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Lachlan Macpherson"Mac" Tillman(5".., l'agc ~J)

AnI/IIj 06 PamcJllIf t' IIl}iilltry Rcglll it'ltl

101 Airill/rIIl'Dii'i~ iLlI1

Patllfjlll fcr Dt'Mdlll/l'1I1·Hl·adqllll rtt'/'$

101 Airllilrlll'Dil'i~ itlll

September. I~H., theCunardWhile Star RMSSal/wrill sailedfrom Nl'\\' York. bound forLiverpool, England. Aboard theluxurv liner. but not in luxurvstvlc."Wl'rl' 10,000 troops, almostthl'entirl' division. Thcv \WTi.'

parkedaboard thisshif;Oil .11-1·d.l )' ronvoved \'Oy.l~t' ,

Jerry Duncan TillmanNIli' 1I

12 Nat'lll ((JIl ~ trlirlit lll Baltalioll

20J\ 'ni'Q1C(JI/~ fru(t itm RI'gilllt'/11SlIn't'Y Dt'fadmlmt

With the 11 Nllm!Glll :,t ruditm Baltalioll, inthe Aleutian Islands, off Alaskaand southof the Bering Sea, they were in actionremoving the japanese occupiers during1 ~H.

During the invasion of the Phi lippines. the10Nm~lf COII:,tructitm Rt'g;lIlt'lll was in the

LeyteGulf Meawhere they built .1 large port supply base forsupport of the forcesand the expectedinvasion ofJapan.

In the photo at top left. be isopcrettnga bulldozer in thePhilippines. Above, he Issh,lringcoc onuts with ,1 friend and twonativechildren.

John I. TomlinsonCmlml Sigilli! Corp~ Sf/Wtll

(,m'I'Ctouver, Mo.

The TillmansCharles. at loft, and [errv, met on Samarleland. Philippines in e<idy lY.J5.

Charles Allen Ti llmanNIH'Y

Mottlr TMPl'do BoatI rt 103/ Sqrmdnl/l 5

PT372/ SqJllI,frtl1l 27/ 51'1'1'/11 11 Flt'l'tPTboal.s werea David and Goliathstorv a vervsmallboat fight ingagainst largerVl'SSl'is of thl;J.l p,lnl'5t'i'!a\'y.

PTHJ3. " ACLJY11 Ollt''', \ \ \ 1:-0 0Ix'rating from "OllkTft't "bast' in thecentralSolomon Islands.l'etrolhng. they saw tilt.' burning and sinking of PT109.commanded byJohn F. Kennedy, laterl' rcsidcntlt was struck by a [aparu-se destroyer.

From a Borneo. Netherlands East Indies base. thePT372 patrolled the Makassar Strait between theCelebesand java Seas.When the war ended . theylook their boats 10 the Philippines where theywerestored and later destroyedby theNavy,

Elwood TomlinsonNlli'll / 8 11ml Ctllllh it DI'II/l11iti(l1l Lh,it (Alllpf,i1'iI1ll::)

Better known .1:" "Frogmen", their dutv was tn ~{\ inahead of land in~s and clear obstacles from the water, anevtremclvdangerous job,

His first missionWeb at Bizcrte. Tunisia. clearing theharbor of sunken ships, ~l'\t they cleared the beachesior till'amphibious invasions of Italy. Before the D-DayInvasion of orrnandv. his unit cleared the obstaclesbefore the beaches. lll~ing over 50"0of their men.

Ck',1fing the underwater obstacles at thc bcache, in theSouth of France, in preparation ior that landing. wastheir last European invasion preparation work.

William E. "Ernie" ThomasA'll/ If

-122 11lfillltryR('~;mt'l/t is Illfautry DiI1i:,;ollDuring the Battle of the Bufgl'. December16.19-1-1, "Ernie" was taken prisoner bythe Germans, Whilebeing held as a row,he \''<1S wounded on Christmas En '. }I~-I-I .

The next day, his Christmas dinner heremembers \\'1'1I as being(lnly onetablespoonof grape jelly. He was releasedasa POW in April. 19-1;'

jerry Bolton TullisAn"" Air Fom~

368 Figltta GrolW-10-1 FigJdt'r Grollil

Ernest Will iam Tullis, [r.Arm"

117 hyimtry 'Rt'gi/1/l'1It30Illfimtry Dir; j ;oll

Wl'.uinga well-earned Combat lnfantrvmanBadge. "Bill" fnught hi~ way .1 CTl~'" Fr.lnn' to theSil'gfri('(1 Line, Duringthe RhineRiver Crossingin Ccrmanv, March 2·t 19-1-1, heeliminated aCcrman machine-gun. earning theSilt,'rSlllr.

David A. VanAlstyneArmy

Hf'adqllnrtas vCorpsJJArmyIn Normandv,[une 21 , 19+t, he was awarded

till'Sih't.'r Slllr, beingpresented ttl himby VCorpsCommanderGeneral Leo nard C. Gerow. David haddistinguished himselfby his rescueof one of the menofhiscompany. Theman wasdrowning in the surf duringtheJune6, 19-1·4,lJ-Da\' action, He swam out, underenemy fire, and rescued the soldier.

Thephoto ,11 right wastakenat Fort Devens,~ Ias.." in 1939. David VanAlstvnewas in action iromOmah., Beach, the Battle (IftheBulge. throughCcrmanv and intoCzechslovakia. l'ndingatPil~n,

Hal Wad.Nlll'lJ

USS A/lib/minUSS Saratoga

WilliamArlie VannArmy AirForet'S

Froma fighterbase in France inIY-l-l, leadinghis night, heattacked a superior numberoiCormanaircraft whichhadengagedanother group ofThunderboltfighters. H,·pt'r~onally W.15 credited withdestroying threeenemy aircraftand dam.1gin~ severalothers.Although dangl'rously lowonfuel and ammunition. hecontinued his action until thel'nl'mywas cornpletclv routed.&'CJUSl.' of hi~ gallantryin armedaction dgain~t the e-nt'my, hl' wa...awarded the SUrrrStllr.E. W. "Bill"Tullis, lund [errvwert'brothers. .

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johnnie Mack WilliamsNI1l'Y

Ma' YoungArt/III

J03 1Ilfi111try·Di.·j::.iollVII Armv

Fought in southern Cermany"to Austria with the"Cacl lls" Dit';",,;oll.

Jack C.WilliamsArmy

12111lflllltry Regimmt30In/antry Dit'isiOl/

3511/lfimtry RtXi/llt'll l88Illfilllt ryDii.';$;o/l

Entered service with Valdosta's Nati{l/w!cllard,Company G, 121 1nfimt!J Rt!,~ imt'llt.

Overseas with the "Chn't'rlt'ar Dii.'isimf, Jackwas injured in a jeep accident at Sorrento,ltaly. june, 1 9~. He returned to the U.S. andwas hospitalized unli11947. when he wasmedically discharged.

