There are 347 names on the Wall of Honor. When possible, each listing will be as follows: Date of death – Name – Age – Hometown(s) – Branch of Service – Rank – Unit Designations – Summary of information – Location of burial site or memorial.
Abbreviations used: RANK: Pvt. – Private - E1 PFC – Private First Class - E2 L/Cpl – Lance/Corporal – E3 Cpl. -  Corporal – E4 Sp4 – Specialist 4th Class –E4 Sgt. – Sergeant - E5	S/Sgt. - Staff Sergeant – E6 T/Sgt. – Technical Sergeant - E6 Lt. – Lieutenant - O2 Capt. – Captain - 03	MILITARY UNITS: Plt. – Platoon Co. – Company Regt. – Regiment Bn. – Battalion Div. - Division AAF – Army Air force USMC – United States Marine Corps

VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK in McKINNEY

WALL of HONOR

 

1913

22 Jan. WILLIAM CHESTER BENNETT – 21, McKinney. US Navy, Fireman 2^nd Class. Drowned while serving aboard the USS Maryland at Mare Island, California, when the launch in which he was riding collided with a coal barge. Buried at Mare Island Cemetery, the oldest Navy cemetery on the Pacific Ocean. First of 333 Collin County heroes to die in the service of our country in the 20^th Century

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WORLD WAR I ERA

1917

29 April JAMES ROBERT GANTT – 19, Princeton. US Navy, Apprentice Seaman. Died of pneumonia while in basic training. The first official Collin County casualty of World War I. Buried at Princeton Cemetery.

13 Dec. IRA R. SELLERS – 19, Blue Ridge. US Army, Pvt. Co. F. 19^th Inf. 18^th Div. Killed in Port Arthur, Texas, while on guard duty at the shipping yards; found lying in the warehouse, dead, with a gunshot wound in the back and his rifle at his feet. Buried at Blue Ridge Cemetery.

17 Dec. JOHN L. EMERSON – 22, McKinney. US Army Pvt. Aviation Section, US Signal Corps, 16^th Aero Squadron. Died of pneumonia while serving in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery in McKinney.

23 Dec. WILLIAM ERWIN RUCKER JR - 23, McKinney. US Navy, Seaman Apprentice. Died of septicemia at Great Lakes Training School in Illinois. Buried at Pecan Grove.

1918

5 Feb. JOHN DEWITT GREER - 20, Anna. US Army Air Service, Mechanic, 677th Aero Squadron. Died of meningitis at Newport News, Virginia. Buried at Van Alstyne, Texas.

6 Feb. JAMES F. SPARKMAN –28, Frisco. US Army, Pvt., Co. C, 359^th Inf. 90^th Div.

KIA (killed in action) along with 264 others, in the sinking of the chartered troopship Tuscania, of the Cunard Lines, when torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Scotland. Originally buried at Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay, Scotland, later reburied at Arlington National Cemetery. First Collin County boy to be killed due to enemy action in WWI.

1 Mar. JAMES VASCO ESTEP – 19, Anna. US Navy, Seaman 2^nd Class. Died at Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Buried at Elm Grove Cemetery, Westminster, Texas.

20 Mar. WALTER LEWIS WRIGHT – 29, McKinney. After serving in the US Navy he enlisted in the US Army. Pvt. Co. 56, 11^th Bn. (Battalion) 166^th Depot Brigade, 90^th Div. Died of meningitis at Camp Travis, Texas. Buried at Wilson Chapel Cemetery, McKinney.

5 Aug. ALBERT E. STELZER – 24, Celina. US Army, Cpl. Headquarters Plt. (Platoon), Co A. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. Died of pneumonia, in Recy, France. The first Collin County boy to actually die in the war zone. Buried at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France.

12 Sept. TILLMAN GUINN – 25, Celina. US Army, PFC (Private First Class), Co. G. 359^th Inf. 90th Div. KIA at the Battle of St, Mihiel, France. First Collin County boy killed in action on foreign soil. Buried at Old Celina Cemetery.

13 Sept. JOHN CLAUD LONG – 24, Princeton. US Army, Pvt. Bakery Co. 321, 36^th Div. Died of pneumonia in France. Buried at Van Winkle Cemetery, Climax, Texas.

14 Sept. ROY EDGAR MATTHEWS – 25, McKinney, Altoga, Westminster. US Army, 1^st Lt. Co. A, 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. Intelligence Officer before becoming Infantry Officer. KIA at St. Mihiel, France. Buried at Oakland Cemetery, Dallas.

