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Thomas Sefton Andrews
(1886 - 1973)
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Thomas Andrews (“Uncle Tommy” as he was known by most of the family) was the second husband of Elta A. Bonner. Tommy was born in England and immigrated to the U.S. in 1912. He enlisted in the Army on 5 Febriaru 1042 amd served as a Private until being honorably discharged. Tommy also served in WWI.
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2nd Husband
of Grandaunt
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Thomas Leslie Andrews
(1922 - 1990)
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Thomas Andrews is the son of Thomas S. Andrews (above) and Laura Peterson. Thomas enlisted in the U.S. Army as a Private, on 5 February 1942, at Fresno, California.
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Step 1C1R
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Chandos Franklin Archer
(1904 - 1945)
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Chandos is the son of Andrew and Maude “Nettie” (Winslow) Archer, making him the grandson of Elijah and Mary (Roberts) Winslow. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps on 9 October 1942 for “the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President. . . .” His actual discharge date is unknown.
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1C2R
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Robert Merrill Bonner
(1923 - 2012)
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Robert Bonner is the son of Merril and Augusta (Voight) Bonner, making him the great grandson of Wilson and Adaline (Butler) Bonner. Robert enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps on 4 March 1943, in Lincoln, Nebraska, holding the rank of private. He was a resident of Alameda County, California.
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2C1R
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CWO Dempster Audel Boyd
(1920 - 2001)
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Dempster is the son of David and Carrie (Winters) Boyd, making him the great grandson of Duncan and Esther (Riley) Earl. He enlisted in the Marine Corps about October 1942, as a Pharmacists Mate Third Class. By 1944 Dempster had moved to the Navy, where he held the rank of Pharmacists Mate First Class. According to his obituary, he served with Pappy Boyington’s VMF 214, Black Sheep Squadron as a medic. After WWII he joined the Army, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer after twenty years.
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2C2R
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Sgt. George A. Buchanan
(1921 - 1998)
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The Reverend George A. Buchanan is the son of Homer and Lucinda (Hileman) Buchanan, making him the grandson of William and Margaret “Maggie” (Bonner) Buchanan. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces on 19 October 1942. George served as a radar navigation mechanic, holding the rank of sergeant. He was in foreign service from 19 December 1943 through 22 November 1945 and was discharged on 8 December 1945. Rev. Buchanan was later the pastor of the Shannondale Presbyterian Church, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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2C1R
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Charles Ralph Butler
(1910 - 1957)
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Charles is the son of William Hentry and Clara Elizabeth (Harr) Butler, making him the great grandson of Henry and Jane (_____) Butler. Charles served as a Seaman First Class, enlisting on 16 August 1943 and being discharged on 26 January 1944.
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2C2R
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Robert Aaron Cobler
(1899 - 1975)
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Robert is the son of Frederick and Hattie (Butler) Cobler, making him the great-grandson of Henry and Jane Butler. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 3 November 1942 and was honorably discharged on 17 February 1943.
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2C2R
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Robert James Cooper
(1924 - 2000)
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Robert James is the husband of Louise June Buchanan, making him the grandson-in-law of Margaret “Maggie” (Bonner) Buchanan. He enlisted in the Air Force on 6 April 1943. Robert was in foreign service from 25 March 1945 through 3 January 1946. He was honorably discharged on 18 January 1946.
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Husband of
2C1R
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Dorwin Leroy Coy
(1914 - 1996)
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Dorwin is the husband of Mae Frances “Marie” Orand, making him the grandson-in-law of Gideon C. and Lydia (Grimes) Orand.He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 2 April 1942 and served as a Watertender, Second Class.
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Husband of
1C2R
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MSGT John “Ed” Dillard
(1901 - 1980)
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John is the son of Marcus Lafayette and Erin Rose Marie (Goodwin) Dillard. He made the Army his career, enlisting in the on 21 March 1940. John also served in the Korean War. He attained the rank of master sergeant before his retirement.
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Great
Granduncle
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James Robert “Bob” Dillard
(1892 - 1967)
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“Bob‘ is thw husband of Robbie Corrina Maire McDonald. She is the granddaughter of Marcus Lafayette and Erin Rose Marie (Goodwin) Dillard. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 22 May 1941 as was honorably discharged on 20 September 1945 with the rank of Aviation Machinist’s Mate (1st Clas Petty Officer).
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Husband of
1C2R
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John Sherwood Dolby
(1922 - 1996)
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John is the husband of Clara Elizabeth Brannan (who is the daugther of Alfred and Hanna (Griffith) Brannan), making him the great-great-grandson-in-law of David and Hannah (Wilson) Bonner. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 18 April 1944 and served in the 10st Airborne Division. He was in and around Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. John was honorably discharged on 16 January 1946.
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Husband of
3C1R
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Earl Reed Findley
(1913 - 1983)
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Earl is the son of William and Lillian (Winters) Findley, making him the great-grandson of Duncan and Esther (Riley) Earl. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 6 January 1943. Earl was honorably discharged on 23 November 1945.