Later, he rejoined theGeorgiaNl1ti()Illll Guard,from which he later retired as ,1 regimentalStaifOfficer.

James ElwoodWisenbaker

Arm'l1;1BH. HQCO.

Allti-Ta1lk Plllhltlll-123 h~{Il/1 t ry Rt'gilllt'llt106 Illfimtry Dil'isilm

lAm/IITaken prisoner by theGermansDecember IS.I ~~~, at Saint Vith,Belgium.Hewas held J~ aPOW until releasedbv theRussian Arrnvat "l.uchenwalde, south ofl'otsdam, M.lrch 8, 19~;.

Richard H. WhiddonNllt'y

61 NnruJ Constructioll BIl ,

Served with the "St'llllt'L~" on Cuadalcanal.

Will iam Amos WelchAnI/ifAir torcc$

91Air S~'ri'ice SiluadrmlServed in Italy.Thispicture was takenatTaranto. Italy.

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e Samuel fl . Whit eNm1/

Nam/ Ct11liotrudillll Rott"litmHSI'tlh·~H

Diedat \m.''lI/ H(l.;J'itd/. Pacit/(Arta, [une 11, l q~5. .

William O. WildesArml,l Air FClrfl"fo

';-1 Tnlt1J'Comer GmlllltllldAt the right in thi~ picture. fi t' served in the Pacific.

Cre B. AshbrookArmy Air F(l(((~

Owen King YoulesCall/l/l/lCo"'l'tllll/

.J26/ /1.f,mtry Rt'~imt"lll

106 /11(,1111111 DiriioiOllWith the HGtIMr=" Li(m H

Dil 'i:'IOII, he fought at St.Vith, Belgium in the Battle ofthe Bulgt'.

xtoses Clinton Wetherington, Jr.Armll

29InfimtryRt'gillll'''t.; Itlfantry Di.'iioilJ!f

With his organization. he \\",lS l'n~agt'd

in upt'rati(ln~ in France. Belgium,Holland andGl'rm.my.

Richard Emmett WilliamsArllll,1

:W A rlll (/m{Di l'i~i(lJI

Earl C. Wetherington, Jr.LLJ:,:iMicio SII/'I'I.lrt Co.(nil/I' Pt'rry, \'irs:mia

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Richard Harding "Dick" DavisMerchallt MariJlt'

SSMi:5siol/ PursimaSSMallgorr5SFircmore

Aship's l'nginl'l'r, aboard theSSMiS;;{1/! Pursima,an oil tanker,hemadea trip to Murmansk, Russi." in19-13 in a com'oy of 160 ships.The)'wereattacked byGermanaircraftand lostseveral shipsoffthe coast ofNorway.

The 55MalJgon', abo a tanker, sankin the Caribbean Sea. All thecrew,includingDick, escaped.

His threeycarcareer in theMerchant Marine ended as 3rdEnginl'Cr on theS5 Firemon', anoreshipOil theSouth American run.

DorothyDavis (Simmons)Arml/

Nur:,/'(o rl'S1022Statioll HlI:-'l'itaf (Nt'ilI He/Irides)9Sliltitlll Hosl'ifaf (Ntu' Caft'dtllzia)

She tended thewoundedand sickinthe South Pacific. Her brothers alsoserved, e loe in theMJlr;flt' Corp, and"Dick" in the Macha"tMarbll'.

Shemarried a career NIli' 1I officerwhom:-.hl' met duringheroverseastour.

lionel Ebbert DemingAn"l1

J05 111falltru-Rt'~ illl l'll t

77111ftmlr'y Dir'isitlJlAn Infantry Comp.myCommander withthe"Statlfl' IIfLibt'rl.l/"Dh1i:,itl1l , the)' foughtonCuam. Lcvte andOkinawa, '

Merrill L.CowartArmy

85Sit?/la/ Sln/iel' 8".Si~1/lll Carp;

William Lafayette DavisArmy Ai, Film's

Mt'liilt'rra'lt'all Allil'lj Ai, Force

Randall R. "Bullet" ClementsNal'lf

Nm.'111 Air'StatimlL,k,' Cil ¥, Fla.

Pictured here with hiswife,the formerClarice Easters.

Frank Z."Zeke" CampbellMwV

Nand Ai, ·SI'nl;CC

Died in anairplane crashOctober9, 19i~, Ill..arWaterford, I'ennsvlvanla. Hehad attended the Ulli/cdStll t{~ Nl1ml Aradt'/Itll,Annapolis. but badresignedto takeNaval fligh t tr.,ining.

Jewell Little FutchNat'll

Sf/1m' P;,trv!

Clifford JuniorFarmerNnw

LST 688Crewman on .1 landing craft.Participated in I,mdings onGuamand Okinawa.

Frank E. EveMllr;IIt'CI;V~

Trallsit (cilia Marilll':.'Hmmii

Sherwood C."Woodie" DennisN,w" / lISS ice 91XJ

His lillieship - a number, not J name- wasaffectionatelycalled "TlIl' Rtl/lrtllllt Dragll/l "by itscrew.

John Keller DukesNilI1lf

1STN2 / LST 1102

William I. DennisArmv

Comb/It Ell:~il/('t'r5Served inNorth Africa.

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lames Glenn Gregor)'Am'lI

-I4QQ Storz ic('(''111111.,,111 U"it,\fllil,lTV Plt/itC'

ArmySeri'iet" Fewl'"

Robert Wilburn \teKe)'Armll

190 IlIfiJll/ry ·Rl'';lmml751"fll1l1T1l Di,'i..lIll1

Served in Bdgfum. France.and Ccrmanv. in~· hl!.:I.m~

the Battleof the Bu l~l' . HI' i... pictured with hiswife,lrma LucillcAdams i\IcKI'Y and theirson, RON.'TtWilburn ~IcKey, Jr.

xt aek v arnedoe Greer16 Alarm!' RC'Xllllt'JIt5 M,Jrl11t' Vi,'i::lllll

\\"a~ with thl'ArmvofOccupationin Jap,in. li en.' hl'i... pictured holdinga smallIapanc-e child.

John Keller Duke> Ileftl,\JllMi

ist tnnst /102

William Thomas Giddens (right)Amll,lAir filmo,;.

856 A.'llltio" SI~'1ll1 S4\". ClI.

Lloyd Barton Greer, Jr.Arll/V

J1J Illf/miry Rt'gillll'llt30IlltimtTIiDii'i~illl/

HarryJames GaskinsArmll

36 "~~J1Jtry ·Dil'j~itm

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Syd HartnigAlarm(' Cllr,'s

J Pio/ll'('r Htltt41/ioll l J Mllrilft' Dil'is;otlSergeant Hannig isstandin~ with his wife,theformer Lottie ~1argtllis. on their weddingday,

His unit of Pltll/tWS servedon CuadalcanalandXewCuinea.

r , ul R.lilly, Jr.Armll

41 IIIJjllltry l);"i~iil/l

Tim HarrisArmll Air Forces

1050 Onl1l4l1lft' qlladnltf

lynwood Elbert HickmanMwy I USS PC 4i9

Thepictureat lop leftshews Elbert \\'I..·Jring JJ,lp.lnl..':'it· uniform and htlldin~ a japanese Il.1~ , Hisship W,15 a patrolcraft- sub-chaser.operatingfrom Hollandia•• lewGuinea.Dutch East Indies.

