Service record book of men and women of Odon, Indiana and community, Part 2

Author: American Legion. Post 293 (Odon, Ind.); Odon and Community Business Men
Publication date: [194-]
Publisher: Odon, Ind. : American Legion Post 293
Number of Pages: 100


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NOBE B. CALLAHAN, JR.


Date of Induction-November 21, 1942. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Beale, California. Date of Embarkation-April 17, 1943. Theater of operation-South Pacific. Engagements-Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian and Guam. Medals earned-Presidential Citation and Good Conduct Medal. Date returned to U. S .- December 29, 1944. Discharge Station-Percy Jones General Hospital. Date of Discharge-May 29, 1945. Rank-Sergeant. Total Months Served-30. Present Occupation-Ordnanceman at N. A. D. Crane.


VERNON CHANDLER Date of Induction-December 29, 1942. Branch of Service-Engineers. Training and Duty Stations-Wyoming and Louisiana. Date of Embarkation-June 17, 1943. Theater of operation-European. Engagements-Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno and Southern France. Date returned to U. S .- April 14, 1945. Discharge Station-Camp Carson, Colorado. Date of Discharge-June 30, 1945. Rank-Private. Total Months Served-26. Present Occupation-Cocktail Bar. Entered the hospital January 4, 1945 with frozen leet.


ALFRED FRANK CHESTNUT


Date of Induction-May 31, 1944. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Blanding, Florida. Date of Embarkation-November 13, 1944. Theater of operation-European. Medals earned-silver star, 2 bronze stars, Purple Heart. Date returned to U. S .- February 1946. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-February 18, 1946. Rank-Sergeant. Total Months Served- 22. Present Occupation-Truck Driver.


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WILLIAM E. CHESTNUT


Date of Induction-February 24, 1944. Branch of Service-Navy. Training and Duty Stations-Great Lakes, Illinois and Fort Pierce, Florida. Date of Embarkation-May 28, 1944. Theater of operation-Pacific and Atlantic. Date returned to U. S .- April 12, 1946. Discharge Station-Great Lakes, Illinols. Date of Discharge-May 2, 1946. Rating-Seaman First Class. Total Months Served-27.


RAYMOND P. CHESTNUT


Date of Induction-April 28, 1943. Branch of Service- Army. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Grant, Illinois and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Date of Embarkation-March 22, 1944. Theater of operation-European. Date returned to U. S .- April 9, 1946. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-April 14, 1946. Rank- Technician Fifth Grade. Total Months Served-36.


JAMES O. CLARK


Date of Induction-August 25, 1945. Branch of Service-Air Forces. Training and Duty Stations-Sheppard Field, Texas; Lowry Field, Colorado; Fort Worth, Texas. Still in Service. Rank-Corporal. Total Months Served-22.


PAUL CLARK


Date of Induction-February 4, 1943. Branch of Service-Chemical Warfare Service. Training and Duty Stations-Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas; Camp Rucker, Alabama; Camp Stoneman, California. Date of Embarkation-April 30, 1944. Theater of operation-Asiatic-Pacific. Engagements-Eastern Mandates, Philippines, Ryukyus. Medals earned-World War II Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon W/ 3 Bronze Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon W/1 Bronze Star and Good Conduct Medal. Date returned to U. S .- December 24, 1945. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-January 10, 1946. Rank-Staff Sergeant. Total Months Served-35.


WILLIAM R. COLLINS


Date of Induction-September 22, 1942. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Fort Bragg, South Carolina; Fort McClellan, Alabama; Fort Ord, California; Camp Forrest, Tennessee. Date of Embarkation-Juoe 1943. Theater of operation-Aleutians. Date returned to U. S .- December 1945. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-February 1946. Rank-Private. Total Months Served-41. Present Occupation-Bridgeport Brass.


HENRY G. COLEMAN


Date of Induction-July 6, 1942. Branch of Service-Medical Department. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Young, California; Camp Anza, California; San Francisco, California; Camp Cooke, California; Denver, Colorado. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-January 15, 1945. Rank-First Lieutenant. Total Months Served-30. Present Occupation-Practice of Medicine.