15 Sept JAMES HENRY “JIMMIE” GEIGAS – 27, McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Co. A, 359th Infantry, 90th Division. KIA at St. Mihiel, France. The first McKinney boy to be killed in action on foreign soil. The American Legion Post in McKinney is named in his honor. Buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Collin County.

15 Sept. PETER J.  HARDING – Plano. US Army, Cpl. Co. A. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA St. Mihiel. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

16 Sept. JAMES ADAMS – 22, Anna. US Army, Cpl. Co. H. 81^st Infantry Regt. (Regiment).  KIA at the Battle of Meuse-Argonne, France. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

16 Sept. OSCAR MARVIN WALTERS - 23, McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Co A, 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. Wounded on 14 Sept. at St, Mihiel; killed in action two days later at Meuse-Argonne. Buried at Forest Grove Cemetery. McKinney.

23 Sept. ROBERT BRYAN JOHNSON – 21, Princeton. US Navy, Carpenter’s Mate. Died of influenza aboard ship at Quebec, Canada.  Buried at Princeton.

26 Sept. OSCAR C. KEY – McKinney. US Army, 2^nd Lt. Co. C. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA at Meuse-Argonne, France. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France.

26 Sep. BENJAMIN FRANK BRIDGES – 27, Wylie. US Army, Pvt. Co. H, 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA at Meuse-Argonne, France.  Buried at Wylie Cemetery.

26 Sep OSCAR B. COPAS - 23, Lucus. US Army, Pvt. Co. F, 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA in action at Meuse-Argonne, France. Buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

28 Sept. HENRY LEE CURRIN – 22, Josephine. US Army, Pvt. Co. C. 138^th Inf. 350^th Div. KIA at Meuse-Argonne, France. Buried at Nevada, Texas.

1 Oct. ROBERT JORDAN CUFFMAN - 24, Allen. US Army, Pvt. Supply Co. 28^th Inf. Wounded at the Battle of St. Mihiel; KIA at the Battle of Meuse/Argonne, France. Buried at Allen Cemetery.

1 Oct. PORTER W. JOHNSON – Millwood. US Army, Pvt. Co. F. 26^th Inf. KIA at Meuse-Argonne, France.

6 Oct. AENARD “ANN” COMPTON – 28, Allen. Attended Baylor University, became a teacher and high school principal, left her job to serve in the US Army Nurse Corps. Died of influenza. The only servicewoman from Texas to die in WWI. Buried at Allen Cemetery.

6 Oct. GEORGE SHRADER MATHERS – Rockhill, McKinney, Prosper. Doctor, US Army, Captain. Chaplain with the Medical Corps. Died of pneumonia at Camp Meade, Maryland. Buried at Military Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.

7 Oct. SAM RODGERS – McKinney. US Army, 2^nd Lt. 153^rd Pioneer Infantry Regiment. KIA at the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. Buried at Hartsville Cemetery, Hartsville, Tennessee.

7 Oct. JOHN WILLIAM FLOYD – Allen. US Army, Pvt. Quartermaster Corps, Section 306, Graves Registration. Died of pneumonia at Gievres, France. Buried at Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Rowlett, Texas..

8 Oct.  THADIS O. GILBERT - 26, Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. Co. C, 143^rd Regt.

36^th Div. KIA at Meuse-Argonne, France. Buried at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.

9 Oct. AMBER B. RODERICK – Frisco. US Army, Pvt.  Co. H, 142nd Inf. KIA in France. Awarded, by Marshall Petain from the French Government, the “Croix de Guerre” Medal. The citation reads: Displayed courage , bravery and skill. Crossed a terrain violently bombarded by large caliber shells and machine-gun fire. Was killed while accomplishing his duty. Buried at Pecan Gap Cemetery, Delta County, Texas.

14 Oct. ROBERT LEE TYLER – McKinney, Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. 337^th Field Remount Squadron, Camp Stuart, Va. Cause of death unknown. Buried at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.

15 Oct. JAMES OSCAR TIMMS – Wylie. US Army, Pvt. Co F, 23^rd Inf. 2^nd Div. KIA at Meuse-Argonne. Buried at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France.

15 Oct. CALVIN E. HINDS – McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Medical Corps. Died at Camp MacArthur, Texas, cause unknown. Buried at Bullard Cemetery, Smith County, Texas.

16 Oct. GEORGE WILLIARD THURMAN – Celina. US Army, Pvt. Co. A. 123^rd Inf. Died of pneumonia at Camp Hoboken, N.J. Buried at Old Celina Cemetery.

