Thousands of Warren Countians have served their country in the
military. I will be happy to add your military veteran to the list. Email your
information, images, etc. to Arne Trelvik
GABBARD
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- Albert Gabbard Jr. (1927-2009)
- US Marine Corp, World War II
- Photo: Stine
Kilburn Funeral Home Website
- Albert Gabbard Jr., The Western Star,
Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday June 18, 2009
"Albert was a retired truck driver and a proud U.S. Marine
Corps veteran of WWII."
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- Harry C. Gabbard Sr.
(1919-2004) - World War II &
Korea
- photo of gravestone
at Springboro Cemetery
- Photo: The Franklin (Ohio)
Chronicle, undated 2004 paper
- Harry Gabbard Sr., The Franklin (Ohio)
Chronicle, undated 2004 paper
"He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving
as a criminal investigator."
"He was a 60-year member of Russell McElfresh Post 149 of the
American Legion, Miami Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3809
of Middletown, a life member of the Disabled Americans and served
as Franklin Memorial Day parade grand marshal twice, most recently
in 1999"
"Burial was in Springboro
Cemetery with full military honors."
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- Ike Gabbard (1914-1980)
- Cox US Navy
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- Lincoln Gabbard (1918-1955)
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- Robert Gabbard Sr.
(1912-1990) - TEC 4 US Army World War II
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- Roscoe T. Gabbard (1912-1979)
- TEC 4 US Army World War II
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- Wilson Gabbard (1917-1995)
- PFC US Army World War II
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GADDIS
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- Roy M. Gaddis (1920-1993)
- PFC, US Army, World War II
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GALLAGHER
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- Ree M. Gallagher (1925-2010)
- US Navy World War II
- photo of gravestone
at Miami Cemetery
- Photo: Stine
Kilburn Funeral Home Website
- "Ree M. Gallagher," obituary,
The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday February 28,
2010
"... Ree was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather,
a proud U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and a graduate of University
of Kentucky with a degree in Electrical Engineering. ..."
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GAMBILL
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- George Gambill
(1921-2009)
- George Gambill, The Middletown (Ohio)
Journal, Tuesday August 4, 2009
"... George was a decorated WWII combat infantry Veteran,
and recipient of the Purple Heart. ..."
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GARDINER
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- Emerson F. Gardiner
(1908-1953)
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GARMAN
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- Charles W. Garman (1917-1968)
- Illinois, S Sgt 197 Gen Hosp World War II
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GARRETT
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- Harlan Garrett (1920-1977)
- Private, US Army, World War II
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- Lee Roy Garrett (1924-2002)
- US Army 1943-1946
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GARRISON
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- Eldred 'Garri' Garrison
(1923-1998)
- photo of gravestone
at Rose Hill Cemetery - Interment
#7424 in Sec 5 Lot 12 on 4 Aug 1998
- "Eldred Garrison," obituary,
unnamed 1998 paper on file at the Warren County Genealogical Society
" . . . His love of amateur radio led to a teaching position
with the U.S. Army Signal Corps at the University of Wisconsin during
World War II. . . ."
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GARY
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- Howard V. Gary (1925-2012)
- US Army, World War II
- grave at Bridgetown (Ohio) Cemetery
- Photo: "Gary, Howard V.," obituary,
Middletown (Ohio) Journal, Wednesday, March 14, 2012, page
C2.
" . . . He served in the U.S. Army during W.W. II. . .
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GASKILL
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- Ralph L. Gaskill (1913-1995)
- US Army 1942-43
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GATES
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- Burton J. Gates (1916-2012)
- Major, US Army, World War II
- grave at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio - Interment #75735
in Sec 35 Lot 160 Sublot 4 Space 1
- "Burton J. Gates," obituary,
Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, Sunday, January 22, 2012, page
B6
" . . . Burt graduated from North High School and attended
Ohio State University until called to serve in the U.S. Army during
World War II. He left as a Major after four years but stayed in
the Army Reserve program on the staff of the Dayton Army Reserve
School where he retired as a Colonel. . . ."
