Decatur County TN
WORLD WAR II




Those Who Served From Decatur County

AARON, Cletus

BAKER, Joe D.

BALLENGER, Frank M.

BIVINS, Erles Thomas

 

"Company "C", 110th Infantry Regiment, Rifleman 745; Combat Infantryman, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe; Wounded in Luxemburg December 16th, 1944. Received the American Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 3 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Ribbon, Victory Medal, and Purple Heart."

When Erles was wounded, he was sent to the field hospital, patched up, presented with the Purple Heart, and sent back out on the front lines to fight again. Erles served with the infamous "Bloody Bucket Brigade". He and Mary Lois Renfroe were wed on August 13, 1945. (Contributed by Vicki Bivins

BIVINS, Ernest Marvin
Enlisted 22 Nov 1942 in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia. Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Obituary - Age, 57, of 1673 Nelson, farmer, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday at City of Memphis Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in National Cemetery. Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis has charge. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Taker of North Little Rock; three sons, Johnny Bivins of Sardis, TN., and Tommy Bivins and Henry Bivins, both of Little Rock; a sister, Mrs. Lonnie White of Sommerville, TN.; two brothers, Woodrow Bivins and Erles Bivins, both of Scotts Hill, TN., and two grandchildren.

Ernest Marvin Bivins' eldest son by his 1st wife, is a Korean War Veteran and suffered severe frost bite to his feet and toes during his tour to Korea.) His name is John Marvin Bivins, son of Ernest Marvin and Mabel Bivins. Grandson of Marion and Lillie Bivins.

BOWMAN, Onnes A.

BRASHER, Vernon E.

CARRINGTON, Floyd P.

COLLETT, Howard J.

CORNWELL, Grady D.

COX, Ozra Lois
    Pvt. US Army WW II (11 February 1906 - 10 February 1993) Buried at
Yellow Springs Cemetery. Husband of Gertrude Vono

DARNELL, Jesse D.

DAVIS, Charles B.

DODSON, Leonard R.

DOHERTY, Charlie
    Tec 5 US Army WW II 13 Sterling & Gertrude (Baker) Doherty (November 1913 - 29 January 1996) Buried at
Yellow Springs Cemetery

FITZGERALD, Baxter D.

GOODMAN, James L.
    PFC US Army Born 25 October 1925 - Died 29 November 1949. Buried
Mt. Carmel Cemetery

GRAVES, Barney M.

GRIGGS, Gordon

GURLEY, Robert

HALEY, Robert P.

HARDIN, Grover

HOWELL, Curry C.

IVEY, Everett L.

IVY, Alvin B.
    PFC - Tennessee Pvt. 26 MC Bn 9 Div. World War II (born 27 December 1889 - died 24 March 1948) Burial at
Mt. Tabor Cemetery

KEETON, Charles Emerson    

PFC Army WWII

Son of Bedford Benard and Ora (Duck) Keeton

Buried at Keeton Cemetery

Born 27 July 1920 - Died 23 April 1995

Married Martha Lucille Cordle.

KING, Curry

LANCASTER, Jessie C.

LINDSAY, William L.

LONG, Harry F.

MAYS, James F.

McCORKLE, Coy M.

McCORKLE, James

McCORKLE, Wallace

MILAM, L.B.

MONTGOMERY, William L.

MOORE, Howard E.

MORRIS, Ben T.

PRATT, Joseph D.

RUSHING, Virgil L.

SMITH, George B.

THOMAS, Odis A.

VISE, William G.

WARREN, Roy


These are the names that appear on the monument at the Decatur County Courthouse
They paid the ultimate price in service to our country



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