16 Oct. ARTHUR LAFAYETTE PHILLIPS – Anna. US Army, Pvt. 2^nd Co. Central Officers Training Camp. Died of pneumonia at Camp McArthur in Waco. Buried at Elm Grove Cemetery, Westminster, Texas.

17 Oct. FRANK BUNCH – Celina. US Army, Pvt. Medical Corps. Died of pneumonia at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Buried at Cottage Hill Cemetery, Collin County.

21 Oct. JOSEPH LOUIS SMITH – McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Co. L. 143^rd Inf. 32^nd Div. Died of pneumonia in France. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney.

22 Oct. SIDNEY PEEBLES – 22, Weston. US Army, Pvt. 46^th Co.12^th Bn. 163^rd Depot Brigade. Died of Influenza. Buried at Chambersville Cemetery.

25 Oct. GEORGE WASHINGTON CLARK – McKinney. US Army, PFC, Quartermaster Corps. Died of pneumonia at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Buried at Red Oak Cemetery, Ellis County, Texas.

25 Oct. CLARENCE REEDY FARRELL – Plano. US Army Air Service, Cpl. 79^th Observation Balloon Co. Died at Camp John Wise, near San Antonio, Texas. Buried at Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Plano.

31 Oct. OSCAR HEUSTIS BISHOP - Frisco & Celina. US Army, Pvt. 41^st Co. 11^th Bn. 165^th Brigade. Died at Camp Travis, Texas, cause unknown. Buried at Gunter, Texas.

1 Nov. ALEXANDER JACKSON McCANDLESS – McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Co. B,

124^th Inf. 31^st Div. Died of influenza at Camp Merritt, N.J. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

2 Nov. CLARENCE ESTELA HENDRIX - 25, Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. Co. A. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA at Meuse-Argonne, France. He is buried at Huson Cemetery in Farmersville where the American Legion Post is named in his honor.

5 Nov. CHRISTOPHER LEE BARNES – McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Co. A, 11^th

Infantry, 5^th Div.  KIA in France. Buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Rheas Mill, Texas.

5 Nov. HENRY GRADY SPRINGFIELD – Anna & Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. Co. D. 356^th Inf. 89^th Div. KIA at Meuse-Argonne. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France.

6 Nov. CARL SPRINKLE -  Farmersville. US Army, Cpl. Co A. 343^rd Machine Gun Bn. Died of pneumonia in France. Buried at Huson Cemetery, Farmersville.

7 Nov. HOUSTON LEVY SMITH – Princeton. US Army, Pvt. Co. G. 9^th Inf. Wounded in action in France 7 March, 1918; died of wounds 7 Nov. Buried in France.

9 Nov. EARL FRY - Blue Ridge & Pike. School teacher Blue Ridge High School. US Army, Cpl. Co. A. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. Wounded in action 1 Nov. 1918, at the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. Died of wounds eight days later. Buried at AEF (American Expeditionary Forces) Cemetery, east of Esnes, France, grave number 66, reburied at Pike Cemetery, Collin County.

11 Nov. GILES RAYMOND GREER – 31, Princeton. US Army, Cpl. 356^th Inf. 89^th Div.  KIA on the
morning of 11 November, 1918, just a few hours before the Armistice was signed, officially ending the war. Buried at IOOF Cemetery, Princeton.

11 Oct. WILLIAM LAYFAYETTE “BYRD” O’DELL - 20, Celina. US Army, Pvt. Ambulance Co. 142, 111^th Sanitary Train, 36^th Div. Died of pneumonia in France. Buried at Cottage Hill Cemetery.

24 Nov. JOSEPH WELDON AYCOCK – 20, McKinney. US Army Training Corps,

Pvt. Co. A, Students Army Training Corps, Rice Institute. Died of influenza. Buried at

IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.

22 Dec. CHARLES A. SAMUEL – Celina, McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Co F,

117th Supply Train, 42nd Div. Died of typhoid Fever while serving with the Army of Occupation in Germany. Buried in McKinney.

GEORGE CASEY – McKinney. US Army, Pvt. KIA in France.

JAMES W. MURRAY – Princeton. US Army, Pvt. Died in accident.

FRANKLIN PARKHAM – Frisco. Died during the war, details unknown.

JEFF MORGAN TUCKER – 23, McKinney. Died of unknown causes and buried in France; body returned home in July 1921 to be buried at Ross Cemetery in McKinney.

