Osage County, Oklahoma, Military: World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Oklahoma, 1946. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Hamilton sharkay@swbell.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the preparation of these lists, it was necessary to establish a set of criteria on which the proper location of each individual's name would be determined. The following procedure was set up: 1. If an individual gave an address as his home when he entered the Army, his name is listed in the county in which this address was located. 2. If he gave no home address, but designated a beneficiary or next of kin - either of whom must be a relative in limited degrees of kinship - or in the absence of relatives an emergency addressee who may be a friend, his name will appear in the county in which the address of the beneficiary, next of kin or emergency addressee is located. 3. If neither home nor emergency address was given (this was the case in rare instances where aliens were without family or residence in this country) the county of the draft board or origin is the one in which he is listed. 4. In the case of certain Regular Army personnel who moved their homes from place to place according to the exigencies of the service, the only address available is "The Adjutant General," and these personnel will be listed in the District of Columbia booklet. 5. A very few cases exist in which none of these four criteria obtains. It is impossible to determine the county in these cases and such individuals are listed in some state volumes under "State at Large," a listing following the last county listing in the book. No insurances have been found wherein it is impossible to locate a person as to state except as mention in (4) above. The lists which follow contain information as to individuals in the following order: name, army serial number, grade and status of casualty. A word of explanation of methods of listing and of symbols used follows: NAME: Because of standardized usage for names in the Arm, some individuals listed herein may ot be shown under the name of which they were called in civilian life. For instance, a man listed herein as "Smith, William P." may have been known to his friends as "Paul Smith" because in civilian life he did not choose to use the name "William." In Army usage the first name is used in full and other given names follow in order as initials. Names prefixed with "Mc" are listed between names beginning "Ma" and those beginning "Me," and similarly names beginning "Mac" will be found after "Mabry" and before "Madison." Because of a peculiarity of the machines used in these tables, prefixed and hyphenated names do not always appear in strict alphabetical order, and absolute correctness in the order of alphabetizing names does not govern after the tenth letter of a name. However for all practical purposes the names will be in alphabetical order and cases will be extremely rare where a name will be more than one or two lines out of place. ARMY SERIAL NUMBER: Because of the tremendous number of individuals who have passed through the Army, serial numbers are given to prevent confusion. Using the name "William P. Smith" as above as an example, it was found that at the time of writing there were 84 men of this name in the Army, and several hundred men with the name "William Smith" without respect to initials. In attempting to identify one of this number much confusion could arise, and this is obviated by the use of a serial number. Serial numbers are assigned with great care and according to a set of regulations, Consecutive serial numbers, for example, are not assigned to twins since this might cause confusions of identity between two persons with the same birth date and same general physical characteristics. Generally speaking, numbers fall into two broad categories: simple seven or eight digit numbers (in a few cases fewer digits) for male enlisted personnel, and prefixed serial numbers for other personnel. Regular Army enlisted men who entered the service before the outset of Selective Service bear seven-digit or lower serial numbers, usually beginning with "6" or "7," as 6974426. Men who enlisted in the Army of the United States have eight-digit numbers beginning with "1," the second digit indicating the Service Command of origin. For example, the serial number 14066025 would indicate that the man enlisted in the Army of the United States in the Fourth Service Command (Southeastern U.S.). Men called into federally recognized National Guard service received eight-digit numbers beginning with "2." The third digit representing the Service Command: 20107656 indicates a National Guardsman from New England (First Service Command). Men inducted or enlist through Selective Service were given eight-digit numbers beginning with "3" or "4," the second digit representing the Service Command. The prefixed serial numbers for other than male enlisted personnel carry a designated letter: O-(as in O-1574257) for male commissioned officers; W- for male Warrant officers; T- for Flight officers of the Army Air Forces; L- for commissioned officers of the Women's Army Corps; V- for WAC Warrant officers; A- for WAC enlisted women; R- for Hospital Dietitians, and M- for Physical Therapy Aides. GRADE: This is synonymous with the misnomer "rank," and the abbreviations