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ALEXANDER, Byron S. - born 3-28-1912 in New Richmond. Buried New Richmond. Owned a Furniture business in Lafayette. Wife Bernice. Died in Lafayette (St. Anthony's Health Care) on Jan 14, 1996 at 3:55 a.m. of a probable heart attack. Finished high school. Father: Grant Alonzo Alexander and mother Ruth Stanley. US Army from 24 Oct 1942 to 2 January 1946.

ALLEN, Carl Wayne -- Pfc - US Army

ALLEN, Gordon M. - US Army Air Force - survived plane shot down over Germany - POW 13 months. Married Betty Jean 1-24-1944. CPA. Lived in Indianapolis many years. Buried Waynetown. - Shoemaker Funeral Home -- Last name: Allen First name: Mr. Gordon M.

ALLEN, Leslie Earnest - enlisted 20 October 1942 at Indianapolis from Montgomery County - had a four-year-high school education and worked with vehicles - Height: 72" weight 129#

ALLEN, Ray - picture in plane - thanks Bill B :)



ALLEN, Willard "Max"

AMES, John Custer born 28 Jan 1922 in Darlington died 31 August 1994 buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Darlington. Served 30 July 1942 to 10 September 1945 son of Floyd & Irene (Custer), husband of Barbara Thompson

ANDERSON, Everett (married to Frances E. Hand - think Everett likely served from Putnam County but could not find his war records - anyone ?) Thus, will leave him black at this point

ANDERSON, Robert R. - captured - reported MIA in Indianpolis Times 12 April 1945 p 9 cd 3 & 17 April 1945 - p 17 c 8 (Army)

ARLINGTON, Marietta - WWII Nurse

ARMSTRONG, Milburn - Army decorations - home town listed as Ladoga - in Indianapolis News 12-16-1943 pt 2 p 10 c 3

ARNOLD, Merle Pleasent (love the picture)  
- thanks so much to Brian Nicely
from New Ross - picture about 1942. He was an Ammo Handler in the 270th Field Artillery Battallion. In a strange bit of coincience, the Commander of the Battalion was Crawfordsville Native, James C. Gabriel (thanks so much to Brian Nicely, his grandson for sending this our way. Merle was born November 15, 1912 at Whitesville, son of Homer and Nellie McIntire Arnold, died September 30, 1988. Enlisted October 6, 1943 as a Pvt from Montgomery County at Indianapolis. Worked producing grain mill products when he enloisted. He married Ethel Price (daughter of John and Sophia Manning Price) and are buried at New Ross.

AXSOM, Gilbert -- index says WWII Vet Crawfordsville Journal Review 4 Jan 1991 p 2 - - Death Record CH 58 1 died S. Washington Street Ladoga - born 7-1-1908 Kirts, Indiana - WWII 1945 Armed Forces - married Virginia Keller. Ocupation: Railroad Track Foreman. Finished 12th grade. Parents: Landy H. and Anna Mercer Axsom. Buried Elmdale Cemetery Jan 8, 1991 at Elmdale, Ind. Powers Funeral Home. Enlisted 24 July 1942 Discharged 30 Nov 1945. US Army Tech 4.

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BAILEY, Warren Edward - born 25 Jan 1918 New Richmond, died 12 September 1992 Lafayette. Son of William and June (Reynolds) Bailey. Served 12 October 1942 - 27 September 1945. Wife Eileen - Bronze Star; Purple Heart - WWII Army

BAIRD, Raymond Hartford -- US Navy. Buried Ladaoga Cemetery, Montgomery County, Indiana.

BAKER, John C. - reported taken prisoner (hometown: Crawfordsville) in the Indianapolis Star 5 April 1945 p3 c 4 - US Army

BALES, James Y. - reported MIA - US Army - Hometown: Crawfordsville - Indianapolis Star 11 Feb 1943 p 3 c 8


BALL, William

BANE, Irvin Ray - US Army Private Enlisted 31 Oct 1944. Born 2 June 1926 died 16 Jan 1996. Burial Oak Hill

BANE, Robert Lee Army Air Corps. Enlisted Ft. Ben Harrison 22 March 1943 - 68" Tall and 155 #. Born 13 May 1924 died 15 July 1995. Married 12-30-1951 Christine Funk.

BANNON, Richard L. - MIA - Picture with friends ___ (front left going back and around table) - Dick Bannon; Bob Morrow, wife Isabelle; Marcia Bowers; Fred Esra; Jane Bannon Esra. Dick was killed in a train accident and then she married my Uncle Fred. Note: He was a POW in Stalag 4F.  Here is another picture which looks like he is home on leave.

BARNARD, James - (pictures Below) - tombstone -- band -- flying-group

BEACH, Floyd  decorated - Indianapolis Star 15 March 1942 p 1 c 2 - hometown: Crawfordsville - US Navy

BEASEY, Albert N. - furlough & discharge

BELL, James E. - At age 37, James E. Bell joined the US Army, Infantry Co A 58th Battalion. August 5, 1944 he boarded the Aquitania and sailed to Glasgow, Scotland then retporting to Camp Bloonfield in England. He next landed on Omaha Beach August 17, 1944 as one of the first replacements sent in after D-Day. Aug 27, 1944 he joined the 29th Div at Brest, France, serving in Germany from Oct 1944 - April 1945. He was wounded April 12 in Germany the day Pres. Roosevelt died and was sent to recuperate in England then home to Camp Atterbury where he was discharged Oct 9, 1945 as a Pvt in the 125th Inf. He received the INfantry Combat Badge, a Good Conduct Ribbon, Bronze Star and two battle stars. - Source: Voices of Victory. (Crawfordsville Journal Review 1995 p 13)

BIDDLE, Robert B. - MIA - hometown Crawfordsville - reported in Indianapolis Star p 2 c 8 - 24 March 1944

BIDDLE, Philip K. -- a biography with several pictures - thanks sooooo much to his daughter, Laura Kaye - wish we had a WHOLE lot more of these :)

BILBO, Bennie -- see Letters from Boys below

BISHOP, Donn G. - MIA - Indianapolis Star - US Army MIA 13 April 1944 p 2 c 4 - hometown listed as Crawfordsville

BONWELL, Binford Barton -- Pvt - US Army - son of William and Lola. Born in Franklin Township, Montgomery County 13 June 1925. Enlisted at Indiana from Montgomery County as a farm hand and general farm worker with one year high school. 17 September 1943 for the duration of the war. He married Thelma Jean Smith and had several children before their divorce in later years. Nice guy!