1919

10 Feb. JASPER RAY SANDERS – Celina. US Army, Pvt. 73^rd Co. 20^th Grand Div. Transportation Corps. Died of unknown causes in France. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

8 March ROBERT HASKELL KINNAMON – Plano. US Army, Pvt. Co B. 1^st Bn. 22^nd Engineers. Died in France of unknown causes. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

30 May JOSEPH LOVE BYLER – 24, Plano. US Army, Pvt. Machine Gun Co. A, 345^th Machine Gun Bn. 90^th Div. Fought in France, died of spinal meningitis. Buried at Forest Grove Cemetery.

23 July  JACK J. LEWIS – 23, Farmersville. US Army, Sgt. (Sergeant) Co. A. 359^th Inf. 90^th Div. Died in USA from being gassed at the Battle of St. Mihiel, France. Buried at Huson Cemetery, Farmersville.

1920

14 Oct. HUBERT McKINLEY CROWDER - 17, McKinney. US Navy. Died aboard ship in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. Buried at Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Plano. Youngest known Collin County boy to die in the service.

1921

20 Oct. JOHN V. DUCKWORTH - 23, McKinney. US Army, American Expeditionary Forces. Died of wounds three years after the war from the effects of German poison gas.

1923

15 Feb. TOMMIE ENGLAND – 22, Weston, McKinney, Melissa, Clear Lake and Wylie. US Navy, Seaman 1^st Class. Died from infection in the Panama Canal Zone. Buried at Wylie Cemetery.

May EDWIN M. KIRK - 25, McKinney. US Army. Wounded at the Battle of St. Mihiel, France; died five years later from the effects of German poison gas. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

1929 (To be added to the Wall, 10 Nov. 2012)

26 July, 1929  EARNEST ASHLEY HIGHSAW - 21, Culleoka, US Navy, Stricken ill with appendicitis while aboard the USS Raleigh off the coast of Sweden, and died 26 July, 1929, in Stockholm. He is buried at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Texas.

1932

7 April IRA OVAL WILSON – 25, McKinney, barber at Nelson’s North Side Barber Shop. US Navy, Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class. Killed aboard the USS Langley (the Navy’s first aircraft carrier), when struck by an airplane propeller during training exercises off the California coast. Buried at Altoga, Texas

24 June ELKIN L. FRANKLIN – 47, McKinney. US Army, Lt. Col.  West Point graduate. Served in the Mexican War and the Philippine Insurrection; WWI hero, awarded Distinguish Service Cross and Croix de Guerre for heroism in France. Died of injuries received in a US Army polo match in Hawaii. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Oldest and highest ranking Collin County native to die in the service.

 

World War II ERA

1941

10 July HENRY JOHN  McNEIL – 27, McKinney, US Army, PFC. Left his job with McKinney Independent School District to join the Army; developed Yellow Fever while serving overseas; died at Randolph Field, Texas. Buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Rheas Mill, Texas.

7 Dec. CARL JAMES ESTEP – Anna. US Navy, Seaman 1st Class. KIA 7 Dec. 1941, during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Listed on the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii and on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Honolulu  Memorial. First reported Collin County casualty of WWII.
7 Dec. HAROLD J. PATTERSON - 19,  Plano. US Navy, Seaman 1^st Class. KIA 7 Dec. 1941, during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Listed on the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii and on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.

7 Dec. RICHARD PERRY RUSH – McKinney. US Navy, Seaman 1^st Class.   KIA 7 Dec. 1941, during Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor. Listed on the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii and on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.

7 Dec. RAYMOND CLIFFORD TENNELL – Plano. US Navy, Seaman 1^st Class. KIA 7 Dec. 1941, during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Listed on the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii and on the “Tablets of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.

1942

Jan LOWELL EUGENE KINNEY -  Celina. UA Army Air Corps, 2^nd Lt. 423^rd Bomber Squadron, 306^th Bomber Group, Heavy. KIA when B17 Flying Fortress shot down over Europe. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England

Jan RUDD V. MANN - 26, McKinney. US Army Air Corps Pilot, 2^nd Lt. Coastal Patrol, March Field, California. Killed in plane crash when an engine stalled and he chose to crash into a stack of lumber instead of landing in a street full of people. Buried at Allen Cemetery.

1 Feb. EARL DONNETT, JR. – Frisco. US Navy, Ensign. KIA, details unknown. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii

19 April JOHN C. ARNOLD - 22, Anna. US Army Air Corps, S/Sgt. (Staff/Sergeant) Killed in plane crash in North Africa.  Buried at Stoney Point Cemetery, Altoga.

