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Athens County, Ohio

Young American Patriots 1941/45

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Ohio patriots
Averick, Dale R.
Pvt. U.S. Army Born Apr 1, 1928. Entered service Apr. 22, 1946, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Sheppard Field, Tex.; Scott Field, Ill. Attended James Hillman School. First Christian Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Averick, 358 W. Marion Ave., Youngstown, Ohio

Adams, Delbert Eugene
S/Sgt., U.S. Army. Born June 14, 1919. Entered service Aug. 1, 1944, Camp Wolters, Tex.; Ft. Ord, Calif.; Leyte; Japan. Awarded 2 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Chauncey H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Adams, Nelsonville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Margaret Winning Adams, 235 W. Union St., Athens, Ohio.

Adams, Willard
S 1/e, U.S. Navy. Born Nov. 8, 1919. Entered service May 19, 1943, Gulfport, Miss.; New Orleans, La.; Pearl Harbor; Cuba; Mexico. Attended Kimberly School. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Adams, Kimberly, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Evagene Stalder Adams, The Plains, Ohio.

Addis, William
Cpl., U.S. Army. Age 25, Born Sept. 3, 1942, Camps Lee, Va., Howze, Tex.; Germany. Awarded Pres. Unit Cit., 2 Battle Stars. Attended New Marshville H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Addis, Barberton, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Winifred Beitelschies Addis, Buchtel, Ohio.

Allen, Boyd W., Jr.
Cadet, U.S. Army. Age 20. Entered service June 15, 1943, U.S. Navy, Great Lakes Ill.; La.; S.C. Transferred U.S. Army, June 1945. Attended U.S. Mil. Acad. Nazarene Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd W Allen, Sr., The Plains, Ohio

Ohio patriots Allen, John R.
2nd Lt., U.S. Marines, Age 24. Entered service Apr. 2, 1942, Paris Island, S.C.; Guadalcanal; New Zealand; New Caledonia; Samoa; Bougainville. Killed in action, July 22, 1944. Awarded Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Rome H.S. Protestant. Son of Mrs. And the late Mr. James Allen, Rt. 4, Athens, Ohio.

Allen, Wilkie M.
1st Lt., U.S. Army. Age 22. Entered service Nov. 23, 1942, Ft. Wood, Mo, Mo., Belvoir, Va.; England; France; Belgium; Germany. Awarded Purple Heart. Attended Belpre School, Ky. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd W. Allen, Sr., The Plains, Ohio. Husband of the late Mrs. Juanita Clemns Allen, Stone, Ky.

Andrews, James Franklin
Pfc, U.S. Army. Born Jan 10, 1926. Entered service Apr. 24, 1944, Camp Fannin, Tex.; England; France; Belgium; Holland. Wounded in action in Germany, Feb 27, 1945. Awarded Purple Heart, Combat Inf. Badge, Good Conduct Medal. Attended J.T.H.S. Church of Christ. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Andrews, 65 E. Main St., Glouster, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Arlene White Andrews, Trimble, Ohio.

Ashcraft, Charles H.
Pfc, U.S. Army. Age 19. Entered service Jan. 29, 1945, Keesler Field, Miss.; Ft Myers, Fla.; Greensboro, N.C.; Truax Field, Wis. Attended Rome H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora O. Ashcraft, Guysville, Ohio.

Ashcraft, Richard Leo
Sgt. U.S. Army, Age 26. Entered service Oct 11, 1940. Camp Shelby Miss.; Indiantown Gap, Pa.; S. Pacific Theatre. Died in line of duty on Tongatabu, Dec. 7, 1942. Attended Rome H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora O Ashcraft, Guysville, Ohio.

Ayers, Charles W.
Pvt., U.S. Army. Age 18. Entered service Mar. 25, 1946, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Sheppard Field, Tex.; Lowry field, Colo. Attended Jacksonville-Trimble H.S. Christian Church, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ayers, Rt. 4, Glouster, Ohio.

Bacus, John William, Jr.
S 1/c, U.S. Navy. Born Feb. 20, 1925. Entered service June 1, 1943, Great Lakes, Ill.; N. Africa; Sicily; Italy; England; France; Belgium. Attended Union Furnace H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John William Bacus, Sr., Grasvenor St., Nelsonville, Ohio.

Bailey, John H.
S 1/c U.S. Navy. Age 19. Entered service Feb. 20, 1945, Sampson, N.Y.; Treasure Island, Shoemaker, Calif. Attended Carbon Hill H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bailey, Haydenville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Evelyn Hitchings Bailey, 866 High St., Nelsonville, Ohio

Baker, Virgil E.
F 1/c, U.S. Navy. Age 21. Entered service Sept 8, 1943, Great Lakes, Ill.; Norfolk, Va.; San Diego, Calif.; Sampson, N.Y.; Panama Canal Zone; Pearl Harbor; Makin; Turawa; Marshalls. Awarded 3 Battle Stars. Attended Athens H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Addison Baker, 475 Richland Ave., Athens, Ohio.