BRANSTETTER, Lyle - bombadier

BRAY, Donald V -- US Navy from 1946-48 but received the WWII Victory Medal so not sure he was in WWII -

BREEDLOVE, Lawrence Edmond "Hap" - thanks Connie for the pic



BROOKS, Sgt. P.L. -- see Letters from Boys below



BURKETT, William Lodell - US Army - adored this fellow - Bill's wife, Ellen, is the one who truly got me started doing genealogy, although I had the "bug" many years before listening to my Nonna's tales of Italy :)



BUSENBARK, Ken - promoted to Cpl - thanks muches to grandson, Ken Pickett for this great article

BURTON, Omer William -- born May 10, 1927 Boswell, Indiana Died December 1, 1993 Culver Hospital, Crawfordsville, Indiana Married to Helen Ruth Deardorff. He was a farmer and finished the 12th grade. He was the son of Oscar and Lucy Wilson Burton and is buried in the Oak Hill Mausoleum (Dec 2, 1993. He served in the US Navy and I think was on the ship, the Kingsbury.

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CAMPBELL, Edward Riley. -- Navy & Army service - wow -- born in Montgomery Count 8 August 1918 he was the son of Vern and Elizabeth (Spray) Campbell. He died from a coronary artery disease at 7:P54 p.m on December 8, 1994. He was in the service from 4 Novembe 1942 to 27 September 1943 and although his obituary says he was in both branches, I don't really see how in that short time. Hmmm At the time of enlistment, he had two years of college, was listed as a "husckster/peddler, single, weighing 180 pounds and being 67" tall. . He was married to Maxine Patton and was self-employed in a retail store. They lived at 700 Valley Drive in Crawfordville. He was buried by Hunt & Son Funeral service on December 10, 1994 in North Masonic Cemetery (Oak Hill: Grant Avenue).

CARNEY, Quentin -- enlisted in the Army Air Corps 2-13-1941. Served as an Aircraft maintenance Control Officer with the 20th Air Force, working on B-29 bombers. He was stationed at Kerney, Neb where they processed B-17 and B-29 bombers for new crews. DUring a brief stint in Great Bend, Kansas, he met and married Alice. At the end of the war, he entered the Air Force Reserves in January 1946 and retired 34 years later with the rank of major.

CHAMNESS, Joseph Milton --born August 10, 1921 at Browns Valley son of Albert Raymond and Mary Hall Chamness their 1st child. His father is listed at age 29 she 21 both born in Indiana he a laborer. He was born at 10:20 in the morning with Dr. E.C. Lidikay in attendance. Joe married (6 March 1942) to Letha Olivia Burkett. He passed away in Crawfordsville November 26th in 1992. He worked as a carpenter and later in the Printing Company (Machinist at Donnelleys). During WWII, he was in the Navy.

CHASE, Marion Emory - US Army -went from the service from Montgomery County, joining at Camp Atterbury 19 December 1945 for the Panama Canal Department. ran the Ladoga Grain Elevator for almost two decades. Went to work for a Tool & Die maker (Alcoa). Marion Chase - married Mary Etta Ronk. Buried Ladoga Cemetery

CHASTAIN, Cleo D. - - PUTNAM COUNTY? - Born May 23, 1925 to Casper & Blanche Perdlew. Served in WWII in US Army and retired after three decades as Capt. in the Army Reserve. Retired from Allisons as a Machinist after 30 years.

CLARK, L. Wayne --  joined the Army in 1943 and went to Saipan with the 20th AF, 322nd Air Engineering Squadron. He was an instrument specialist for B-29 bombers through 1995, discharged as a Sgt. He died in November of 1998. Source: Voices of Victory. (Crawfordsville Journal Review 1995 p 13)

CLOUSER, Howard -- on the USS Arizona when blown up. He was propelled into the water, unscathed. He went back on deck to try to help those injured and ended-up after awhile swimming through the firey water to shore.

CLOUSER, Marvin J. - thanks to Mary Jo Barton for this information.

CONNER, Howard M. - rescued after 8 days

CORNELL, Ben -- US Army WWII Pacific Theater - married to Clara Wilbur. Born at Cloverdale, Putnam County, Indiana died at Rockvill Nursing Home 21 May 2015 aged 93. I loved to go by their place and see his beautiful flowers. All his children were so smart.

COTTEN, Irvin Lee - KIA -- thanks so much to Jim Raney for letting us know much more on Irvin --born 4 May 1925 in Waveland and died 6 Nov 1944 (also found Nov 9th in Germany) in action in Belgium.  He was the oldest child of Francis William (sometimes listed as William Francis) Cotten and Emma B. Ping, The former was born 17 Sept 1899 in Montgomery County IN and died there 17 December 1971.  The latter was born 16 October 1907 in Pulaski County, Kentucky and died 1 Nov 1999 in Indiana.  She is my relation - Jim R.  Note i (kbz) wondered if there were other Cotten children - yes, he had Lowell, Donald and Martin who were all home when he went into the service.  Bless ya' young man!

COX, Homer - Tech 5 - US Army WWII - Enlisted 21 January 1943 for duration of war at Indianapolis - 2 years of high school - listed as single and a farm hand. 71" tall and weighed 155#

COX, Lt. Robert - hospitalized

CRAIG, Orson Carson - see Jack Elles for Photo -- USNR - MOMM2 - - both WWII vets - thanks to Cindy Elless Brown on Ladoga FB page for these cool WWII fellow pictures


CROWDER, Norman - transferred



CUMMINGS, Lt. William Paul - thanks so much, Bill Boone

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DOUGLAS, Arthur - Chief Petty Officer Navy

DOWNEN, Carl Willis (2-7-1916 - 4-23-2015) Combat Medic in France - taken POW at start of Battle of Bulge - 6 months at Stalag 4-0B - B&D Lumber Co. in Crawfordsville after war

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ECKER, Darrell - promoted

ELLESS, David     
- - mustered in to the US Navy on 30 September 1944 - tombstone does not give information - thanks to Cindy Elless Brown on Ladoga FB page for these awesome Elless pictures


ELLESS, James E. "Jack"
- Tech 4 US Army - pictured with Orsan Craig - thanks to Cindy Elless Brown on Ladoga FB page for these cool WWII fellow pictures

- Cpl 12th Army Division - WWII - Battle of Bulge

ELLIOTT, Joe - wounded

ELLIS, Glover - arrives safely

ELLIS, Harold - Air Cadet

ELLIS, Frederick "Howard"  -- CHS Graduate. - Retired as a painter. Served in the Navy - member of VFW. Born in Crawfordsville August 2, 1920 to Jack and Opal Largent Ellis as Fredrick Howard Ellis (at 4:20 a.m. Dr. FO Schenck, Attenting Physician, born at 710 Covington Street, but he usually went by Howard F. Ellis. Married Mable Shoaf. Three children: Don; Terri; Orville Joe - Sonny. Died in Lafayette, St. Elizabeth Hospital , his occupation was construction painter. His death record says born August 2, 1920 but think this is incorrect. Terri Lyles, 1030 S Villa, Indianapolis his daughter gave the information. He resided at 401 Tinsley, Crawfordsville, IN - passed 5 March 1988. Buried Oak Hill. Obituary

ELLIS, Leon William - Cpl US Army - Oak Hill Cemetery - son of Grover Cleaveland and Myrtle Carmichael born in Crawfordsviklle, October 16, 1920 - Enlisted 17 September 1942 released 29 November 1945 - wife, Catharine Cass.

