HOME NEWS, Vol. IV, WWII, All parishes, LA Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Sherry (Westbrook) Sanford, Apr. 2003 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ HOME NEWS, Vol. IV, Baton Rouge, La., August 1945, No. 4 HONORABLY DISCHARGED (Including officers on reserve list) (PS) Discharged under point system. Thaddeus Shumway, Purple Heart, with 5 battle stars in the ETO (PS). Dewey Le Boeuf (2811 Cedar St.) Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Bronze Star, Croix de Guerre with Bronze Leaf, Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, with the 9th Division (PS). Claude C. Melancon,Jr. (Oscar) Croix de Guerre, Bronze Star with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Silver Star, Purple Heart (ETO) (142 points). Cyril T. Arbour, M.M. Paul G. Aubin, 45th Division, veteran of Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, and France (96 points). Stewart W. Beckham. Leonard Bouquet (Morganza) (PTO). Jos. C. Clement (Plaquemine) Air Medal, with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart (ETO). Louis A. LeBlanc (Donaldsonville) Bronze Star (ETO). Maurice W. Lindsey (W. Baton Rouge). Lawrence Wallace Roubique, 1830 Boyd Ave. (ETO). Fred C. Watson (2117 Gordon St.) Combat Infantryman's Badge, Distinguished Unit Citation, wears 2 battle stars. (PTO). Raymon Paul Bourgeois (Thibodaux) (ETO), hospitalized at Biloxi, Miss. Clyde V. Lomax, Purple Heart, was in 6 battles (Med. discharge). Albert T. Hebert (Brusly Hi grad), Air Medal, 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, engineer-gunner in the ETO. Lem McGlothoren. Sam Zito wears six stars from service in the MTO and ETO (135 points). Edgar J. Alford (CG) (du Pont). Dewey Joseph Dupre (Opelousas), wounded in PTO. Wilson R. Ewing (Batchelor) (ETO) (PS). Nicholas G. Shaheen (White Castle) (PS). William G. White (CG). Allen B. Young (Ethel) (ETO). Ben N. Spencer (PTO for 30 months). John A. Serrett, wounded on Saipan with the Marines. Robert Connell Taylor, Purple Heart, served as private in army and then as naval officer in PTO. Luther S. "Buck" Brashear (Denham Springs), Combat Infantryman's Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, wears 8 stars for battles in Africa, Sicily, and Germany (180 points). Darrell E. Hatchell (Denham Springs), Air Medal, 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, 30 months with the 5th Air Force, now with SO Co. (117 points). Oscar Thibodeaux (Plaquemine). Harry E. Carter (Zachary). Paul Leo Delaville, Italy. E.A. Foster, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguised Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star, Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, in the ETO. Alma Sabina Jolly, WAVE. Louis J. "Rabbit" Landry (Brusly) (PTO). Raymond Joseph Lambert (Sorrento), Legion of Merit (ETO). George William Sentell, Air Medal, flew 28 missions in PTO as pilot B-24. Lawrence Wesley (Baker) (ETO). Alfred V. Ednie (USA), Expert Combat Infantryman's Badge, Bronze Star, Silver Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster at St. Lo break through. Preston Pecue (Catholic Hi grad), 34 months in ETO; fought at Bastogne. Walmot J. Adams (Thibodaux), Silver Star, Purple Heart in ETO. Lucille Champagne Langley, ANC, Italy. Victor De Nicola (Port Allen) ETO. Albert Sidney Dezendorf, ETO. Russell R. Gauthreaux (Garyville), MC, PTO. Joseph Gregory Mayton. Homer