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- Otis N. Gates (1924-1971)
- Indiana, S Sgt 80 Infantry, World War II
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GEESNER
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- Charles R. Geesner (1924-1985)
- US Army World War II
- 2 Feb 2005 Patty
Geesner Davidson email:
"Charles R. Geesner (my father) served in the Army during
WWII. Charles R. Geesner was born 22 Feb. 1924 and passed away on
6 Dec. 1985 "
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GEHRINGER
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- Elmer H. 'Gery' Gehringer
(1919-2012) - US Navy, World War II
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GEISER
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- Irvin G. Geiser (1922-1989)
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GEISLER
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- Raymond L. Geisler (1922-1984)
- SSgt US Army World War II
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GERRARD
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- William B. Gerrard (1913-1976)
- SK3 US Navy World War II
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GIBSON
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- Hobert G. Gibson
(1918-1998) - US Army 1942-1944
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GIBSON
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- Homer J. Gibson (1917-1999)
- US Army 1940-1942
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- John H. Gibson
(1924-1990) - US Army World War II
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GELWICK
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- Robert Arthur Gelwick
(1920-2006) - Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, World
War II & Korea
- photo of gravestone
at Springboro Cemetery
- photo: "Gelwick," obituary,
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Thursday July 13, 2006, page C10
" . . . He had a distinguished 20-year career in the Army
and served in both World War II and the Korean War. The numerous
medals and commendations that he received during this service include
the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart,
the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern
Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Army Occupation
Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal,
the Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the United Nations Service MEdal,
the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Republic of Korea Presidential
Unit Citation Badge. Lt. Col. Gelwick retired from the Army
in 1962,
". . . He was a lifetime member of several organizations related
to his military career, including the 16th and 18th Infantry Regiment
Associations, the Society of ther First Infantry Division, the Association
of Former Intelligence Officers, the Combat Infantrymen's Association,
Inc., the American Military Society, the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
the Military Officer's Association of America and the American Legion.
. . ."
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GENTRY
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- David K. Gentry (1921-2003)
- US Army
- grave: Clinton County Memorial Gardens, Wilmington,
Ohio
- "David Gentry," obituary, The
Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday February 6, 2003
"Born Oct. 21, 1921 in Booneville, Ky., the son of George and
Nettie (Young) Gentry, he was a proud U.S. Army veteran of World
War II ... "
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- Henry Orville Gentry (1927-2010)
- Photo: Hoskins
Funeral Homes Website
- "Henry O. Gentry," obituary,
The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday February 25,
2010
"...Henry was a World War II veteran, retiring from DP&L
after twenty- three years as a pipefitter. ..."
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- Zola Gentry (1921-1997)
- US Army, World War II
- photo of gravestone
at Springboro Cemetery
- "Zola Gentry," obituary, The
Franklin (Ohio) Chronicle, January 6, 1998
" . . . He was a veteran of World War II serving in the
Army and was a member for more than 30 years of the fraternal Order
of Eagles in Frlanklin. . . ."
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GEORGE
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- Everett F. George (1907-1973)
- photo of gravestone
at Miami Cemetery with
World War II flag holder - Interment #9015 in
Sec S Lot 32-3 on 10 Dec 1991 [removed from Soldiers Home, Dayton]
- "Everett F. George," obituary,
unnamed paper dated 17 Jan 1973 on file at the Warren County Genealogical
Society
" . . . He was owner of Chief Lake, Clarksville, a veteran
of World WAr II and a member of Waynesville American Legion Post
615. . . ."
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GEPHART
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- Donald Wayne Gephart Sr. (1925-2001)
- Sergeant, US Army, World War II
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GIEHLS
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- Ralph Edwin Giehls (c1921-2010)
- US Army, World War II
- "Ralph Edwin Giehls," obituary,
The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio), Thursday, October 21,
2010
" . . .He was a graduate of Mason High School, a US Army
veteran of World War II, and retired from Wright Patterson Air Force
Base. ..."