ELMORE, Elmer -- leave

EMMERT, Thomas - wounded

ENDICOTT, Lee - stationed

ETTER, Bill Lloyd -- US Army, WWII 1941 New Market HS graduate, attended Wabash but went to service, came back and finished, graduating in 1947. Joined his father in the Ford Tractor business. His son is now in the 4th generation of selling vehicles at Etter Ford in Crawfordsville.


EVERMAN, Francis - (wounded)


Everett, Lester joined the Navy at age 17. After receiving his basic training at Great Lakes, he served in the Western Pacific, attached to three SeaBee Battalions, the 10th, 93rd and 61st. He was on Guian, Samar on V-J Day. He operated a library and photo lab on the islands and returned to the states in June 1946, having received his discharge July 14, 1946. After the war, he was in the SeaBee reserves eight years. Voices of Victory. (Crawfordsville Journal Review 1995 p 13)

EZRA, Fred - letter lost

EZRA, (Esra) Harold - bronze star - another pic of "Colonel (his nickname - thanks to )

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FAIRCHILD, Guy --  spent 9 months of heavy combat as Mortar Squad Leader in the 79th Inf. Div - Patton's 3rd Army. In the 12 total months he was overseas, there were 48 different command posts. He was scheduled on a shipment to North Africa in Dec 1942, but had taken and passed an officer's candidate exam thus was removed from the boat at the last moment. None from that ship survived. At age 19, he was homesick, and ended-up turning down the Officer schooling for a furlough. At the end of the Pacific portion of the war, a soldier needed 60 points for discharge and he had 59. Six months later, passing his fourth Christmas in the service, he was finally discharged. Source: Voices of Victory. (Crawfordsville Journal Review 1995 p 13)


FENDLEY, Ed -- thanks for the pic, BB


FIEDLER, Betsy Beatrice Starnes -- Bertsy Beatrice Starnes was born 8 August 1923 in Waynetown, Indiana the daughter of Harry Temple Starnes and Mary V. Long. at 8:00 a.m., the oldest of their 7 children. She married Myron R. Fiedler, and passed away 2 November 1998. She was an Ensign in the US Navy during WWII. - thanks so much to her brother, Charles for the great photo.

FRENCH, Ernest Jr. -- Pvt 1st Class Army - thanks for this wonderful memorial from his son, Tim

Fruits, Burl  Newspaper article about shipping out.

FULLENWIDER, Moxley Sampson - born 12 April 1902 in Waveland, son of Irvin and Rhoda Hobson Fullenwider. Married Ruth Sewell 1942. died 28 January 1960 at the VA Hospital in Indianapolis.

FULLENWIDER, Robert Elliott - Bob -- thanks muches Dave F.

FULLENWIDER, Wallace "Terry" - thanks muches Dave F.

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GILKEY, John Martin -- with one year of college under his belt, John enlisted at Indianapolis as a Pvt on January 27, 1943. He was single, with no dependants, was 69" tall and 130 pounds. H was born January 1, 1924 at Wingate and passed away in Lawrenceville, Georgia the last day of March in 2014. Born at Wingate he was the son of Harlen Ives Gilkey (age 31), a farmer and his wife Mary Mildred Martin (age 22), their first child at 7:15 in the morning with Dr. C.B. McCord the physician. I believe he was their only child.

GLASCOCK, Margaret L. #8502537 - Army - Linden served from 12-29-1942 to 9-4-1945

GOFF, Paul R. - 35899487 - Army - 1-1-1943 - 9-1-1945 - PFC - 1st Special Service Force

GOLD STARS From Waynetown -- (includes Boldt; Cord; McKee; Swank; Wood)

GOODING, Austin -bronze star



GRAY, Cecil - thanks for pic Judy Barker - Ladoga FB page - US Navy




GREVE, Raymond -discharged

GRZESK, Leo (Lt - KIA)

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HALL, John W. - no other information - just from Montgomery County

HALL, Capt. Robert Thomas - # 0811073 - US Army Air Corps Pilot - MIA in Europe on the ENglish Channel or the North Sea Jan 18, 1945. Remains never recovered. Memorialized on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery near Madingley, England

HAMPTON, Eugene (Beaner) - Darlington Herald Newspaper - Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hampton received a telephone call on Decoration Day from their son, S Sgt Eugene (Beaner) Hampton, saying he had arrived back in the US and was in the Leterman General Hospital, San Francisco. Sft. Hampton who was with the 151st Inf Regt now located in the Philippines, was seriously wonded on Corregidor on March 4. He has been overseas about 17 months and served in Hawaii and New Guinea before going to the Philippines. In the telephone conversation with his parents he said he was getting along just fine, and that he expected to be sent to Indiana for further hospitalization within the near future. - thanks to Butch Dale

HAMPTON, Robert Lee - Artillery, US Army Air Corps - retired as a Major

HANNAH, Raymond -- thanks to his son, Lyle for info and the pic

HANNAH, Russell C. - hometown: Waveland -Indianapolis Star article 6 April 1942 p 13 c 1 - MIA- Navy - a picture of him !  Also from his neice Mary Tyo:  "My Uncle Russell Hannah who lived in Waveland, In, served in the Navy.  The last ship my uncle was on was the USS Pecos.  My uncle was declared dead on March 1, 1942."  Mary also sent a picture seen here, thanks Mary.