Hem)' James HallerN4I[ll/

USS Htlll~lto"ir

Howell HendlyNarry

FredJulian GrooverArlllll Air Fllrer:;

Ilr4ldl/llartcrs SqllodnlllBll~' A.ir DI'III.l1

Apiatio/lAir Sal'in'

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Syd lIartnigMarillt' Ct)rl~

1PiOIlI't'r 8aual;tl/l / 1A14lrillr Dil'i~ioll

Sergeant Hartnigisstanding with his wife, theformerLottie Margolis. on their weddingday.

Hisunit of PiOllt't'T'5 servedon Cuadalcanalandl 'ew Guinea.

raul R.lilly, Jr.Arll/ll

411llfa"try Dit'i)ioll

Tim HarrisArmyAir fllret'S

1050 OrJllallCf Squadroll

l ynwood Elbert HickmanN"",,/U55pcm

Thepictureat top leitshows Elbert wearing aJaranl~' uniformand holdinga Japanl':'l' flag. Hisship was a patrolcraft - sub-chaser. operatingfrom Hollandia, ewGuinea,DutchEasr lndies.

Henry James HalterNnrv

USS HouSatollic

Fred Julian GrooverArmyAirFtJr(t'S

Ht'adl/llartrr> Squadr""811~ AirDl'1ltlt

At'iatiill' Air$tn1jer

HowellllendlyNm.'Y

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James H. PerryArmy

12 11/fal/try Rt'giml'1ltoJ illfimtry Dil'isioll

Served in France, Belgium and Germany,including theaction at B.lstogne during theBattle of the Bulge.

Wasa mortar observer whentrucks ofhis unitwereabandoned because of heavv artillerv fin'.Inorder to find thesource of theenemyfife, heclimbed a churchsteepleand directed fin'against theCorman artillery. Theenemy gunswere neutralizedand a party wasabletoretrievethe trucks and wounded.

He WdS awarded theSill'tT Star forhisgallantry.

John Newton PeeplesAmlll

Hct11qwirta sMid- Pacific Command

Trained with the 42/1d..Rai"bou.. ..Dit'isioll, but wastransferred beforeit leftforEurope. He went to thePacific, and wasassigned toan IntrlliXt'IIceUnit.

luther Payne ShellonArmy AirForct'S

555 B",.. U"it/ XVAirForeeServedin Italy, France and Germany.

Henry W. "Billy" PeeplesNaI'Y

USS NiobrartJThe USS Niobrara wasa N.wy "oiler",a tanke hauling fuel.They alsocarried some "deck" cargo. Aboardthisship he wasin the Caribbean. theAtlantic and the Pacific. Theship wasattacked bvsubmarines andKamikazes, but was neverhit.Themost serious lighting forhimwastheaction whichhe saw around Okinawa.

Thomas A.Scott. Jr.Nat'll

Not'lll Commi,"icatitl/l$Thispicturewastakenbyanother Valdostan. Charles W.Barnes, duringa chancemeeting in Brisbane, Australia.

He was with the American fleet at thesurrenderceremony in Tokyo B.1Y.September 2.1945.

Cador C.PowellNaM/

Nam! At·jati;ltI 5("11';((

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Chester RodgersAm '.11 Air forc(S

Joseph Lamar RodgersAn"lf

1462 BOOI Co.3 Ensillrt'r S,lffilJ1 Brigadt'

eHenry Virgi l RodgersArmy Air Ft"(~

rarlAMt'TIlAirForce

louis Franklin RodgersNJi.'Y

The Rodgers*Henry VirgilRodgers sailedfromSavannah with reinforcements, bound for the Philippinesaboard theS5 PrtsiJmt Coolidge. "Billy" Bird [see page8) wasalso with this~roup. TheylandedatManila, November Zl, 1941. When hostilities began, DecemberS, 1941 (west of the InternationalDaleLine), he fought asan lnfantrvman. Ill' was takenprisonerwhen American-Filipino forces \\0

the Bataan peninsula WI'Tl.' compelled to surrender.April 13. 1942, on the Bataan DeathMarch, withseveral other prisoners, he went to a spring to fillcanteens. Shotswert' heardby the marching prisoners.Corporal Rodgers' group neverrejoined themarchers. He was listed as ..~tissing In Action" untilafter the warended. His remains well'recovered and returned to the United Statesand he wasburiedat Lake ParkCcmcterv. October 13.1948. lit' was 25yed rsold when he losthis life, •"J.L" " -:asassigned 10an Engineer MaintenanceCompany. Theykept in repair the Brigade's 56foot"LO rs" (Landing Craft Mechanical), The "LCM's" delivered tanks and trucks10the beachhead J'

American forces landed from NewGuinea 10Japan,Louis joined the Nlwy and served in the Caribbean. Chester \\",15 with theAAFin Europe.

*Ramie E. LindseyA,mll

Fort 5t(""'r]rl~ GtorgltlKilled whilehewas intraining.

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BennettG. OwensArmy

Mt'diroJt ory'S111 Slatit", H&.:ol'itllllJ-1 CI'J/t'ral H~Jlital

Physician and Administrator of J hospitalin theChiIlQ·8I1 rma· /lldia Theater.

William A. TurnerA",I1/ Air Foret'S

~87 Hombrr Groul' I V11l AirForer"Billy"wasa radiooperator/rear gunner. tie Ilcw on bothB-17's and 8-24'5, from England. He participated in theD-D.1Y Normandyinvasion, flying bombing support onJune6, 19+!. He wasone of thecrew in the lead plane forthe Ei.~IIt11 Air Ft" u in this June6, 19+4 action.

Malcolm lindseyAmlY

55i MillorA",bll!,mcf Co.XArm.l/

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Roger M. Budd & Doris Hewi tt

He joined till'AnI/II Air Ftlrct'S .1S .1 Cadet. but had l'VC

problems and exi ted the Cadet pro);r.1m. Transfcrrcd to MOtltiyFit'id.She was emp loyed by B,lSl'Supply .11 A·!lJt\ly and it wa~there that he met ~hss Valdosta of 1938. A courtship resultedin marriage on August 8,1945. His post-war career """5automobile sale- - for manv veers he was Valdosta 'sChevrolet dealer. H\.'was \'en:active in civic and communityaffairs , serving three terms inthe Ccorgia Legislature. Thl'y'had two chi ldren.