L. Wise, CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR, Silver Star, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters in the MTO. George William Stovall, (Gulf States), Air Medal with 16 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Unit Citation, Silver Star, flew 90 missions in a P 47 in the ETO. Frederick Bryan Putman,Jr., (BR Hi. grad., Advocate) wounded on Guam with the Marines. Kenneth Bennett (PTO). Richard Shaheen, (White Castle), Purple Heart with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, (ETO), 87 points. Cirq G. Love (SO Co.), Distinguished Unit Citation, served 23 months in the ETO, (88 points). T. Michael Marino, 2257 Willow St., (PTO). Charles M. McLin, (Denham Springs Hi. grad.), wounded at Saipan. W.F. McAllister, 1808 America. Alfred J. Mix, (New Roads), wounded in ETO. Douglas W. Parker (duPont). Marjorie Felps, (ANC), (ETO). Robert L. Aucoin, (Baker), (PTO). Charles R. Baker. Harris Lejeune, (Ventress), wounded in ETO. John E. Marix, (Plaquemine), (ETO). FREED FROM THE GERMANS S/S Armand J. Hetherwick, Air Medal, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Hetherwick, Jacoby, (MTO). S/S Charles W. Dillard, son of Mrs. Mary Carrier, Amite. Sgt. Wirt A. Fontenot, son of Mrs. Edna Fontenot, Opelousas. Lt. James H. Whisenant, husband of Henrietta Whisenant, Port Allen. Sgt. John Louis Sutton, husband of Maxine Sutton, Ville Platte. AT POSTS IN U.S.A. Those who have seen service in overseas theatres, according to our records, are indicated: (ETO) European, including Mediterranean. (MTO) Mediterranean. (PTO) Pacific. (CIB) China-India-Burma. (VT) Other theatres, or unknown. Pvt. Velton P. Lewis, (Doyle), patient at Birmingham Hospital, Los Angeles with tropical fever contracted in Canal Zone. Cpl. Dempsey W. Tate, (Denham Springs), Parris Island, S. Car. (PTO). Pfc. MC, William Henry Tullier, (Plaquemine), veteran of Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian, at Parris Island, S. Car. (PTO). 1st Lt. James W. East, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex, (Wo in ETO). S/S Richard Charles Robert, (White Castle), Air Medal, 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Tinker Field, Okla. (ETO). Pfc. Frank A. Valenti (Barton), Camp Claiborne, La. (Wo in ETO). S/S Floyd Scott, Camp Claiborne, La. (ETO). S/S William H. Turnley, Jr. (Denham Springs) Air Medal, 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, in ETO, Ft. Worth, Tex. GM 1/c Sidney J. Arboneaux (W. Baton Rouge), Washington (PTO). Pfc. MC, Lucien J. Attuso, Camp LeJeune, N. Car. (PTO). Capt. James D. Carter, (LSU '40) Ft. Sam Houston (served 42 months in PTO). Sgt. Leon J. Chustz (Brusly) Distinguished Unit Citation, in PTO, Stuttgart, Ark. Maj. Paul E. Postell (LSU staff), New York (ETO). Pfc. Alcee J. Daigle (New Orleans, SO Co.) Orlando, Fla. (Canal Zone). Pfc. Harry L. Johnson, Camp Polk, (PTO). Cpl. Sullivan J. Lambert ( Sorrento), Santa Ana, Calif. (ETO). Lt. Tex Brisbane Lanier (Amite), Ft. Douglas, Utah (Wo in ETO). T/S Kirtley Le Blanc (Washington, La.), (Wo), (PTO). Pfc. Jesse H. Meades (Walker, du Pont), Ft. Robinson,Ark. (Canal Zone). Pfc. MC, Albert A. Merey (Catholic Hi footballer), Santa Ana, Calif. (PTO). Lt. James Alton Rockhold (La. Normal grad.), Brooklyn (ETO). T/S Mark A. Jacobs, Air Medal in ETO, Tyndall Field, Fla. Capt. Harvey E. Hutchinson,Jr. (Tangipahoa), Ft. Benning,Ga. (Canal Zone). Y 2/c Harry Burke Heroman, Treasure Island, San Francisco (PTO). Pfc. Anthony