Banfield, Steven J.
Pfc, U.S. Army. Age 23. Entered service Mar. 12, 1943, Ft. Benning, Ga.; England; France; Belgium. Awarded Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Glouster School. Christian Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Banfield, 27 Barbour St., Glouster, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Lois Graves Banfield, Glouster.

Ohio patriots

Barron, Clyde Roger
F 1/c, U.S. Navy. Age 20. Entered service May 29, 1943, Great Lakes, Ill.; New York, N.Y.; New Hebrides; Okinawa; China; Guam. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended Waterloo H.S. church of Christ. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barron, New Marshfield, Ohio.

Barrows, Charles W.
Sgt., U. S. Army. Age 27. Entered service Jan 20, 1941, Camp Shelby, Miss.; Australia; New Guinea; New Caledonia. Awarded Battle Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Christian Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Barrows, 363 Madison St., Nelsonville, Ohio.

Bateman, Charles Grayden
Sgt. U.S. Army. Born July 30, 1925. Entered service Nov. 1, 1944, Camp Robinson, Ark.; Luzon, P.I.; Japan. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Church of Christ. Son of Mrs. Mona Bateman, Nelsonville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Virginia Shaw Bateman, 873 Chestnut St., Nelsonville.

Bateman, William Lee
CWO, U.S. Navy. Born Mar. 27, 1920. Entered service Aug 23, 1938, Norfolk, Va.; Pearl Harbor; Panama; Shanghai, Tsingtao China. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bateman, Nelsonville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Dana Barber Bateman, 52 E. Columbus St., Nelsonville.

Baughman, Richard W.
RdM 3/c, U.S. Navy. Born Sept. 17, 1926. Entered service Sept. 15, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; Philippines; China; Japan. Attended Ohio Univ. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Baughman, Albany, Ohio

Baughman, Wendell W.
S 1/c U.S. Navy. Born June 1924. Entered service Sept. 28, 1942, Great Lakes, Ill.; Hawaiian Isles; Marshalls; Marianas; New Hebrides; New Guinea; Ryukyus; Japan; China. Awarded 3 Battle Stars. Attended Ohio Univ. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Baughman, Albany, Ohio.

Beal, Gerald G.
MM 3/c, U.S. Navy. Age 19. Entered service July 22, 1945, Great Lakes, Ill.; Camp Parks, Calif.; Philippines; Guam; Pearl Harbor. Attended Athens H.S. Christian Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Beal, Rt. 2, New Marshfield, Ohio.

Beal, Simmonds W., Jr.
Pfc, U.S. Army. Age 18. Entered service Mar. 17, 1945, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Ft. McClellan, Ala.; Camp Pickett, Va.; Austria; Germany; Belgium. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended Jacksonville-Trimble H.S. Methodist. Son of Mrs. Stella Beal, Rt. 4, Glousser, Ohio. Grandson of Mrs. Lyde Chapman, Millfield, Ohio.

Bean, Forrest Lee
S 2/c, U.S. Navy. Age 18. Entered service June 3, 1946, Great Lakes, Ill.; San Diego, Calif. Attended Rome H.S. Protestant. Son of Mrs. A.L. Cullum, Rt. 4, Athens, Ohio and the late Mr. Holly A. Bean.

Barnard, Charles
S 1/c, U.S. Navy. Born Jan 22, 1928. Entered service Jan 19, 1946, Camp Peary, Va.; China; Guam; Philippines. Attended Glouster H.S. Church of Christ. Son of Mrs. Flossie Bernard, 29 Fairview Ave., Glouster, Ohio.

Bernard, Lewis David
S 1/c U.S. Navy. Born July 28, 1926. Entered service Oct. 2, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; Hawaiian Isles; Guam. Awarded Battle Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Glouster H.S. Church of Christ. Son of Mrs. Flossie Bernard, 29 Fairview Ave., Glouster, Ohio.

Bescoe, Robert E.
Pvt. U.S. Army Born Jan. 17, 1923. Entered service Mar. 15, 1943, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Ft. McClellan, Ala.; Italy. Wounded in action on Anzio Beach, June 1, 1944. Awarded Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Millfield School. Protestant. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bescoe, Millfield, Ohio. Brother of Mrs. Lucy Misner, Millfield.

Beveridge, George Fredrick
Cpl., U.S. Marines. Born Jan. 11, 1926. Entered service Apr. 15, 1944, Parris Island, S.C.; Guam; Saipan; Japan. Attended New Marshfield H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Beveridge, New Marshfield, Ohio.