HARDAWAY, James Elliott - WWII Us Army in Australia, New Guinea and the Phillipes from Aug 12, 1941 to July 27, 1945 - Tec 5

HARRIS, Emerson Henry - born 4-10-1925 died 6-2-2009 Army Air Corps --son of Emerson Sr. and Pearl McCoy

HARRIS, Harry F-- Casualty - US Army - Hometown: Crawfordsville Indianapolis Times 23 June 1945 p 4 c4

HARRIS, Paul Irvin - HQ Co 710 Tank Battallion

HARSHBARGER, Robert P. 35909173 - Army - from Waynetown

HARTLEY, Joseph W. - "decorated - US Army - Hometown: Crawfordsville Indianapolis News 25 Aug 1944 p5 2 p 14 c2

HARTMAN, Victor - MIA - US Army - Indianapolis Star, 17 June 1943 p 12 c2

HAVERCAMP, Otto M - "decorated - US Army - hometown Crawfordsville - Indianapolis Star p 10 c 8 18 Dec 1943

HAYS, Lester   Lester Hayes Sr. Servedl in WWll. 82nd airborne. Fought in Germany. He was from Tennessee. But his sisters and parents moved and lived in the Waveland area. - thanks to his son, Chris Hays for sending this :)

HAYS, Will, Jr. although WIll Hays joined the Army he was discharged with a 4-F (medical) so he volunteered with the Army Specialists Corps. He concluded that service as a 2nd Lt. He worked at the Adjutant General's department and in 1945 was discharged as a Major. Voices of Victory. (Crawfordsville Journal Review 1995 p 13)

HEDGES, Clay W. - Hometown: Crawfordsville - "decorated - US Army 8 Jan 1945 Indianapolis News p 5 c5


HERRON, Joseph D. 35168211 - Army

HINESLEY, Joseph E.

HINTON, Albert A. - 35991608 - US Army - Sgt - Enlisted close to the end of the war, 26 May 1945 at Indianapolis - finished high school and was a skilled brick mason and married

HODGES, Christ - hometown: Crawfordsville - US Army - MIA - 7 Nov 1944 Indianapolis Star p 12 c8

HOOD, Arnold     
-- picture from Burketts; findagrave for stone


HOSTETTLER, Erwin

HUBBARD, Robert - "decolrated" - US Army - hometown Crawfordsville - in 15 July 1945 Indianapolis Star p 36 c 2 - POW 15 July 1945 Indianapolis Star p 36 c2 - believe this is probably Jack Hubbard who has an obituary in the Crawfordsville Journal Review 15 May 2008 p 2A - died GrandJunction Colorado - cremated

HUBBARD, William C. - MIA - Hometown: Crawfordsville US Army - Indianapolis Star 14 Nov 1943 part 1 p 22 c1; - other articles about Prisoner of war - Indy Star 7 Dec 1943 p 13 c4 31 Oct 1944 Star p 15 c8;

HUDSON, Jack D. - note not totally positive THIS is the one but he is a SSGT and KIA - if it just had a birth date or a place I'd feel better

HUGHES, Donald David Sgt US Army WWII - Jan 8, 1917 - Aug 7, 1978 - son of Albert & Harriet Hughes - ran the Bradley BBQ in Indiana 25 years and operated Hughes Cigar Star in Arcadia, IN - member of Arcadia American Legion; Trinity United Methodist Church; Boxley Christian Brother & Sisterhood. Wife; Harriet Clifford - children: Mary ELlen; Elizabeth; Joe; Andy; Charlie and Jay. Buried: Arcadia Cemetery - note: Not sue if he ever lived in Montgomery County but brother to Dwight & Ralph both who lived here

HUSTON, Albert - See Joe Smith


HUNT, Robert Earl - USAF - obit in the Crawfordsville Journal Review 1 Feb 1960

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IVERSON, James -

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JACOB, Robert P. - "casualty" -- US Army - Darlington, Indiana - Indianapolis Star 4 Feb 1945 p 36 c 3 -US Army


JESSUP, Fred - Crawfordsville, Hometown - "Casualty Army - Indianapolis Star 4 March 1944 US Army p 2 c2 - MIA ; obit Crawfordsville Journal Review 3 March 1944 p 1

JOHNSON, Andrew H. - from Linden, Ind - "decorate - Army -- Indiaanpolis News 14 Dec 1944 pt 1 p 8 c 1 - not totally positive the one I have connected on Findagrave is this one but since it's Linden imagine so

JOHNSON, Earl - Air Corps - Major General  
- photo from findagrave

JOHNSON, James W. - "decorated" -- US Army - from Crawfordsville - Indianapolis Sta 19 July 1943 - p 9 c7

JOHNSON, Raymond E. 2059790 - Air Corps 1st Lt. Hometown: Attica - from Montgomery County

JOHNSTON, Max E. - MIA - US Army - Indianapolis Star 25 July 1944 p 4 c 4 -

JOHNSTON, Robert - Casualty - US Navy - Hometown: Crawfordsville Indianapolis Star 19 Dec 1944 p 9 c7 - obit - 18 Dec 1944 Crawfordsville Journal Review p1 c 1

JOLLIFF, Helen Sarver - 2nd Lt. Army 6-1-1945 - 5-30-1946 -- Birth 30 May 1917 Death 16 Oct 2003 (aged 86) Burial Tonaquint Cemetery Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA

JONES, Carl Norman - was born the 30th of Sept in 1934, the son of William A. and Mattie Eaton Jones. Carl joined the service (Army) July 7, 1943 and was in the 249th Combat Engineers. He served in Northern France and participated in the Battle of the Bulge in Ardennes; also was in the Rhineland and Central Europe. He received the American Ribbon; European African Middle Eastern Ribbon with four bronze stars and the Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged Nov 13, 1946.He married Clela Bannon and spent his years in the Waveland area until his death on 27 June 2006. - Voices of Victory. (Crawfordsville Journal Review 1995 p 13) + obituary. -- JONES, Carl - thanks so much to his grandson Josh Sorrels for the great photo and info :) - PH

JONES, Hubert - Casulaty - 8 Oct 1945 Indianapolis Times p 5 c 5 US Navy - article CJR 29 Sept 1945 p 1 c4 -

JONES, Rosemary -- married Robert B. Swanson 1946 marr ? Howard - see her brother, Hubert Jones obit -- enlisted 16 Aug 1943 - out 29 Nov 1945

JONES, Harold Max - MIA - US Army - hometown Crawfordsivlle - Indianapolis Star 27 July 1944 p 4 c5 - may not be the correct Harold Max Jones as was MIA but this man sounds amazing - a master sgt. and in 3 different wars - someone please let me know if he is the same

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KELLER, Norman L. - MIA - Army - Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct 1943 p 15 c7 - hometown: Crawfordsville but buried in Parke County - "decorated"

KELSEY, Dwight M. hometown: - US Army -Crawfordsville Indianapolis News 31 July 1945 pt 2, p 7 c 1 - b 16 Dec 1909 d, 30 March 1979

KELSEY, Norris (RIP Uncle Norris - love ya')

KEMP, Robert Norman - Indianapolis News 12-31-1944 p 35 c 5 - "listed as a casualty of the war - US Army - from Waynetown IN

KENDALL, George V. -- "decorated" 29 Aug 1945 Indianapolis Star p 15 c 8 - US Army - this could be him but more research needed


KENNEDY, Keith - Prisoner - US Army - 5 June 1945 Indianpolis Times p 16 c 3 - Crawfordsville, hometown

KERN, Maxine - see Shultz

KESSLER, Homer G. Jr. - 35362254 - SSG US Army - bronze star  PHOTO in Uniform - thanks to Bill Boone

KEYS, Delbert - Tech 5, US Army WWII - pending information

KEYS, Evart - Waveland Independent Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana Oct 25, 1945 Soldier News: Evart KEYS, left Monday morning for Camp Atterbury for induction into the army. Cpl. James R. MOODY, B29 gunner returned to Waveland this week after 18 months in the Pacific. He has been stationed on Salphine from where he participated in several missions against Japan.