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GIESEKE
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Index) |
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- Gerhardt H. Gieseke
(1922-2010) - US Army World War II
& US Air Force Korea
- Photo: Oswald-Hoskins
Funeral Home Website
- grave at Bethany
Cemetery
- Gerhardt H. 'Jerry' Gieseke", The
Western Star, Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday April 22, 2010
"... Jerry served in the U.S. Army during World War II
and the U. S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. ..."
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GILBERT
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- Dick D. Gilbert (1924-1987)
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- John C. Gilbert (1916-1972)
- Texas, Private, US Army, World War II
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GILBY
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- Ray Gilby - US Army, World
War II
- Photo: "Capt.
Ray Gilby," The Western Star (Lebanon, Ohio),
Thursday, January 7, 1943, page 1A
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GILLEN
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Index)
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POW |
- Sandlin Gillen (1923-____)
- Private, US Army, World War II
- "Local
Casualty News During Past Week Blackest In Several Months,"
The Franklin (Ohio) Chronicle, Thursday, April 26, 1945
". . . Gillen Is
Liberated.
A prisoner of the Germans since last December, Pvt. Sandlin Gillen
has been liberated by American forces and is now in a hospital in
France, according to word received this week by his grandmother,
Mrs. R. J. Gillen, of Foster. A later report stated that eh would
probably be returned to the States. . . ."
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GILLIAM
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- Lonnie J. Gilliam (1926-1992)
- Private, US Army, World War II
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GILKEY
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- Joseph Edward Gilkey (1922-2009)
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GILMAN
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GINTER
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- Paul W. Ginter (1921-1977)
- Private, US Army, World War II
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GIRARD
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- Robert A. Girard (1925-2012)
- US Air Force, World War II
- grave at Calvary
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio
- Photo: "Robert A. Girard," obituary,
Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, Friday, July 6, 2012, page B4.
- Stine
Kilburn Funeral Home Website accessed 6 Jul 2012.
" . . . A 1943 graduate of Chaminade H.S. and a 1950 graduate
of the University of Dayton (BA Business), he was a proud U.S. Air
Force Veteran of World War II and worked as an accountant in the
Dayton, Ohio area for more than 40 years. . . ."
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GIRTON
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- Edwin C. Girton Sr. (1920-1978)
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- Joseph Harry Girton (1906-1987)
- US Army 1943-1945, World War II
- photo of gravestone
at Deerfield Cemetery
- Sec E Lot 7 B
- "Largest Draft
Call Sends 101 Men To Army," The Western Star (Lebanon,
Ohio), Thursday, January 7, 1943, pages 1A & 3A
- Everhart, Warren
County Ohio Veteran Grave Registration Cards on file at the Warren
County Recorders Office (Lebanon, OH: Warren County Genealogical
Society, 2007), p. 100
"Girton, Joseph H., 1906-1987, Army 1943-1945, South Lebanon
Cemetery E-7-"
- "Joseph Girton," obituary, unnamed
paper dated 21 Jan 1987 on file at the Warren County Genealogical
Society
" Joseph Harry Girton, 80, of Riley Road, South
Lebanon, died Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Veterans Medical Center,
Dayton.
. . . Memberships included the Eagles Lodge and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post, both in Lebanon. . . ."
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GLACKIN
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- Kenneth E. Glackin
(1916-1945) - Ohio, Corporal, 9 Marines 3 Marine Division
Killed in action at Iwo Jima on 6 Mar 1945
- photo of gravestone
at Rose Hill Cemetery - Interment
#3467 in Sec A Lot 157 on 19 Jan 1949
- Kenneth Glackin obituary, unnamed paper
dated 5 Apr 1945 on file at the Warren County Genealogical Society
"Mr. Virginia Schoonover Glackin of Mason received word
Saturday from the War Department her husband, Cpl. Kenneth Glackin,
was killed in action March 6 on Iwo Jima. Cpl. Glackin had been
service 13 months, going overseas nine months ago. Before entering
the armed forces he was employed at the Phillip Carey Co., Lockland.
Besides his wife he leaves three children, Joyce, 8; Margaret, 3,
and Mary, 5 months."
