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Jackson County Heroes of World War II

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  • 1ESI WE FORGET — IHESE HEROES PAID S 1/c HOWARD EUGENE ALLMAN, Webster, N. C, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allman. Inducted July 14, 1944. Trained at U. S. Naval Training Center, Camp Peary, Va. Served in the Pacific Theatre of War. Citations or medals: Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Presidential Unit Citation, and Citation for Ship. Killed in action May 4, 1945. Born Mar. 26, 1926. Graduate of Webster High School. Member Webster Baptist Church. Took part in invasions of I wo Jima and Okinawa. His ship was L. C. S. 31. He is buried in 1st Marine Division Cemetery on Okinawa. SGT. WOODY H. BISHOP, Sylva, N. C, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neal Bishop and husband of Bertie Jane Bishop. Inducted Dec. 6, 1942. Trained at Ford Leonard Wood, Mo. Served in the European Theatre of Operations. Citations or medals: European Theatre of Operations, Good Conduct Medal, and Purple Heart. Missing in action in the English Channel June 29, 1944. Officially declared dead March, 1945. PFC. MAURICE ENSLEY BRYSON, Sylva, N. C, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Bryson, Jr. Inducted Mar. 16, 1944. Trained at Parris Island, S. C, New River, N. C, and Camp Elliott, Cal. Served in the Pacific Theatre of War. Killed in action May 30, 1945, on Okinawa, one of the few who survived the tough Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill. Was a Browning Automatic Rifleman in famous 29th Regiment of 6th Marine Division. PVT. JESSE CLINE, Cullowhee, N. C, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cline and husband of Irene Shelton Cline. Inducted Apr. 10, 1944. Trained at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and Fort George G. Meade, Md. Served in the European Theatre of War. Received the Presidential Citation, Purple Heart. Killed in action Mar. 12, 1945, wounded Jan. 28, 1945. He landed in Liverpool, England and was in France, Germany, and Luxembourg. He died at 4335th U. S. A. Hospital in France as the result of compound fracture of skull with meningitis and brain abscess caused from gun shot wounds received in action in Luxembourg. T 5/c BASCOMB SIMEON HENSLEY, JR., Sylva, N. C, son of Rev. B. S. Hensley, Sr. Inducted August, 1943. Trained at Army Air Base, Richmond, Va. Received citations and medals for bravery on New Guinea and the Philippine Islands. Killed in action Nov. 25, 1944. PFC. MARION ROBINSON HOWELL, Newton, N. C, son of Mrs. Etta Howell. Inducted Aug. 22, 1944. Trained at Camp Croft, S. C, and Camp Paraiso, Panama. Served in the Southwest Pacific." Received the Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medal. Killed in action Jan, 16, 1944. S/SGT. JUNNY OLIVER JACKSON, East LaPorte, N. C, son of Albert and Bertha Jackson. Inducted Feb. 11, 1943. Trained at St. Petersburg, Fla., Amarillo, Tex., Las Vegas, Nev., Sioux City, Iowa, Lincoln, Neb., and Salt Lake City, Utah. Served in the European Theatre of War. Received the Purple Heart, European Theatre Ribbon, Presidential Citation, and Air Corps Citation of Honor. Killed in action May 28, 1944. PFC* LYMAN L. JONES, Gay, N. C, son of Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Jones and husband of Mae Belle Jones. Inducted in First Army, 18th Infantry, Co. F., Dec. 15, 1943. Trained at Camp Shelby, Miss., Bakers School, Camp Forrest, Tenn., and Camp Carson, Col. Served in Germany. Killed in action Nov. 25, 1944. He was killed 10 days after he landed. Received his diploma as First Cook at Camp Forrest, Tenn. LT. JOHN O. LOVEDAHL, Cowarts, N. C, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lovedahl. Volunteered July, 1940. Trained at Fort Houston, Tex., Phoenix, Ariz., Ellington Field, Tex., Randolph Field, Tex., Columbia Air Base, Columbia, S. C. Served in the Pacific Theatre of War. Killed in action Apr. 23, 1943, over Coral Sea. Served as Bombardier in Bomber Group. PVT. EARL C. McLUCKIE, JR., Webster, N. C, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Mc- Luckie. Inducted May 6, 1943. Trained at Fort McClellan, Ala., and Fort George Meade, Md. Served in the Mediterranean Theatre. Killed in action Feb. 21, 1944. Was reported missing Feb. 21, 1944. His body was recovered Jan. 5, 1945, and reburied in the National Cemetery in Nettuna, Italy. S/SGT. THOMAS EDWARD McCLURE, Sylva, N. C., son of J. Guy McClure and Mrs. John F. Weber. Inducted Jan. 6, 1942. Trained at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Chanute Field, Rantoui, 111., Stuttgart, Ark., and Douglas Aircraft, Long Beach, Cal. Served in the U. S. and Alliance; Neb. Received Citation of Honor, Presidential Citation, American Legion, and Gold Star Citation. Killed in action July 10, 1943. Killed in a plane crash. 2ND. LIEUT. CHARLES W. McLAUGHLIN, Whittier, N. C, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. McLaughlin. Inducted Jan. 2, 1942. Trained at Maxwell Field, Ala., Douglas Field, Ga., and Albany, Ga. Killed in service Apr. 21, 1943, at Evansville, Ind., in flight action. Served as. instructor in navigation at Sellman Field, Monroe, La.
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