Clark County, Ohio War Veterans - These people appear on the Clark County Veterans Honor page and have biography sheets in binders in the Heritage Center library - The website can be accessed here:http://veterans.heritagecenter.us/. Any Clark County veteran can be added, blank biography forms are available in the museum lobby or online: http://collections.heritagecenter.us/images/upload/VeteransBiography.pdf Name War Division Nick name Service Dates Last Duty Station Military Occupation Pic Notes Abbott, Lawrence 4/5/1944- E. WWII Tech Sergeant, U. S. Army Bud 4/29/1946 Fort Lewis, WA Aerial Photographer Y Abshear, James 1/1948- Camp Breckinridge, R. (Ab) Korean Corporal, U. S. Army Ab 1/1952 KY Rifleman N Adams, George 6/23/1916- William WWI Private, U. S. Army 12/12/1919 Adelsperger, Neal Lieutenant, U. S. Aviation 1st Local Soldier Killed in Dow WWI Service WWI Agle, Donald Wilson WWII PFC, U.S. Marine Corps Don Sorting Machine Alan, Gerald 10/8/1969- Operator (Computer (Jerry) Vietnam Specialist 4, U. S. Army Jerry 9/9/1971 Ft. Riley, KS Machine Op Spec.) N Allen, Jr., Claude 6/16/1944- Amphibian Truck F. WWII U. S. Army 1/12/1946 Camp Atterbury, IN Machine Y 3 Bronze stars Allison, Marvin Engineer 2/C, U. S. Naval Henry (Al) WWI Reserve Al 1917-1921 N Lived in the jungles of New Guinea through 41 Anderson, 8/17/1942- Camp Claiborne, days of rain and a Dorothy L. WWII 1st Lieutenant, U. S. Army Andy 1/14/1946 LA Physical Therapist N typhoon. Anderson, 2/25/1951- Ellyson Field Edward A. (Andy) Korean AD-3, U. S. Navy Andy 2/25/1955 Pensacola, FL Mechanic (Helicopters) N Anderson, Ralph Sill (Knobby) WWII Radioman 2/C, U. S. Navy Knobby 1944-1945 Radioman N Clark County, Ohio Veterans Page 1 Ark, Billie Dale Sergeant Major, U. S. Army/ 7/1943- (Bill) WWI Army Air Corps Bill 8/1946 Fort Knox, KY Pilot Y Ark, Edwin W. 10/16/1943- Island of Emeru, (Jiggs) WWII Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps Jiggs 5/22/1946 South Pacific Aircraft Radio Gunner N 5/28/1942- Ordnance Service & Ark, Elmer P. WWII Sergeant, U. S. Army 9/30/1945 Maintenance Y 2/22/1941- Ark, Harry A. WWII Tech Sergeant, U. S. Army 10/311945 Iwo Jima Supply Sergeant Y Only medic for 200 men, many of whom were Ark, Randall 4/4/1968- wounded - including Wilbur (Randy) Vietnam U. S. Army Randy 1/4/1971 Ft. Carson, CO Medical Corpsman Y himself. Ark, Wilbur J. Tech Sergeant, U. S. Army Ark-Winkhart, Fannie Marie Sergeant, Women's Army 9/1/1943- Manila, Phillipine (Arkie) WWII Corps Arkie 11/28/1945 Islands Clerk-Steno Y Gunner's Mate, U. S. Naval 10/1943- Underwater Demolition Armer, Benjamin WWII Reserve 12/1945 Great Lakes, Illinois Frogmen Y Armstrong, Jack 3/1943- Took first Japanese H. WWII U. S. Navy 5/1945 Navy Pier Mail Carrier N prisoners to Hawaii. Auckerman, Carl 4/13/1943- B. (Aucky) WWII Private, U. S. Army Aucky 11/12/1945 Camp Atterbury, IN Heavy Machine Gunner Y Bader, Charles D. (Charlie) WWII Sergeant, U. S. Army Charlies England Parachute