WWII TRINITY CO., TEXAS DISCHARGE RECORDS Bk 3 Section 3, Pgs 401-450 Copyrighted 2006: Trinity County Historical Commission, P.O. Box 123, Groveton, Texas 75845. All rights reserved. See: http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm 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.usgenwebarchives.org The following information is limited to information available under the Public Information Laws. Contact the Trinity County Courthouse for requirements for obtaining a copy of the full document, usually half page form; some are a full page of typed information. Due to the amount of documents, the information here will be given in sections of fifty(50) pages, posted as time permits. The data is listed as shown below. Ranks are abbreviated as best able to be determined by submitter. Some records have minimal information while others give a more full summary of the individual's military record. This is NOT the full military record, only the discharge record. Those records showing a ** are WWI records that are listed in the WWII Books. Submitted by Loudene Tollar, Trinity County Historical Commission Volunteer. Page # Last Name First name & initial Service Record 401 THOMAS Joe W. 38 162 049 PVT US ARMY 1954th Ordnance Depot 25 May 1942 Houston, TX 23 Apr 1947 Ft. Dix, NJ Stock Record Clerk, M1 Rifle American Campaign Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, WWII Victory Medal, EAME Campaign Medal, Lapel Button 402 ATMAR Freeman 62 99 190 SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS 555th AAF Base Unit 26 Oct 1939 Houston, TX 20 Oct 1945 Ellington Fld, TX Air Trans Tech, AAF Tech Badge India, Burma, China, Central Burman Air Medal, 1Bronze Star, Presidental Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon w/3 Bronze Stars, American Defense Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Lapel Button 403 LEVERTON Robert Lee 6256615 C3C US NAVY 7 Sept 1942 N/A 12 Feb 1946 N/A USS LST 838 American Area Campaign Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Ribbon w/1 Star, Philippine Liberation Campaign Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal 404 WILLIS George Wilburn 841 86 83 AMM3C US NAVY 7 June 1943 N/A 20 Jan 1946 Corpus Christi, TX 405 SCOTT Donald F. 18 246 082 PFC US ARMY AIR CORPS 2nd Emergency Rescue Sq. 17 Apr 1946 Houston, TX 3 Jul 1947 Camp Stoneman, CA Radio Mechanic, SS Carbine WWII Victory Medal, Lapel Button 406 SANFORD Junious R. 38 057 611 PFC US ARMY Co C 55th Armored Engineers Btln 9 Jul 1941 Houston, TX 25 Oct 1945 Ft. Devens, MA Truck Driver Light Rhineland, Central Europe Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, EAME Theater Campaign Ribbon, Lapel Button 407 CRAVEN Delton M 38 158 947 CPL US ARMY Co B 744th Military Police Btln. 25 May 1942 Ft. Sam Houston, TX 12 Feb 1946 Ft. Sam Houston, TX Truck Driver Light, SS Rifle Rhineland American Theater Campaign Medal, EAME Campaign Medal w/1 Bronze Star, Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Medal Philippine Liberation Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon, 1 Service Stripe, 2 Overseas Service Bars, Lapel Button 408 McWILLIAMS James W. 38 093 236 CPL US ARMY AIR CORPS 484th AAF Base Unit 7 Mar 1942 Ft. Sam Houston, TX 28 Dec 1945 Denver, CO Duty Soldier, Expert Carbine M1, Marksman Rifle WWII Victory Medal, American Theater Medal, Lapel Button 409 LANKFORD Wallace W. 38 303 337 SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS 1394th Military Police Co. 16 Nov 1942 Tyler, TX 5 Apr 1946 Ft. Sam Houston, TX Military Policeman, SS Carbine American Theater Campaign Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon, 