Harold
W. Brunson, served
and died in wwII. Hwas a Sgt. in the
318th Infantry, 80th Division, attached to Pattons 3rd Army in Germany.
He was Killed in action in Germany. He is buried in the Fairview
Cemetery, In Elnora, IN. (submitted by: Ron Hollingsworth Jr.
rhollingsworth@airnwire.com )
Jess
E. Cherry, World War
11 Born 1/1/1913 Died 1/3/1983 World War 11 Husband of Rose Mischler
Cherry (Sent by Betty L. Mischler,wife of Thomas,Bettym2213@aol.com)
Don D
Gress,
proudly served with the SeaBees in the South Pacific Theatre. He passed
away Oct 28, 1994. He is buried at Sugarland Memory Garden in Daviess
county. (Submitted by: Rosie McGuire bmcguire@dmrtc.net
Robert
Boyd,
from Washington Ind, (see Korea) Submitted by:SheBett312@aol.com
Luther
Street, WWII
Submitted by:Michele Buckley at Michele.Buckley@BartonMalow.Com
PVT
JOHN P FEGAN
6TH CO 2ND TR BN 159TH DEPOT BRIGADE 1897---1931 Buried at St Patrick's
Cemetery, Reeve Twn. Submitted by Mary Alice Arvin maarvin@rtccom.net
John
R. McMullen.
(Thanks to Diane Knight), His father was Herbert F. McMullen. His
mother was Elva M. Watt. Both are buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in
Washington, Daviess Co., IN, as follows: Herbert F. 1879-1923 (Bur.
June 8) Section L Elva M. 1880-1948 (Bur. Apr. 24) Section L John R.
McMullen was b. 12 Jul 1916 in Washington, Daviess Co., IN, and d. 22
May 1990. His last residence was in Hamilton, OH. He was a member of
the U. S. Army Air Force. In December 1943, he was an aviation cadet,
Class of 44-D, 309th Flying Training Detachment, Missouri Institute of
Aeronautics, Harvey Parks Airport, Sikeston, MO. There is a picture of
him on page 15 of "The Gosport Memoirs," published in December 1943.
(Submitted by: Carol J. Bowman cbowman@frii.com) Boulder, CO
BYRER,
Thomas Lester, served in WW2, fought in the beaches of Normandy. Died
in May of 2000. Buried at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, IN. (Submitted
by: M.Graber mgraber@rtccom.net)
BYRER,Thomas L.
Veteran of WW2. He was a sergeant in the army and was in five of the
campaigns. He went to school at Ragelsville. (Submitted by: Tom Byrer
tobyrer@ndaviess.k12.in.us )
Daniel
F. Mischler, Son of
Bea and Walter Mischler U.S.Army Air Force World War 11 Born 1/8/1919
Died 9/17/1982 (Sent by Betty L. Mischler,wife of
Thomas,Bettym2213@aol.com)
James
F. Mischler, son of
Bea and Walter Mischler U.S. Army, World War 11, Born 8/27/1924 Died
3/6/1983 (Sent by Betty L. Mischler,wife of Thomas,Bettym2213@aol.com)
Joseph
A. Mischler,
Son of Bea and Walter Mischler U.S. Army, World War 11 Born, 11/10/1917
Died 3/14/1992 (Sent by Betty L. Mischler,wife of
Thomas,Bettym2213@aol.com)
Paul
B. Mischler, son of
Bea
and Walter Mischler U.S. Army, World War 11 and also Korean War, Born
3/7/1922 Died 8/12/1994 (Sent by Betty L. Mischler,wife of
Thomas,Bettym2213@aol.com)
Richard
E. Mischler, son of
Bea and Walter Mischler U.S. Navy, World War 11,Born 8/11/1914 Died
3/30/1994 (Sent by Betty L. Mischler,wife of Thomas,Bettym2213@aol.com)
Robert
M Mischler, Son of
Bea and Walter Mischler U.S.