Rigger Y Bader, William G. (Bill) WWI U. S. Marine Corps Y Fort Clayton, Bailey, Kenneth 3/1966- Panama Canal Army Combat Engineer, Frederick Vietnam Corp of Engineers Rick 12/1969 Zone Demolition Y Baker, Cecil O. Boatswain's Mate 2/C, U. S. 6/1/1942- Milne Bay, New Mobile Amphibious (Bake) WWII Navy Cec or Bake 1/4/1945 Guinea Repair Unit N Carpenter's Mate 2/C, U. S. 8/16/1943- Admiral Nimitz Was present when the Baker, John R. WWII Navy (Seabees) 12/10/1945 Hawaii Headquarters Y Japs surrendered. Clark County, Ohio Veterans Page 2 10/11/1951- Baker, Richard E. Korean Sergeant, U. S. Army 9/25/1953 Korea USAR Tanker Y McCoy Air Force Navigator and Baker, Roger L. Vietnam Captain, U.S. Air Force 1956-1959 Base, Orlando, FL Bombarder N Baldwin, Eugene 1/5/1955- L. Vietnam Corporal, U. S. Army 1/5/1964 Fort Knox, KY N Ballard, Archie Private, U. S. Army 6/19/1943- Camp Claiborne, (Pete) WWII Engineers Pete 1/19/1944 LA Basic Y 8/15/1942- Ballard, Joe WWII Sergeant, U. S. Army 11/12/1945 Germany Quartermaster Y Ballard, Lawrence 6/24/1941- Reconnaissance & D. (Larry) WWII 2nd Lieutenant, U. S. Army Larry 2/20/1946 Camp Atterbury, IN Survey Officer Y Balthaser, June Aviation Machinist Mate 10/1943- North Island, San Aviation Machinists Bowers WWII 3/C, US Navy (Waves) 12/1945 Diego, CA Mate, Techinician Y Barclay, Oliver Machinist Mate 3/C, U. S. Pacific (Military Quinton (Olie) WWII Navy Olie 1942-1945 Secret) Machinists Mate N Bare, Robert N. 2/24/1943- Was a POW, released (Bob) WWII Corporal, U. S. Army Bob 12/1/1945 Fort Benning, GA Clerk, Typist, Rifleman Y 4/24/1945 Barletto, Douglas 9/1971- (Doug) Vietnam Yeoman, U. S. Navy Doug 8/1975 Great Lakes, Illinois Yeoman N Barnhart, Glenn Tech Sergeant, U. S. Air 11/17/1954- Lackland AFB, San Cryptographic L. (Barney) Vietnam Force Barney 12/1/1977 Antonio, Texas Tech/Supervisor N Bartling, 3/1944- Raymond J. (Bart) WWII Private, U. S. Marine Corps Bart 3/1946 Hilo, Hawaii Infantry N Landed on Iwo Jima. 3/15/1968- Bauer, David A. Vietnam Private, U. S. Army 9/1970 Tay Ninh, Vietnam Field Wireman Y Smokey Hill Army Bauer, Robert Corporal, U. S. Army Air 12/8/1942- Airfield, Salina, Radio Operator (Bob) WWII Corps Bob 1/12/1946 Kansas Mechanic (Gunner) N Clark County, Ohio Veterans Page 3 Baumgardner, Howard E. 8/11/1943- (Bummy) WWII Sergeant, U. S. Army Bummy 4/17/1946 Germany Tank Destroyer, OSS Y Flew C47 Aircraft across Flight Officer, U. S. Army Air 12/1/1943- Ispwich (Brisbane), the Pacific (San Bayley, Robert G. WWII Force 3/1946 Australia Pilot (Service) N Francisco to Brisbane) Searched for German 2nd Lieutenant, U. S. Army 1/31/1940- submarines along the US Baynton, Robert WWII Air Force Bob 1/31/1945 Pilot N East Coast Killed in battle in France, Beakler, Ora S. WWII Private, U. S. Army Georgia N received Purple Heart Bean, Richard Vietnam U. S. Marine Corps Vietnam N Consider the first man from Clark County to Beard, Carl E. Beardie, 11/21/1940- Korea, close to the join - 13 months before (Beardstein) WWII Sergeant, U. S. Army Whiskers 12/18/1945 38th Parallel Flying Cadet Y Pearl Harbor. 