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Herb ert ClaytonBobbie Johnson

Receiving hisCommission along withhis silver AAFwings <ItMOt\/1/ Fil'lJ on October1,194" he topped thiswit h his marriage toBobbie.

Overseas in ltalv, hecompleted 50 missionswith JJ.l&n"b Greml'.

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James CryerBarbara Harri s

Wedding bell, rang for them ~Iar 9,19·12. He was .1ssignl't.i toM(Il,\/y Firld,Qllartt'Tma~'t'T CIl1'~.

Alvin L1\\'TtnCe Brass & Bette John son

AI came to Moody Fil'Id and W.15 given an assignment in PersonnelDivision , 1'.1\'1"011 Section. He met and married Bette. Thev wed June 2,19·B. Alter the war, they made their horne in Valdosta, t\1working wi thSouthern &,11 and Bettedlling secretarial work with area schools. Theyhan' four child ren.

Frederick E. BellMarth a Marie Walker

They rod at A1tlOtfy Fit'1d .1Od becameboneracquainted at the Valdosta usa. HisAfoody career was short. Arriving in ~t.1Y ,

1945, he was discharged October, 19-15.The)' were wed December30.19-15.

Civilian life ended for him when he wasrec alled to active duty d uri ng the KoreanWar. H .' retired from the Air Ft1rCt' in 1966.

Hen ry E.Bentl ey, Jr.Nell Carter

From his LetcherCountv,Kcntuck \' home in •September. 19~2. draftedinto the Ar",." he came toMO(Ji.ly n-u. His assignmentW,lS to 459AirTrainingSquad rOil . He soon Old Nelland persuaded her tomarry. They were wedChristma Eve,19~ . Il l'was discharged March 20.19-.16. They remained inValdosta. Henry having aSUtXl'. sful CJrl'CT with thePostOffice.

Michael A. DrumhellerVirginia "Gina" Copeland

A graduate of the United Stntt's MadlautMar;1It' Acndl'lIIl/, he served with theAkrduml Mar;';('. His ship with its highexplosive cargo was torpedoedby asubmarine. Surviving this sinking. hejoined the ArmyAir Force <J!' .1 cadet andtook flying instruction. He was unabl e tocomplete this course because of anasthmatic condi tion and was discharged .He rejoined the M",dwllt MaritiI' andserved until the end of the wolf. After thewar, thcv made their home in Valdostawhe re h~' had a career in textilemanufacturing and sales.

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Boward W. Hull & Nettie JohnsonPrior to his ArmyAir Forc('Service, he served two yea r~ in a Nniiollll! Gllord unit, 122Moulltrd Fid,1 Artillery, where real "horse power" was the means ofenergy and pull!From 194045 he served as a LinkTrainer Instructor. giving simulated pilot trainingto the cadets.

The lady who charmed him \'1.1S a Valdosta High School English teacher, who alsobroadcast 'The Bible Story Hour" over local radio station WGOV. Thcv wert:' marriedFebruary 6, 19~6 . . •

Robert P. Feld erJuanita Baker

Robert, from Philadelphia, Pennsvlvania,met and wooedhis bride-to-be whilesta tioned at Moody Field. They were married[unc 7, 19+t His'overscas service includedan assignment in Egypt.

Charles Eugene HartFerrell Marion Dalton

An catlv M'JOcII/ Fiddassignment g.l\·e him anoppo rtunity to meet one of theDalton girls. The romanceculminated in matrimorwjaouary I , 1 9~2 . •

Frank R. FinnernElsie Baker

The Omaha, Nebraska. native found his Ion'in Va ldosta and married her June 19, 1943.

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Bronston Y."Red" HolsclawSara Vess Brooker

Awayto their honeymoon they sped. in his1938 IVillysSedan. witha "Just Married"banner attached. June 7,19-12, was the happyday for this pair, Moody Firld matched withValdosta! William R. Howard & EleanorMorgan

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Inone of MOllttll Fit'ld'scarlvc1.1Sst'S\vas WilliamRilcv "Bill" Howard. ClIl:'oS'·12-£. Aftergraduation he in...tructcd at MooJy.Moreimportantly, he met Eleanor Morgan of Valdostaand they were married April 1-1, 19-15.

As a 6-26instructor, he was at DelRio. Texas.His overseasassignment was with .ro BombGrolil'. 395BombarJmfllt Squildroll, Ka rachi.India, with the XX Air Forct',

When hostilities ceased . he \\,.15 assigned toGermany .15 part of the Armyo{O(clIl'atioll ill theAmericall 20111', His wife joinl>tf him and while)i\'ing there.a son, william Riley Howard, [r.,was born. The Berlin Airlift began in 1948andBill 's crew was one of the first to make the flightto Teml'It/IOf. Tragically, he was killed when hisplane crashed on August 24, 1948, during one ofthese missions.

John Henry "Jack" ~I ay & Sis West

The silve r wings of the Army Ai, For(f'~

wert' pinned on this Ceder at Mtlodl/Fidd, f ebrua ry 12, 1944; at the sa metime Ill' received his Commission. I liscareer continued ,11M(l(hty as a FlightInstructor, He was later transferred tofAmllld::i<JIl Fietd. S.c. , forcombat crewtraining.

Julv 2-1,19-15. Jackmarried Sis West.Afferhis discharge from militaryservice. they lived in Buffalo. i\!.Y.

Returning to Valdosta in 1962, Jack'scareer has been as a CPA. He h.1Sinvolved himself in the Valdostacommunity, serving .1S City Councilmanand Mayor Pro-Tern. and h.1S beenactive with The American Red Cross.The}' have two children and threegrandchildren.

Donald E. GerlockJosephine Reddick

One of the firstenlisted men at MI..tV Fieldwas DonGerlock, arriving i':owmbe·r,19-11. Shortly after, he met Jo Reddickandthev dated about two months. He wastransferred to FlITt Warri'U, Wyom ing, inearly 1942, then overseas 10 Australia andinto the lew Guineacombat lone wherehe served forover two years. The romancewas continued by mail.

He returned tu the US. in 19-15.Aboutthree weeks later, he came to Valdosta andclaimed [o as his bride, June 8,19-15.

/Harry Nadack & Evelyn Coody

Harry enlisted in the Army Air CorpsJuly 8, 1940. Hecame to M(}(lily Fit'ldas part of the original HeadquartersSquadron. Personnel Section. Payroll. November 25.19~1.

Soonafter his arrival. he Old Evelyn and they shared alfi-mouth courtship, marrying March20, 1943.

Remaining in Valdosta, he pursued a caree r in sales ,They han: two daughter s,

[oel H.TeasleyJuanita Tudor

[oel carrieto Valdosta in 1941,a civilian with the Corp=- ofEllgillct'r=-. Their task was tolayout and build a base forthe ArmyAir Corps, later to benamed MtliJdy Fidd. They met.as Juanita was also workingwith the Engim'l'rs.