Navy, World War 11 Born, 2/11/1920 Died 4/7/1987 (Sent by Betty L.
Mischler,wife of Thomas,Bettym2213@aol.com)
MishlerThomas
R.son of Walter and Bea Mischler Served in the U.S.Navy Armed Guard
from 1943 until 1946 Thomas R. Mischler is now deceased, August 13,
2004 (Submitted by: BettyM2213@aol.com )
Pilkington,PFC
Kenneth, Photo. He died
Mar 14 1945 at Luxemburg: KIA Branch Army. (Submitted by:Bob Applegate
at rappleg@iquest.net)
WEBSTER,
James Doyle, served in WW2. Died Sept 2000. Buried at Walnut Hill
Cemetery, Odon In. (Submitted by: M.Graber mgraber@rtccom.net
Wilbur
Riester, from
Washington Ind. Brother to Earl. Submitted by:SheBett312@aol.com
Earl
Riester,from
Washington Ind. Brother to Wilbur Submitted by:SheBett312@aol.com
Grover
Leon "Lee" Hamm
Washington, Indiana Staff Sergeant, US Army Served during WWII
1942-1945. North Africa, Sicily, Italy. The U.S. Army, 88th Division,
Headquarters Company, 349th Infantry, known as the "Blue Devils".
Awarded the "Bronze Star" "Purple Heart" Recipient. Submitted by his
son; Dennis Hamm
HARDWICK,Elden from
Elnora, Indiana serverd in the US Navy. (Donated by:Daughter, Nancy
(Hardwick) Howell, catsaver@earthlink.net )
Rex
Wallace Morgan,Graduate
of Plainville High School in 1940. An Army veteran, he served in the
Pacific and was stationed in the Philippines in August of 1945. He then
was a part of the clean up effort in Japan after the subsequent
dropping of the bombs. Rex Wallace Morgan was the son of Herman and
Hazel Morgan who were long time residents of Plainville IN. He married
Irma Morris after the war and had five children: Michael, Dennis,
Marsha, Marilyn, and Sheryl. Rex was a barber by trade. He operated
barber shops in Bellville and Monrovia IN. Regrettably, Rex died in
1969 at the age of 47 of lung cancer presumably caused by the
radioactive fallout in Japan after the atomic bombs were dropped. He is
buried in Tucson AZ. (submitted by:Grandson, Rex M. Morgan,
Indianapolis IN Rex.Morgan@covance.com)
James
Andrew Mahan,He
was an Assistant Driver on an M-18 tank destroyer in the Battle of the
Bulge. They had a mission to support a withdrawal of another force, but
ran into very strong resistance. He was behind enemy lines for three
days separated from his column. (Submitted by:Mary A Watkins at
mawatk@juno.com)
Hagerty,John A, is
a WWII Veteran from
Montgomery. He served with the 623 Ordnance Co. Part of the clean up
group at Hiroshima. (Submitted by: Bill Hagerty at
bill_hags@hotmail.com)
Robert
F. Riney(deceased)
from
Washington Indiana served in WWII in the merchant marines. He came home
safely. Raised his family in Washington while working at Mc Cord. He
was then trasferred to Ohio. He moved back shortly after his
retirement. (Submitted by: Emersom905@aol.com,Annette Stroud)
Walter
Fegan,
B. April 16, 1908, D. Feb. 3, 1953. Cannelburg, IN, PFC in WW2, buried
at St Patrick's Cemetery/ (Submitted by:"Arvin" )
Thomas
T. Cutshall,
Washington, In. U.S. Army (deceased). Received the Purple Heart for
injuries while serving in the South Pacific theater. (Submitted by: Jan
Feagans at janjan@dmrtc.net )
Arthur
William Bishop,.
He was born in Washington, IN. on December 16,1906. His parents were
Dora Cornelius and Ernest Bishop. He joined the Navy long before WWII
and later served in a reserve position. He was called back to the Navy
in November, 1942. He spent most of the war years in Casablanca,
Africa. He served as a "chief" in charge of transportation. He drove
those, with high rank, in a Navy vehicle. He was a wonderful father.