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2C2R
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John Thomas Goodwin
(1908 - 1995)
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John is the son of James Monroe and Frances Evalena “Eva” (Skinner) Goodwin, making him the grandson of Grieff Hickman and Achsah Carolyn (Price) Goodwin. John enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 23 November 1932 and served as an Aviation Machinist Mate.
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1C3R
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Jack Merlin Johnson
(1925 - 2001)
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Jack is the son of Mildred “Millie”Shepherd and her first husband John Johnson. Mildred married secondly, Fred E. Earl, making Jack, Fred's step-son and half-brother to Fred and Mildren's son, Ronald. Jack enlisted in the U.S. Army on 27 May 1943 and was honorably discharged on 14 November 1945.
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Half-Brother
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Half-Granduncle
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Robert Alvin Knox
(1922 - 1943)
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Robert is the son of Robert and Lois (Walker) Knox, making him the great-grandson of George W. and Harriet E. (Reynolds) Knox. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 7 June 1942, and was administered the oath of allegiance at the Salinas National Guard Armory on the six month anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, to the exact hour and minute. Robert served as an Aviation Metalsmith Second Class and Aviation Radioman, Third Class.
Robert was killed in action and died at Fort Read/Waller AFB, Trinidad Island, Trinidad and Tabago. His remains were returned from Ft. Read Graves Registry Cemetery, Trinidad and interred at Golden Gate National Cemetery.
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2C2R
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Elbert Henry Knox
(1900 - 1944)
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Elbert is the son of William S. and Theresa (Schmieder) Knox, making him the great grandson of Lewis and Barbara (_____) Knox. Elbert was a carpenter by trade, and in September 1941, he left for Wake Island where he was employed by a contractor to build the Naval Air base on the island. He was a part of the Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases (CPNAB) for the Navy.
During the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and Wake Island, Elbert and other civilian contractors and military personnel were taken prisoner. He was tortured and killed as a Prisoner of War in the Fukuoka, Japan POW Camp #1 and was originally buried at Yokohama Cemetery #1, Japan. He was later interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii.
Elbert’s grandfather, Leander Knox, served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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2C3R
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John Edgar Maxson
(1908 - 2002)
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John is the son of Edgard and Maude (Winters) Maxson, making him the great-grandson of Duncan and Esther Riley) Earl. John enlisted on 17 March 1942 as a Private in the U.S. Army (even though his military records indicate he had 4 years of college). According to his obituary, he served in “North Africa [from] 1942-1945 as a radio operator and mechanic, and served in the Army band.”
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2C2R
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George A. McCartney
(1922 - 1942)
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George (brother of Ross and Jack) is the son of Ola and Maude (Roberts) McCartney, making him the great-grandson of Saxton and Eliza (Wells) Roberts and Stephen and Nancy (Howard) Winslow. George enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on 7 January 1942, as a Private in Battery “I,” 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines. He was killed in action on 25 October 1942, by shell fgrament wounds in the head when his ship (Yard Patrol #284) was sunk by enemy naval gunfire in the Guadalcanal area (an isalnd of the national of Solomon Island in the south western Pacific, northeast of Australia). His remains were never recovered; there is a memorial for him at Fort William McKinley Cemetery (also known as the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial) in Manila, Republic of the Philippines.
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2C2R
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Jack Fenton McCartney
(1924 - 2003)
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Jack (brother of Ross and George) is the son of Ola and Maude (Roberts) McCartney, making him the great-grandson of Saxton and Eliza (Wells) Roberts and Stephen and Nancy (Howard) Winslow. Jack enlisted on 3 January 1942 in the U.S. Marine Corps and was discharged on 16 March 1945.
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2C2R
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Rosco Walter McCartney
(1915 - 1992)
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Roscoe aka “Ross” (brother of George and Jack) is the son of Ola and Maude (Roberts) McCartney, making him the great-grandson of Saxton and Eliza (Wells) Roberts and Stephen and Nancy (Howard) Winslow. Ross enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 31 August 1942, at Sacramento, California. He was discharged on 9 February 1946.
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2C2R
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PFC Durward A. Meadows
(1921 - 1941)
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Durward is the son of William and Alta (Webb) Meadows, making him the grandson of Charles W. and Bertie P. (Dillard) Webb. Durward served in the U.S. Army Air Forces as a Private First Class. He was assigned to Headquarters Squadron, 18th Bomber Wing in Hawaii where he was killed in action on 7 December 1941 when he was running to his plane at Hickam Field during the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He is bured at the Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii and posthumously received the Purple Heart.
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1C1R
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Clarence Oscar Norris
(1905 - 1984)
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Clarence is the son of Robert and Anna (Pfiitzner) Norris, making him the grandson of John Richard and Mary Thomas (Mattingly) Norris. Clarnece served in the U.S. Army as a Private. He enlisted on 9 February 1943.He was discharged on 14 October 1945.
