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National Society Sons of the American Revolution Veterans Recognition Committee Multi-Service Corps Roster NATIONAL SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION VETERANS RECOGNITION COMMITTEE MULTI-SERVICE CORPS ROSTER Certificates of Patriotism by State Society Alabama 87 Mississippi 20 Arkansas 19 Montana 7 Arizona 76 North Carolina 177 California 182 Nebraska 7 Colorado 91 New Hampshire 16 Connecticut 44 New Jersey 25 Dist. of Columbia 8 New Mexico 7 Delaware 39 Nevada 24 Florida 361 New York 32 Georgia 238 Ohio 128 Hawaii 4 Oklahoma 72 Iowa 6 Oregon 5 Idaho 16 Pennsylvania 149 Illinois 39 Rhode Island 9 Indiana 155 South Carolina 34 Kansas 88 Tennessee 154 Kentucky 72 Texas 161 Louisiana 20 Utah 10 Massachusetts 19 Virginia 243 Maryland 31 Vermont 23 Maine 6 Washington 55 Michigan 24 Wisconsin 33 Minnesota 3 West Virginia 31 Missouri 70 Wyoming 8 TOTAL CERTIFICATES ISSUED 3128 Certificates of Patriotism by Veterans Corps WWI 5 0.2% WWII 637 20.4% Korea 284 9.1% Vietnam 748 23.9% SW Asia 325 10.4% Special Ops 138 4.4% Military Service 991 31.7% 3128 To find a specific Patriot's Service Corps, scroll down to his State Society then scroll down to his Chapter. Find his name listed alphabetically. CERT # NSSAR # LAST NAME FIRST NAME M.I. SOCIETY CHAPTER CORPS ALABAMA 632 160241 Finley Wayne H. AL Birmingham WWII 289 151004 Banks Joe H. AL Black Warrior River MilServ 462 190811 Carroll David E. AL Black Warrior River Vietnam 244 147414 Dockery Walter E. AL Black Warrior River MilServ 279 152719 Gambrell, Jr. Samuel C. AL Black Warrior River MilServ 241 166097 Graham John H. AL Black Warrior River MilServ 366 205245 Grammer Charles K. AL Black Warrior River MilServ 56 208653 Hinson Allan D. AL Black Warrior River SpOps 157 208653 Hinson Allan D. AL Black Warrior River SW Asia 587 208913 Johnson Richard M. AL Black Warrior River Vietnam 1 7/21/2021 CERT # NSSAR # LAST NAME FIRST NAME M.I. SOCIETY CHAPTER CORPS 160 188369 Jones David M. AL Black Warrior River Korean 259 189887 Leigh III Beverly M. AL Black Warrior River MilServ 110 203836 Meggs Anthony L. AL Black Warrior River SW Asia 290 148966 Patterson Daryl C. AL Black Warrior River MilServ 480 157879 Posey Jr. Curtis W. AL Black Warrior River MilServ 160 160238 Nivens Robert G. AL Cahaba-coosa Vietnam 749 170294 Stritter, Sr. Bruce A. AL Cahaba-Coosa MilServ 1 148744 Charleston, Sr. Alexander E. AL Cheaha WWII 739 180983 Alexander Dwight R. AL Gen Galvez Vietnam 328 187671 Bedsole Curtis F. AL Gen Galvez Vietnam 335 98145 Dwyer John L. AL Gen Galvez Vietnam 7 154100 McKeithen Oscar M. AL Gen Galvez WWII 266 185939 Baker Fred J. AL Gen John Archer Elmore Vietnam 177 202849 Barker Joseph D. AL Gen John Archer Elmore SW Asia 265 176016 Buehler Bruce A. AL Gen John Archer Elmore Vietnam 51 194245 Evey Christopher J. AL Gen John Archer Elmore SW Asia 179 155269 Wells Richard H. AL Gen John Archer Elmore Vietnam 3 138085 Cornwell Larry P. AL Gen Richard Montgomery Vietnam 656 172769 Dorsey Clark B. AL Gen Richard Montgomery Vietnam 287 215927 Dotherow III James E. AL Gen Richard Montgomery Korean 321 215927 Dotherow III James E. AL Gen Richard Montgomery SW Asia 582 140523 Gayle George W. AL Gen Richard