- "Memorial Rites for Cpl. Glackin,"
obituary, unnamed paper dated 27 Jan 1949 on file at the Warren
County Genealogical Society
" MASON - Reverend E. Lee Niswander conducted memorial services
last Tuesday, at 11 a. m. at the Ray Gallimore Funeral Home for
Cpl. Kenneth Glackin, who lost his life at Iwo Jima, March 5th,
1945. Impressive military services were held at the grave in Rose
Hill Cemetery by the Ralph S. Penquite Post 194 of Mason, several
of whom were schoolmates, close friends and buddies of Cpl. Glackin
and all knew him to be of of Mason's best young men and respected
by everyone.
"Surviving relatives are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Glackin,
his wife and three young daughters, one brother, George Glackin
of Mason, and two sisters, MRs. Henry Brenner of Foster, and Mrs.
Dean Walton of Waynesville, and many friends."
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GLOSSIP
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- Tiff Glossip Jr. (1924-1997)
- US Army World War II
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- William Anderson Glossip
(1917-2004) - US Army, World War II
- photo of gravestone at Springboro
Cemetery
- Photo: "William Anderson Glossip,"
obituary, The Middletown (Ohio) Journal, 2004
" . . . Mr. Glossip served in the U.S. Army during World
War II and had worked for Interstate Folding Box as a boiler engineer
retiring in 1979. . . ."
- "Largest Draft
Call Sends 101 Men To Army," The Western Star (Lebanon,
Ohio), Thursday, January 7, 1943, pages 1A & 3A
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GLOVER
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- Arthur Russell Glover
(1921-2008) - US Navy World War II
- grave at Woodhill
Cemetery
- Arthur R. Glover, The Middletown (Ohio) Journal,
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
"He served our country in WWII in The Armed Guard of the
U. S. Navy with an honorable discharge."
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- JamesGlover (1921-2010) - US Army, World War II
- grave at Highland Cemetery, Miamisburg
- "James Glover," obituary, Springboro
(Ohio) Star Press, Thursday August 19, 2010.
" . . . He was a World WAr II Army Veteran and retired
from Harrison Radiator in 1978 after 30 years of service. . . ."
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GLOYSTEIN
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- Thomas W. Gloystein
(1917-2008) - US Army, World War II
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GOODE
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- Dale Robert Goode (1921-1991)
- Cpl US Army Air Corps World War II
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- James M. Goode (1924-1960)
- US Navy World War II
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GOODLANDER
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- Samuel W. Goodlander
(1923-2002)
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GOODMAN
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- Andrew Goodman (1911-1987)
- grave at Morrow
Cemetery
"Andrew Goodman," obituary, unnamed
paper dated 9 Sep 1987 on file at the Warren County Genealogical
Society
" . . . He was a veteran of World War II and a member of
the Cromona Ky., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. . . ."
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GOODPASTER
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- George L. Goodpaster
(1902-1978) - Corporal, US Army World War II
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- John Lloyd Goodpaster
(____-____) - Tech Sergeant, US Army, World War II
- "John Goodpaster," Springboro
(Ohio) Star Press, Thursday, March 24, 2011, page 5
" . . . He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 with
the 2nd Armored Division. During his service he was awarded the
Bronze Star with three Battle Stars, the Good Conducte Medal and
the POW Medal. . . ."
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GOODWIN
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- Ralph E. Goodwin (1911-1971)
- Ohio, TEC 4 1467 Engr Maint Co, World War II
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GOSNEY
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- Raymond L. Gosney (1923-1997)
- TEC 5, US Army, World War II
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GRAHAM
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- Arnold E. Graham (1905-1954)
- US Army World War II
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- Warren
Edwin Graham (1920-1961) - Ohio F1 USNR World War II
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GRAY
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- Clifford Gray (1923-1991)
- US Air Force, World War II
- photo of gravestone
at Miami Cemetery with
World War II flagholder - Interment #9004 in
Sec T lot 132 grave 5 on 8 Oct 1991
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- Frank V. Gray (1912-1970)
- Ohio Private 147 Infantry World War II
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- Harry Gray Jr. (1921-1979)
- Staff Sergeant, US Army, World War II
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- J. Rockhill Gray (c1920-2009)
- US Army, World War II
- J. Rockhill Gray, The Western Star, Lebanon,
Ohio, Thursday Oct. 22, 2009
"Born and raised in Lebanon, Ohio, Joe Gray attended Miami
University in Oxford, Ohio and served in the U.S. Army at the 119th
General Hospital, Blandford Camp, Dorset, England during World War
II."