Arthur died in 1965. (Donated by his loving daughter, Pat McKown
Charles
W. Lashley
(known as Joe to his friends and family) was inducted into the service
at Fort Benjamin Harrison April 1, 1941. He left the US Dec 31, 1943
for foreign service and died February 3, 1944 at Oahu, Territory of
Hawaii in the line of duty. He was a member of the 151st Infantry
Regiment and was a technician 4th grade. His home address was Rt. 2,
Montgomery. His parents were Charles and Ava Lashley. (Donated
by Jamie Backman at jm_backman@fandm.edu)
Maxwell
C. Mahoney
Born in Missouri - Grew up in Washington, IN - Currently living in
Rockledge, FL Son of Louis and Mary Ellen Mahoney Served in the U.S.
Army (Submitted by:Peggy Howard at phoward15@charter.net)
Eugene
Matteson
Born 1922 in Pike Co. IN. He served in the U.S. Army in 1942. Mr
Matteson was Honorably discharged. He lived in Washington IN the
remainder of his days. He died Jan 2001. (Donated by Mike Thomas at
mlthomas@rtccom.net)
William
B. Littell,US Navy in
World War ll. Son of William G. Littell of WWl (Donated by: Family
Vedubs1@aol.com)
Keith
Miller Killion,
Resided in: Washington, IN. He passed away on March 24, 2002. Mr K.M.
Killion was awarded the Bronze Star for Heroism in France on August 8,
1944.
Ray
Albert Killion,Daviess
IN, Resides: Chillicothe, IL
(Donated
by Kevin Killion )
WILLIAM
McDONALD from
MONTGOMERY, INDIANA
JAMES
BAKER
from MONTGOMERY, INDIANA (DECEASED)
FRANCIS
HAGERTY from
MONTGOMERY, INDIANA
WAYNE
HILL
from MONTGOMERY, INDIANA (DECEASED)
WALTER
SUMMERS
ROBERT
E. SNIDER U.S.
ARMY--MONTGOMERY, INDIANA
JAMES
SNIDER U.S. ARMY
(DECEASED), MONTGOMERY, INDIANA
JOSEPH
McGUIRE U.S. ARMY,
MONTGOMERY, INDIANA
MIKE
DONAHUE U.S. ARMY,
MONTGOMERY, INDIANA
CARL
G. ENKOFF,
MONTGOMERY, IN.
KENNETH
BOGER,
GLENDALE, IN.
Donated
by LJG6165@A.O.L.COM
Herman
Edward White was born
in Washington,IN 02/15/1924 to Lucille Eve
Hubbard,and Nathan White.
He served in the U.S. Navy during WW-II for the intire war. He enlisted
in Indianapolis, went to Basic Training in Great Lakes,ILL.He served
from Dec.11,1941 until 13 Oct, 1945. His home of record on entry into
the military was 809 E. main street,Washington,Indiana. During his
service he served on the USS Laramie,and on the USS Lackawanna. Herman White received
an honorable discharge.
From:
"jim Davy"
Harold
Rex Courtney of
Elnora entered the army at Ft. Attebury on December 26, 1944 and was
honorably discharged at Camp Beale (California) on December 2, 1946.
During his active duty he was in the South Pacific theater and was
involved in the Battle of the Southern Phillipines in 1945. His unit
was a part of the 241st
Signal Service Battalion which
landed
on the Japanese mainland during the final invasion which ended the war.
During this period his unit was involved with surrender activities and
the disarming of enemy individuals in both Japan and in Taikyu, Korea.