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1C3R
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Lt. Elden Douglas Orand
(1906 - 1968)
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Elden is the son of Linder and Lottie (Leoney) Orand, making him the grandson of Gideon and Lydia (Grimes) Orand. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 9 December 1938 as a Machinists’s Mate First Class. He served on the USS Swordfish, the USS Pickerel, USS Holland, and the USS Sculpin. Elden was promoted to Lieutenant JG on 4 May 1942.
He also served in the Korean War. (On 1 January 1955, he was promoted to Commander.)
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1C2R
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Cpl. Harold Leslie Roberts
(1917 - 1985)
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Harold is the son of Otis and Getrude (Miller) Roberts, making him the grandson of Saxton and Eliza (Wells) Roberts and Stephen and Nancy (Howard) Winslow. Harold enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp on 3 April 1941. He was honorably discharged on 10 September 1945. Harold was interred at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on 17 January 1986.
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2C2R
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Robert Riley Silvear
(1916 - 1991)
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Robert is the son of Robert and Elma (Winslow) Silvear, making him the grandson of Elijah and Mary (Roberts) Winslow. Robert enlisted in the U.S. Army on 2 November 1942 as a Private in San Francisco.
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1C2R
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S/Sgt. Paul Eugene
“Gene” Walker
(1906 - 1983)
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Paul “Gene’ is the son of Melvin H. and Rozelle (Griffith) Walker, making him the great-grandson of David and Hannah (Wilson) Bonner. Gene enlisted in the U.S. Arny on 26 May 1942 at Ft. Meade, Maryland. He served as a Staff Sergeant until he was honorably discharged, 12 November 1945
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2C2R
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Richard L. “Dick” Ward
(1916 - 1991)
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Richard is the son of Lawrence and Elva (Nice) Ward, making him the great-grandson on Duncan and Esther (Riley) Earl. Dick enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 11 March 1943 and was released from service on 18 December 1945.
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2C2R
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Arthur Floyd “Doc” Webb
(1913 - 1987)
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Arthur is the son of Arthur and Alice (Carpenter) Webb, making him the great-grandson on John Craig and Mary Elizabeth (Kessler) Webb. Arthur enlisted in the U.S. Army as a Private on 7 May 1940 in Lubbock, Texas. He was discharged on 18 June 1942.
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2C1R
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John Wade Webb
(1913 - 1969)
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John is the son of Henry Richmond and Minnie Edna (Marshall) Webb, making him the grandson of John Craig and Mary Elizabeth (Kessler) Webb. John enlisted in the U.S. Army on 13 February 1942, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. At the time he enlisted, he was serving as a police officer for Oklahoma City PD.
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1C2R
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Virgil Michael Webb
(1909 - 1954)
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Virgil (brother of Walter) is the son of Charles Worth “C.W.” and Bertie (Dillard) Webb. He enlisted as a Private in the U.S. Army, from Texas, on 3 May 1940. He was honorably discharged on 28 December 1943 at the with the rank of Technician Fourth Grade, the equivalent of Sergeant. He is buried at the Los Angeles National Cemetery.
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Granduncle
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Walter L. “Danger” Webb
(1906 - 1977)
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Walter (brother of Virgil) is the son of Charles Worth “C.W.” and Bertie (Dillard) Webb. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 26 February 1942 as a Private at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas.
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Granduncle
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Glenn Edward Wells
(1925 - 2007)
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Glenn is the son of Frank and Verna (Winslow) Wells, making him the great-great grandson of Stephen and Nancy (Howard) Winslow. Glenn served on the USS San Juan, with a muster date of 31 March 1943.
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3C1R
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Jennings Bryan Wilkins
(1898 - 1984)
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(photo courtesy of
Staff Sgt. (ret) Brian J. Ensley)
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Jennings is the son of Johnston and Venora (Willett) Wilkins, makhing him the great grandson of David and Hannah (Wilson) Bonner. He served in the U.S. Army from 19 April 1939 to 12 April 1943. Jennings also served in WWI.
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2C2R
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Capt. Ward S. Williams, Jr.
(1914-1944)
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Ward Sayer Williams, Jr. is the son of Ward S. and Elizabeth B. (Bourdon) Williams, making him the 4th great grandson of Jonathan and Sarah (Runnels) Bunker, Sr. Ward enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in September 1941 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, and before his death, promoted to Captain. Ward served in the South Pacific, being awareded the air medal in January 1944, for more than 25 aerial photographic flights in the Solomn Islands.
Ward was killed May 1944 when his navy patrol plane crashed southeast of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station, at Cherry Paoint, North Carolina
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4C2R
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Russell Thomas Witt
(1912-1956)
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Russell is the third husband of Ollie Belle Webb, making him the son-in-law of Charles W. and Bertie P. (Dillard) Webb. Russell first enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on 28 July 1931 and was honorably discharged on 9 July 1934. He re-enlisted on 17 July 1934 and was honorably discharged on 16 July 1937. He re-enlisted several other times: 24 January 1939, 8 January 1944, 22 August 1951, 2 August 1955, and died in service, in Korea, on 3 June 1956.
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3rd Husband
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Grandaunt
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