LESTER DAVID COOPER Date of Induction-October 29, 1942. Branch of Service-Navy. Training and Duty Stations-Great Lakes, Illinois; Solomon, Maryland. Date of Embarkation-March 14, 1944. Theater of operation-European. Engagements-Anzio, Elba and Southern France. Date returned to U. S .- May 2, 1945. Discharge Station-Great Lakes, Illinois. Date of Discharge-October 30, 1945. Rating-Signalman Second Class. Total Months Served-36. Present Occupation-U. S. Coast Guard.


ROBERT R. CORRELL


Date of Induction-February 18, 1942. Branch of Service- Army Air Corps. Training and Duty Stations-Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Hunter Field, Georgia; Drew Field, Florida; Walterboro, South Carolina; Punta Gorda, Florida. Medals earned-Victory Medal, American Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal. Discharge Station-Drew Field, Florida. Date of Discharge-November 30, 1945. Rank-Staff Sergeant. Total Months Served-45. Present Occupation-Mechanic.


BENNIE DALE


Date of Induction-January 25, 1943. Branch of Service- Army. Training and Duty Stationa-Camp Hood, Texas and Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia. Date of Embarkation-June 6, 1943. Theater of operation-European. Engagements-Africa, Sicily, Normandy, France, Germany. Medals earned-6 battle stara. Date returned to U. S .- October 15, 1945. Diacharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-October 19, 1945. Rank-Staff Sergeant. Total Months Served-32.


LOREN CRANE Date of Induction-January 24, 1945. Branch of Service-Field Artillery. Training and Duty Stations-Fort McClellan, Alebama; Camp Rucker, Alabama.


Date of Embarkation-July 21, 1945. Theater of operation- Asiatic-Pacific. Engagements-Philippine Liberation and Japan Occupation, Medals earned-Good Conduct Medai, Japan Occupation, Victory Medai, Philippine Liberation Ribbon and Asiatic- Pacific Theater Ribbon. Date returned to U. S .- September 17, 1946. Diacharge Station-Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Date of Discharge-November 18, 1947. Rank-Sergeent. Total Months Served-22. Present Occupation-USNAD, Crane.


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CARL O. DAVIS Data of Induction-August 17, 1942. Branch of Service-Engineers. Training and Duty Stations-Fort McClellan, Alabama; Camp McCain, Mississippi; Fort Pierce, Florida; Camp Pickett, Virginia. Date of Embarkation-January 2, 1944. Theater of operation-European. Engagements-Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes. Medals earned-European Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Croix de Guerre. Date returned to U. S .- October 4, 1944. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-October 7, 1945. Rank-Staff Sergeant. Total Montha Served-38.


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ROBERT P. DAVIS


Date of Induction-February 13, 1945. Branch of Service-U. S. Navy. Training and Duty Stations-Great Lakes, Illinois and Norman, Oklahoma. Date of Embarkation-August 1, 1945. Theater of operation-South Pacific. Medals earned-Victory Medal, Pacific Theater Ribbon, American Defense Ribbon. Date returned to U. S .- July 1, 1946. . Discharge Station-Great Lakes, Illinois. Date of Discharge-July 14, 1946. Rating-Seaman First Class. Total Months Served-18 1/2.


FRANK R. DIXON Data of Induction-February 1945. Branch of Service-U. S. Army. Training and Duty Stations-Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort Ord, California. Date of Embarkation-August 16, 1945. Theater of operation-Asiatic-Pacific. Engagements- Patrol work. Date returned to U. S .- September 15, 1946. Diacharge Station-Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Date of Discharge-November 3, 1946. Rank-Technician Fifth Grade. Total Months Served-21. Present Occupation-Mechanlc.


FRANK J. DEARMIN


Date of Induction-January 29, 1943. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Brady, Texas; Victoria, Texas; Lubbock, Texas. Date of Embarkation-November 5, 1945. Theater of operation-European. Engagements-Rhineland. Medals earned-European Theater Ribbon and American. Date returned to U. S .- June 22, 1944. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-August 5, 1946. Rank-First Lieutenant. Total Months Served-42. Present Occupation-Creamery Manager.