KING, William Henry -- Born 1-23-1925 died 12-31-1971 (buried Oak Hill Cemetery) as a result of fighting a fire at the partially-abandoned Crawford Hotel. Son of Herb and Ruth (Hinkle) King. Had training at the Lucian Islands; then Ft. Polk, LA; Ft. Dix, NJ readying for the Battle of the Bulge which at that point was over, then sent to Panama. He was a Military Policeman. His son Dave (thanks, buddy for stopping by - great to see you) said, he went from hot to cold; to hot to cold. He returned to his hometown (raised on the Mt. Zion road) and fathered two great boys, Dave and John with wife, Joan (Jenkins). We were lucky to have them for two of our son's Scout leaders. Bill was Captain in the local Fire Dept., when a blaze was delibertly started in Room 426, an outside room on the NW corner of the hotel. There were 40 people at the hotel and all were evacuated. It was New Years Eve celebrants who started the blaze. Bill also owned the WHK Motor Repair at his residence. He was a Mason and Scoutmaster of Troop 361.

"Decorated" US Army 2 December 1944 Indianapolis News - - love ya' Doc -- not only a great physician, but good friend and humanitarian.  Dr. Kirtley wrote an autobiography that is full of his experiences, pictures, remembrances. Probably the first physician that recognized me as a person vs. a patient, although I was one of his, I admired this man immensely. His major experience in the war was landing on Normandy Beach on D-Day and tending to troups in many European battles. A bronze star, European Theater Ribbon and other medals donned his uniform but his air was that of a humintarian. In Crawfordsville, he was a beloved doctor, politician and enjoyed working in the historical aspects of the community. Proceeds from his book go to the Courthouse tower project.

KNOX, Delbert - thanks to his son from the Ladoga FB page for this tribute - Delbert served in France, Germany, Iceland and was in charge of Diplomatic Relations - his son Delbert noted: "Ernest Hemingway gave his boots to my dad, because dad's had so many holes in the toes."

KROUT, Kenneth - born in Montgomery County 8-22-1918

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LADOGA HEROES - by Bill Boone :) Thanks for this wonderful tribute, Bill - note there are heroes from other wars in this piece !

LaFOLLETTE, Norman - Morris
Source: Darlington Herald, Darlington, IN Thursday July 19, 1945 (via the Darlington Herald Library's newsletter Feb 2007 - thanks Butch for sharing this wonderful history) Sgt. Morris LaFollette and Pfc. Norman Lafollette sons of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lafollette have met and visited together in Edinburgh, Germany, according to word received by their parents last week. Both Pfc. Lafollette and Sgt. Lafollette have been overseas for more than a year and had not seen each other for over two years. Norman is with the 773rd Field Artillery and is stationed at Datterode, Germany and Morris is in the Tank Division and is located in Edinburg,. Norman drives a jeep and was given leave to drive to Edinburgh for a visit with his brother.

LAFOLLETTE, William - back from Okinawa

LAMBERT, Kent C. - decorated - US Army - hometown Crawfordsville - Indianapolis News pt 2 p 12 c 3 7 August 1943 - b 27 Feb 1891 - d. 13 Dec 1982 (Colonel)

LANDES, Harold E. - Casualty - Crawfordsville, Indiana - Indianapolis Star 22 June 1943 p 11 c 3 - Casualty - US Army" - I can find nothing else on him - there was a Harold Landes in Fountain County about this time, however - anyone to do some researching on him ????

LEE, Maxwell E. 01825479 - US Army - 1st Lt. in service from 4-1-1941 to 11-8-1945 - from Ladoga - Bronze Star, Purple Heart & Battle of Bulge

LEONARD, Harry Edgar (born 20 Jan 1925 son of Neal Eli and Pearl Jewell) died 7 July 2006 married Marjorie Rose Eggers and had five wonderful children - love you Paula) - enlisted in the US Army at Indianapolis, 20 May 1943 as a private for the duration of the war.

LETTERS FROM (Waveland) BOYS -- Benny Bilbo; P.L. Brooks; Robert L. Pitts; Garnett E. Tague

LINN, Keith -- Source: Darlington Herald, Darlington, IN Thursday July 19, 1945 (via the Darlington Herald Library's newsletter Feb 2007 - thanks Butch for sharing this wonderful history) Technical Sgt Keith Linn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Linn, arrived home Monday after being in England for 15 months. Sgt. Linn was a propeller specialist with the 8th Air Force. He returned to the States by plane and arrived July 11. He has a 30 day furlough before reporting back to Camp Atterbury for reassignment. Staff Sgt. Henry Linn, of the US Marine Corps is now located on Okinawa.

LONG, Richard G. - hometown of Hillsboro - enlisted in Montgomery - 35583595 in the US Army

LONG, Lawrence -6265422 - Navy 7-4-1942 to 12-7-1945 - EMIC - Pacific Theater USS Wichita - note not positive this is the correct Lawrence Long (common name but think so :) - kbz

LONG, William 35144660 - AAF - 5-20-1943 - to 2-20-1945 - from Ladoga - receieved the Bronze Star

LOUGH, Donald B. - not sure correct one as no indicatin on stone.  LOUGH, Donald - letter to Mrs. Charles Marshall

LOWE, Leslie - Hometown: Crawfordsville - MIA - US Army - 5 Aug 1944 Indiasnapolis Star p3 c6

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MARKS, Adrian - tribute by Bill Boone

MAXWELL, Samuel R. - US Army Pfc - Purple Heart (from WWII Veterans Database www.in.gov


MAXWELL, Alvin - stationed

MAXWELL, Byrl Francis  Born: 17 June 1914 Died: 7 August 1971 Army: Enlisted 16 Oct 1941 as a High School Graduate and single Height: 72” Weight: 156 # Discharged: 29 Oct 1945

MAXWELL, Samuel R. - US Army Pfc - Purple Heart (from WWII Veterans Database www.in.gov

MAXWELL, Marion - Silver Star

MAXWELL, Raymond - Bronze Star

MAXWELL, Samuel Ralston - Darlington IN - Casualty - Army - Indianapolis News 16 March 1945 p 19 c4