A letter to the Washington Herald dated November 17, 1945 details his
work in Korea in disarming Japanese soldiers and returning them to
Japan. He was with the 10th Army
of Occupation following
the
end of the war and was stationed in Korea for the remainder of his
active duty. His citations during the service included the Asiatic
Pacific Campaign Medal, Phillipine Liberation Ribbon, Good Conduct
Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Army of Occupation Medal. He was
a Marksman M-1 Rifle qualifier and was discharged at the rank of
Technical Corporal. Following his military service, he returned to
Daviess County and lived out his life near the place of his birth. He
died on March 12, 1998 and was given a full military funeral at
Fairview Cemetery in Elnora. He was the oldest of three Courtney
brothers from Elnora who served in the U.S. Army, his parents being
Ralph Courtney ( a WW I veteran) and Laura Mae (Taylor) Courtney.
Robert
Joseph Day,served
with the 363rd Infantry, Company D and/or the 276th Infantry Company H.
He returned to Washington after the war and was killed in an automobile
accident during the mid-1950s. -- Submitted by: Lucinda Menkhus, St.
Charles, MO.
S-Sgt
Robert L. Yeager, son of
William B.
Yeager and Eldene Norris of 707 Northwest First Street, Washington
Indiana- Served as a ball turret gunner on a B-24 ,completed 32
missions. He had been stationed in Italy with the15th air
force, 724 squadron, 451 bomber group.
"Bob", holds the air medal with two oak leaf clusters. He recieved a
presidential citation. He recieved four bronze stars, and the ETO
ribbon.
William
Dean Yeager SOM2c, son of
William B.
Yeager and Eldene Norris of 707 Northwest First Street, Washington
Indiana. "Bill" was a petty officer serving as a soundsman on the
destroyer,USS R.K.
Huntington. He had
been part of Admiral Halseys 3rd fleet until being attached to the 5th
fleet.
Harold
Eugene "Gene" Yeager,
SM2 US Navy, son of William B. Yeager and Eldene Norris lived at 707 NW
1st St., Washington In.He enlisted in the US Navy while a senior in
high school. He served from July 1945 to July 1946,assigned to US NAV,
Banana River, Fla. (Donated by Steve Yeager swyeager@yahoo.com )
Joseph
E. Yeager,
Sgt US Army, 102 Infantry, Co. A.Son of William B. Yeager &
Eldene
Norris of 707 NW 1st St., Washington In. He served from Sept 1943 to
March of 1946. He was in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, and was awarded
the Bronze Star. (Donated by Steve Yeager swyeager@yahoo.com )
Wilbur
Burris
was a Navy career Veteran. Wilbur is a PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR and saw
extensive action during WORLD WAR II. HE was also involved in the
KOREAN CONFLICT.
Harold
L. Dillon
S/Sgt. Harold l. Dillon,
15101347, residing at 1210 East Van treese Street, Washington, Indiana,
enlisted in the Army Air Force shortly after Pear Harbor on March 30,
1942. He was trained as an aircraft technician and then became an
engineer/gunner of a B-17 Flying Fortress, a heavy
bomber. He was sent overseas and flew his missions with the
351 Bomb Group, 508 Bomb Squadron, 1st Air Division
that was stationed in Polebrook, England. His B-17 was shot down on the
crew's second mission, a raid to bomb the heavily defended Buna and
Leuna synthetic oil plants located at Merseburg, Germany. The Fortress
was set on fire by heavy flak and exploded in midair killing the pilot,
co-pilot, and navigator. However, Harold and the rest of the crew were
able to bail out. He was captured by the Germans and became a prisoner
of war confined in Dulag Luft, Oberusal, Germany, Stalag Luft IV,
Grostychow, Poland, and Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany. He was awarded
the American Theater Medal, the EAME Theater Medal with two Bronze
Stars, the Air Medal, POW Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Victory Medal.
He was discharged on October 31, 1945.
.Donated by: Carrol F Dillon Sarasota, FL. Webpage:
http://sites.netscape.net/carroldillon/homepage
Sgt.
Carrol F. Dillon
Sgt.