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- Meryl B. Gray (1907-1989)
- US Army 1942-1944, World War II
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- Thomas Theodore Gray (1918-1997)
- TEC 4 US Army, World War II
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- William Earl Gray (1925-2009)
- US Army, World War II
- photo of gravestone
at Springboro Cemetery
- buried 4 Jan 2010 with full military honors.
- William Earl Gray, The Middletown (Ohio)
Journal, Thursday December 31, 2009
"... He was a veteran of WW II serving in the U.S. Army
and was a retired paper worker. ..."
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- Zane A. Gray (1925-1995)
- PFC, US Army, World War II
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GRAYS
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- James Elbert Grays (1918-2003)
- T Sergeant US Army Air Forces World War II; Air Force Cross, Bronze
Star Medal
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GRAYSON
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- Ferdinand W. Grayson
(1918-1977) - TEC 5 US Army World War II
- photo of gravestone
at Deerfield Cemetery
- Sec G Lot 172 D&E
- "F. W. Grayson," obituary, unnamed
paper dated 16 Nov 1977 on file at the Warren County Genealogical
Society
" . . . Mr. Grayson was a member of the Veterans of Foreign
wars Post 6069 of Lebanon. . . ."
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GREHL
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Index)
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- Albert Grehl (1923-1988)
- US Army, World War II
- Photo: Submitted by his daughter, Rosemary
Grehl Stein on 8 Feb 2012
grave at Arlington
Memorial Gardens
- "Largest Draft
Call Sends 101 Men To Army," The Western Star (Lebanon,
Ohio), Thursday, January 7, 1943, pages 1A & 3A
- "Albert Grehl," obituary, unnamed
paper dated 11 May 1988 on file at the Warren County Genealogical
Society
" . . . He was an Army veteran of World War II
and was a member of the American Legion post in Mason. . . ."
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GREEN
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- Clyde Green (1918-2003)
- PFC US Army World War II
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- James Robert Green (1915-1982)
- US Army
- "Largest Draft
Call Sends 101 Men To Army," The Western Star (Lebanon,
Ohio), Thursday, January 7, 1943, pages 1A & 3A
- "James Green," obituary, The
Franklin (Ohio) Chronicle, April 14, 1982
" James Robert Green, 67, formerly of franklin, and brother
of Russell Green, Mrs. Viola DePew, MRs. Myrtle Gay, Mrs. Lily White
and MRs. Olive DePew, all of Franklin, died April 4, in Umatilla,
Fla.
. . . Services and burial were last Wednesday in Umatilla."
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- William Raymond Green
(c1925-2009) - US Navy World War II
- Burial: Lebanon
Cemetery
- William Raymond Green, The Western Star,
Lebanon, Ohio, Thursday, April 9, 2009
"He served in the Navy during World War II"
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- Whit Green (1915-1991) -
US Army 1941-1945
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- Rev. Wylie E. Green (1919-2004)
- TEC 5, US Army, World War II
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GREENE
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- Lester A. Greene (1925-1954)
- Warrant Officer 3, US Navy Reserves, World War II
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GREENHORN
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- Alvin Edward Greenhorn
(1920-2010) - Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force, World
War II, Korea & Vietnam
- grave at Rose Hill Cemetery, Fairlawn, Ohio
- "Lt. Col. Alvin Edward Greenhorn,"
obituary, Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, Monday, March 22, 2010,
page A11
" . . . A WWII, Koran War and Vietnam veteran, he retired after
28 years as a U.S.Air Force Lt. Col. who worked as a Procurement
Contracting Office. . . ."