McCARTNEY, Joseph E.  - Hometown: Crawfordsville: Indianapolis Star - 28 Dec 1943 p 8 c 8 - Army - Casualty

McCAFFERTY, David - stationed

McCANDLESS, Henry J - US Army KIA - Purple Heart (from www.in.gov/serv - WWII Veterans Database - I do not find anything on him

McCauley, Eual - 1945 Navy, Darlington HS Memories Facbook Page from his son Jeff McCauley

McClure, Glenn - US Army from Waynetown

McCLURE, Robert Malcolm "Bob"   -- born near Russellville, in Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana on September 24, 1919 and passed away at his home near Waveland, Brown Township, Montgomery County on 22 Feb 1994. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Crawfordsville. He was a member of the Raymond Todd Post 323 American Legion in Waveland, the Crawfordsville Veterans of Foreign Wars and Waveland Masonic Lodge. One good guy and thanks so much to his super special daughter, Sharon for the nifty picture - love it ! Bob enlisted at Ft. Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis as a Pvt in the US Army described at 68" and 150# on the 7th day of July 1941 from Montgomery County, Indiana.

McCORMICK, George Russell - Hometown: Waynetown - "Decorated" Indianapolis Star 10 Feb 1945 p 11 c 2 - Army

McCrocklin, Dwight Leon - 1st Lt. 344th Bombing Squadran -- Born: 15 Feb 1920 died 3 Sept 1943 - listed in Crawfordsville Yearbooks 1932 - although he may have been tallied from our county he is listed from Wabash Indiana when he signed in at Ft. Ben Harrisonin the Air Corps

McCULLOUGH, Donald - Waveland Independent, Nov 29, 1945 - Donald McCullough has been discharged from service and is at home.

McDANIEL, James - Bronze Star  



MILLER, Earl Lewis "Duke" - Coast Guard - four years at Cape Hattera, NC at a lifeboat station during WWII. (wife Joanne Crosby)

MILLER, Gene R. -- served in WWII in the Air Corp in the Eastern Theater of Operations (wife Marlene)

MILLER, Ida Beth - served as a Radioman 3rd Class with Navy Reserves during WWII. Stationed at Bunker Hill Naval Air Base at Peru, Indiana. While at the air base, she taught communications to Naval Air Cadets.

MILLER, Paul K. "Mike" - serviced during WWII in the US Army as a Staff Sgt with the 3838th Quartermaster Supply Company for the European Theater (wife Barbara Carlisle) - CDPL obituary listings


MILLIGAN, Dale - US Navy - Pacific 1944-45 (pending more info :)

MOODY, James T. - honored

MORGAN, James David - helps take ship


MORGAN, William Brooks - born in Waveland 1 November 1918 -- 32 years at Alcoa. Eagle; American Legion; VFW. Was a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy. Married one wonderful gal, Joann Carter Feb 16, 1951. Died May 13, 1997 at Williamsburg Healthcare in Crawfordsville, Indiana - love ya' Woody.

MURRAY, (Russell) Dean - may have entered the service SSMB U Navy World War II from Putnam vs. Montgomery County

MURRELL, Oscar - several things from Bill Boone helps makes this man LIVE :) RIP Oscar !


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OAKLEY, James -- -- Raised in Ladoga, and a graduate of LHS, Oakley served in the Coat Guard from July 1942 to January 1946. Patrolling the California and Maryland coasts for awhile, in July 1943 he departed Norfolk VA in July 1943 aboard a LST ship (Large, Slow Target as Oakly joked) which arrived in Calcutta, India Thanksgiving day that year. While unloading, Japanese planes flew over bombing their decks. Other unfamiliar sounds were Burmese elephants and lions. From there, he headed to Bizerte, Africa, then England in February of 44. Additional gun mounts were added in Londonderry, Ireland and off they headed to Normandy, France for D-Day. Stopping on the Isle of Weight they picked up Canadians and semi-trucks only the Canadians didn't know how to drive the trucks, so a guy from Ohio loaded them. Assigned to an LCVP which was a personnel carrier that transferred troops from a large ship to the beach, he spent ten days getting little sleep and eating K-rations, a 5# can of Span and some crackers. --Voices of Victory. (Crawfordsville Journal Review 1995 p 13)

O'NEAL, Howard - photo

ORMES, David F. - hometown: Crawfordsville "decorate d- Indianapolis Star p 11 c 2 - 10 Feb 1945 US Army


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PARKER, William H. - Hometown: Ladoga, Ind - Prisoner - US Army - 2 June 1945 Indianapolis Times p 3 c4

PATTON, Willard -- Karen, Could you include the following for my father Willard Harold Patton's military service during WW11. He was born in Mace where he lived until he joined the CCC's and was sent to Southern Utah where he met and married my mother, Clara Annie Blake. After the war, Dad, Mom and I went west to settle in Southern Nevada. I was born in Indianapolis while Dad was away in the South Pacific. Thanks for all the work you do in making available family history information of our ancestors in Montgomery County. I am most recently grateful for the obituaries that you are typing and making available on the website. I have found over 30 of my direct line ancestors. A grateful descendant of Montgomery County, Richard Patton "Willard "Pat" Patton served in World War 11 in the Army Air Force. He served 20 months in the South Pacific as an aerial engineer on a C-46 Commando transport. Operations in which he participated included dropping supplies and transporting troops to advanced positions. During his overseas service Willard logged a total flying time of 817 hours of which 338 hours was combat time. In recognition of his meritorious service during 183 operational missions in combat areas he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 4 Oak-Leaf Clusters."


PEFFLEY, Roscoe - see Joe Smith

PITTS, Pfc. Robert L. - see Letter from Boys - below


PRIEBE, Charles - thanks to his daughter Deb on the Ladoga Facebook page for this one

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QUIGG, Francis K --discharged -- Source: "Darlington Herald," Library newsletter by John Dale, Fall 2017 SSgt Francis K. Quigg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Halfred Quigg of Sheridan formerly living here, received his discharge from the Army at Camp Fannin, Texas Nov 17 and is now living at Crawfordsville where his wife, Mrs. Ruth Quigg maintained their home while he was away. S Sgt Quigg served 11 months overseas with the 44th Division in the field artillery. He holds the ETO Ribbon with three battle stars, the Allied Forces ribbon, the Good Conduct ribbon and the meritorious service plaque.

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RAY, Vernard - discharged from Medical Corps

REMLEY, John H. - escorted pres. body  

REYNOLDS, John W. - Source: Linton Daily Citizen Thursday 27 Sept 1945 p 6 -- John W. Reynolds S1/C has been discharged from the US Navy after three years and one month service. Seaman Reynolds I the son of Mrs. Dora Reynolds of Linton and is now with his family at Waveland.

