII Sigur, Louis 88 LA 1943 3 yrs Navy 3rd class South Pacific Rouge Rouge Parish

Smith, Lamar WWII 85 Columbia MS 1943 3 months Navy Coxswain South Pacific Clarence County

Smith, WWII 85 Heidelberg Jasper MS 1944 2.5 years US Navy E2 South Pacific, USS Nashville CL-43 Edwin

Sperry, New Orleans WWII 87 LA 1942 3 yrrs Navy RM/2C Bainbridge, MD Claude Orleans Parish

Stork, Jackson Pensacola, FL patrol YP161 Norfork Training WWII 93 Moss Point MS 1941 4 yrs Navy BM2C When we invaded Okionwa, Japan Tommie County Troop Transport USS Magoffin APA199

Stuart, Harrison CRSE SUPV, Electronic, WWII 87 Gulfport MS 1944 20 yrs USAF US and Germany Flight member on B-24 bomber prior to war ending assignment to Germany Grover County SMS

Swords, To serve with several commarades that were killed in war. Especially the WWII 91 Pontotoc Pontotoc MS 1942 4 yrs US Army PFC Germany J.T. budd I brought out of tank that burned to death

Syverson, Hunters Point, CA, Great Lakes, IL, Hospital side WWII 90 Gulfport Harrison MS 1945 1 year US Navy WAVES Learned the freedom America offered Thelma of Camp Adair, OR

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Korean War: The pride and honor of training marine and navy pilots. Came Thomas, Serve during Korean War as plane captain KOREA 82 Biloxi Harrison MS 1952 6 yrs Marines Plane Captain/ Corporal close to an accident but was able to pull aircraft up just before hitting the Eugene training marine pilots at Opelika Field water off Jacksonville, FL

Tipps, Ocean Jackson Amry Nurse Coming Home- San Franscisco- the ship docked, the band played, S.F. here I KOREA 89 MS 1950 5 years Captain Korea, Japan, Calif. Virginia Springs county corp come- Right Back where I started from

Tripps, Ocean Jackson KOREA no pic avail Jerry (late MS 1950 5 years Captain Korea Springs county add)

Vliet, St. Tammany WWII 91 Covington LA 1943 20 years Navy LeD. Atlantic & Pacific Almost Sank a German Sub Daniel Parish

Warner, Jackson Army Air WWII 87 Gautier MS 1943 5 yrs, 7 months Pilot/Flight Officer USA, European Theater When I soloed my first plane Stanley County Force

Spectacular Firing 1-1-45 flares, incinerating grenades, tracers, and all else Webb, Santa Rosa WWII 92 Pace FL 1944 2 yrs Army Rifleman-RIT ETD that would make light on Saar River artillery fired at Patton when he showed John County up

Weber, Harrison US Army Air WWII 87 Gulfport MS 1944 28 months SGT Okinawa Flight to Hickam Fieci Hawaii Gilbert County Force

West, Antitank 88th Div 1945-46, Inf Div. Italy, Korea, After the war was over, an aolder man picked meup on a motorcycle and WWII Donald 86 Long Beach Harrison MS 36 years Army 1st Sgt 150-51, H60. 25th Inf. Div, Leader 45 & 46 drove me all around Italy where I was able to see Roma and he also gave me (DROPPED) AntiTank Platoon 88 Div a gallon of wine. We did this daily for a week.

Woods, Battle of the Bulge- 14000 in combat and 168 WWII 89 Guntown Lee MS 1941 4 years Army SGT Infantry 3rd INF Reg Luell came out.

Yates, The surrender of all South Pacific Islands around my ship U.S.S. Portland CA WWII 88 Union Newton MS 1943 3 years Navy Seaman South Pacific LeRoy 33 at Guam

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

Perry, WWII no pic avail 88 Moss Point Jackson MS Army Lewis

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