25 May CURTIS A. REEVES – McKinney. US Army, Pvt. 21^st Pursuit Squadron, 24^th Pursuit Group, 33^rd Air Corps. Captured 7 May 1942, at the battle of Corregidor, Philippines. Died in a Japanese POW camp. Buried at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

May GEORGE F HAGUE - 21, McKinney. US Army Air Corps, S/Sgt. 526^th Bomb Squadron.  Gunner on bomber. KIA when shot down over Europe. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

8 June  JAMES W. DUNN – McKinney. US Army, Cpl. 31^st Inf. Regt.Reported missing in 1942 at the Battle of Corrigador, Philippines. Later declared dead, body recovered and buried at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

9 Aug. RICHARD LLOYD BOLTON – Lebanon, Frisco, Plano. US Navy, Seaman 1^st Class. KIA in sinking of USS Quincy off Savo Island in the Solomons. The ship’s captain, along with 370 Sailors, went down with the ship. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

14 Aug. ELZIEL LEON BURNS – US Army, Cpl. Headquarters Co. 4^th Port of Embarkation. Died of unknown causes. Buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.

 1 Oct. CLEO W. STANDFORD – 19, Farmersville. US Army Air Corps, Pvt. Glider Training Detachment, 17th AAC. Killed in glider training accident six miles southwest of Antigo, Wisconsin.

11 Oct. CLEO STILES – US Army. Killed in plane crash. Details unknown.

12 Nov. RAY W. HENSLEE - 23,  Farmersville. US Army Air Corps, 1^st Lt. 439^th Bomber Squadron, 319th Bomber Group, Medium. Navigator on a bomber. Had been in war zone for twelve days; KIA when shot down somewhere over Western Europe. Buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.

12 Dec. LEON H. WALLACE – Pike. US Army, PFC. 31^st Inf. Regt.Taken prisoner by Japanese in the Philippines, 1941. Died while a Prisoner of War. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing”, American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

WELDON H.  “STOKES” STALLCUP – 28, Celina. US Navy, Lt. Pilot. KIA IN 1942 when shot down in the Philippines. Buried at Cottage Hill Cemetery.

1943

19 Jan CHESTER D. MESSER – 24, Nevada. US Army, PFC. 32^nd Inf. Regt.7^th INf. Div. KIA against Japanese troops in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, the closest combat action to the Continental US during the war. Buried at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.

19 Feb. OSCAR L. CANTRELL, JR. - 24, McKinney. US Army Air Corps, 1^st Lt. Pilot, killed in the crash of a B-24D bomber at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. Stayed with his plane while crew had safely bailed out. Buried at Stoney Point Cemetery, Valdasta, Texas.

8 Mar. ROBERT W. BLAINE - 27,  Plano. US Army Air Corps, 1^st Lt. 67^th Bomber Squadron, 44^th Bomber Group, Heavy. Pilot of B24 Liberator. KIA when shot down over Rennes, France, during raid on German U-boat facility. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium.

12 May GERALD MYRIC - 25, McKinney. US Army, Cpl. 133^rd Field Artillery Bn. Died of illness. Buried at Wilson Chapel Cemetery, Lowry Crossing, Texas.

May MATHER P. MILLICAN - 21, Farmersville. US Army Air Corps, S/Sgt. Killed in bomber crash. Buired at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.

11 June WILLIAM A. CARVER -  Farmersville. US Army Air Corps, T/Sgt. Gunner on a bomber. Reported Missing in Action, later declared dead. Buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri, in a plot consisting of the remains of two or more servicemen interred in a common gravesite.

12 June  JERRAL W. DERRYBERRY - 23, Frisco and McKinney. US Army Air Corps, Capt. Pilot B17 Flying Fortress bomber, 391^st Squadron, 34^th Air Group. Saw action over North Africa. Killed in B24 crash two miles west of Soledad, California. The brother of Lee Derryberry.  Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

13 June MARVIN J. CURTIS – Pike and Blue Ridge. US Army Air Corps, S/Sgt. 581^st Bomber Squadron. Killed in bomber crash near Sioux City, Iowa. Buried at Pike Cemetery, Collin County.

21 June VIRGIL LEWIS – Wylie. US Army, Pvt. 560^th Signal Air Warning Bn. KIA in North Africa. Buried at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia.

6 July JIM H. FURR - 20, McKinney. US Navy, Petty Officer 2^nd Class. Wounded at Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec. 1941. KIA two years later in the sinking of the USS Helena by a Japanese submarine in the Battle of Kula Gulf. Buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Rheas Mill.