Birtcher, Joseph William
Pvt., U.S. Army. Age 19. Entered service June 1, 1946, Ft. Hayes, Ohio; Ft. Belvoir, Va.; Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Holabird Signal Depot, Md. Attended Athens H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Redmon, 82 N. Lancaster St., Athens, Ohio.

Blair, Dale Alvan
Sgt., U.S. Army. Age 36. Entered service May 6, 1942, Keesler Field, Miss.; England; France; Belgium; Germany; Austria; Italy; Awarded Battle Star. Attended Coolville H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Blair, Coolville, Ohio.

Blake, Alvin R.
T/4, U.S. Army. Age 26. Entered service Mar. 18, 1944. Camp Plauche, La.; Camp Turner, Ark.; England; France; Belgium; Germany. Awarded 3 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Coolville School, Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Blake, Coolville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Louise Gregory Blake, Normantown W. Va.

Blimes, Bill
EM 2/c U.S. Navy. Age 24. Entered service Sept. 9, 1942, Great Lakes, Ill.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Atlantic Theatre; Australia; Okinawa. Awarded Battle Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Latter Day Saints Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blimes, Nelsonville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Ruth Morris Blimes, 510 High St. Nelsonville.

Bobo, Clyde Theodore
MoMM 3/c, U.S. Navy. Born Oct 21, 1912. Entered service July, 1943, Bainbridge, Md., San Diego, Calif.; Pacific Theatre. Attended New Plymouth School. Protestant. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Bobo. Husband of Mrs. Audrey McKee Bobo, 217 May Ave., Chauncey, Ohio.

Boggs, Carl Leland
Sgt. U.S. Army. Age 20. Entered service Feb 22, 1944, Ft. Thomas, Ky.; Miami Beach, Fla.; Truax Field, Wis.; Chanute Field, Ill.; Boca Raton Field, Fla. Attended Troy H.S. Baptist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Carson Boggs, Sr., Frost, Ohio.

Boggs, R. Carson, Jr.
S/Sgt. U.S. Army. Age 22. Entered service Mar. 18, 1942, Ft. Hayes, Ohio; Camps Butner, N.C. Forrest, Tenn.; England; France. Killed in action in Battle of Bulge, Dec. 13, 1944. Awarded Purple Heart, 4 Battle Stars, Pres. Unit Cit. Attended Troy H.S. Baptist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Carson Boggs, Sr., Frost, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Juliana Pavich Boggs, Frost.

Bolin, Edward F.
Pfc., U. S. Army. Age 27. Entered service Oct. 6, 1940, Camp Walters, Tex.; Hawaii; Saipan; Gilberts; Philippines; New Hebrides. Killed in action on Okinawa. Awarded Purple Heart, Silver Star, Combat Inf. Badge. Attended Athens H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bolin, 239 W. Union St., Athens Ohio.

Bowens, William J.
S 1/c, U.S. Navy. Born Sept. 20, 1928. Entered service Apr. 9, 1943, Great Lakes, Ill.; Italy; Belgium; England; Australia; New Guinea. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Pilgrim Holiness Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bowens, 1078, Chestnut St., Nelsonville, Ohio.

Bowers, Delmar F.
Pfc. U.S. Army. Age 30. Entered service Mar. 28, 1941, Ft. Knox, Ky., Ft. Wood, Mo.; Guadalcanal; Luzon. Awarded Battle Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Rome H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bowers, Coolville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Ethel Burton Bowers, Box 54, Coolville.

Bradley, Carl Legg
Cpl. U.S. Marines. Age 21. Entered service May 6, 1943, Parris Island, S.C.; cherry Point, Atlantic Field, N.C.; Russells; Guadalcanal; Guam; China. Wounded in action on Okinawa. Awarded Purple Heart, Bronze Star. Attended Chauncey-Dover H.S. Protestant. Son of Mrs. And the late Mr. John Legg Bradley, Sugar Creek, Ohio.

Brandenberg, Merl Roy
Sgt., U.S. Army. Age 32. Entered service Mar. 10, 1941, Camp Walters, Tex.; N. Africa; Sicily; Italy; France; Germany. Awarded 9 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Plains H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S. Brandenberg, Rt. 2, Athens, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Dorothy Youngblood Brandenberg, Mansfield, Ohio.

Breeze, Thurman M.
HA 1/c U.S. Navy. Age 19. Entered service Jan. 18, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; Panama; Pearl Harbor; Ulithi; Peleliu; Guam; Tokyo Bay. Awarded Battle Star. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Christian Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Breeze, 164 W. Franklin St., Nelsonville, Ohio.

