World War II Honor List of Dead - Smith County, TX Contributed by Mary Love Berryman August 22, 2002 Corrected April 14, 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** Series WWIICASARMY Title World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Dates 06/1946-06/1946 Creating Org. War Department. Adjutant General's Office. Copied from the NARA (National Archives) Website SMITH COUNTY, TX (Key at the bottom of the Page) Name Serial No Grade Type of Casualty Allen, Sam E 6292904 PFC KIA Aven, Matthew G Jr 38473776 SSG KIA Barron, Joe T 18098613 SGT DNB Birkinsha, George W 18041886 TSG DOI Black, Clifford E 38058256 TEC5 KIA Boulter, Raymond A 0-662735 1LT KIA Brady, Lawrence W W1809779B TSG FOD Brown, Leon C 38243393 PFC DNB Browning, Aubrey L 6295328 PFC DNB Bryant, James A Jr 18005105 SSG KIA Buie, Autley J 18062900 SGT DNB Burns, John F 0-431850 2LT DNB Capps, Raymond D 38473760 SGT KIA Chitwood, John R 18098402 SSG DNB Choice, Emerson 38199411 PVT DNB Clark, Robert V 1809267 SGT KIA Clemmons, I B 18034523 SGT DNB Coleson, Joe R 18108834 SSG FOD Connally, David C Jr 0-453893 CAPT KIA Constantin, Jules J J 0-427303 1LT KIA Cook, James W 6955198 PVT DNB Cooper, Thomas V 6285115 SSG DOW Crow, Cleveland W 6955392 PVT DNB Crow, Ernest F Jr 02058728 2LT DNB Davis, J B 18098761 TSG KIA Davis, Raymond R 38038968 CPL DOW Duncan, John H Jr 0-424360 CAPT DNB Dunn, Jessie P 38002688 PVT DNB Elliott, James F 38476026 PFC DNB Freeman, Vestos R 38038265 PFC KIA Gandy, Clarence B 38686920 PVT KIA Gaut, Thompson L 18101763 AVC DNB Gipson, Leonard H 18098111 CPL KIA Glover, James E Jr 0-488608 MAJ DNB Gradick, Ben 20821674 TEC5 DNB Granberry, George P 20821745 PVT KIA Griffin, John V 6958525 SGT DOW Hart, Warren 18027724 PVT DNB Hatton, Claudie T 38161106 PFC KIA Hays, Walter W 38681019 PFC KIA Herrera, Basilio G 30156605 PFC KIA Herrin, John E 38306680 PVT DNB Hester, Rafe E 38685748 PVT KIA Hickman, Rodney H 6295230 CPL DNB Hill, Virgil D 38634535 PFC DOW Holley, Jake R 38688537 PVT KIA House, Alton L 01012166 1LT KIA Humphrey, Garland G 38037442 SGT KIA Jessie, Colonel 38198686 PVT DNB Johnson, Jack A 20821722 PFC KIA Jones, Charles W. 38053768 PFC KIA Jones, Claude R 3863308 PFC KIA Jones, William C S 38305195 PFC DNB King, James T 18044558 PVT DOW Lackey, J T 0-809969 2LT KIA Laney, Albert R 18038650 PVT KIA Lee, Clifford H 20821727 SSG KIA Lemon, Gordon H 38641234 PFC KIA Lisman, Edward S 18063215 PVT KIA Lukenbill, Birl L 0-672140 1LT DNB Mathes, J B 38138975 PVT DNB McCurley, Jesse J Jr 18041281 SGT FOD McKay, William H 0-452551 CAPT KIA McKelvy, Edward A Jr 18072972 SSG KIA McMillan, George P 38055395 CPL KIA McMillan, James C 6292932 SGT DNB Mills, Thomas H 38139584 SSG DNB Mitchell, King F 38307893 PVT DNB Moore, Charles R 38474760 PFC KIA Moore, Gordon F 18155756 SSG FOD Moore, Henry I 38055396 PVT DNB Moore, Ross B Jr 18030370 SGT FOD Murray, Talmadge L 18029859 PVT DNB Nelson, Paul L 6951462 TEC4 DNB Nicks, Allen W 18034321 TSG KIA Odom, William M 6944088 SSG DOW Pate, James H 0-412149 SSG DOW Pearson, Marvin M 0-412149 2LT DNB Perkins, Sidney J 38480625 PVT KIA Perryman, Charles R 02059826 1LT KIA Phillips, Thomas W Jr 18098406 PFC KIA Philpot, William H 38037408 SGT KIA Pierce, Willie C 6266578 TSG KIA Pless, Joseph W 38474907 PFC KIA Pounds, Jack W 0-438563 2LT KNB Rains, Alfred C 38479567 PFC DOW Ritch, Paul R 38125321 SSG KIA Roark, Samuel E 18109195 PVT KIA Roberts, Joseph B 38138064 OFC KIA Roddy, Travis A 38684050 PVT KIA Rooks, James O 0-890408 2LT KIA Rosenstein, Raymond W 6250901 MSG KIA Rouse, Thomas D Jr 38473849 PFC KIA Smith, Doyle A 38634458 PVT KIA Smith, Fred 20921664 SGT KIA Smyrl, Joe B 38306877 PFC DNB Stanley, Claude H 18033891 PFC DOW Stewart, Jack L 18098450 SGT DNB Stuteville, Guy E O-726701 2LT FOD Talbert, Jeff B 6366182 PVT DNB Taylor, Henry L 38306877 PFC DNB Taylor, Kendall M 38053391 MSG DNB Templeton, Elbert L 18063214 PVT KIA Thompson, Henry L 0-813608 2LT DNB Tremmell, Wayne V 18030147 CPL DNB Walker, Ingram G 38434893 PFC KIA Ware, William R 18034127 PVt KIA Watkins, John C 01168794 CAPT KIA White, Travis R 38079330 PVT DNB Whyte, Thomas R 38306674 TSG KIA Wideman, R B 38043475 PVT DNB William, Vinson Jr 38641182 PFC KIA Williams, Virgil D 5230372 SGT DNB Wilson, Roscoe E 38283157 TSG FOD Wyatt, Winfred W 0-735352 2LT DNB -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARMY SERIAL NUMBER: Because of the tremendous number of individuals who have passed throug 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 Theraphy 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.