White Bluff Church of Christ proudly honors our veterans Sunday November 9, 2014 Jewel Gossett Army Artillery Germany Age 19 Father of Danny Gossett 1945 James W. (Jack) Duke • 78th Infantry • Dec. 1944 • Belgium Bulge on the Rhine River Ray Pack Air Force Sergeant Australia Age 24 1942 Lee Duke, Jr. Merchant Marines U.S. South Mountain Tanker duty Served as Fireman, Oiler & Water Tender U.S. Fort Riley Age 18 1945 Melton Jack Marine Corporal 1958-1962 Quantico, Virginia Age 21 Marvin Bull Army Private First Class Fort Campbell KY 1953-1955 Husband of Dartha Bull Wallace Williams Army Husband of Melba Williams Thomas Ed Jackson Air Force Airman 1st Class 1949-1953 Age 22 Percy Nash Army Private 1st Class England Awarded Purple Heart 1944 Husband of Novella Nash Uncle of Carl Meadows Ryan Sullivan Air Force Age 30 L.D. Larkins, Jr. Navy 2nd class Served aboard ship destroyer Age 24 1953 Kenneth Stokes Army Corporal Korea 1950-1952 Age 23 Husband of Bernice Stokes Steve Pickard Marines Lance Corporal Age 20 6/1/67 – 11/10/96 Son of Barbara & David Pickard Lucas Pickard Marines Corporal Served in Iraq Age 24 Recipient of several medals including the Purple Heart Grandson of Barbara & David Pickard James Baker Air Force Tech Sergeant Age 32 Retired in 1987 Paul Spicer Washington Division 41 World War II US Army Private First Class Wounded on the Island of Luzon Feb. 1945 Father of Jan Meadows Henry Morris Army First Sergeant Philippines Age 28 Discharged in 1947 John Stewart Jr. Served in WW I Served in Korean War US Army Aircorp Father of Ann Mitchell Grandfather of Melissa Cathey Terry Gross Army Private Fort Polk Louisiana 1972 Harold (Butch) Lee Army E5 Maryland / Kansas Age 20 1971-1973 Erving Hall Army Staff Sergeant Philippines Age 22 1942-1945 Husband of Betty Hall Farris Tidwell Army Specialist 5 Fort Carson, CO Age 20 Paul G. Martin Air Force Sergeant Veteran of World War II April 1941 – 1962 Husband of Ila Martin Woodrow Hunter Navy First Class Petty Officer Hawaii Survived attack on Pearl Harbor Age 25 1942 Husband of Dorothy Hunter Homer Hamdorff U.S. Coast Guard World War II Brother of Marguerite Duke Buddy Driver Age 21 Greeneville, SC Libya, North Africa Air Force Airman 2nd Class Age 19 San Antonio, TX James St. Clair Navy Petty Officer 2nd class Taipei Taiwan Age 21 1955 Robert Qualls Army Lieutenant Germany Age 24 1986 Harry Butler Navy Seaman 1st Class USS Manatee Tanker Long Beach, CA Age 18 1955 McKinley Griffin Army Private First Class Korea Age 21 1953 Luke Moss Marines Corporal 1st Tank Battalion Iraq Lovell Story Veteran of Korean War 1952 George Green, Jr. Army Private First Class Korea Age 18 1949-1952 Herman L. Herren Sgt. US Army Ft. Campbell, KY 1954-1958 Father of Debbie Couch Leon T. Couch Sgt. US Army Germany Artillery Specialist 1950-1953 Father of Doug Couch Horace Turbeville Army Staff Sergeant Antwerp, Belgium Age 26 1944 Hugh Willey Gilliam Navy Ship Cook 2nd Class Age 21 1942-1945 Karl Craun Air Force Office of Special Investigations Washington, D.C. Dec 1966 – Sept 1970 Terry Lackey 1973 Sergeant Military Police Paris Island, NC Billy Ray Tidwell Army Age 25 1967 Hartwell Myatt Merchant Marines Ordinary Seaman 1944 Helen Hale Fergueson Marines Private First Class Parris Island, SC 1943 Sister of Barbara Martin Grandmother of Julie McKastle Carol Le Blanc US Navy 1962-1964 Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas “Buddy” Butler James “Pinhead” Butler US Navy US Navy 1950-1954 1943-1951 3rd 3rd Class Boatswain Mate Class Seaman USS John R. Craig Troop Transport Ship Ralph Taylor Specialist 4 – Basic Training at Ft. Hood, Texas Served most of time in Heilbronn, Germany. CPL William H. Lazenby 635th Military Police BN. Served 3 years (1943-1946) London, England during D-Day Husband of Chris Lazenby Ralph N. McGill U.S. Air Force Korean Conflict 1951 -1955 Husband of Nancy McGill Larry Wayne Cathey Sergeant Major, E-9 United States Army, Retired January 1964-1992 1966-68 – served in Vietnam, awarded the Bronze Star Medal 1973-75 – served in the Pentagon, awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal 1976-92 – awarded 1 Legion of Merit Medal 4 Meritorious Service Medals 4 Army Commendations Medals 2 Army Achievement Medals Son of Clara Mae Cathey John Daugherty United States Army Served in Korean War Alvin Jones Alvin Jones Army Air Force 2nd Lt. 1940 B-24 Flight engineer on B 24 Husband of Joan Jones Joe Sullivan Army England 1943-1945 Father of Bessie Larkins And Rose Ann Sullivan Andrew Rist Marine Corporal Wounded twice in Afghanistan 2008 2 Purple Hearts Bronze Star Stephen Buck Herren Cpl. U. S. Army Medic Served in Iraq 2009 -2010 Nephew of Debbie Couch Daniel Jones Marines Served in Iraq 2009 Anderson Schmittou 2012 US Marines Pvt. 1st Class Aviation Ordinance Pensacola, FL “Old Soldiers never die: they just fade away.” General Douglas MacArthur Thanks to all of our Veterans for their service.