Carrol F. Dillor,
15303606, 1210 E. Van Treese Street, Washington, Indiana was attending
Indiana University at the time of Pearl Harbor. Shortly after Pearl
Harbor, he volunteered for the Army Air Force, Aviation Cadets, but did
not receive the qualifying exams until June 1942 and was sworn in July
15, 1942. Because of the extensive recruiting program and the
overzealous recruiting by the AAF, he was not called into active duty
until February 21, 1943. He trained as a pilot for a year, then trained
and served for more than a year on a combat crew as a B-17
Flying Fortress radio operator/gunner and then
was assigned to a combat crew on a B-29
Super-Fortress.
After the war ended, he was assigned as a Personal Affairs Consultant
in a Separation Center, March Field, California counseling Air Force
Personnel that were being discharged. He was discharged at Fort
McArthur, California on February 23, 1946.
donated
by: Carrol F Dillon Sarasota, FL. Webpage:
http://sites.netscape.net/carroldillon/homepage
Cleo
Marie Swann Haium
Nurse, Her parents, Jesse Ralph Swann and Jessie Bingham Swann.
Donated
by Mrs. Sandra Sauceda Laredo, Texas...laprimeravez@hotmail.com
Joe
Bingham Swann
died in a training flight on Oct. 21, 1942. His parents ,
Jesse Ralph Swann and Jessie Bingham Swann
Donated
by Mrs. Sandra Sauceda Laredo, Texas...laprimeravez@hotmail.com
Gerald
Barber Swann
Twin to Joe Swann, Gerald is still living in Daviess County
today
Donated
by Mrs. Sandra Sauceda Laredo, Texas...laprimeravez@hotmail.com
Charles
Phillip Swann
Charles
was in the European theater and was at the Battle of the Bulge as an
infantryman. He has a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. Charles Phillip
Swann now lives in Hot Springs. His parents, Jesse Ralph Swann and
Jessie Bingham Swann
Donated
by daughter Mrs. Sandra Sauceda Laredo, Texas...laprimeravez@hotmail.com
JAMES
GATES, MONTGOMERY, INDIANA U.S. NAVY
KENNETH NOLLEY, MONTGOMERY (DECEASED) U.S.ARMY
PAUL GRABER, MONTGOMERY, INDIANA U.S. ARMY
JOSEPH NOLLEY, MONTGOMERY, INDIANA U.S. ARMY (KILLED
IN SERVICE)
GILBERT NOLLEY, MONTGOMERY, INDIANA U.S. ARMY
ROBERT BURRIS, WASHINGTON, INDIANA (DECEASED)
U.S.ARMY AIR CORP??
JAMES HENRY JONES, GLENDALE, IN. (KILLED IN ACTION)
U.S. ARMY
KENNETH E. JONES, GLENDALE, IN. U.S. ARMY (DECEASED)
BERNARD McDONALD, MONTGOMERY, IN. U.S. ARMY
(DECEASED)
WILLIAM CRITCHLOW, U.S. NAVY-MONTGOMERY
NORMAN E. CRITCHLOW-ARMY AIR CORPS (DECEASED)
MONTGOMERY, IN
LeROY McLEMORE, WASHINGTON, IN.
RICHARD GREGORY, GLENDALE, IN.
PHILLIP (BUD) GREGORY, GLENDALE, IN.
JOSEPH C. GREGORY, GLENDALE, IN.
KENNETH MOOTS, MONTGOMERY, IND. ARMY AIR CORP
(DECEASED)
ROBERT WILLIAMS, MONTGOMERY, IN. MERCHANT MARINES,
U.S. ARMY
JAMES J. HAMM, MONTGOMERY, IN. U.S. ARMY (DECEASED)
PAUL PATTERSON, CANNELLBURG, IN. U.S. ARMY
ROBERT PATTERSON, CANNELBURG, IN. U.S. ARMY
THE TOWN LISTED IS WHERE THEY LIVED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO SERVICE.
Donated
by LJG6165@AOL.COM
