World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel, Cherokee Co, TX ***************************************************************** 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/ Submitted by Gina Heffernan - 24 Aug 2002 ***************************************************************** See information below table. Please see the digital copy of the original record at http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/cherokee/images/ww11dead.gif to verify this information. NAME SERIAL NUMBER RANK LISTED AS ANDERSON ERNEST B 38551649 PFC KIA BAILEY JOHN H 38684045 PVT KIA BANKS J A 20807372 CPL DNB BLAKEY L B 38056920 PVT DNB BLANTON JAMES W 20807397 PVT DOW BLANTON LEROY 38074089 PVT DNB BLESSING GEORGE W 38299308 CPL DOW BOONE JASPER T 38096021 S SG DNB BOSTICK JAMES F 18030516 PVT DNB BOUNDS JAMES E 38051457 CPL DNB BOWMAN ELFORD R 0-686627 2 LT FOD BREWER DAN R 18046862 PFC KIA BROWN R D 38202161 T SG KIA BURNS DEWEY W 6957648 PVT DNB CARR WILLIAM M 18030834 TEC4 DNB CLARK HERMAN 18228073 PFC KIA CLIFFORD CURTIS F 38684058 PFC KIA CROSBY FRANK P 6262612 PFC KIA DICKEY VOLLIE B 38096920 T SG KIA DIXON MELVIN D 18030794 PVT KIA FARROW LEONARD L 18030934 PFC KIA GATES JOSEPH L 38475315 PFC DNB GOODWIN GEORGE C 18040529 PFC KIA GRIMES W D 18186752 TEC5 KIA GUNTER CHARLES G 20807381 PVT KIA HAIL RAYMOND O 38057558 SGT DOW HARRISON STEWARD F 38305531 SGT KIA HAVENS LEYCESTER D 38202168 S SG KIA HILL WOODROW W 18030849 S SG KIA HOLCOMB WILLIAM H 0-680637 2 LT DNB JAY MORRIS D 0-792337 1 LT KIA KIRKPATRICK F R 38474892 S SG KIA KIRKPATRICK JAMES R 18040535 S SG DOW LEE ODELL B 6272106 M SG KIA LINDSTROM THOMAS E 20807421 PVT KIA LLOYD DEWEY H 6242711 SGT DNB LUSK LAVIS L 20807423 S SG DNB MAINER ROBERT V 38053345 CPL DNB MARTIN OTIS 38688767 PVT KIA MCDANIEL DOYLE W 38307784 PVT KIA MILES CARL H 38051449 PFC KIA MONROE DWIGHT L 20807433 SGT DOW PARNELL MORRIS S 18010718 T SG DNB PARTRIDGE HAROLD D 38198835 PVT DNB PAYNE HENRY N 0-695201 2 LT DNB PHILLIPS ROBERT R 20807439 S SG KIA POST JESS W 18116760 S SG FOD RANDOLPH OSCAR L 38229139 PFC DNB REED J C IO 38550031 PVT KIA RIVES JACK S 0-664820 2 LT KIA ROSS CLARENCE S 38684049 PVT KIA ROUNSAVILLE JOHN C JR 0-413551 2 LT DNB SANDERS JACK D 18030761 PFC DNB SAXTON SYLVAN C 6250952 SGT DNB SEWALL EDWARD P 20807443 CPL KIA SHAMESS GEORGE N 18062490 S SG DNB SIDES ALVIN J 38475323 PFC KIA SLEDMAN LEANDER C T-135397 FL O DNB STIEFER RUFUS E 38202329 TEC5 DNB STILL ALDRICH L 38422483 PVT KIA STRAHAN NORMAN L 20807449 S SG KIA SWEAT LUTHER J 38304013 T SG KIA TUCKER LONNIE C JR 0-661811 2 LT DNB TUCKER RAYMOND L 0-662004 2 LT DNB WAGGONER GEORGE W 38201834 PFC DNB WALKER CHARLES A 0-003074 COL DNB WALKER JACK T 20807390 CPL KIA WALLER PINKSTON C 38301895 PFC DOW WHITAKER GLENN P 38687972 PVT DOW WHITE JAMES H 38478820 PVT KIA WILLIAMS CLARIS D 38552264 PFC DNB WYNN JAMES L 18030578 TEC5 DNB ARMY SERIAL NUMBER: Because of the tremendous number of individuals who have passed through the Army, serial numbers are give 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. General 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 5974426, 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: 20107658 indicates a National Guardsman from New England (First Service command). Men inducted or enlisted 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: 0 - (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, General (one star) COL, Colonel LT C, Lieutenant Colonel MAJ, Major CAPT, Captain 1 LT, First Lieutenant; 2 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 PVT, Private TYPE OF CASUALTY: This is indicated by the symbol at the far right of each 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 "FOLD"--finding of death. Missing persons are marked with the single letter "M". Only those persons who died in a line-of-duty status are listed herein. Individuals who were not in line of duty at the time of their deaths are not so listed. Though personnel not in line of duty are not listed, failure to find in these lists the name of a person known to be dead should not be taken as prima-facie evidence that such person died not in line of duty.