C. Culotta, Camp Crowder,Mo. (overseas 39 months in American TO). T/S Mervin P. Melancon (Gonzales Hi grad.), Moore Field, Tex. (PTO). S/S Johnnie Michael (132 S. 13th St.) Distinguised Unit Citation, Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, patient La Garde Hosepital, New Orleans, (ETO). Pfc. Willie J. Cormier (Branch) Combat Infantryman's Badge, Purple Heart, Camp Maxey, Tex. (PTO). T/S Francis W. Hoffpauir, Air Medal, 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, at Ellinyton Field, Tex. Sgt. John Albert Crory (Gonzales), patient at Beaumont Hospital, El Paso, Tex. (ETO). T/S Hubert A. Barbay (Plaqumine) Camp Wolters, Tex. (ETO). S/S William B. Eichelberger (LSU '43), Camp LeJeune, N. Car. (Caribbean). Lt. USNR, Warrick Rigeley Edwards,Jr., Key West (ETO). Pfc. Bernard G. Granier (Plaquemine), Distinguished Unit Citation with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, (ETO), Salina, Kans. Pfc. James S. Townsend (4204 Broussard St.), Brooke Hospital, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. (bazookaman, ETO). S 1/c Lenox R. Brown, Oceanside, Calif. (PTO). BK 2/c Benny Sylvester Spence (Greenwell Springs), Banana River,Fla. (PTO). Cpl. Joseph D. Breaux (721 Maximillian St.), patient AAF Hospital, Miami (MTO). AT SAN DIEGO A/S John Burgin Tessier. A/S Melvin Ray Bailey. A/S John J. Barnes. A/S Edward Joseph Bonnecaze,III (Denham Springs). A/S William K. Buford. HA 1/c Henry L. Daisey. A/S Douglas N. Emanuel. A/S Bobby Lee Bozeman. A/S Cyril Joseph Landry,Jr. A/S Thomas J. LeBeau. S 1/c Lloyd M. Simms, (W. Baton Rouge). A/S Joe Thomas Jones,Jr. MaM 3/c Henry S. Proctor. HA 3/c Joseph D. Huckabee,Jr. A/S Louis Abel Aime. A/S Delman J. Buhler, (Denham Springs). A/S Jack J. Degrstino. A/S Eugene Menton McMorris (Denham Springs). A/S Reid J. Rainey. Cpl. MC, A. Lamar Simmons, (PTO). A/S Howard W. Cutrer. A/S Charles Bendel,Jr. A/S Vincent Maurello (Scotlandville). A/S John Parker Evans. Pfc. MC, Stephen E. McManus. A/S William Merlyn Noble. S 2/c Mike V. Chambers (Istrouma Hi grad). A/S Elton Louis Beauchamp. A/S John Milton Root. A/S Floyd Perry Harrison. HA 1/c Oscr Menees Thompson,Jr. A/S William H. Wright,Jr. ________________ Capt. Byron R. Kantrow, (LSU '31), Ft. Worth, Tex. Sgt. Alvin J. Marmillion, (Ponchatoula), Columbus, Miss. Lt. Parker H. St.Amant, (University Hi grad.), Williams Field, Ariz. MM 3/c Ivan Hillery Shows, Camp Parks, Calif. Lt. David T. Simmons, Hondo, Tex. Pvt. Sidney F. Smith, Alamogordo, N. Mex. Lt. Charles A. Kelly, Green Cove Springs, Fla. Lt. George Davis Merrick, Ft. Benning, Ga. Sgt. Lynwood H. Archer, Charleston, S. Car. Pvt. James M. Field, Camp Howze, Tex. Pvt. Thomas J. Folendore,Jr.,Ft. Sill, Okla. MM 3/c John C. Hays, Chicago. Cpl. Lawrence J. Mann, Pyote, Tex. S 1/c CG, James Allen Pepiton (Grosse Tete,Telephone Co.), Port Arthur,Tex. Mdsm. William Gene Reymond, Chicago, Ill. W/O Robert A. Ritchie (Bains), Spence Field, Ga. T/S Westley Chatellier, Ft. Monmouth, N.J. T/5 Jerry L. Dixon (Denham Springs, Solvay), Ft. Bliss, Tex. S/S Herman Dave Hunt (Baker), Biloxi, Miss. S 2/c James F. Munson, San Bruno, Calif. Cpl. John B. Smith, Great Bend, Kans. Lt. Lawrence S. Simon, Victorville, Calif. Lt. James Swayzee Turner, Marana, Ariz. Lt. John D. Werner, Independence, Kans. Sgt. James C. Brown, Alexandria, La. Capt. Carl E. Heck (Port Allen), Nashville, Tenn. Maj. Charles L. Hill (LSU '28, du Pont), W. Palm Beach, Fla. Cpl. William George