In January, 1942, he enlisted inthe Arrnv's AviationCadetprogram, at M(}()jlyField. Theywere married [anua rv 17.1942. He was transferred toKt'lly Field, Texas, for training.

after which he was commissioned and received his AAFSilver Wings.

Upon completion of advanced training, he went to the Cl1b/ll-Bllrma·llldiatheaterwherehe piloted B-25 "Mitchell" bombers in support of combinedAmerican, British and native troops in Burma. He flew 72combat missionswith -190 BtJlllb Sq/ladroll, 3-1 1BOl/ll1 Grolll" assigned initially to XArmyAirForet', and later the XlV Army Air Foret'.

He returned to the United States in February, 19+4, remaining in service afterthe WM. He retired from the Air ForCt', and they returned to Valdosta in 1970.

Alan SorensonMary Jean Rockwell

Another of MOt)t/y Fit'll1'5l'arlyarrivals in 1941was AISorenson.lit' considers corning to valdostaand Moody Fit'M THE big event ofhis life. 'Talk about luck- I justhappen to be the luckiest guy inthe world - What a sweetheart!"The lucky gal was Mary jean.whom he married.

l averne E. Stevens & Kathryn Burgsteiner

Laverne E. Stevens enlisted in the Army AirCor'l:' December9, 1940. His training was asan aircraft mechanic. He was assigned toMo"fy Field in 1 9~2. While at Moody he melKathryn Burgsteiner.

He trained as a Glider Pilot during 1942-Band rec eived his Glider Pilot wings, June19~3.

While being given add itional training at Lukef it'ld, Arizona. "L.E." wed Kathryn •March I, 19~5.

"L.E." had a record of 23 transfers while inservice. never overseas. He was dischargedin November 1945,

Alexander welton SkoropatFlorine Rykard

Alex was born in a sod house on a NorthDakota wheat farm to immigrant Ukrainianparents. September 26,1915. He gradua tedfrom North Dakota Unlversttv LawSchoolin 1940. HI;' joined the Army Air Corp:; as aFlightCadet, August 15, 1 9~ 1.

Upon graduation, receiving hisCommission and wings, he was assigned toMoody Field as one of the contingent of24flying instructors. OnSeptember 26.1942,he married Florine Rykard. They arcparents of four children and haw fivegrandchildren.

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Horace M. Watkins & MAry Beth Woodward

The ..Serenade-s" from Gt"or~ia State \\'om.lnsCollege, Valdosta, presented a program for theMIWY Firld Cadets on ThanksgivingDay, 1942.It was on this occasion that Marv BethmetHorace. Wedding bells rang forthem on August29,IYH

Ill' had a career in the Air Fora and retired in1%8. Living in Valdosta d ur ing theirretirement. he died in 1975.

John Maxwell Sorenson & Gloria Dalton

"Mother xtoody" - The girls of Valdosta gave this as anaffectionate moniker to the base, "Mother Moody"found Cloria for John and they were married September11 , 1942.

His Air Forcecareer included being an instructor atMoody fidd and instructingon 8-2-1 '5 at Smyrna ArmyAirField,Tennessee. His World War II overseas service waswith the Air Tr01ls/l(Irt (0",,,,111 111, ferrying planes. Hl' wasposted to Rollt'rl$Fidd, Monrovia. Liberia, andCasablanca, Morocco.

He participated in the I<J.lS Berlin Airlift. Afterhis flying career, John and Gloria returned toretire in Valdosta.

/Jam es Edwin Williams & Mary Catherine Powell

The new Mrs . Williams stands with her husband , at the center. Thcv were wed[ulv 3, 19H, at First Baptist Church. Bridal attendants were (L-R): F-aye Carroll,MtldrcdGriner, Evelyn Hewitt, the bride and groom. DorisTerry, and BcnySueGrant. Rear, left to right. George E. Powell, who gave the bride in marriage.Groomsmen:Capt. Richard E.Lorenzen. Capt. Matthew F. Shannon, S.H.williams, father of the groom and best man, * Capt. W.R.Heck, and LI. Harry A.Wills. After completing his training, Lt. Williams was assigned to the Chino­Burma-I/ldiaTheater and new missions " O\'l'T the hump" from India to Chi na . Heremained in the serviceafter the war and served in the 19-1S BerlinAirlift.

Tom Henders on & Theron Rob ert s

He met his future bride in Valdosta . while he was stationed atMoodyFirld as .10 enlisted man. Later, he received hisCommission and was transferred to Spokane. \Vashington,assigned to an EII,o.:;IIt't'r At';at;tlIl unit destined for the Pacific .

They were married a t St. Margaret's Episcopa l Church,W.1Shington, D.C. on Sundav, December 5, 19-0, between thehours ofSunday SchoolanJChurch.

As often happens with the Armed Services, beforehis unitdeparted . he received new orders assi~ninghim to the MilitaryAir Tralli-port ( ommand, Accra, Gold Coast (British \\'l'St Africa).This was a station on the Natal, Brazil. mute via Ascension Islandfor fl'rryingplanes to Africa, Europe, and the Ncar East.

Upon his arriva l in the GoldCoast, to his surprise he Old ColonelFredC. I elson, who had been Commanding Officer at AJt)(l(lyFietd, together with severalof his ~t.lff officers from Mtl(ll:ly. Theyhad N'Cn transferred to assume command of the Accm Air&l~.

John C. Woodward, Jr. & Ma ry Frances Johnson

Graduated at Moody Fit'll/, August 1, 19.13. Cadetwoodward received his Com mission and joined thosewearing silver AAF wings. Il l' had earlier marriedValdostan Mary Frances Johnson, Janu.lry 6, 19-10.

His overseas service began with his ferryinga C-Oplane from Miami. Florida, via Natal. Brazil andAfrica 10 Prestwick, Scotland. He was then assignedto Ai' Trallsl'0rtComma"d in Naples. Italy, tlyin~ C-l7transport aircraft , Afte r the European war ended in1945,he returned to the United States on the sameroute of his first journey, ferrying it 8·17bomber filledwith returning Cl's.