7/1982- Beard, David W. Sergeant, U. S. Marine Corps 6/1986 Dayton, OH Rifleman N Treated injured pilot trainees and delivered babies for mothers Beasley, William Lieutenant, U. S. Army Air Greenville, South whose husbands were in DeFord WWII Corps Bill 1942-1945 Carolina Flight Surgeon N military service. Major, U. S. Army Medical Beatty, Benjamin Corps Ship sank by Kamakazis during invasion of Begin, Robert E. Sonar Operator's Mate 2/C, 9/17/1943- Sonar Operator & Okinawa - only shipped (Bob) WWII U. S. Navy Bob 4/6/1946 South Pacific Technician Y sunk without loss of life. Clark County, Ohio Veterans Page 4 Beireis, Curtis W. Technician 5, U. S. Army 11/1943- Ober Ramstadt, (Curt) WWII (Aviation Engineers) Curt 4/1946 Germany Parts Clerk Y Bellew, Donald R. 11/2/1965- Fort Bragg, North Was part of the (Cat Bellew) Vietnam Captain, U. S. Army Cat Bellew 11/1/1967 Carolina Military Police N Dominican Crisis. Was on the way for the Invasion of Japan when the Atom Bomd was Belt, Dorthea R. 6/1/1943- France, Belgium, dropped, they flew (Dottie) WWII 1st Lieutenant, U. S. Army Dotty 9/2/1945 Germany Army Nurse Y home instead. Combat Medic, On Naval ship - had to Belt, Richard L. Staff Sergeant, U. S. Army 9/1942- Manila, Luzon, Electrician, avoid and detonate (Dick) WWII (Medical Corp) Dick 1/1946 Philippine Islands Communication Y floating mine. Benston, Charles Sergeant, U. S. Army - TDY 1/6/1943- Joseph (Chuck) WWII Navy Chuck 1/1946 Nagoya, Japan Demolition Specialist Y 6/24/1964- Benston, John Vietnam Private, U. S. Army 7/26/1965 Cumberland, MD Infantry N 4/1943- Was part of the Battle of Benston, Ray WWII Corporal, U. S. Army 12/1945 Germany Engineer N the Bulge Benston, Robert J. (Yogi) Vietnam Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps Yogi 1956-1958 Hawaii Rifleman N Benston, William 7/14/1945- T. (Willy) WWII Seaman 1/C, U. S. Navy Willy 12/6/1946 Pearl Harbor Gunner N Berry, Thomas E. 1/21/1943- (Tom) WWII Private, U. S. Army Tom 12/31/1945 France, Germany Y Survived a typhoon off Okinawa in 1945, on Binnig, Roger Motor Machinist's Mate 5/12/1944- Engine Room - Operatin ship and along with 74 (Rog) WWII 2/C, U. S. Navy Rog 1/28/1946 USS-LST1085 & Maintenance N other ships. Birch, Dean 1st Lieutenant, U. S. Army 8/1942- Hit over Vienna, landed (Deano) WWII Air Force Deano 11/1945 Camp Atterbury, IN Bombardier Y in Yugoslavia. Blake, Frank Pharmacist 3/C, U. S. Navy 9/23/1942- Part of Philippine Jefferson (Jeff) WWII (Seabees) Jeff 2/20/1946 Samar, Philippines N Liberation Clark County, Ohio Veterans Page 5 2/9/1951- Proof Tech, Small Arms, Blauvelt, Karl A. Korean Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps Unc 6/11952 Camp Pendleton Demolition N 10/4/1965- Purple Heart and Bronze Blazis, Paul M. Vietnam Sergeant E-5, U. S. Army 10/3/1967 Cu Chi, Vietnam Infantry Squad Leader Y Star.