World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel, RUSK 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/rusk/images/ww11dead.gif to verify this information. NAME SERIAL NUMBER RANK LISTED AS ANDRUS MCKEE 38480422 S SG KIA ANTHONY SANTONE 38199181 CPL DNB ARNOLD GEORGE D 38642315 PFC DNB ARNOLD NORRIS V 18026127 S SG DNB BECK IVEY J 38038154 PVT DOW BOOTY CURTIS A 38298748 PFC DNB BREWER LEON A 38141278 PFC KIA BRIGHT JACK R 18029826 PVT DNB BUSBY JOEL B 18039573 T SG FOD CARLTON CHARLES H 18039873 S SG FOD CLARK LOUIS J 38642553 PFC KIA COATES ANGUS T 38137930 TEC5 DOW CRIM WILLIAM W 0-427306 2 LT DNB DANIEL ELMER I 38137975 PFC KIA DARDEN HORACE W 38479773 PFC DOW DUNCAN CHESTER P 38478914 PFC KIA ERP HERBERT D JR 01175700 1 LT KIA FENNER WILBUR R JR 0-711981 2 LT DNB FLOYD CLARENCE O 38482114 PFC KIA FUNDERBURK WILSON W 6275548 SGT KIA GLADNEY ALBERT T JR 01304064 2 LT KIA GOODLETT DANIEL D 0-297635 1 LT KIA GREEN FRED L 38087440 PFC KIA GREEN RALPH E JR 6275548 SGT KIA GREER KENNETH S 18115465 S SG KIA GRIGSBY CECIL 38125127 S SG KIA GUNNELS E C 18108842 T SG KIA HARDIN JOE J 38056145 PVT KIA HAWTHORNE EDGAR W 0-760120 2 LT KIA HENDON CLIFFORD D 6295202 SGT KIA HILLIN MATHIE NMI 38303915 PVT DOW HOUSTON FRED M JR 14002107 TEC5 DNB HUSBAND THOMAS G 38303935 T SG KIA IRWIN ELMER F JR 01048426 1 LT DNB JACKSON DOUGLAS D 18098916 SGT KIA JIMMERSON VIRDELL P 38037786 PVT KIA JOLLEY BILL 38641218 PVT KIA JOPLIN JOHN C 0-688056 2 LT FOD KEATON JAMES D JR 14053757 S SG DNB KERLEY AROL P 38137991 PVT DNB LANGHAM BILLY D 38595837 PVT DNB LEE ROBERT E 0-801137 2 LT KIA LEWIS MELVIN J 18030229 S SG DNB LOCHRIDGE VINAS L 38474537 PVT KIA LOKEY JACK R 38097429 T SG DNB LUNSFORD LONNIE S 38303922 PFC KIA MCADOO ROBERT L JR 18082676 CPL M MCCORMICK CHARLES H 38479788 PFC KIA MCGEE AL J 18030006 S SG DNB MILLER ROY C 18018180 SGT DNB MILSTEAD AMOS A 38301369 PFC KIA MOORE ROBERT K 01649796 2 LT DNB MORRIS ROY 18108876 SGT FOD NAUL JAMES V 38125150 S SG KIA NORMAN THOMAS A 18030424 S SG DNB OGDEN CLARENCE G 02079081 2 LT M ONEAL ERNEST H 18109134 CPL DNB PHILLIPS HAROLD A 6295491 CPL DNB PORTLEY WOODROE 38478254 PVT DNB PRICE STERLING J 0-719421 1 LT DNB PRUETT HUGH V 38156209 S SG KIA RAINWATER HERMAN N 38477026 PFC KIA ROBERTS WILLIAM A 38202883 PVT KIA ROGERS BOBBY R 38549596 PVT KIA ROMEO RUDOLFO R 38671203 PFC KIA ROUNTREE JOHN D 38303920 PVT DNB ROUSSEAU ROBERT D 38037752 PFC KIA SCARBROUGH A D 38479787 PFC KIA SHAVER MALCOLM E 38474228 TEC5 DNB SILVEY JOSEPH A 38038159 PFC KIA SIRLS A R 38482899 TEC5 DNB SMITH BENNETT 38199168 PFC DNB SMITH JACK W 38482278 PVT KIA SPARKS RAYMOND A 38478924 PFC KIA STAFFORD BRICE L 38307459 PFC KIA TAYLOR JASPER N JR 0-725553 2 LT DNB THOMAS MCDEE 38478912 S SG KIA TURNER MONROE 38304438 PFC DNB VAN SICKLE RUBEN A 18109106 T SG FOD WADE WOODROW 18109466 T SG KIA WALKER JERRY M 38046458 PFC DOW WALKER ORVILLE D 38475620 CPL KIA WASTE ROBERT L 0-670683 1 LT FOD WHITLEY VERNON R 38681095 PFC KIA WILLIAMS JAMES J 0-673846 2 LT KIA YARBROUGH W C JR 0-437890 1 LT 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.