AbildgamtGunnar 6Adams. Charles 6Adams. Nathan J . 6AIken, leonardH.. 22Allison. BillH . 6Allen. Sam H . . • • •5~~~~~B. . . . . .. 00Bagley. Rayford vnco. . 7Baker. Howard f. " B il ty ~ • ,. . 7Baker. Stephenson w. ,,, ,, ,,_.. 7Barnes, Charles Wesley Jr. . 5. 31Barry. William Rudisill (nee Dewberry) . 16Basstord. Newton l. "Buster- • . 8Barten. William Putnam . . .... 5Bazemore. August Wright . 5Beck, James McEntire • , 7Beck, SidneyStuart . 7Bel , FrederickE. .. . 67Bentley. Henry E. Jr, . • 67Bird. Frank Jr. .... ...•. • ... 8Bird. Wilham Wylie II "Billy- • • 8. 66Blanton. Chandler Hams. . 5Blanton. Charles Brooker . 5Blanton. louie Sloan .. 8Blanton. Robert Moses. . . 5Blaum. Edward. . • •• .. 8Blocker. Eart . , 9Boyd. tons "Jack" 9Boyd. Wallace "Dauy· . 9Boykin. Edward l. . . . 9Brass. Alvin Lawrence . 67Brown. Julius Jerome. . . . .•• . • .. 10Brumitt. Clifton Henry IIPPle" Jr...•• .. 10Bryan. Donald S. . 10Budd. Roger M 67BUllOCk. William G. 'Red' " .. , ••. 5Burgsteiner. Will Da....is •• . _. . •.•. _10Burns. Uoyd L Jr. . . • • . •• ..•.• . .• 11Burton. Roland •.•. . ...•...••.... 9Byrd. Boysie , .. .. .... ..... • ... 5Cameron. Chester Madison. . .• ....... 11Campbell. Frank Z. "Zeke' . . . . • . . . . . . 61campbell. George J.. . . . • • •. .. .• ,., 11Campbell. Norman C. 'Neal" .. ......• , 11Campbell. Robert B. • • . " . , 11Campbell, Roy w. .. .11Campbell, Thomas E. . • 11Cannon. George Ham . .., • ........• 48Catoe . RobertA.. . . . .. . . •• ... , . ... 12Caudle. Ale_... .....• ..•. . , . • • . • . . 12Caudle. Sam... . . ..•• ..•. .. .•. . . " 12Christie, WeSley Ren . . • • • • •... . •.. . • 12Clayton, Herbert ... , . .•.••..... .. .. 67Clements. Randall R. "Buller. • , , , ••... 61Cody. l eon. . _ 13Cohen. IrvinS 11Coleman. Thea Wade 14Coleman. WinstonC. . 35Colson. George W. • . . 13Colson. Kenneth C:Bllr .• 13Coody. J.C. . ... 7Cook. Raymond A. • .. . • . •. . • 13Cooper. Claxton "R" "t " . . 13Corben. Milton Ray . .. . .. 14Corbert. Robert Eugene . . • . . . . . •• .. 14Corbin. Clifford T.1'ibby' . .. . . ..•••.. 14Council. James F. 'Bubba'. . . .••... 14CowartMemlt L. .. 61Crawford. Beniamin F. . • . . . ••.. 14Cryer. James . ,.. ..... . 67Darton. Oscar Davis • . .•...•... 15O3VIS. Dorothy (Simmons) . • •... 61Davis. Homer W •• , ••..• 15Davis. James W. 'Bllr .. .,. . ..•. 15

Da....rs. JosephMalachI 1, 15. 37DaVIS, acnaro Harding 'Dlck' 61Da....e. wunam la layelle . 61Dees. James Edward 16Dees, James Berry . 15Deloach, Robert Elmo 16. 33Deloach, Sara Dunaway . . . 16Deminll . lionel Ebbert 35,61Denrns. Abe , . . 16Denne. Sherwood C. "Woodie' • . 62Denms. Wilham I. . . . . . . . .. .. 62DeShalior. Melvin R ... , . , . , , •. .. 16Dewberry (Barry), William Rudisill .• .. . 16DoulllaS. Haray B , " . 21Dowling. James Dennis . 21Drumheller. MIChael A. , • •. 68Dukes. JohnKeller . 62. 63Dukes. Joseph W_. 56Dunaway. Sara (Del oach) • 16Dunbar. Charles Arnold. Jr.. 21Dunbar. Guy 1 . • 21Dunbar. William . 21Eberhardt. talorrest Smith , 55Eldridge. Frankhn G . . . . 21Elrod. Henry Talmage . .. 48Eye, Frank E. . . 62Farmer. ChffordJunlOt 62Felder, Robert P.. . 68FiM . JohnWilham 48Fimem. Frank R . 68Fisher. Joseph H 18Force. Everett Gornto • 18Ford. JohnHenry . • . . . • 18Fulier, Alonzoe . . 18Futch, Jewea Lntle . . . ..... 62Futch. Juhan , . 7Gaskins. Bernice. . . . • . . •. 19Gaskins. Harry James. , .. 63Gaskins. JoeBrown . . 19Gaskins. Waller James , • •. • 47Gerlock. Donald E. .••. •.... .. 19, 69Gibson, John F. • •• • • •• • ••• • • • • • • •35Gibson. T. Baron. . . . . ... .....•. 35Giddens. William Thomas •.......... 63Green. Worth C. . ",." 20Greer, lloyd Barton Jr. .." . , , .•. 63Greer, Mack Varnedoe •.. ,. • , .. 63Gregory. James Glenn •• , . . . 63Griffin. James Austin ,. • 19Griner. Harwell Martin . . . . .. . .•...•. 20Griner. JohnMelvin •......• , , . . , ... 19Groover, Fred Julian . . ".. ,. . 37. 64Halter. Henry James . • .. . •.....•... 64Hampton. Jesse James. . . . . . . . •. . .. 17Hanley. Edward B. Jr. . • . . . . . . •• . . . 20Harpe. Herman Henry . . . . .• . .•• .• . 17Harrell. Ike Bowen . . • • . . • • . . . . . •• . 20Harris. Richard A. Jr. . ..•.....•... 3Harris. Tim. • . . . . . . . . . .. .....•.. 64Hart. Charles EUllene . . .. .. .. ... 68Hartnlg. Syd . .. . 64Hatcher. Charles W 17Heck, WIlliam R 71Henderson. Tom , 71Hendley, Howell . . . 64Hickman. lynwoodElbert 64Holcombe. Thomas Norwood Jr. 45Holcombe. Roger Furman. • . . .• 2Holland. Fred J ... . . 17Holmes. RowIa:ncI W. . 38Holsclaw. Bronston Y. 'Reef . 17. 69Hom. Maceo A.. Jr . 17Howard. WIlham Riley . • .••. 4. 69Howcroft. Bernard W • . .•. 38

i:l MUSTER ROLL i:lServicemell ami \\'omell ['reSt'ut:

Howell. leonard RudOlph , 22. 29Howell. Robert lemuel, 22Howell. Tillman. . 22Hult. Howard w. . . . . . 68Humphreys. Robert R , 22Hunter, Eddie . .. .,.. . . . . . 22Hunter, Gaines . . . . " •.. ,.. , 23Jarrell, J. Frank Jr. . •. •. ....• . .• 3Johnson. MItchell. . . . • • .. .., ... 23Johnson. Norman Daniel Jr. . . .•. 23Johnson. Ralph B . . 23Jonnstcn. Deering 'Country' . . 56Joyner. Stephen A. 'Allie' . . . 23.rcstce. Joe .. .., ..... . . .. . 45Kelly. Colin Purdie Jr ,., .• " . 1. 4King. Samuel T , 38Koch. Art .. . . . 24lamont. William C. . . 38Langdale. JohnWesley . .. .••.. • ... 24langdale, William Pope _ •• 47,56larsen. AndrockJes Manus "Hambone' Jr. . . 47Latus. Donald leillh . . . •.. , ... 24tares. leon Duval . . • . .. •. 7lastlnger. BIlly Brantley .••....... 45leslie. Dale ... . 24tewe. luther Charles . • . ., , . 24lilly. Paul R. Jr. . . 64lindsey. Malcolm . , 66lindsey. Ramie E.. . ••.........•. . . 66tonceonom. Philhp .•••.... _. . . • 38Lorenzen. Richard E... , ... , .. ,.. ,. 71May. JohnHenry 'Jack' . ....•....•.. 69McCrary, Harold •...•• ...... .... 35, 49McCrary, William M. ·Knuck"....•. . .••. 8McDonald. Donald . . .. ..... ".,,,, 49McDonald. Jack Han , •.. , .•.. , .••• , 49McDonald. June lee..•........• ... . 49McDonald. Oliver Rivers 7. 49McGowan, John. .. .•. . 47McKey. Earle S. . . . . . • . . . , .....••.. 49McKey. Roben Wilburn . • . . . . . . . , , 63Mclaughlin. Frances Thomas 52, 56Mclaughlin. Robertl. 'Bob' . • . •. . . .. , 52Metts. Gene l. . . . ... . . . .. . . . . • • .. . 49Miller. Grantland Sheppard . ...• .... . , 50Miller. Kenyon Orville , , , 50Miller. Sol.........••.. , ", 50Mixson, Edward Harrison .. .• .•...... 51Mixson, Joyce E... , . ,. .., 50Montgomery. R. B.. . . . .....• .. 47Moulton. George l. .. . •. .... , 50Nadack. Harry. . . . . . . 17, 51. 70Nichelson. Marion . . 51Nilem. Ernest J . 51NinlOller. Alexander R. Jr • . 4NIsbet. Thomas RIChard . 51Norman. Francis Julian . 47Ohve. George Hollis Jr. ... . 3Oliver, Thomas Wallace . . , . 47Owens, Bennett G, .. ,........... 66Paine. Clarence M. . . . . . , . . . • 56Passmore. Homer M. Jr. ~Butch" " 2.56Pearlman, Wilham ·Bllr . . .. 56Peeples. Henry W 'Silly" . . . 65Peeples. JohnNewton . . . . .. 65Pendleton, Albert S. Jr.. .. 56Pendleton. William F. , . 56Perry. James H •.. " , • .. 65Pinsent. Ronald B _. . 38

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PlaIr. Iwy Webster 56PIOl ll, Sidney A 38Pollock. Jessie James. . 56Porter. W.Arthur • . 53Powell, Gador C.. . .. . . • . . . 65Powell, James "Jim' . ...• . . 53Powell , Sally lou . • . • , , •. ." . . 53Prewltte. William Vivian . • , , .. 2. 35Prewnte . Owen King . . . 35Puckett. Edward D. Jr. . ...•••...• . 8Ouarterman. Peter Clark Jr. 53Ragan, Jack . • . . . . 54Ragan. Thomas Wilton . 53Ragan. Wdmollne . . . . . . 53RM!rs, Herman R. 'SmOkey'. . . . 54Rodllers. Chester . ...•.... . 66Rodgers. Henry VirOil . . . . 66Rodgers. Joseph lamar , 66Rodgers. lOUIS Franklin 66Rouse. Roscoe Jr. . . • . 54SaulS. Mackey W . . .. 54Sauls. Wlltie . .• . . . 54Scan. Neal Anderson . 1seen Thomas A. Jr.. . 65Selph. JohnW.. . 54Shannon. Matthew E 71Shelton. Luther Payne . .• . 65Shelton. Thomas Davis . . • . . . 55Sherwood. JulianCarol. 54Shumphard, Wdhe AMn, , • , . . -15Sikes. George E.. • . . . . . • • 27Simmons. Dorothy DaVIs . • . .. 61Simmons. Fred_. . . . .. 55Skoropal. Alexander Welton •...•.. 41, 70Slocum. Eugene E. . . . .. 7,55Smith. George Hubert 'Bouncer".•.•.•. 27Smith. laForrest (Eberhardt) .....•... 55Smith. Mitchell Jones . . . • . . . 27Sorenson, Alan . . . . . . . . • . . 70Sorenson, John Manvel!. 26. 71Southgate.Harold .. 55Stalvey, Maxwell. . 27Stembridge, Walter H. .. . .•. 27Ste....ens, Joseph G.. . . . . . •. 55Stevens, Kenward F. • •••• • •• , •.• , .. 38Stevens. laverneE. . . . . • • . . ,, 70Steward, Jesse Morris 52Steward . Mona 0.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Steward, Murray l. 52Steward, Shelhe Samuel . . . . . . . • . • . . 52Stewart. Charles W. , 52Stewart. Grover Cleveland ...•..•.... 52Stewart.Ihomas D , , .. 52Teasley, Joel H.•.. . . .... . ... .. , , .. 70Thomas. Ernest I. 'Boots" .. . ... 4Thomas. Frances H. (Mclaullhlin)... 52. 56Thomas. Manhew Alexander 'MIckey", , 52Thomas. Roy D..•. , ..•. , .... . 27Thomas. William E. 'Ernie' • . . . . .•. .. 57Tillman. Charles Allen . • • • • . ,.... . . 57Tillman. JerryDuncan.. •", ,... . .. 57TIllman. lachlanMacpherson 'Mac' 43,57Tomlinson, Elwood . . . . • • .. ." ., •. 57Tomhnson. JohnI. . . . . . .. . . . ., 57Tullis, Ernest William Jr. . •.. 58Tullis. Jerryaonon . . ..... , ., 58Tunison, James G. . . ., 45Turner. William A.. . . .• . . •• .. 66Van Alstyne. Daoo k . 58Vann, William Arhe . 58Wade. Hal ..•.. . 58Watkins. Horace M. .. 71Weith. William Amos . 59Wethennoton, Earl C. Jr.. 60