1 Service Stripe, 1 Overseas Service Bar, Lapel Button 410 BLANK 411/413 REDDEN Junior “B” 939 17 21 F2C US NAVY 8 May 1944 Groveton, TX 20 May 1946 Camp Wallace, TX USS JRV.BLAKELY de 140 American Area Campaign, European Med-E Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Area, WWII Victory Medal 412/414 BANE Claud 625 22 92 SC2C US NAVY 24 Jul 1942 Houston, TX 5 Jan 1946 Camp Wallace, TX USS YSO-24 415 WILLIAMS Herman R. 18 305 916 PVT US ARMY Co D 57th RT BN 15 Jan 1947 Houston, TX 8 Jul 1947 Ft. Ord, CA Rifle M1 Lapel Button 416 THOMPSON William H. 38 755 029 CPL US ARMY 3207 Quartermaster Co. 4 Mar 1946 Houston, TX 17 Apr 1947 Great Falls, MT Sharpshooter Rifle M1 Cal 30 WWII Victory Medal Lapel Button 417 JAMES Jessie L. 38 751 239 PVT US ARMY 3371st Quartermaster Truck Co. 22 Jun 1945 Houston, TX 31 Jul 1946 Ft. Sam Houston, TX Truck Driver Light Victory Ribbon, Lapel Button 418 KUEHN Roy W. 18 030 530 PFC US ARMY 129th Infantry Regt. Anti Tank Co. 7 Aug 1940 Lufkin, TX 2 Jan 1946 Ft. Sam Houston, TX Cook, Combat Infantryman Badge Luzon ###################################################################################################################################### 419/421 BRUCE Durwood 625 44 36 S1C US NAVY 22 Aug 1942 Houston, TX 12 Feb 1946 Camp Wallace, TX USS SAIDOR (CVE 117) 420/424 HARKINS Jess Bledsoe 939 14 88 S1C US NAVY 28 Apr 1944 N/A 15 Oct 1945 Camp Wallace, TX 422 BRUCE, Jr. Jesse Warns 625 61 80 CM3C US NAVY 1 Sept 1942 Tyler, TX 10 Oct 1945 Camp Wallace, TX 423 SMITH Earl 577 80 59 S1C US NAVY 4 May 1945 Houston, TX 1 Jun 1946 N/A American, Victory Medal, WWII Ribbons 425 HICKS Roy L. 38 593 829 PVT US ARMY AIR CORPS 3802 AAF Base Unit (also listed as 3702) 16 Jan 1945 Ft. Sam Houston, TX 6 Oct 1945 Ellington Field, TX Lapel Button 426 MERICLE Glen W. 38 596 393 T4G US ARMY 50th Military Police Battalion 29 Mar 1945 Houston, TX 17 Dec 1946 Camp Beale, CA Electrician, MKM M1 Rifle Philippine Independence Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Lapel Button 427 HODGE Leonard 38 202 043 CPL 3024th US ARMY AIR FORCE 11 Sept 1942 Tyler, TX 5 Sept 1945 Ft. Sam Houston, TX Truck Driver Light Good Conduct Medal, Lapel Button 428 SIMON Charles C. 38 479 732 PFC US ARMY 8th Infantry Co I 5 Aug 1943 Tyler, TX 11 Jan 1946 Camp Fannin, TX Truck Driver Light, Combat Infantryman Badge Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe EAME Campaign Medal w/5 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal, Lapel Button 429 DAVIS Olian E. 38 298 055 PVT US ARMY AIR CORPS 418th Training Group AAF 23 Sept 1942 Tyler, TX 28 Feb 1943 AAF Base Lincoln, NE 429 HARDY O.B. 38 482 586 PVT US ARMY 4824 HQ & HQ Service Unit 19 Nov 1943 Tyler, TX 18 May 1944 Camp Wolters, TX 430 FULTON John D. 38 424 305 CPL US ARMY Officer Candidate Regt Co Y 16 Dec 1942 Dallas, TX 20 Jul 1943 Fort Belvoir, VA 430 ENGLISH Hoyt C. 38 053 315 PFC US ARMY 180th Infantry Regt. 9 Jan 1942 Ft. Sam Houston, TX 24 Nov 1944 Ft. Sam Houston, TX Sicily, N. Africa, Italy, EAME Campaign Medal, Lapel Button, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, 2 Bronze Stars 431 BAKER John Wesley 625 82 87 CMM US NAVY 11 Nov 1942 Houston, TX 25 Aug 1945 Camp Parks, CA 431 GRISWOLD Carnell Cornelious 968 52 40 S1C US NAVY 16 Oct 1944 Houston, TX 4 May 1946 Camp Wallace, TX American Area Campaign, WWII Victory Medal 432 MOORE Miles 840 50 90 EM2C US NAVY 25 Oct 1943 Groveton, TX 24 May 1946 Camp Wallace, TX SS LALRENTIA American Area Campaign, Asiatic Pacific Area, WWII Victory Medal 433 BLAIR Allen D. 38 478 470 PFC US ARMY 9956 TSU SGO Medical Branch 25 Nov 1945 Korea 20 May 