19 July TERRY HEATHINGTON – McKinney. US Naval Reserve, Apprentice Seaman. Died of unknown causes. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

19 July RICHARD HERSCHELL ROSS – 20, Plano. US Army Air Corps, Air Cadet. Completed training as aircraft mechanic, volunteered for flight school at Spartan Field, Tulsa, Oklahoma; killed in crash of PT-19A with his instructor 13 miles north of Collinsville, Oklahoma.  Buried at Plano Mutual Cemetery.

July CYREL DWIGHT MORELAND - 19, McKinney. Merchant Marines. Killed in explosion aboard ship at Oakland, California. Buried at Altoga Cemetery.

11 Aug. CARL WRIGHT BOONE – 24. KIA in Sicily, Italy.

28 Aug. JAMES T. WRIGHT - 20, Farmersville. Branch of service unknown. Killed when accidentally shot by another soldier while on Military Police duties at Pier 98, Delaware River Depot, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

30 Aug. CHARLES O. WALTERS, JR – 21, McKinney. US Army Air Corps, Sgt.  Drown in training accident

at Pine Castle Air Base, Orlando, Fl. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

4 Sept. WOODROW HUGH ALLEN – 24, McKinney. US Navy, Aviation Machinist Mate 1^st Class. Survived five major battles at sea in the Pacific, including the sinking of the USS Hornet, decorated for bravery, killed in accidental explosion aboard ship at Munda, New Georgia. Buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas.

9 Sept. EDGAR L. BLACKBURN - 28, Celina. US Army, Cpl. 141^st Inf. Regt.36^th Inf. Div. KIA in Europe. Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy. 

11 Sept. WILLIAM ALTON CORLEY – 21, Josephine, Farmersville. US Navy, Seaman 1^st Class. Served on the Cruiser USS Savannah.  KIA, along with 197 fellow Sailors, during the invasion of Salerno, Italy, when their ship was hit by a radio bomb dropped from a German plane. Buried at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.

22 Sept. HUGH B. PARRIS, JR – 24, McKinney. US Army Air Corps, 1^st Lt. Pilot of B24 Liberator. KIA in the South Pacific.

20 Oct. NIMROD SHEPPARD SHIPP – 23, Merchant Marines, Cook 1^st Class. Killed in the sinking of a tanker ship that collided with another oil tanker off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida and sunk. Headstone inscription at Sylverino Cemetery, Fouke, Arkansas: “Lost at Sea”.

29 Oct. WILLIAM M. PEARSON – Plano. USMC, Pvt. KIA in New Guinea while on eight-man recon patrol. His body was carried eight miles through the jungle by comrades. Buried at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

16 Nov. RAYMOND DALE THOMPSON – Farmersville. US Navy, Seaman 2^nd Class. KIA in the Philippines.  Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
18 Nov. DOYLE J. McFARLING – US Navy. Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class. KIA in the sinking of the USS McKeon near Bougainville by Japanese aircraft. Sixty-four Sailors and 52 Marines went down with the ship. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
20 Nov. JOE HORRIS RAWLINS – Plano. USMC, PFC. KIA in the South Pacific. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.

3 Dec. WILLIAM E. RUTHERFORD – Anna. US Army, Cpl. Headquarters Co. Washington DC. Killed in Lincoln, England, in motor vehicle accident. Buried at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Cambridgeshire, England.  Brother of John D. Rutherford.
6 Dec. VAIL E. OSBURN - 22, Valdasta. USMC, Cpl. KIA in the South Pacific. Buried at Stoney Point Cemetery, Altoga, Texas.

17 Dec. A. L. MOUNGER – 19, Princeton. US Army Air Corps, Pvt. Killed at Alexandria Army Air Base, Alexandria, Louisiana, when struck by B17 bomber while walking across the runway. Buried at Princeton Cemetery.

1944

6 Jan. CHARLES OLIVER JEANS - 19, McKinney, Melissa, Allen. USMC, PFC. 1^st Marine Div. Awarded the Navy Cross for heroic acts at Bougainville; KIA at Cape Gloucester, New Britain, in the South Pacific. Buried at Allen Cemetery.

30 Jan. JAMES W (SONNY) COWLING – Westminster. US Army, T/Sgt. 7^th Inf. Regt. 3^rd Inf. Div. KIA 30 Jan. 1944 in Italy; buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy.

Jan JAMES MARLOW MORGAN - 18, Anna. USMC, Pvt. KIA in the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific. After a bloody all-day battle in jungle conditions, he was shot by a sniper that night. Buried at Highland Cemetery, Melissa.