Bricker, Jack
Cpl., U.S. Army. Age 20. Entered service Jan. 2, 1945. Camps Hood, Howze, Tex.; Ft. Meade, Md.; Pearl Harbor; Carolines; Luzon; Leyne; Hollandia; Japan. Awarded Combat Inf. Badge, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Chauncey School. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bricker, Rt. 2, Athens, Ohio.

Brooks, Kenneth D.
Pfc., U.S. Army. Age 25. Entered service Sept. 15, 1942. Ft. Hayes, Ohio; Italy; France; Germany. Awarded 5 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Athens H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Brooks, Mineral, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Dona West Brooks, Mineral.

Brown, Charles Robert
Pfc., U.S. Army. Age 21. Entered service Nov. 2, 1942, Ft. Hayes, Ohio; N. Africa; Sicily. Wounded in action Sept 22, 1943; killed in action in France, Aug. 25, 1944. Awarded Purple Heart with Cluster, 4 Battle Stars. Attended Adena H. S. Methodist. Son of Mrs. Gladys Vore and the late Mr. Robert Brown, Jacksonville, Ohio.

Brown, Clarence H.
Pfc., U.S. Army. Age 37. Entered service Dec.2, 1942, Ft. Thomas, Ky.; Ireland; England; France; Belgium; Luxembourg; Germany. Awarded 5 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Strouds Run School. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Brown, Rt. 3, Athens, Ohio.

Brown, Robert Dale
SF 3/c U.S. Navy. Born Dec. 12, 1925. Entered service Mar. 18, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; New Guinea; New Britain; Philippines; China; Japan; Borneo; Ryukyus; Marshalls; Gilberts; Biak. Awarded 5 Battle Stars. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and the late Mrs. Frank Brown, Nelsonville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Delores Kettell Brown, Nelsonville.

Brunton, Bill
SF 3/c U.S. Navy. Age 20. Entered service June 3, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; S. Pacific Theatre; China. Attended Hollister School. Christian Church. Son of Mrs. Garnett Brunton, RFD 1, Clouster, Ohio.

Bryson, John Maurice
ARM 1/c, U.S. Navy. Born Aug. 2, 1922. Entered service Sept. 1, 1942, Great Lakes, Ill.; Pensacola, Fla.; Puerto Rico; Dutch; New Guinea; Trinidad. Attended Glouster H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bryson, 7 Earl St., Glouster, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Phyllis Dyer Bryson.

Bryson, Robert King
S/Sgt., U.S. Army. Born Sept 5, 1924. Entered service Apr. 7, 1943, Miami Beach Fla.; Gulfport, Miss.; India; China. Awarded Battle Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Glouster H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bryson, 7 Earl St., Glouster Ohio.

Buffington, Clarence S.
CPhM, U.S. Navy. Age 28. Entered service Apr. 9, 1940, Great Lakes, Ill.; Aleutians; Pearl Harbor; Eniwetok; Ulithi; Saipan; Guam; Kerama; Recto; Okinawa; Leyte; Korea. Awarded Battle Star, good Conduct Medal. Attended The Plains School. Methodist. Son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Ed Buffington, The Plains, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Lillian Kasler Buffington, Athens, Ohio.

Buffington, James Edward
Pfc, U.S. Army. Born Apr. 14, 1916. Entered service Mar. 28, 1942, Ft. Hayes, Ohio; Charlotte, N.C.; N. Africa; Italy; India. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended The Plains School. Methodist. Son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Ed Buffington, The Plains, Ohio.

Bulloch, James
GM 2/c, U.S. Navy. Born Jan. 13, 1918. Entered service Dec. 10, 1942 Great Lakes, Ill.; New Caledonia; Philippines; Australia; New Zealand. Attended Glousser School. Methodist. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Bulloch. Husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Bulloch, 29 Dew St., Glouster, Ohio.

Bulstrom, Glenn R.
S 1/c, U.S. Navy. Age 20. Entered service Sept. 20, 1943. Great Lakes, Ill.; Guam; Okinawa. Attended Amesville H.S. Church of Christ. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Elton R. Bulstrom, Rt. 4, Glouster, Ohio.

Burcher, Billie L.
WT 3/c U.S. Navy. Age 19. Entered service June 19, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; Newport, R.I.; Trinidad; Panama; Pearl Harbor; Guam; Philippines; Okinawa; China; Japan. Attended Amesville H. S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Burcher, Amesville, Ohio.

Burdiss, Ernest F.
Pvt., U.S. Army. Born June 1, 1926. Entered service Sept. 1, 1944, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; England; France; Belgium. Killed in action in Germany, Mar. 7, 1945. Awarded Purple Heart. Attended J.T.H.S. Methodist. Son of Mrs. Lena Maxwell and the late Mr. Paul J. Burdiss, Jacksonville, Ohio.