RISTINE, Harold - in Hawaii

RONK, George T. - MIA (Belgium)

ROSS, Elton - although Elton did not live here when he went to war, he lived in Crawfordsville for close to 70 years - he is still living at 92, very active and a cutie. He love to share his amazing story - kbz - the pictures below are the young Elton and a middle Elton found in the wonderful reference book, Voices of Victory, by the Crawfordsville Journal Review newspaper.


ROYER, John W. - Source: Darlington Herald library newsletter Fall 2017 - Mr. and Mrs. John C. Royer of Crawfordsville RR 5 have rec'd the Purple Heart which was awarded to their son, Pfc John W. Royer for wounds received in action at Saipan, Marianas Islands July 3, 1944. Pfc Royer has been in service with the US Marins since Oct 2, 1943 and has been overseas since Feb 1944 as a light gunner with the second Marines.

RUNYON, Donald - hometown Alamo - Decorated - Indianapolis News 13 October 1942 - US Army pt 1 p 4 c 3

RUSK, William Porter - thanks to his daughter, DeeDee

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SANDERS, Harold E. - buried Belgium - memorial in Ladoga Cemetery his hometown - "Casualty announced" 10 April 1945 Indianapolis Star p13 c1 - Army

Sayler, Charles -- a recent article in The Paper - what a guy :)

SAYLER, David E. - "decorated" - 3 Feb 1944 Indianapolis News part 1 p 5 c 4 US Army from Ladoga

SEXTON, Alfred - "decorated" - US Army - 21 July 1943 Indianapolis Star p 9 c5, (from a war bug on Ancestry - here are two of Sexton - he was born in CC Twp and fought in three wars - WWII; Korea and Vietnam)


SHULAR, Will - see Joe Smith

SHULER, Charles R. - hometown Crawfordsville - "MIA" 4 August 1945 Indianapolis News pt 2 p 3; Army


SHULTZ, Maxine Kern (obituary) - photo thanks to Mike Bowman's RRDonnelley FB page


SIMMONS, Raymond W. - findagrave (that has information about his service)


SMITH, Leslie -- MIA - from Crawfordsville IN - US Army -- Indianapolis News 10 April 1945 p 12 c3 - Leslie R. - Prisoner US Army 19 Oct 1944 Indianapolis Star - can't find what happened to him :(

SMITH, Luther -- MIA - Crawfordsville hometown US Army - Indianapolis Star 12 May 1944 p 2 c6 - Indianapolis Star 8 June 1944 p26 c1 Prisoner

SMITH, Ralph C. - Indiana - 2nd Lt. Infantry, RFD 2, Waynetown (US War Department Press Release of Awards) - Indianapolis Star - 13 Jan 1945 "Decorated" US Army

SMITH, Jack -- Source: Waveland Independent Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana Oct 25, 1945 Soldier News: Jack B. SMITH, seaman, second class Waveland served on this aircraft (USS Cabot) carrier which took a leading part in the battles that lead to the defeat of Japanese. The late Ernie Pyle was aboard during a Tokyo raid and the Iowa invasion and described the life of the crew in his columns.

SMITH, Joe - Source: Waveland Independent Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana Aug 2, 1918 Roscoe Peffley, Joe Smith, Will Shular and Albert Huston have arrived safely overseas.

SORRELS, Dwight -- Machinist Mate 2nd Class - Korea - Driver - thanks so much to his great grandson, Josh Sorrels for the photo and information !!!


SOSBE, Robert O. -- Bob was a member of the 1942 Basketball team that went to the Final Four Undefeated. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004 for Montgomery County. An active member of Crawfordsville Jaycees, he also helped charter the Crawfordsville Little League in 1955. Immediately upon graduating from CHS, Bob joined the Navy (June 1, 1943) serving most of his time as a pharmacist's mate aboard the LST 990 which carried tanks and troops to battle. Served in the South Pacific and participated in 11 assult landings in the Phillipines and other areas. At the end of the war, he was in Japan. Discharged Dec 15, 1945 with the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon and six bronze stars. Bob was well-known in Crawfordsville as the owner and operator of Sosbe's Shell (corner of Market & Walnut) - Source: Voices of Victory. (Crawfordsville Journal Review 1995 p 13)

STARNES, Betty - Navy nurse  (also see above=FIEDLER, Betsy Beatrice Starnes), born August 8, 1923 in Waynetown, Indiana the daughter of Harry Temple Starnes and Mary V. Long at 8:00 a.m., the oldest of their 7 children. She married Myron R. FIelder and passed away November 2, 1998. She was an Ensign in the US Narvy during WWII.

STRIEBICH, Dale E. -- MIA - US Army - Indianapolis Star p 1 c 7 on 22 Feb 1944 - Arm

SUVERKRUP, Howard - in Hawaii

SWANK, Ralph - - entered the Navy in May 1943 after graduating from Alamo HS. He was on the USS CHristopher DE 199, a destroyer as a seaman. Next he went to Boston, Mass aboard the destroyer the Samuel S. Moore DD 747 which was made a part of Admiral Halsey's 3rd Fleet. A part of the bombardment of Iwo Jima, his ship was part of the escort for the USS Indianapolis to Okinaway Bay. He was discharged April 1946 as Machinist Mate 3rd Class (Source: Voices of Victory, Journal-Review 1995).

SWANSON, (Mrs. Robert)

SWICK, Raymond - "Bud" could easily have a movie made from his life during the WWII era. After enlisting in the Army Air Corps, he survived a plane crash, dodged, the enemy and their bullets, made friends with Dutch folks who basically helped him survive. A radio operator/gunner on a B-24, Swick was bombed with his fellas, by 8 German fighter planes. The plane exploded. He along with others were blown out, others killed. Luckily, he safely landed as his parachte worked just fine. When he awoke from being blacked-out several Dutch people were there to see him. Grabbing him by the arm, a 17-year-old boy, Arie Dyk, showed him that Germans were looking for him. He was shuffled from barns the homes and anywhere the Germans were not. He donned coveralls and wooden shoes and the Dutch were wonderful to him. At one time, he was hiding in an upstairs while a German commander stayed downstairs. Swick could see a nearby school from his window that had been turned into a military barracks. Canadians liberated him. The government gave him a Purple Heart even though he was not wounded, since he was basically Missing in Action, then declared dead. Thus, the PH. He also received the Memorial Cross from Dutch Queen Wilhelmina. (Source: Voice of Victory. Crawfordsville Journal Review, 1995).