4 Feb. KENNETH KRUG, JR. – McKinney. US Army Air Corps, Lt. Radio Technician. KIA, details unknown.

10 Feb. WILLIE J. DICKEN, JR. - 22, Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. Tank Destroyer Bn. Fought in the battles of North Africa, Naples, Salerno, and Foggia, Italy, with Headquarters Co. 756th Tank Bn. KIA by sniper fire while trying to recover a disabled American tank near Monte Cassino, Italy after the bloody Rapido River crossing. Buried at Merit Cemetery, Hunt County, Texas.

16 Feb. CECIL C. WALDRUM – 27. US Army, Cpl. Paratrooper. 82^nd Airborne. Saw some of the heaviest action in Europe. KIA, details unknown. Reburied at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas, 9 Mar, 1948. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio.

22 Feb. THOMAS L. RIKE, JR. – Farmersville. US Army Air Corps, S/Sgt. 360^th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy. Waist Gunner on B17 Flying Fortress. KIA when his plane went down over the English Channel. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.

25 Feb. DUDLEY R. IVES – McKinney. US Army Air Corps. 2^nd Lt. 403^rd Bomber Squadron, 43^rd Bomber Group, Heavy. On returning from a combat mission to home base at Nadzab, New Guinea, the group of 100 B24 Liberator bombers flew into an unexpected severe weather front that caused 37 planes to go down. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines. The body of Ives and nine fellow crew members were found in the jungles of Morobe Province, New Guinea, in 2007 and buried in a single grave, with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. The American Legion Post in Ingleside, Texas is named in his honor. 

Feb. DEE FOREST BYNUM - 26, McKinney. Warrant Officer. Military lawyer, died of illness at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.

6 Mar. ARCHIE A. APPLIN – 21US Army, PFC. 9^th Army, Coast Artillery Corps. KIA in Germany. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio.

Mar. TOM KELLY – Anna. US Army Air Corps, Sgt. Gunner on B17 Flying Fortress. KIA when shot down over Germany.

1 Apr. JESSE T. SMITH – McKinney. Died in England of unknown causes.

11 Apr. JIM BOX GOODNER - 21, McKinney. US Army Air Corps, 2^nd Lt. Bombardier/Navigator of B17 Flying Fortress. KIA when shot down over Germany on his third mission. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

21 Apr. LOUIS F. BASS – 26, Princeton. US Army Air Corps, 1^st Lt. AAF Bomb Squadron, Pilot of B24 Liberator. KIA when shot down over Germany on his third mission. Buried at Altoga Cemetery.

23 May. JOHN KENDALL “JACK” BUMPASS, JR. – 29, Farmersville. US Army Air Corps, Lt. 160^th Field Artillery Bn. 45^th Inf. Div. KIA during heavy fighting against German tanks and infantry at Anzio Beachhead, Italy. Buried at Nettuna, Italy; later re-buried at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.

11 May CLIFFORD B. NANCE – Plano. US Army Air Corps, T/Sgt. 838th Heavy Bomber Squadron, 487th Bomber Group, Heavy. KIA in Europe. Buried at Normandy, American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

3 June JESSE D. MASSEY – 21, Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. 179^th Inf. 45^th Div. 5^th Army. Highly decorated for bravery. KIA in Italy. Buried at Princeton Cemetery.

5 June JESSE O. BRASWELL – US Army, 2^nd Lt. 75^th Bomber Squadron, 42^nd Bomber Group, Medium. KIA in the Philippines. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

5 June WERDNA M. PETTIGREW – US Army, T/Sgt. 13^th Armored Regiment, 1^st Armored Division. KIA in Italy. Buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery

Nettuno, Italy.

6 June LANDRUM W. LEECH – 30, Farmersville. US Army, PFC. Military Police Platoon, 90^th Inf. Div. KIA on Omaha Beach at Normandy on D-Day. Buried at Rockwall Memorial Cemetery, Rockwall.

10 June MABRON P. JOHNSON – Farmersville. UA Army Air Corps, T/Sgt. 714^th Bomber Squadron. Gunner on B-24 Liberator. KIA when shot down over Europe. Buried at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.

11 June CURTIS CULVER – 24, McKinney. US Army, PFC. Landed at Normandy on D-Day, KIA five days later in France.            

13 June GLENN W. (BUDDY) RAINWATER – 20, Princeton. US Army, Pvt. 38^th Inf. 2^nd Inf. Div. Machine Gunner. Landed at Normandy on D-Day. KIA one week later in France. Buried at Princeton Cemetery.