Montgomery WWII 319 198627 Musser James M. AL Gen Richard Montgomery SW Asia 16 159304 Pickette Charles B. AL Gen Richard Montgomery Vietnam 9 116761 Richardson, Sr. Thomas W. AL Gen Richard Montgomery WWII 657 172876 Smith III Edgar L. AL Gen Richard Montgomery Vietnam 726 171666 Smith III George T. AL Gen Richard Montgomery MilServ 10 133059 Ringer Raymond E. AL Little River WWII 390 132088 Swart Oura L. AL Little River Vietnam 848 208655 Broome William J. AL Richard Henry Lee MilServ 2 141102 Dorsey Walter C. AL Richard Henry Lee WWII 733 189913 Dyer, Sr. Sylvan R. AL Richard Henry Lee Vietnam 569 189625 Stanford, Jr. Wiley W. AL Richard Henry Lee WWII 763 201453 Turner Gary M. AL Richard Henry Lee Vietnam 98 169485 Adams Robert E. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 54 153347 Alexander James G. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 255 177657 Anderson, Jr. Robert L. AL Tennessee Valley Vietnam 89 152428 Billings Clarence D. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 570 179640 Black Alexander AL Tennessee Valley WWII 60 172377 Blanton, Jr. Richard L. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 3 178145 Bledsoe Ronald B. AL Tennessee Valley SpOps 61 178144 Bledsoe Theodore T. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 70 178146 Bledsoe Edwin R. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 505 202718 Booher Peter C. AL Tennessee Valley Vietnam 276 171961 Byers, Jr. Marcus D. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 337 170503 Cook IV Conrad E. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 35 182205 Doherty Robert S. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 3 170051 Field Elmer L. AL Tennessee Valley WWII 190 189685 Jones Joseph M. AL Tennessee Valley Korean 55 186707 Jones Thomas L. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 400 190607 Lanham Clifford W. AL Tennessee Valley Vietnam 718 210093 LeVan Gary W. AL Tennessee Valley Vietnam 326 198153 Livingston Jr. Raymond L. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 6 140549 Lusk Dewey L. AL Tennessee Valley WWII 62 149097 Maples James H. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 30 187112 Moon Millard E. AL Tennessee Valley SW Asia 43 187113 Moon Marcus E. AL Tennessee Valley SW Asia 91 159663 Norton, Jr. Herbert W. AL Tennessee Valley Korean 334 143450 Pearce William S. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 8 116894 Pittman William C. AL Tennessee Valley WWII 47 192469 Sandner Tom O. AL Tennessee Valley SW Asia 79 192634 Smith Donald C. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 2 7/21/2021 CERT # NSSAR # LAST NAME FIRST NAME M.I. SOCIETY CHAPTER CORPS 103 190099 Spry Russell M. AL Tennessee Valley SW Asia 56 193118 Stegmaier, Jr. Joseph T. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 63 144425 Stone George R. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 11 166895 Thorne Layton W. AL Tennessee Valley WWII 342 184392 Thornton Harold E. AL Tennessee Valley Vietnam 90 149874 Vaughn, Jr. Otha H. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 600 208063 Vinson Jr. George E. AL Tennessee Valley Vietnam 64 178950 Vinz Frank L. AL Tennessee Valley MilServ 5 141291 Lee Carlos E. AL Tri-State WWII 178 161897 Steetle Mark A. AL Tri-State Vietnam 57 195208 Allen Jerry G. AL Wiregrass SpOps 570 195208 Allen Jerry G. AL Wiregrass Vietnam 489 158072 Gilmer James E. AL Wiregrass MilServ 991 162164 Graves Joe E. AL Wiregrass MilServ 658 173402 Vickers, Jr. Marvin K. AL Wiregrass Vietnam TOTAL 87 87 ARKANSAS 157 162348 Smith EuGene C. AR Abraham Van Buren Vietnam 392 155598 Osmer Malcolm L. AR Bayou Bartholomew WWII 723 126044 Hoss, Sr. David J. AR Casimir Pulaski Vietnam 2 58044 Hoss Clifton E AR Casmir Pulaski WWI 14 150178 Newton Jack R. AR Crowley Ridge WWII 605 210201 Altman William R. AR DeSoto Trace MilServ 513 208510 Caverly Robert B. AR DeSoto Trace MilServ 569 206092 Dorrough David T. AR DeSoto Trace MilServ 514 172455 Huntzinger Larry N. AR DeSoto Trace MilServ 807 213627 Lovell Dale M. AR DeSoto Trace MilServ 209 135440 Martin Richard G. AR Desoto Trace Korean 47 135440 Martin Richard G. AR Desoto Trace SpOps 135 135440 Martin Richard G. AR Desoto Trace SW Asia 142 135440 Martin Richard G. AR Desoto Trace SW Asia 498 194107 McLemore Charles H. AR DeSoto Trace MilServ 599 203965 Williams Joseph R. AR DeSoto Trace Vietnam 13 152058 Cross Emil M. AR Gen Lafayette WWII 180 184207 Self, Jr. Russell F. AR Gen Lafayette Vietnam 312 167864 Montgomery Jerold W. AR Jordan Milam MilServ TOTAL 19 19 ARIZONA 419 196363 Denny, II Robert M. AZ Barry M Goldwater MilServ 22 181977 Jennings Neal C. AZ Barry M Goldwater WWII 412 201893 Koehler Donald L. AZ Barry M Goldwater MilServ 623 207541 Lessard Dennis J. AZ Barry M Goldwater Vietnam 542 193305 Mead Gerald W. AZ Barry M Goldwater MilServ 530 160611 Moore Robert G. AZ Barry M Goldwater MilServ 24 177936 Peterson, Jr. James E. AZ Barry M Goldwater WWII 25 165422 Phillips, Sr Carlton V. AZ Barry M Goldwater WWII 181 162686 Swanson David A. AZ Barry M Goldwater Vietnam 533 204921 Trimble Marshall I. AZ Barry M Goldwater MilServ 251 154248 Withers Richard C. AZ Barry M Goldwater Korean 693 154248 Withers Richard C. AZ Barry M Goldwater Vietnam 532 148672 Young Harold R. AZ Barry M Goldwater MilServ 147 172207 Bodenhamer Jimmie L. AZ Colorado River Vietnam 494 180684 Boop Michael P. AZ Colorado River Vietnam 785 179641 Hugus Keith C. AZ Palo Verde MilServ 21 116689 Humes Charles W. AZ Palo Verde WWII 26 112272 Wheeler Reon D. AZ Palo Verde WWII 68 209570 Berryman Robbie A. AZ Phoenix SpOps 15 141023 Bugbee James M. AZ Phoenix WWII 250 208507 Burns Stuart J. AZ Phoenix SW Asia 335 200121 Cain Allen D. AZ Phoenix MilServ 3 7/21/2021 CERT # NSSAR # LAST NAME FIRST NAME M.I. SOCIETY CHAPTER CORPS 629 206861 Darling Harold A. AZ Phoenix WWII 613 177007 Davis Loring G. AZ Phoenix MilServ 69 208591 Kaehler Michael S. AZ Phoenix SpOps 518 204747 Lynch John S. AZ Phoenix Vietnam 283 165912 Miller Stephen J. AZ Phoenix Vietnam 719 206858 Murphy Matthew E. AZ Phoenix Vietnam 603 184875 Southworth Verne K. AZ Phoenix WWII 604 185770 Vink Robert B. AZ Phoenix WWII 676 203840 Welch Barry W. AZ Phoenix MilServ 934 217114 Welch Patrick H. AZ Phoenix MilServ 677 207053 Welsh, Jr. Edward L. AZ Phoenix MilServ 588 151054 Baker Frank D. AZ Prescott Vietnam 802 213392 Berry Robert L. AZ Prescott MilServ 986 217602 Castle Ronald P.
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