SERGEANT DOVE Date of Induction-May 3, 1945. Branch of Service-Army, Horse Cavalry. Training and Duty Stations-Fort Riley, Kanaas. Discharge Station-Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Date of Discharge-August 4, 1946. Rank-Private First Class. Total Months Served-15. Present Occupation-Boiler Operator.


OTIS H. DOW DEN


Date of Induction-May 2, 1944. Branch of Service-U. S. Navy. Training and Duty Stations-Great Lakes, Illinois; U. S. S. Canberra. Date of Embarkation-July 15, 1944. Theater of operation-Pacific and Atlantic.


Engagements-Palau, Philippines, Morotai Island, Okinawa Shima and Formosa. Medals earned-Asiatic-Pacific W/4 Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon and Victory Medal.


Date returned to U. S .- February 16, 1945. Discharge Station-Great Lakes, Illinois. Date of Discharge-January 16, 1946. Rating-Seaman First Class. Total Months Served-21. Present Occupation-Machinist.


WILLIAM E. FAUTH


Date of Induction-August 25, 1942. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-New Orleans, Louisiana; Wheelingburd, West Virginia. Theater of operation-England. Served as a cook. Medals earned-Good Conduct Medal. Date returned to U. S .- November 1945. Discharge Station-France. Date of Discharge-November. Rank-Sergeant. Total Months Served-36. Present Occupation-Army in Germany.


PAUL G. DOWDEN


Date of Induction-January 20, 1943. Branch of Service-Infantry and Antiaircraft. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Haan, California; Camp Howze, Texas.


Date of Embarkation-March 31, 1945. Theater of operation- Central Europe. Date returned to U. S .- March 7, 1946. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-April 28, 1946. Rank- Technician Fourth Grade. Total Months Served-39 months and 9 days. Present Occupation-Meter Board Operator.


PAUL E. FIDLER


Date of Enlistment-September 1944. Branch of Service-Navy. Training and Duty Stations-Great Lakes, Illinois; Norfolk, Virginia; Fort Eustis, Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts. Theater of operation-Asiatic-Pacific. Discharge Station-Great Lakes, Illinois. Date of Discharge-July 13, 1946. Rating-Seaman First Class. Present Occupation-Farmer.


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JOHN W. FISH


Date of Induction-May 8, 1943. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Date of Embarkation-December 1, 1944. Theater of operation-European. Engagements-Rhineland and Central Europe. Medals earned-Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Theater Ribbon W/2 Bronze Stars and World War II Victory Medal. Date returned to U. S .- December 4, 1945. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-December 9, 1945. Rank-Private First Class. Total Months Served-31.


Present Occupation-Naval Ammunition Depot.


KEDRIC R. FLYNN


Date of Induction-January 27, 1943. Branch of Service-Headquarters Detachment, 786th M. P. Battalion.


Training and Duty Stations-Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Camp Maxey, Texas; Fort Dix, New Jersey; Camp Shanks, New York and Governors Island, New York. Date of Embarkation-June 24, 1944. Theater of operation-European. Medals earned-Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal, World War II. Date returned to U. S .- August 29, 1944. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-March 27, 1947. Rank-Technical Sergeant. Total Months Served-38.


LLOYD V. FISHER


Date of Induction-August 1942. Branch of Service-Infantry. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Wolters, Texas and Camp Blanding, Florida; Patrol Duty along Eastern Coast, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Discharge Station-Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Date of Discharge-April 1943. Rank-Private. Total Months Served-8. Present Occupation-Owner of Fishers Food Market.


ROBERT E. FLYNN Date of Induction-October 24, 1942. Branch of Service-Medical Department. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Grant, Illinois; Fort Knox, Kentucky. Date of Embarkation-April 28, 1943. Theater of operation-Africa and Italy. Engagements-Rome-Arno and North Apennines. Medals earned-European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and Victory Medal. Date returned to U. S .- November 26, 1945. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana December 1, 1945. Rank-Private First Class. Total Months Served-37. Present Occupation-Meat Cutter and Clerk.


JOHN A. FOGLESONG Date of Induction-June 28, 1945. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Sheppard Field, Texas and Kerns, Utah. Date of Embarkation-November 1, 1945. Theater of operation-Pacific. Date returned to U. S .- February 25, 1946. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-March 1, 1946. Rank-Private First Class. Total Months Served-9.