which may be found in this book are as follows: GEN, General (four star); LT G, Lieutenant General (three star; M G, Major General (two star); B G, Brigadier General (one star); COL, Colonel; LT C, Lieutenant Colonel; MAJ, Major; CAPT, Captain; 1 LT, First Lieutenant; 1 LT, Second Lieutenant; C WO, Chief Warrant Officer; WOJG, Warrant Officer, Junior Grade; FL O, Flight Officer; AV C, Aviation Cadet; M SG, Master Sergeant; 1 SG, First Sergeant; T SG, Technical Sergeant; S SG, Staff Sergeant; TEC3, Technician Third Grade; SGT, Sergeant; TEC4, Technician Fourth Grade; CPL, Corporal; TEC5, Technician Fifth Grade; PFC, Private First Class, and PVT, Private. TYPE OF CASUALTY: This is indicated by the symbol at the far right of each column. An individual who was killed in action, whether at the front or by enemy action in the rear areas, or if a prisoner of war, whether by air bombardment of his prison camp or by being shot while escaping, is designated "KIA." Persons who were wounded and later died are marked "DOW"-died of wounds. Those who suffered fatal battle injuries as opposed to wounds, in combat or in combat areas, and died in a line-of-duty status, are designated "DOI"-died of injuries. Other line-of-duty deaths, such as from sickness, homicide, suicide or accidents outside combat areas (including training and maneuver deaths) are listed "DNB"-died non-battle. Individuals who were determined to be dead under Public Law 490 are designated "FOD"-finding of death. Missing persons are marked with the single letter "M." Adams, Warren M. 18020262 1 SG KIA Appleton, Lonnie W. 18050723 TEC4 KIA Ashby, Jack D. 38465994 CPL KIA Bennett, John W. 20825166 PVT KIA Blackwell, Robert G. 38324002 SGT KIA Bodine, Louie R. 18003451 S SG KIA Bray, William F. 38126844 PVT KIA Brunt, Leo S. 20835104 PFC DOW Burns, Jack C. 18049709 S SG KIA Butler, Rogers G. 19063705 TEC5 KIA Candy, Earl M. 18053536 PVT DNB Chastain, Kenneth R. 02005643 2 LT KIA Clements, Connon U. 38327844 PFC DOW Coble, Wayne H. 6258555 1 SG KIA Cole, Robert D. 38697581 PFC KIA Cox, John H. 6298246 SGT DNB Cypert, Melvin D. 38588518 SGT KIA Dawson, John U. 18084315 PVT KIA De Lane, Thomas T. 18107752 PFC KIA De Vore, Jesse E. 18002478 PFC KIA Dickson, Lloyd G. 38191193 SGT DNB Edwards, Jack N. 38466018 CPL DNB Farrar, John B. Jr. O-417019 1 LT FOD Finney, Gabriel B. 2098552 S SG DNB Frazier, Clyde M. O-417210 2 LT DNB Gardner, Virgil W. 39845491 PVT DNB Goldspink, Benjamin T. 18195477 OFC DNB Gott, John B. 18161533 SGT FOD Gunter George G. 38572048 PFC KIA Harbeson, Joe R. 02055182 1 LT KIA Hargraves, Jeff NMI 38126827 SGT KIA Melton, Edwin M. O-687592 1 LT KIA Henry, Esther F. N-745418 2 LT DNB Hinshaw, Raymond E. 18107767 PVT KIA Humble, Harold R. 38468334 S SG KIA Jackson, Fred R. 38573380 PFC KIA Jacobs, Robert H. T-003562 FL O DNB Johnston, Harry H. 38468360 PVT KIA Jones, Hugh C. Jr. O-799784 2 LT DNB Keigley, Charles G 38711822 PFC KIA Kelley, George L. 18019897 S SG DNB Knight, Abner 38126613 PVT DNB Leach, Major C. 02044856 1 LT FOD Lemmons, Joe D. 38017984 PFC KIA Lichlyter, Melvin H. 37748845 PVT KIA Mashunkashey, R. E. 38129470 PVT KIA Mason, Fred 38464375 PFC KIA Mc Cauley, Frank M. 38018644 CPL KIA Mc Kelroy, Melvin C. 18032290 S SG DNB Mc Kernan, Terrence B. 18084304 PVT DNB Mc Kinley, Harold L. 38318664 PFC KIA Mc Kinley R. J. Sr. 38472141 PFC KIA Mc Kinley, Walker B. 38129475 PVT KIA Mc Whirt, Billie D. 20835129 PVT DNB Miller, Everett C. 38320972 SGT KIA Mills, Willard W. 38130293 PFC KIA Moore, Roy R. 38021753 CPL KIA Morgan, J. P. 38128222 PVT KIA Moyer, Robert D. 37751257 PFC KIA Neal, Paul E. 6257783 M SG DNB Newman, George M. 38697594 PVT KIA Niblack, Jesse M. 18051884 PFC KIA North, Arlie T. 38018115 SGT KIA Noyes, Robert C. O-769913 2 LT DNB Orput, William E. 20829911 SGT DOW Orr, William H. 20835533 S SG DOW Ozbun, Leonard W. 38126635 PFC KIA Potts, Ernest R. 38318262 TEC5 DNB Pradmore, John A. 38126667 SGT DNB Preston, Kenneth R. O-688400 2 LT KIA Queener, Willard D. 38021675 PFC DNB Red Eagle, Moses M. 38591695 PVT KIA Riddle, Frank J. 38016007 PFC KIA Rush, J. B. 38470241 PFC KIA Schauer, Robert L. Jr. T-007703 FL O DNB Shepherd, John W. 38318570 CPL KIA Shepherd, Oscar W. 38126681 PFC KIA Short, Harry W. 18031991 SGT DNB Sitek, Frank L. 38076920 PFC DNB Slavens, James C. O-555802 2 LT DOW Spears, Everette E. 20832831 PFC KIA Spencer, Chubby L. 38318554 TEC4 DNB Spencer, Hubert A. 38711820 PFC KIA Spencer, Vergal L. 38063055 TEC5 KIA Starks, Bill G. 38588362 PFC KIA Stephenson, Raymond I. 18108701 SGT DNB Stoy, Albert P. 38189184 PVT DNB Strate, Azera L. 38130661 PVT DNB Swift, Otis B. 38591737 S SG FOD Taylor, Earl F. 38468342 CPL DNB Tall Chief, Timothy 38191335 PFC KIA Thieme, William M. Jr. T-000380 FL O KIA Thomas, Harold O. 20833183 PVT KIA Thomas, Kenneth E. 38471967 SGT KIA Thompson, Jack Jr. 18160589 SGT KIA Thompson, William M. O-766780 2 LT DNB Tinker, Clarence L. O-003282 M G FOD Tomey, Jess P. 01015200 1 LT KIA Tuggle, Hiawatha F. 20828246 PFC KIA Tuggle, Joe 20835126 PFC DNB Walker, Jesse W. 38325049 SGT DNB Warrior, Robert E. 38129441 PVT KIA White, Jack H. 38191330 PFC KIA Whitten, James C. 38063240 PVT DNB Wright, Harold B. O-311860 CAPT DNB Young, Wayne H. 01293513 1 LT KIA (Complete document can be viewed at the NARA web site. 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