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GREENUP
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- Charles E. Greenup
(1925-1945) - TEC 5, US Army, World War II
- grave at Woodhill
Cemetery
- Warren
County World War II Army and Army Air Force Casualites
- photo: Charles E. Greenup "Casualties,
Four since Last Friday, Sadden Local Homes on Eve of Final Collapse
of German Foe," The
Franklin (Ohio) Chronicle, Thursday, May 3, 1945
"...The 19 year old lad, youngest of three Greenup boys in
the service, had been overseas since last September. He entered
the service on February 12, 1944, less than a month after his older
brother, Lt. Harry R. Greenup, a P-38 pilot, was taken prisoner
by the Germans after being shot down in aerial combat over France.
Lt. Greenup is still a prisoner of war and the family is anxiously
awaiting news of his possible liberations. ..."
- Charles Greenup "Killed in Germany,"
obituary, The
Middletown (Ohio) Journal, Saturday, April 28, 1945
" ... T-5 Charles Greenup, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greenup,
of Franklin, was killed in Germany April 15, a War department telegram
informed his parents Friday afternoon.
Greenup entered service in February 1944, and had been overseas
since September. He was a member of an observation battalion field
artillry [sic] unit of the ninth army. ..."
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- George M. Greenup (1923-
____) - Corporal
- Charles Greenup "Killed in Germany,"
obituary, The
Middletown (Ohio) Journal, Saturday, April 28, 1945
" ... Survivors include one sister, Mary Ellen,
at home; three brothers, Lt. Harry Greenup, prisoner
of war in Germany; George in the Marianas Islands,
and Robert, at home. ..."
- Charles E. Greenup "Casualties, Four
since Last Friday, Sadden Local Homes on Eve of Final Collapse of
German Foe," The
Franklin (Ohio) Chronicle, Thursday, May 3, 1945
"...Another brother, Cpl. George M. Greenup, is serving in
the Pacific theatre ..."
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POW |
- Harry R. Greenup (1920-1957)
- 2nd Lieutenant, P-38 pilot, 14th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force, US
Army Air Corps, World War II
- grave at Olinger
Highland Cemetery, Thornton, Adams County, Colorado [Find A
Grave Memorial #4505217]
- Charles E. Greenup "Casualties, Four
since Last Friday, Sadden Local Homes on Eve of Final Collapse of
German Foe," The
Franklin (Ohio) Chronicle, Thursday, May 3, 1945
"...The 19 year old lad, youngest of three Greenup boys in
the service, had been overseas since last September. He entered
the service on February 12, 1944, less than a month after his older
brother, Lt. Harry R. Greenup, a P-38 pilot, was taken prisoner
by the Germans after being shot down in aerial combat over France.
Lt. Greenup is still a prisoner of war and the family is anxiously
awaiting news of his possible liberations. ..."
- Charles Greenup "Killed in Germany,"
obituary, The
Middletown (Ohio) Journal, Saturday, April 28, 1945
" ... Survivors include one sister, Mary Ellen, at home; three
brothers, Lt. Harry Greenup, prisoner of war in Germany; George
in the Marianas Islands, and Robert, at home. ..."
- Missing
Air Crew Reports (MACRs) of the US Army Air Forces, 1941-1948
original documents and images at Footnote.com
"Lt.
Harry R. Greenup - 7 images regarding the crash of
his P-38 fighter at Les Lecques's bay, Var, France, while on bomber
escort duty on 27 Jan 1944"
- "Mrs. Greenup's Son Killed in Auto
Crash," obituary, The
Franklin (Ohio) Chronicle, Thursday, October,
10, 1957
"Harry R. Greenup, 36, son of Mrs. Ina Greenup of Franklin,
and his wife were killed last week end in a car accident. The couple
was on their way to their home at Denver, Colo., from a fishing
trip.
Details of the accident are meager, but the car is reported to have
gone into the Colorado River. ..."