PRENTIS FOSTER


Date of Induction-December 12, 1945. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Atterbury , Indiana; Fort Lewis, Washington; Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Date of Embarkation-July 23, 1946. Theater of operation-Pacific. Date returned to U. S .- January 9, 1947. Discharge Station-Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Date of Discbarge-February 15, 1947. Rank-Private First Class. Total Months Served-15.


JOHN FOSTER Date of Induction-June 29, 1944. Branch of Service-Navy. Training and Duty Stations-Great Lakes, Illinois; Gulfport, Mississippi; New Orleans, Louisiana. Date of Embarkation-December 27, 1944. Theater of operation-European Theater and Pacific. Engagements-Gunner aboard Merchant Ships. Medals earned-Victory Medal, European Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon. Date returned to U. S .- September 21, 1945. Dlacharge Station- Great Lakes, Illinois. Date of Discharge-November 13, 1945. Rating-Seaman First Class. Total Months Served-16 1/2. Present Occupation-Machinist.


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BOB FRANKLIN


Date of Induction-October 2, 1940. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Fort Knox, Kentucky and Pine Camp, New York. Discharge Station-Camp Bowie, Texas. Date of Discharge-October 25, 1943. Rank-Staff Sergeant. Total Months Served-3 years. Present Occupation-Saw Mill.


CHARLES P. FRANKLIN


Date of Induction-December 7, 1942. Branch of Service-Infantry.


Training and Duty Stations-Camp Phillips, Kansas;


Tennessee Maneuvers; Camp McCain, Mississippi; Camp Shanks, New York. Date of Embarkation-August 6, 1944 Theater of operation-European. Engagements-Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe.


Medals earned-Expert and Combat Infantry Badge, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon W/4 Stars, Good Conduct Medal and Unit Badge. Date returned to U. S .- November 21, 1945. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-December 7, 1945. Rank-Private First Class.


Total Months Served-36 months and 1 day.


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ORVILLE FRANKLIN


Date of Induction-June 1, 1944. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Blanding, Florida. Date of Embarkation-November 10, 1944. Theater of operation-European. Engagementa-France and Germany. Medals earned-European -African Theater Ribbon, Purple Heart. Date returned to U. S .- July 12, 1946. Diacharge Station-Percy General Hospital. Date of Diacharge-February 28, 1947. Rank-Staff Sergeant. Total Months Served-2 years and 9 months.


JAMES L. FRANKLIN


Date of Induction-November 21, 1942. Branch of Service-Army Air Force. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Lee, Virginia. Date of Embarkation-July 27, 1943. Theater of operation-China-Burma-India. Medala earned-Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Croas. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-September 19, 1945. Rank-Corporal. Total Montha Served-34.


' Present Occupation-Bartender.


SHELDON L. FRANKLIN


Date of Induction-February 10, 1944. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Atterbury, Indiana; Camp Blanding, Florida; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Keesler Field, Mississippi; Hunter Field, Georgia; Chico, California. Medals earned-Good Conduct Medal. Discharge Station-Baer Field, Indiana. Date of Discharge-November 30, 1945. Rank-Private First Class. Total Montha Served-22. Present Occupation-Creamery Worker.


EUGENE P. FREED


Date of Induction-December 7, 1942. Branch of Service-Army, Engineers. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Phillips, Kansas. Discharge Station-Camp Phillips, Kansas. Date of Discharge-August 25, 1943. Rank-Private. Total Montbs Served-8. Present Occupation-Farmer.


MAX FREED Date of Induction-September 14, 1944. Branch of Service-Army Engineers. Training and Duty Stations-Fort Lewis, Washington. Date of Embarkation-May 27, 1945. Theater of operation-Okinawa. Returned to U. S .- September 10, 1946. Date of Discharge-November 22. Discharge Station-Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Rank-Technician Fifth Grade.