1947 San Francisco, CA Medical Aidman American Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal, Lapel Button, Prior Service 2 yrs 5 mos 12 days 434 GATES Everette B. 38 306 409 PVT US ARMY Battery B 581st Anti-Aircraft Art. Btln. 4 Jan 1943 Tyler, TX 19 Apr 1946 Ft. Sam Houston, TX Truck Driver Light, Carbine Sharpshooter Rhineland, Central Europe EAME Theater Campaign Ribbon w/2 Bronze Stars, American Theater Campaign Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Ribbon, 2 Overseas Service Bars, Lapel Button 435 VAIL Elmer E 18 77 544 PVT US ARMY ** 1st Artillery Corps 24 Jan 1918 Ruston, LA 25 Jun 1919 Mitchel Field Long Island, NY Champagne-Marne-Defensive, Aisne-Marne Defensive, Chateau Thierry Sector, Oise-Aisne Offensive, Verdun Sector, Meuse-Argonne Offensive Victory Medal w/2” Lt. Asg. 436 STEEL Elija 28 09 850 PFC US ARMY ** Co. H. 359 Infantry 26 ?/ 1918 Groveton, TX 24 June 1919 Camp Bowie, TX St. Michael, Muese-Argonne, Villers-on-Hays, Pinesville Section. 437 McQUEEN Cary W. 38 753 686 T5G US ARMY 1584th Engineer Service Co. 23 Oct 1945 Ft. Sam Houston, TX 21 Jan 1947 Camp Beale, CA Painter General, Marksman M1 Rifle WWII Victory Medal 438 TROTTY, Jr. Archie 18 307 032 PVT US ARMY Co B 84th Tank Btln. 3rd Armored Div. 28 Jul 1947 Houston, TX 21 Aug 1947 Ft. Knox, KY Lapel Button 439 PARISH Cleon Gordon 840 40 79 MM3C US NAVY 8 Apr 1943 Tyler, TX 3 Apr 1946 Camp Wallace, TX American Area Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Area, WWII Victory Medal 440 OATES Charles Ross 968 69 16 S1C US NAVY 16 Jan 1945 Groveton, TX 20 Jun 1946 Camp Wallace, TX USS San Marcos, USS SHADWELL, USS ROMULUS, American Area, Asiatic-Pacific Area l, WWII Victory Medal 441 ROSS A.C. 840 07 61 STM1C US NAVY 26 Nov 1943 Houston, TX 23 Oct 1945 Camp Wallace, TX USS Ticonderoga, USS Enterprise 442 MILLS Bufford Grady 840 40 74 AM3C US NAVY 11 Aug 1943 Tyler, TX 2 Dec 1945 Corpus Christi, TX 443 BARNETT Hulen Herbert 840 27 13 S1C US NAVY 17 Apr 1943 Groveton, TX 3 May 1946 Camp Wallace, TX 444 MANGUM Joe Tom 577 69 59 F1C US NAVY 10 Jan 1945 Houston, TX 17 Jun 1946 Camp Wallace, TX American Area Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Area, WWII Victory Medal 445 STEEL Henry Douglas 840 40 75 S2C US NAVY 11 Aug 1943 N/A 16 Feb 1946 Camp Wallace, TX USS MUNDA 446 WHITE Lindy Burg 360 82 94 S1C US NAVY 14 Feb 1946 N/A 16 Dec 1947 N/A USS GENESEE WWII Victory Medal 447 PARKER Clyde M. 38 754 970 PFC US ARMY 7011th ASU Medical Activities 1 Mar 1946 Ft. Sam Houston, TX 31 Aug 1947 Ft Myer, VA Duty Soldier, Marksman M1 Rifle American Theater, WWII Victory Medal, Lapel Button, Prior Service 25 Feb 1946 to 28 Feb 1946 448 HOLLIS James 38 198 118 T5G US ARMY 851st Port Co. 31 Jul 1942 Tyler, TX 20 Oct 1945 Ft. Sam Houston, TX Longshoreman New Guinea, Southern Philippines, Luzon 1 Service Stripe, 2 Overseas Service Bars, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon w/3 Bronze Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Lapel Button 449 CHISM John H. 38 199 844 PFC US ARMY AIR CORPS 2nd Bombardment. Sqd 22nd Bomb. Grp 13 Aug 1942 Tyler, TX 17 Oct 1946 Ft. Sam Houston, TX Truck Driver Heavy, Sharpshooter Rifle New Guinea Asiatic-Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon/w Bronze Star, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Army Occupation Medal (Japan), Victory Ribbon, 3 Overseas Service Bars, Lapel Button 450 WALTON Billy P 38 596 396 PVT US ARMY Co. D 16th Infantry 1st Div. 6 Nov 1945 Camp Beale, CA 14 Jul 1947 Camp Kilmer, NJ Truck Driver Light Army of Occupation Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Lapel Button