Wetherington. MosesCllmonJr. 60Whiddon, Rich,lId H 59White. Samuel H. . 60Wildes. William 0 . .. 60Williams. Jack C. • •. . . . .. 35. 59Williams. James Edwin . . ",. . . 71Williams. Jerry Thomas . . . . . •• , .. 2Williams. Johnnie Mack . . •••.... ,. 59Williams. Richard Emmett .• • • . • , .. 60Wllhams. Robert M. . . , . . .• •. . .•. 35Wills. Harry A. . . . . • • •. . . • • • . . • • . • , 71Wisenbaker. James Elwood . .•.•. 59Wlthenngton.__. . 7Woodward. JohnC. Jr. . 71Youles. Owen King . • 60Young. Max . 59Zipperer, Foster . . . . . 39lIpperer, JohnKyle . . 45MOOOr BRIDESBaker. Elsie . • . 68Baker. Juanua. .. . 68Brooker. Sara Vess . • • . .." , , . , •. 69Burgstelner. Kathryn . • • . . . • . . • • . 70Carter. Ne8. . . .•• . . . . .•.... 67Coody. Evolyn.... '" . . ... .. ...... 70Copeland . Virginia ·Gina". . . . • . . . . .• . 68Dalton. Ferrell Marion . . . .....•.. 68Dalton. Gloria . . .. • .... ... .. .. • .. 71Hams. Barbara . .. ,..... • . . ..••.. 67Hewnt, Dons . ........••.. . .••.. 67Johnson, Bette . . .• • " 67Johnson, Bobbie . • • •. 67Johnson, MaryFrances . . . • . ... . . •.. 71Johnson. Nettle •.. ..••.. . 68Morgan. Eleanor . . . .... 69Powell, Mary Catherine . . 71Reddick, Josephine. . 37. 69Roberts. Theron . . . 71Rockwell. MaryJean ...........•... 70Rykard, Florine . . . . . . .. . • . , ..••... 70Tudor. Juanita , .. , •.• , , ." .. , , " . . . 70Walker. Martha Marie ...••• . , . . . . , , . 67West. SIS ..•....•. .. ...•...••.... 69Woodward, Mary Beth . . .. • . . •.... . 71

07HERSBoykin, Ruby. . .. 9Boykin, Vivian 9CarrOll , Faye ,. , . .. , .. . , ... , .... .•... 71Clements.Clarice Easters.•. ", ....•.. 61Coleman, Dan . •. . ..• , 14Coleman, Wade . .. 14Davis, Karen . , ... .. .. 15Davis, Martha _15Deloach, Frances C. •. ••.•. ,.. ,. ,. 33Grant. Betty Sue . . . . . .. 71Gnnel. Mildred . • . . . • . . .• 71Hartnk;l, lottieMargolis . • ..•.•... 64Hewitt. Evelyn , ,. ... . . 71McGowan, Martha , .... ,., . 47McKey, lUCIle Adlims . 63McKey. Robert Wilburn Jr. . 63Mock, louISe (Man) . 45N.llhllN. PIlllomma 37Norwood. Irene ParrISh . . 37Pilrker. Dorothy larsen 47Pil.lflsh. Aline (Roddeffer) . . 37ParriSh. Irene (Norwood) . • 37Petplts. LOtlItl (WtIl1e) . fCPlaIr. ClydeOoniIklson . . .. 56Powel. Hale • . 53Powel . George E . . • 71Prewftte,~ Jones . . . .. 35Terry, Oofis . . • 71WlUiams, S H ... 71

TEXT K£Y: * Died In service for theircountry, World War II.

Front CoverLouie Peeples escorts Supreme Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, on an inspectiontour of her American Red Cross Club in Frankfurt, Germany, 19-t6. Previously, Louie (nowMrs. Arthur White) had served at the famed Rainbow Corner Red Cross Club in London,England. The Rainbow Corner Club wa where she met her future husband, Sergeant ArthurWhite, correspondent for the U.s.Army newspaper, Stars and Stripes.

A Tribute

LOW DES COUNTYHISTORICAL SOCIETY

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Louie Peeples WhitePresident

Albert S. Pendleton, Jr.MuseulII Curator

panish-AmericanWar Veterans Memori,-"

CourtHouse SquareValdosta. G<'Orgia

The war is over and we passTo pleasure after pain

Except those few who lie'ershall seeTheir natioe land again.

To aile of these my memory turns,Noblest of the slain;

To Captain Ellglishof the tanks,Who lIevershall return.

Yet should somefuture war exactOf me the fina! debt

My[andes: wish would be to treadThe path which he has set.

For faithfu/ullto God and mallAnd tohis duty true,

He died to liveforeverIII the hearts of those he kneto.

DeathfOl llld ill him 110 falterillgBut faithful to the last,

He smiled ill theface offateAlld mocked him as he passed.

No, death tohim was 1I0t defeatBut victorysublime;

Thegrave prompted him to beA hero for all time.

"Captain £Ilglis""By General George5. Patton, Jr.w ritt" 11November 11, 1918

Flame of FreedomM emorial to veterans

of AllwarsCourt Hou-c Square

Valdosta. G<'Orgia

Thi calenda r, Volume IV, is publi shed und er the auspices of the Lownd es Count yHistorical Society. The calendar price is 10.00. It is available at the Museum, Mondaythrough Friday, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. For mail orders, please include 1.50 additional percopy and send payment to:

Lowndes County Historical Society, P.O. Box-t3-t, Valdosta, GA 31603-043-t

Th is publi cat ion was prepared by the Publi cati ons Committee, J. Edward Willis,Chairman. Appreciation is extended to all who helped in gathering information.Regretfully, it is not possible to recall and list all of those who a sisted. but the Chairmanwould like to express his sincere thanks to: Clarence M. Paine, Elizabeth . Davis, Louie 5.Blanton, Mildred M. Hunter, [ames S. Oliver. Sara C. Rivers. John and Kathleen Lancaster, Lt. Col.WR. Christie (U5M Ret.), Catherine L. Redles, L.M. "Mac" Tillman, Robert "Cal" Butler. Gloria D.Sorenson. Jane T. helton. L. Elbert Hickman. Dr. J.5.Sledge. Willie Clare Copeland. and Emy KellyHowerton. Special thanks 10 Albert . Pendleton, Jr.. Museum Curator. Also. Carson Mclane, Inc..Valdosta; South Georgia Rt'gional Library. Valdosta; Congressional Medal of Honor Society. MountPleasant, South Carolina: Department of Defense, OASD/FM p. Pentagon. Washington. DC; TheInstitute of Heraldry, .5. Army. Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Marine Corps Museum. Washington. DC;Museum of Aviation. Robins AFB. Georgia; Iational Infantry luseum, Fort Benning, Georgia;Operational Archives Branch, [aval Historical Center, \ ashington, DC. Appreciation to Jack RoweofGolden Studio. Valdosta, for photographic help. Theguidance and perseverance of Wesley Forceand PhilipGuthrie were invaluable in theselection andorganization ofpictures.

We are indebted to those who donated or furnished the photographs which were used.and to those who submitted other photographs for consideration.

Submissions are solicited for consideration for inclusion in next year's publi cation.Photographs will be returned. if requested, but no responsibility can be assumed for lossor damage. Please send submissions to:

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BOOK nvo -A Family A/bum ofWorld War 11 MemoriesMore Valdostans and area residents will be found in the 1996 Volumeof Valdosta Visiolls Yesteryears.Final dale for submissionof photos and info rmation is May 1, 1995.Included will be Valdosta's most decorated World War II soldier. along with other area heroes andheroines ,

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