JACK GAITHER


Date of Induction-July 17, 1942. Branch of Service-Coast Guard. Training Stations-Virginia. Date of Embarkation-May 11, 1945. Theater of operation-South Pacific. Medals earned-Good Conduct Medal, Marksman Medal. Date returned to U. S .- March 1946. Discharge Station-St. Louis, Missouri. Date of Discharge-April 4, 1946. Rating -Motor Machinist Mate Second Class. Total Months Served-49. Present Occupation-Overseer of plants.


JAMES GAITHER


Date of Induction-June 19, 1942. Branch of Service-Navy. Training and Duty Stations-Great Lakes, Illinois. Date of Embarkation-July 1943. Theate. of operation-Africa and Ireland. Medals earned-Good Conduct Medal, European Theater Ribbon. Date returned to U. S .- August 17, 1944, Discharge Station-Great Lakes, Illinois. Date of Discharge-December 8, 1946. Rating-Fireman First Class. Total Months Served-43. Present Occupation-A. C. Spark Plug Company.


JAMES JR. GARTEN


Date of Induction-December 23, 1942. Branch of Service-Company B, 811th Tank Destroyer Battalion.


Training and Duty Stations-Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Camp Hood, Texas; Camp Carson, Colorado; Camp Laguna, Arizona; Camp Gruber, Oklahoma; Louisiana Maneuvers, Camp Claiborne, Louisiana; Camp Livingston, Louisiana and Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Date of Embarkation-September 5, 1944. Theater of operation-European. Engagements-Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes. Medals earned-Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal and Victory Medal. Date returned to U. S .- August 27, 1945. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-November 9, 1945. Rank-Corporal.


JAMES R. GARTEN


Date of Enlistment-August 25, 1941. Branch of Service-U. S. Navy. Training and Duty Stations-Prairie State, New York, Bath, Maine; Boston, Massachusetts; Mare Island, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Bremerton, Washington; San Diego, California. Date of Embarkation-August 1942; February 1944; April 1945.


Theater of operation-Atlantic and Caribbean Area, Pacific. Engagements-Solomon Islands, Palau Islands, Philippine Islands.


Medals earned-Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, Philippine Liberation, Presidential Unit Citation, Victory Medal and American Theater Ribbon. Date returned to U. S .- January 1946. Discharged-March 10, 1945 at Great Lakes, Illinois. Rating-Lieutenant (E).


WALTER B. GARTEN


Date of Induction-March 26, 1942. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Claiborne, Louisiana; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Date of Embarkation-April 29, 1943. Theater of operation-Mediterranean and European. Engagements-Sicily, Naples-Foggia; Holland, Normandy, Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes. Medals earned-Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, 7 combat stars. Date returned to U. S .- September 14, 1945. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-September 19, 1945. Rank- Technician Fourth Grade. Total Months Served-42.


Present Occupation-Employee Ford Motor Company.


PAUL E. GARTEN


Date of Enlistment-November 10, 1942. Branch of Service-U. S. Navy Air Force. Training and Duty Stations-Great Lakes, Illinois; Dearborn, Michigan; Glenview, Illinois; Alameda, California; Watsonville, California. Date of Embarkation-December 12, 1943 and October 13, 1944.


Theater of operation-Solomon Islands, New Georgia. Date returned to U. S .- August 12, 1944 and December 24, 1945.


Discharge Station-Great Lakes, Illinois. Date of Discharge-January 5, 1946. Rating-Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class, V-6. Total Months Served-38.


Present Occupation-Precision Boring Machine Operator.


NED E. GARTEN


Date of Induction-November 17, 1943. Branch of Service-Army. Training and Duty Stations-Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Camp San Luis Obispo, California; Camp Callan, California; Camp Cooke, California.


Date of Embarkation-February 19, 1945 and September 1, 1946.


Theater of operation-European and Asiatic-Pacific. Engagements-Rhineland.


Medals earned-American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon W/1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal, World War II. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana.


Date of Discharge-April 23, 1946. Rank-Sergeant.


RAY L. GARTEN


Date of Induction-September 26, 1942. Branch of Service-Army Air Corps, Finance Department. Training and Duty Stations-Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Maxwell Field, Alabama; Gunter Field, Alabama; Spence Field, Georgia; Columbus, Mississippi. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-February 20, 1946. Rank-Sergeant. Total Months Served-40. Present Occupation-Bookkeeper.