McNeil,(Melville) Lincoln, Nebr. ARM 3/c David Miles Prowell,Jr., Mountain View, Calif. Cpl. Wilbur Ambrose Rivet (Plaquemine), Clovis, N. Mex. Capt. Jule Roux,Jr. (LSU '32), Ft. Worth, Tex. S 1/c, CG, William B. "Billy" Wilson (SO Co) Key West, Fla. M/S Lonnie Lester Griffith, March Field, Calif. Capt. Hilton Benjamine McQuorrie, POW Camp, Florence, Ariz. Lt. Floyd Joseph Roberts (White Castle), Ft. Ord, Calif. Maj. Charles Liddell Hill (LSU '38, duPont), W. Palm Beach, Fla. 1st Lt. William H. Porter,Jr., Lake Charles, La. T/S Homer Mills Delacroix (Plaquemine), Camp Kearns, Utah. Pvt. Don Lyman Pogue, Ft. Meade, Md. S 2/c Louis D. Schnebelen (Plaquemine), Edenton, N. Car. Lt. (j.g.) Marion Brockway Scobell, McAlester, Okla. Cpl. Leroy J. Chiasson (Thibodaux), Gowan Field, Ida. Pfc. Jesse Hymel (Sunshine), Ft. McIntosh, Tex. 1st Lt. Martin Glynn Burns, Greenville, S. Car. M/S David Francis Carrick, Ft. Ord, Calif. Lt. Albion Barnard Cross (Crowley), Carlsbad, N. Mex. Maj. Arthur P. Fillastre, Harlingen, Tex. A/S William J. Miller, Notre Dame, Ind. S 2/c Hardee McGuffey Brian (Zachary), Farragut, Ida. Pfc. Archie E. Kilcrease, Fairfield, Calif. S/S Selby Montgomery Lockhart (Walker), Orlando, Fla. S/S John Y. Gonzales, (of Gonzales), Punta Gorda, Fla. F 1/c Phillip Gordon Jackson (Denham Springs), New York City. ARM 3/c Louie C. Slaton, Deland, Fla. S 1/c Oliver O. Atkinson, Ft. McHenry, Md. Pvt. Joseph Blouin (Duplessis) Camp Livingston, La. S 2/c C.G. Arthur A. Browning, (Greenwell Springs), Algiers, La. Lt. Earl Lawrence Bujol (LSU '44), Tucson, Ariz. S 2/c Norman G. Cannon (Acy), Hawthorne, Nev. Pfc. A.J. D'Armond (Baywood), Randolph Field, Tex. S 1/c Joseph J. Foretich, Lake City, Fla. 1st Lt. Charles Maurice Anderson, (Gloster, Miss.), Drew Field, Fla. Lt. Julius Andrew Bahlinger,III, Sheppard Field, Tex. Sgt. Clarence S. Bourg,Jr., Hill Field, Utah. Pfc. Joseph N. Bougoyne, (W. Baton Rouge), Camp Polk, La. Pvt. Lester K. Brannon, Camp Crowder, Mo. Cpl. Carl Broussard (Prairieville, SO Co.), Watertown, S. Dak. A/S Julian J. Carazo, University of Colorado, Boulder. Cpl. Allen B. Comish (Hammond) Hobbs, N. Mex. Pvt. Wilfred R. Hebert (W. Baton Rouge), Camp Hood, Tex. Ens. Tom Parker Herndon, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. RM 3/c Raoul L. levy, (LSU '47), Shoemaker, Calif. CRM, G.R. Lockhart (Denham Springs). Maj. Henry P. Miller (Zachary), veteran of World War I, Augusta, Ga. S 1/c Lonzo Sayset, Shoemaker, Calif. Cpl. Andrew D. Seago, (Melville), Biggs Field, Tex. Pvt. Ulysses Pinell (W. Baton Rouge), Ft. Sill, Okla. M 1/c Clifford Allen Guess, Norfolk, Va. Pvt. Bobby Lynn Haley, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Cpl. Samuel Joseph Bonnett, Bradley Field, Conn. Pvt. Thomas Pruyn, (BR Hi grad.), Traux Field, Wisc. Lt. Col. Marvin Wilcox Jared, Camp Maxey, Tex. Pvt. Cecil Joseph Jarreau, (Lakeland), Ft. Lewis, Wash. Cpl. James V. Alford, Camp Pinedale, Calif. Pfc. MC, William Burns,Jr. (BR Hi grad.) Santa Ana, Calif. Sgt. Clyde P. Hamilton, (du Pont), Santa Ana, Calif. Pfc. Ernest P. Hymel (Carville), Stinson Field, Tex. Pvt. MC, Lee H. Martin, Parris Island, N. Car. Ens. NAC, Edgar L. Watts, Banana River, Fla. Pvt. Eugene R. Bates, Alburqueque, N. Mex. Lt. John Frances boyle, Gunter Field, Ala. Lt. Robert Benjamin Crawford, Barksdale Field, La. Pvt. James W. Daniel, Ft. Sill, Okla. Pfc. Morris Guidroz, (Plaquemine), Wichita Falls, Tex. ____________________________