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TAGUE, Pvt. Garnett E. - see Letter from Boys - below

TAGUE, Wallace - wounded

THOMPSON, James Herman -- MIA -- Army Indianapolis Star 23 April 1944 p 3 c1 - Prisoner 23 March 1945 - p 14 c 2 on 23 March 1945 Indianapolis New - other notation to the affect of being a prisoner or missing in other Indianapolis papers

THOMPSON, Leland -- Waveland Independent Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana Nov 29, 1945 Word has been received by Mrs. Leland THOMPSON that her husband is in Chicago and is expected home sometime this week.

THOMPSON, Norman L. - -- this man amazes me -- in WWI; WWII and the Korean War - believe this might be his WWI outfit - anyone know for sure? Thanks to John (Butch) Dale's great library newsletter (Darlington Herald) for this one.  need to find his obituary as not sure this is one and the same as I've tagged here to go to a findagrave - too common of a name - I'll try to find his obit.

THOMPSON, Reese - Navy in WWII

THOMPSON, Russell G. - served in the South Pacific from March 1943 to January 1946 - Army Engineers Headquarters. Discharged as a Tech Sgt.

THOMPSON, Sherman W -- Army in WWII

TITUS, Mallon (sic) - Malon or Mahlon perhaps? although I can't find anything on him -- Indianapolis Star - MIA - Army p 9 c7 of 18th of July 1944 issue - lists Crawfordsville as hometown -- This is Fern MALDON Titus a Capt. died June 1949 (CJR 27 June 1949 p 11 c8 and 6 July 1949 p 7 c5 - READ)

TRIBBETT, Frank H. - Capt. USAF - Darlington HS. IOOF Cemetery, Darlington - Frank may have gone to service from Boone County registered as an Aviation Cadet for the Air Corps (he flew 83 missions) 22 January 1942 enlisting for the duration of the war. Or, enlisting 29 September 1942 and released 25 Aug 1945 -Buried Darlington IOOF Cemetery. He was 68" high, weighed 132 pounds with a high school education and was a farm hand

TRIBBETT, Wesley Devon - "Decorated" Indianapolis New US Army 12 July 1945 p 3 c 4 - Darlington IN --Source: Darlington Herald, Darlington, IN Thursday July 19, 1945 (via the Darlington Herald Library's newsletter Feb 2007 - thanks Butch for sharing this wonderful history) Lt. Wesley D. Tribbett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Tribbett, is one of the combat crewmen of America's mighty Super Fortresses based on Saipan Island who have won the Air Medal for their part in numerous successful missions over the Japanese homeland. The decorated crewmen are members of the first Marianas - based B29s to bomb Tokyo. Some were on the initial strike against the city in November 1944.


TRUBY, Ron - - Army - Nov 19, 1941 - 115th Engineers ,Co C Sept 3, 1942, shipping out of San Francisco to Hawaii completing Ranger school in 1943. Sent to the South Pacific where he was active in building supply roads on Guadacanal, New Britain and the Philippine Islands. Participated in the invasions of Mindanao, Leyte and Luzon in January 1945. Returned to the states in June and discharged at the end of July in 1945. He received the Bronze Service Arrowhead with one bronze battle star, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon and five overseas service bars. Returned to work on the railroads in Crawfordsville. He passed away in July 1999. Source: Voices of Victory. (Crawfordsville Journal Review 1995 p 13 + his obituary)

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VanCLEAVE, Robert Lee -- US Navy -- June 2, 1925 - July 17, 2017  Thanks to Phil Coon, my VanCleave guru for catching this one

VAUGHT, Wallace - - thanks so very much to Ron Vaught -- Born Aug 20, 1920 to Wallace L. and Wilma Marie Vaught. The 5th of 14 sons, he lived 14 years in New Market until his family moved to Crawfordsville where he graduated high school in 1938. He was one of seven brothers to serve in the war, his Army enlistment being from September 1942 until December 1945. For most of his enlistment Wallace was attached to the 302d Bombardment Group as an aircraft mechanic, his unit tasked with training B-24 flight crews for service in Europe. Upon discharge from the Army he returned to work at R.R. Donnelly remaining until 1982. Wallace wed Lola C. Stull in Tangier, IN in December 1946. Lola passed in January 1983 and Wallace in January 2016.

VAUGHT BROTHERS -- an amazing article sent by Ron Vaught - thanks sooo sooo much! WOW~ -read complete article by clicking on Vaught Brothers from the actual paper - below is a copy and not complete


VERMILLION, Paul - Overseas


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WAGNER, Aubrey - 30 Oct 1943 Indianapolis Star - MIA Army p 9 c6 - also one in the CJR 29 Oct 1943 p 1 c 6 - wonder what happened to him - HELP - seems like an odd name but there are many none I can actually connect on findagrave but could still be alive

WARD, John W. "Jack" - US Army -Bronze Star - he enlisted from Montgomery County 23 September 1944 for the duration of the war at Ft. Ben Harrison - died 1983

WEBSTER, Robert M - Army from Crawfordsville - Indianapolis Star p 13 c3 "prisoner - also MIA Indianapolis Star pt `1 p 11 c8 in 4 July 1943


WELLS, Lloyd - promoted

WERNLE, Bob -- served in WWII with the Army mainly in Tehran, Iran, and also serving as an aide when Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met for a conference at the Russian Embassy. He served from December 1941 to March 1946 doing some work as an investigator and warrant officer in the Admin as a lawyer in Crawfordsville, other clubs and organizations and served in the MC Historical Society for many years, heading up the Oral Local History project.

WHITE, Austin - Army

WHITE, Charles - Indianapolis Star 'decorated p t 1 p 39 c 8 - Army 16 April 1944


WHITE, Donald B. "Pad" --Army Air Corps

WHITE, Howard -- Purple Heart Recipient

WHITE, John F. "Jack" US Navy

WHITECOTTON, John -- Source: Waveland Independent Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana Nov 29, 1945 Sgt. John H. WHITECOTTON was discharged from Camp Atterbury last Tuesday Nov 20.

WILDMAN, Ralph E. 17 May 1944 Indianapolis Star - MIA - Army p 4 c 5 - Crawfordsville as hometown -- same paper 17 June 1944 Prisoner p 7 c4

WILKINSON, Richard L. - Waynetown - Indianapolis Star 4 July 1943 pt 1 p 11 c 8 - Army - MIA - - decorated 30 July 1943 - Army Indianapolis News pt 1 p 4 c 2 --- casualty - 21 July 1943 p 2 c1 News

WILSON, Hugh R. - decorated Indianapolis News 14 Dec 1944 US Army - Crawfordsville home town part 1 p 8 c 1

WOLF, John W - Crawfordsville - Indianapolis Times - "decorated" - US Army


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ZIMMERMAN, Owen - tomato juice in Germany via Ladoga Canning Company

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