RAYMOND E. GRISSOM Date of Induction-May 22, 1943. Branch of Service-Army Service Force. Training and Duty Stations-Fort Knox, Kentucky. Date of Embarkation-June 27, 1944. Theater of operation-European. Date returned to U. S .- July 13, 1945. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-January 12, 1945. Rank-Private First Class, Total Months Served-34. Present Occupation-General Hauling.


MARVIN L. GUTHRIE


Date of Induction-July 14, 1944. Branch of Service-Army Air Corps. Training and Duty Stations-Buckley Field, Colorado; Fort Myers, Florida; Biggs Field, Texas; Topeka, Kansas; March Field, California; Grand Island, Nebraska. Medals earned-American Theater Ribbon, Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal. Discharge Station-Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Date of Discharge-July 2, 1946. Rank-Sergeant. Total Months Served-24. Prsent Occupation-Clerk and Typist.


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JEANNE (HARDY) ANDREWS


Date of Induction-May 1944. Branch of Service-Navy. Training and Duty Stations-Hunter College, New York; Williamsburg, Virginia; Newport, Rhode Island. Discharge Station-Great Lakes, Illinois. Date of Discharge-September 1945. Rating-S. W. Second Class. Total Months Served-16. Present Occupation-Housewife.


GEORGE F. HAMMER


Date of Induction-August 1942. Branch of Service-Seabees. Training and Duty Stations-Camp Allen, Norfolk, Virginia; Camp Bradford, Virginia; Camp Peary, Virginia; Port Hueneme, California; San Diego, California; Camp Parks, California; Shoemaker, California. Date of Embarkation-December 1942. Theater of operation-Southwest Pacific. Medals earned-Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon. Date returned to U. S .- May 1943.


Discharge Station-Sboemaker, California. Date of Discharge-January 1944. Rating-Coxswain. Total Months Served-15 1/2 months.


Present Occupation-Operating Engineer.


MAXINE HARDY Date of Induction-February 1944. Branch of Service-Navy . Trab 'ng and Duty Stations-San Diego, California; Norman, Oklahoma. Disci rge Station-New Orleans. Date of Discharge-May 1946. Rating-L =utenant (jg) Navy Nurse Corps. Total Mol 3 Served-27. ' resent OL pation-Nurse.


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WILLIAM F. HARDY


Date of Induction-December 23, 1943. Branch of Service-Navy. Training and Duty Stations-Great Lakes, Illinois; St. Alban's, New York; Sampson, New York and Newport, Rhode Island. Date of Embarkation-May 1945. Theater of operation-Asiatic-Pacific, Engagements-Okinawa. Medals earned-American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribban, Victory Medal. Date returned to U. S .- November 23, 1945. Discharge Station-Great Lakes, Illinois. Date of Discharge-January 19, 1946. Rating-Hoapital Apprentice Firat Class. Tatal Months Served-25. Present Occupation-Merchant.


RAY ORRIS HART


Date of Induction-March 18, 1943. Branch of Service-Navy. Training and Duty Stationa-Great Lakes, Illinois; U. S. S. Knight; U. S. S. Williamsburg. Date of Embarkation-June 7, 1943. Theater of operation-European. Engagements-Sicilian and Salancio. Medals earned-American Theater Ribbon, European Theater Ribbon and Victory Medal. Date returned to U. S .- June 1945. Discharge Station-Great Lakes, Illinois. Date ol Discharge-January 31, 1946. Rating-Seaman First Class. Total Months Served-35.


CLETUS A. HARPER


Date of Induction-April 1, 1941. Branch of Service-Detached Enlisted Men'a List. Training and Duty Stationa-Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Camp Sibert, Alabama; Jefferson Barracks, Miaaouri. Medals earned-Pre-Pearl Harbor Medal, Good Conduct Medal and Victory Medal. Diacharge Station-Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Date of Discharge-December 11, 1945. Total Months Served 56. Rank - Technician Fifth Grade. Praseat Occupation-Radio Repairman and Motion Picture Projectionist. Recalled for active duty July 25, 1945. Final Discharge-December 11, 1945 at Indiantown Gap, Panneylvania.




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