Tag Archives: History
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A.T. Henry: WWII Marine Veteran
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Robert Huffaker: WWII Veteran
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Leon McCrary: World War II Veteran
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William H. Johnson: 101st Airborne, WWII
William H. Johnson was born in Jasper, Alabama in 1924. In 1943, he joined the Army, where he served nearly 4 years with the 101st Airborne Division. He fought in three battles during World War II, one of which was the Battle of the Bulge. There he fought in the bitter cold to liberate Belgium […]
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Lewis Jack Baldwin: World War II Veteran
Lewis Jack Baldwin was born on February 7, 1922. Lewis was one of 10 children that were born to his parents. At age 6, he moved to Birmingham, Alabama. At the time that Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941, Lewis was working for U.S. Steel in Birmingham. Shortly after getting married, he decided to join […]
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Carroll Crouch: WWII (Part II)
Carroll Crouch Army WWII April 7, 2011 Janie Bogus Citation for Bronze Star Medal to Sergeant Carroll H. Crouch, Headquarters Company, Second Battalion, 134th Infantry: For Heroic service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States in the Moselle River sector, near Frolois, France, 10 September 1944. When the Second Battalion, […]
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Carroll Crouch: WWII (Part I)
Carroll Crouch Army WWII April 7, 2011 Janie Bogus Citation for Bronze Star Medal to Sergeant Carroll H. Crouch, Headquarters Company, Second Battalion, 134th Infantry: For Heroic service in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States in the Moselle River sector, near Frolois, France, 10 September 1944. When the Second Battalion, […]
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Ida Burrell: A Woman in World War II
Ida Burrell, a Woman in World War II Ida Burrell was born on December 26, 1921 to Jesse and Fanny Burrell. Jesse was a farmer, who grew crops such as corn, cotton, sweet potatoes, and Irish potatoes. Growing up, Ida would help her father cut down trees for firewood by holding one end of the […]
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R. B. Smith & Newton Gurganus: World War II
Newton Gurganus, Jr. and R. B. Smith were World War II Veterans, who, though they have different stories, found an intersection in their paths on the front lines against opposing forces. While attacking the German line, the Allied troops were ambushed and had to flee to the woods. Few made this escape, but among them […]