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	Averick, Dale R. Pvt. U.S. Army Born Apr 1, 1928. Entered service Apr. 22, 1946, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Sheppard Field, Tex.; Scott Field, Ill. Attended James Hillman School. First Christian Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Averick, 358 W. Marion Ave., Youngstown, Ohio Adams, Delbert Eugene S/Sgt., U.S. Army. Born June 14, 1919. Entered service Aug. 1, 1944, Camp Wolters, Tex.; Ft. Ord, Calif.; Leyte; Japan. Awarded 2 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Chauncey H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Adams, Nelsonville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Margaret Winning Adams, 235 W. Union St., Athens, Ohio. Adams, Willard S 1/e, U.S. Navy. Born Nov. 8, 1919. Entered service May 19, 1943, Gulfport, Miss.; New Orleans, La.; Pearl Harbor; Cuba; Mexico. Attended Kimberly School. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Adams, Kimberly, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Evagene Stalder Adams, The Plains, Ohio. Addis, William Cpl., U.S. Army. Age 25, Born Sept. 3, 1942, Camps Lee, Va., Howze, Tex.; Germany. Awarded Pres. Unit Cit., 2 Battle Stars. Attended New Marshville H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Addis, Barberton, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Winifred Beitelschies Addis, Buchtel, Ohio. Allen, Boyd W., Jr. Cadet, U.S. Army. Age 20. Entered service June 15, 1943, U.S. Navy, Great Lakes Ill.; La.; S.C. Transferred U.S. Army, June 1945. Attended U.S. Mil. Acad. Nazarene Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd W Allen, Sr., The Plains, Ohio
	Allen, John R. 2nd Lt., U.S. Marines, Age 24. Entered service Apr. 2, 1942, Paris Island, S.C.; Guadalcanal; New Zealand; New Caledonia; Samoa; Bougainville. Killed in action, July 22, 1944. Awarded Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Rome H.S. Protestant. Son of Mrs. And the late Mr. James Allen, Rt. 4, Athens, Ohio. Allen, Wilkie M. 1st Lt., U.S. Army. Age 22. Entered service Nov. 23, 1942, Ft. Wood, Mo, Mo., Belvoir, Va.; England; France; Belgium; Germany. Awarded Purple Heart. Attended Belpre School, Ky. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd W. Allen, Sr., The Plains, Ohio. Husband of the late Mrs. Juanita Clemns Allen, Stone, Ky. Andrews, James Franklin Pfc, U.S. Army. Born Jan 10, 1926. Entered service Apr. 24, 1944, Camp Fannin, Tex.; England; France; Belgium; Holland. Wounded in action in Germany, Feb 27, 1945. Awarded Purple Heart, Combat Inf. Badge, Good Conduct Medal. Attended J.T.H.S. Church of Christ. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Andrews, 65 E. Main St., Glouster, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Arlene White Andrews, Trimble, Ohio. Ashcraft, Charles H. Pfc, U.S. Army. Age 19. Entered service Jan. 29, 1945, Keesler Field, Miss.; Ft Myers, Fla.; Greensboro, N.C.; Truax Field, Wis. Attended Rome H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora O. Ashcraft, Guysville, Ohio. Ashcraft, Richard Leo Sgt. U.S. Army, Age 26. Entered service Oct 11, 1940. Camp Shelby Miss.; Indiantown Gap, Pa.; S. Pacific Theatre. Died in line of duty on Tongatabu, Dec. 7, 1942. Attended Rome H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora O Ashcraft, Guysville, Ohio. Ayers, Charles W. Pvt., U.S. Army. Age 18. Entered service Mar. 25, 1946, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Sheppard Field, Tex.; Lowry field, Colo. Attended Jacksonville-Trimble H.S. Christian Church, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ayers, Rt. 4, Glouster, Ohio. Bacus, John William, Jr. S 1/c, U.S. Navy. Born Feb. 20, 1925. Entered service June 1, 1943, Great Lakes, Ill.; N. Africa; Sicily; Italy; England; France; Belgium. Attended Union Furnace H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John William Bacus, Sr., Grasvenor St., Nelsonville, Ohio. Bailey, John H. S 1/c U.S. Navy. Age 19. Entered service Feb. 20, 1945, Sampson, N.Y.; Treasure Island, Shoemaker, Calif. Attended Carbon Hill H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bailey, Haydenville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Evelyn Hitchings Bailey, 866 High St., Nelsonville, Ohio Baker, Virgil E. F 1/c, U.S. Navy. Age 21. Entered service Sept 8, 1943, Great Lakes, Ill.; Norfolk, Va.; San Diego, Calif.; Sampson, N.Y.; Panama Canal Zone; Pearl Harbor; Makin; Turawa; Marshalls. Awarded 3 Battle Stars. Attended Athens H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Addison Baker, 475 Richland Ave., Athens, Ohio. Banfield, Steven J. Pfc, U.S. Army. Age 23. Entered service Mar. 12, 1943, Ft. Benning, Ga.; England; France; Belgium. Awarded Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Glouster School. Christian Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Banfield, 27 Barbour St., Glouster, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Lois Graves Banfield, Glouster.