- Honor
Roll 14th Fighter Group Jun 1941-Nov 1945
- 4 Dec 2010 email from French, World War
II aviation historian Philippe Castellano, President of Aéro-Re.L.I.C.,
France,
"S/Lt Greenup was shot down on Jannuary 27'1944. His plane
was perfectly ditched in the Mediterranean' sea, in the bay of La
Ciotat, located between Toulon and Marseille, on the French Riviera.
His wingman, the S/Lt James G. Riley, 21 years old, married, of
New York, was also shot down and unfortunately killed at the same
time, in the same conditions, and in the same bay of La Ciotat (three
nautical miles separate the two wrecks of their plane which were
discovered and formally indentified, not far of the Frenches coast.
Men and machines belonged to the 15th USAAF, 14th Fighter Group.
"
Aéro-Re.L.I.C
has a great page regarding the incident and 1996 discovery of the
aircraft at
http://www.aero-relic.org/English/P-38_43-2545_Greenup/e-00-p38greenup.htm
Another great photo of the wreck (provided by Philippe Castellano,
President of Aéro-Re.L.I.C.
) can be found in the April
2008 P-38 Lightning newsletter of the P-38 National Association.
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GREGORY
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- Corbitt Gregory (1915-1995)
- US Army World War II
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- Everett Taft Gregory
(1909-1979) - US Army World War II
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- Henry E. Gregory (1925-1991)
- S Sgt US Army Air Corps World War II
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GREY
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- Lenard F. Grey (1923-1988)
- TEC 4 US Army World War II
- photo of gravestone
at Lebanon Cemetery
- Interment #9828 in Southeast Addition, Lot
48-5 on 15 Mar 1988
- "Lenard Grey," obituary, unnamed
paper dated 16 Mar 1988 on file at the Warren County Genealogical
Society
" . . . He served in the Army in World War II. . . ."
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- Walter C. Grey (1928-1982)
- US Navy World War II
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GRIEST
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- Richard Emerson Griest
(1926-2009) - US Navy World War II
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GRIFFEY
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- William Boyd Griffey
(1919-2001) - US Air Force
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GRISHAM
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- Earl A. Grisham (1919-1988)
- US Army 1941-1945
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- Howard R. Grisham (1916-1989)
- Staff Sergeant, US Army, World War II
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GROSS
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- Andrew Wilson Gross (1914-1993)
- PFC US Army World War II; Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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- Edward Gross (1922-1998)
- US Army World War II
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- Frank Gross (1921-1972)
- Arkansan, TEC 4, Headquarters, 180th Infantry
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GSCHWENDER
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- Joseph Gschwender
(1920-2012) - US Army, World War II
- grave at Calvary
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio
- Photo: Anderson
Funeral Homes Website
- "Joseph J. Gschwender," obituary,
Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, Monday, March 19, 2012, page
B5.
". . . He proudly served in the 4th Armored Division of
United States Army as a tank driver for General Patton in the Battle
of the Bulge. . . ."
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GUARD
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- Charles L. Guard II
(1916-1985) - US Army
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GUMM
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- James E.Gumm (1917-2009)
- US Army, World War II
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GUSTIN
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- George N. Gustin (1901-1970)
- Private, Company I 407th Infantry World War II
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- Madison E. Gustin (1918-1981)
- photo of gravestone
at Lebanon Cemetery
- Interment #9302 is Southeast Addition, Lot
17-6 on 20 Feb 1981
- "Madison E. Gustin," obituary,
The Franklin (Ohio) Chronicle, February 25, 1981
" . . . He was a member of VFW Post 3809 in Middletown
and the American Legion in that city. He was a veteran of World
War II and worked at Armco Steel for more than 20 years. . . ."
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- Russell H. Gustin (1902-1968)
- Ohio, Pvt 608 Signal Co., World War II
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- Charles E. Gwin (1929-1988)
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- photo of gravestone
at Miami Cemetery
- 7 Sep 1988 obituary on file at the Warren County
Genealogical Society indicates that he is a veteran of World War
II?
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