	Barron, Clyde Roger F 1/c, U.S. Navy. Age 20. Entered service May 29, 1943, Great Lakes, Ill.; New York, N.Y.; New Hebrides; Okinawa; China; Guam. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended Waterloo H.S. church of Christ. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barron, New Marshfield, Ohio. Barrows, Charles W. Sgt., U. S. Army. Age 27. Entered service Jan 20, 1941, Camp Shelby, Miss.; Australia; New Guinea; New Caledonia. Awarded Battle Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Christian Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Barrows, 363 Madison St., Nelsonville, Ohio. Bateman, Charles Grayden Sgt. U.S. Army. Born July 30, 1925. Entered service Nov. 1, 1944, Camp Robinson, Ark.; Luzon, P.I.; Japan. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Church of Christ. Son of Mrs. Mona Bateman, Nelsonville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Virginia Shaw Bateman, 873 Chestnut St., Nelsonville. Bateman, William Lee CWO, U.S. Navy. Born Mar. 27, 1920. Entered service Aug 23, 1938, Norfolk, Va.; Pearl Harbor; Panama; Shanghai, Tsingtao China. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bateman, Nelsonville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Dana Barber Bateman, 52 E. Columbus St., Nelsonville. Baughman, Richard W. RdM 3/c, U.S. Navy. Born Sept. 17, 1926. Entered service Sept. 15, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; Philippines; China; Japan. Attended Ohio Univ. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Baughman, Albany, Ohio Baughman, Wendell W. S 1/c U.S. Navy. Born June 1924. Entered service Sept. 28, 1942, Great Lakes, Ill.; Hawaiian Isles; Marshalls; Marianas; New Hebrides; New Guinea; Ryukyus; Japan; China. Awarded 3 Battle Stars. Attended Ohio Univ. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Baughman, Albany, Ohio. Beal, Gerald G. MM 3/c, U.S. Navy. Age 19. Entered service July 22, 1945, Great Lakes, Ill.; Camp Parks, Calif.; Philippines; Guam; Pearl Harbor. Attended Athens H.S. Christian Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Beal, Rt. 2, New Marshfield, Ohio. Beal, Simmonds W., Jr. Pfc, U.S. Army. Age 18. Entered service Mar. 17, 1945, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Ft. McClellan, Ala.; Camp Pickett, Va.; Austria; Germany; Belgium. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended Jacksonville-Trimble H.S. Methodist. Son of Mrs. Stella Beal, Rt. 4, Glousser, Ohio. Grandson of Mrs. Lyde Chapman, Millfield, Ohio. Bean, Forrest Lee S 2/c, U.S. Navy. Age 18. Entered service June 3, 1946, Great Lakes, Ill.; San Diego, Calif. Attended Rome H.S. Protestant. Son of Mrs. A.L. Cullum, Rt. 4, Athens, Ohio and the late Mr. Holly A. Bean. Barnard, Charles S 1/c, U.S. Navy. Born Jan 22, 1928. Entered service Jan 19, 1946, Camp Peary, Va.; China; Guam; Philippines. Attended Glouster H.S. Church of Christ. Son of Mrs. Flossie Bernard, 29 Fairview Ave., Glouster, Ohio.
	Bernard, Lewis David S 1/c U.S. Navy. Born July 28, 1926. Entered service Oct. 2, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; Hawaiian Isles; Guam. Awarded Battle Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Glouster H.S. Church of Christ. Son of Mrs. Flossie Bernard, 29 Fairview Ave., Glouster, Ohio. Bescoe, Robert E. Pvt. U.S. Army Born Jan. 17, 1923. Entered service Mar. 15, 1943, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Ft. McClellan, Ala.; Italy. Wounded in action on Anzio Beach, June 1, 1944. Awarded Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Millfield School. Protestant. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Bescoe, Millfield, Ohio. Brother of Mrs. Lucy Misner, Millfield. Beveridge, George Fredrick Cpl., U.S. Marines. Born Jan. 11, 1926. Entered service Apr. 15, 1944, Parris Island, S.C.; Guam; Saipan; Japan. Attended New Marshfield H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Beveridge, New Marshfield, Ohio. Birtcher, Joseph William Pvt., U.S. Army. Age 19. Entered service June 1, 1946, Ft. Hayes, Ohio; Ft. Belvoir, Va.; Camp Atterbury, Ind.; Holabird Signal Depot, Md. Attended Athens H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Redmon, 82 N. Lancaster St., Athens, Ohio. Blair, Dale Alvan Sgt., U.S. Army. Age 36. Entered service May 6, 1942, Keesler Field, Miss.; England; France; Belgium; Germany; Austria; Italy; Awarded Battle Star. Attended Coolville H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Blair, Coolville, Ohio. Blake, Alvin R. T/4, U.S. Army. Age 26. Entered service Mar. 18, 1944. Camp Plauche, La.; Camp Turner, Ark.; England; France; Belgium; Germany. Awarded 3 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Coolville School, Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Blake, Coolville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Louise Gregory Blake, Normantown W. Va. Blimes, Bill EM 2/c U.S. Navy. Age 24. Entered service Sept. 9, 1942, Great Lakes, Ill.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Atlantic Theatre; Australia; Okinawa. Awarded Battle Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Latter Day Saints Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blimes, Nelsonville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Ruth Morris Blimes, 510 High St. Nelsonville. Bobo, Clyde Theodore MoMM 3/c, U.S. Navy. Born Oct 21, 1912. Entered service July, 1943, Bainbridge, Md., San Diego, Calif.; Pacific Theatre. Attended New Plymouth School. Protestant. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Bobo. Husband of Mrs. Audrey McKee Bobo, 217 May Ave., Chauncey, Ohio. Boggs, Carl Leland Sgt. U.S. Army. Age 20. Entered service Feb 22, 1944, Ft. Thomas, Ky.; Miami Beach, Fla.; Truax Field, Wis.; Chanute Field, Ill.; Boca Raton Field, Fla. Attended Troy H.S. Baptist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Carson Boggs, Sr., Frost, Ohio. Boggs, R. Carson, Jr. S/Sgt. U.S. Army. Age 22. Entered service Mar. 18, 1942, Ft. Hayes, Ohio; Camps Butner, N.C. Forrest, Tenn.; England; France. Killed in action in Battle of Bulge, Dec. 13, 1944. Awarded Purple Heart, 4 Battle Stars, Pres. Unit Cit. Attended Troy H.S. Baptist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Carson Boggs, Sr., Frost, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Juliana Pavich Boggs, Frost.
	Bolin, Edward F. Pfc., U. S. Army. Age 27. Entered service Oct. 6, 1940, Camp Walters, Tex.; Hawaii; Saipan; Gilberts; Philippines; New Hebrides. Killed in action on Okinawa. Awarded Purple Heart, Silver Star, Combat Inf. Badge. Attended Athens H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bolin, 239 W. Union St., Athens Ohio. Bowens, William J. S 1/c, U.S. Navy. Born Sept. 20, 1928. Entered service Apr. 9, 1943, Great Lakes, Ill.; Italy; Belgium; England; Australia; New Guinea. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Pilgrim Holiness Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bowens, 1078, Chestnut St., Nelsonville, Ohio. Bowers, Delmar F. Pfc. U.S. Army. Age 30. Entered service Mar. 28, 1941, Ft. Knox, Ky., Ft. Wood, Mo.; Guadalcanal; Luzon. Awarded Battle Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Rome H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bowers, Coolville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Ethel Burton Bowers, Box 54, Coolville. Bradley, Carl Legg Cpl. U.S. Marines. Age 21. Entered service May 6, 1943, Parris Island, S.C.; cherry Point, Atlantic Field, N.C.; Russells; Guadalcanal; Guam; China. Wounded in action on Okinawa. Awarded Purple Heart, Bronze Star. Attended Chauncey-Dover H.S. Protestant. Son of Mrs. And the late Mr. John Legg Bradley, Sugar Creek, Ohio. Brandenberg, Merl Roy Sgt., U.S. Army. Age 32. Entered service Mar. 10, 1941, Camp Walters, Tex.; N. Africa; Sicily; Italy; France; Germany. Awarded 9 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Plains H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S. Brandenberg, Rt. 2, Athens, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Dorothy Youngblood Brandenberg, Mansfield, Ohio. Breeze, Thurman M. HA 1/c U.S. Navy. Age 19. Entered service Jan. 18, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; Panama; Pearl Harbor; Ulithi; Peleliu; Guam; Tokyo Bay. Awarded Battle Star. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Christian Church. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Breeze, 164 W. Franklin St., Nelsonville, Ohio. Bricker, Jack Cpl., U.S. Army. Age 20. Entered service Jan. 2, 1945. Camps Hood, Howze, Tex.; Ft. Meade, Md.; Pearl Harbor; Carolines; Luzon; Leyne; Hollandia; Japan. Awarded Combat Inf. Badge, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Chauncey School. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bricker, Rt. 2, Athens, Ohio. Brooks, Kenneth D. Pfc., U.S. Army. Age 25. Entered service Sept. 15, 1942. Ft. Hayes, Ohio; Italy; France; Germany. Awarded 5 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Athens H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Brooks, Mineral, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Dona West Brooks, Mineral. Brown, Charles Robert Pfc., U.S. Army. Age 21. Entered service Nov. 2, 1942, Ft. Hayes, Ohio; N. Africa; Sicily. Wounded in action Sept 22, 1943; killed in action in France, Aug. 25, 1944. Awarded Purple Heart with Cluster, 4 Battle Stars. Attended Adena H. S. Methodist. Son of Mrs. Gladys Vore and the late Mr. Robert Brown, Jacksonville, Ohio. Brown, Clarence H. Pfc., U.S. Army. Age 37. Entered service Dec.2, 1942, Ft. Thomas, Ky.; Ireland; England; France; Belgium; Luxembourg; Germany. Awarded 5 Battle Stars, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Strouds Run School. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Brown, Rt. 3, Athens, Ohio.
	Brown, Robert Dale SF 3/c U.S. Navy. Born Dec. 12, 1925. Entered service Mar. 18, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; New Guinea; New Britain; Philippines; China; Japan; Borneo; Ryukyus; Marshalls; Gilberts; Biak. Awarded 5 Battle Stars. Attended Nelsonville H.S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and the late Mrs. Frank Brown, Nelsonville, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Delores Kettell Brown, Nelsonville. Brunton, Bill SF 3/c U.S. Navy. Age 20. Entered service June 3, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; S. Pacific Theatre; China. Attended Hollister School. Christian Church. Son of Mrs. Garnett Brunton, RFD 1, Clouster, Ohio. Bryson, John Maurice ARM 1/c, U.S. Navy. Born Aug. 2, 1922. Entered service Sept. 1, 1942, Great Lakes, Ill.; Pensacola, Fla.; Puerto Rico; Dutch; New Guinea; Trinidad. Attended Glouster H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bryson, 7 Earl St., Glouster, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Phyllis Dyer Bryson. Bryson, Robert King S/Sgt., U.S. Army. Born Sept 5, 1924. Entered service Apr. 7, 1943, Miami Beach Fla.; Gulfport, Miss.; India; China. Awarded Battle Star, Good Conduct Medal. Attended Glouster H.S. Methodist. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bryson, 7 Earl St., Glouster Ohio. Buffington, Clarence S. CPhM, U.S. Navy. Age 28. Entered service Apr. 9, 1940, Great Lakes, Ill.; Aleutians; Pearl Harbor; Eniwetok; Ulithi; Saipan; Guam; Kerama; Recto; Okinawa; Leyte; Korea. Awarded Battle Star, good Conduct Medal. Attended The Plains School. Methodist. Son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Ed Buffington, The Plains, Ohio. Husband of Mrs. Lillian Kasler Buffington, Athens, Ohio. Buffington, James Edward Pfc, U.S. Army. Born Apr. 14, 1916. Entered service Mar. 28, 1942, Ft. Hayes, Ohio; Charlotte, N.C.; N. Africa; Italy; India. Awarded Good Conduct Medal. Attended The Plains School. Methodist. Son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Ed Buffington, The Plains, Ohio. Bulloch, James GM 2/c, U.S. Navy. Born Jan. 13, 1918. Entered service Dec. 10, 1942 Great Lakes, Ill.; New Caledonia; Philippines; Australia; New Zealand. Attended Glousser School. Methodist. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Bulloch. Husband of Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Bulloch, 29 Dew St., Glouster, Ohio. Bulstrom, Glenn R. S 1/c, U.S. Navy. Age 20. Entered service Sept. 20, 1943. Great Lakes, Ill.; Guam; Okinawa. Attended Amesville H.S. Church of Christ. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Elton R. Bulstrom, Rt. 4, Glouster, Ohio. Burcher, Billie L. WT 3/c U.S. Navy. Age 19. Entered service June 19, 1944, Great Lakes, Ill.; Newport, R.I.; Trinidad; Panama; Pearl Harbor; Guam; Philippines; Okinawa; China; Japan. Attended Amesville H. S. Protestant. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Burcher, Amesville, Ohio. Burdiss, Ernest F. Pvt., U.S. Army. Born June 1, 1926. Entered service Sept. 1, 1944, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; England; France; Belgium. Killed in action in Germany, Mar. 7, 1945. Awarded Purple Heart. Attended J.T.H.S. Methodist. Son of Mrs. Lena Maxwell and the late Mr. Paul J. Burdiss, Jacksonville, Ohio.