14 June GIBSON E. BUSH – Allen. USMC, PFC. KIA at the Battle of Cape Gloucester, near New Britain Island in the South Pacific. Machine Gunner, accounting for over 100 dead enemy soldiers during the battle in which he was killed.

15 June R. L. SCOTT – 30, Blue Ridge. US Army, Sgt. Co. M, 143^rd Regt. 36^th Div. KIA in Italy.

15 June HOWELL LLOYD (BUD) LACY - Altoga, McKinney, US Army, T/Sgt. Landed on Normandy on D-Day. KIA France.

16 June GORDON K. NEELY – Anna. US Army, S/Sgt. Trained Ski Troopers in Canada. 23^rd Inf. Reg, 2^nd Infantry Div. Landed at Normandy on D-Day. KIA in France. Buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France.

24 June RALPH S. WILLIAMS - 27, Clear Lake. US Army, Tec4. 752^nd Tank Bn. Wounded in action in Italy; died two days later. Buried at Hughes Cemetery, Wylie.

25 June JOHN L. STROUP - 19, Altoga. US Army Air Corps, Cpl. Gunner on a B17G bomber. Killed in plane crash while training at MacDill Field, near Sarasota, Florida. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

26 June JACK COOGAN CAMERON – McKinney. US Naval Reserve, Aviation Radioman 1^st Class. Saw action in numerous battles in Solomon Islands and Bismarck Archipelago, 29 missions over Japanese territory. KIA on a mission over New Ireland Island, Papua New Guinea. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

June JOE BEN WRIGHT - 23, Farmersville. US Army Air Corps, Sgt. Killed in plane crash.

8 July JAMES H. ELLIOTT - 22, McKinney. US Army, S/Sgt. 9^th Inf. Regt. 2^nd Inf. Div. Landed at Normandy on D-Day. KIA at the battle for San Lo, France. Buried at Van Alstyne, Cemetery.

14 July HULETT H. ABBOTT – 31, Nevada. US Army, PFC. 175^th Infantry. KIA at the Battle of the Hedgerows near St. Lo, France. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio.

21 July RALPH OREN HILL – 25, Frisco. USMC, Sgt. Fought in New Guinea and Bougainville. Wounded at Guadalcanal and Guam. Died of wounds in the Mariana Islands in the South Pacific. Buried at Bethel Cemetery.

25 July WALTER CLINE SCALF - 18, McKinney. USMC PFC. KIA at the Battle of Guam. His body was returned home four years later, 24 April, 1948, and buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

26 July AUDDIE C. WILLIS - 22, Blue Ridge. US Army, S/Sgt. 75^th Ranger Regt. Landed at Normandy on D-Day. KIA in France. Buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, Collin County.

27 July WILLIE C. WILLIS – 23. US Army, Sgt. Co. E. 23^rd Infantry. Landed at Normandy on D-Day. KIA in France.

27 July WELDON B. HARTNESS – 28, Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. 744^th Light Tank Bn. Landed at Normandy on D-Day. KIA in France. Buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, Collin County.

28 July L. J. “HOTSHOT”  EUBANKS – Farmersville. US Army, PFC. 9^th Infantry. Landed at Normandy on D-Day plus one. KIA in France.

30 July ALVIS W. WORTHAM - Anna, US Army, PFC. 38^th Inf. Regt.2^nd Inf. Div.  KIA in France. Buried at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

July VERNON HUBERT JACKSON – 25, Farmersville. US Army, Sgt. Co. B, 9^th Infantry, 2^nd Div. Landed at Normandy on D-Day. Wounded at the Battle of St. Lo. Died of wounds in France. Buried at Princeton Cemetery.

July JUAN WHITE - Blue Ridge. KIA in Italy.

3 Aug. CHARLES V. PORTER – 21, Prosper and Celina. US Army Air Corps, 2^nd Lt. Killed while pilot of transport plane that was struck by lightning and crashed in South Dakota, along with Lt. Pat Neff Roberts Jr. of McKinney and 26 other pilots and crew. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

3 Aug. PAT NEFF ROBERTS, JR. – McKinney. US Army Air Corps, 1^st Lt. P47 Pilot. Killed in crash of transport plane in South Dakota, along with Lt. Charles Porter of Prosper and 26 other pilots and crew.

4 Aug. ROBERT W. BENTLY – 24, McKinney. US Army, S/Sgt. Co. E. 23^rd Inf. 2^nd Div. KIA in France. Buried at Princeton Cemetery.

7 Aug. WALTER MAX GLASS, JR. – 21, Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. Army Electrical Engineers. First soldier of his unit to be killed in action in the Battle of Saipan in the South Pacific. The first baseball field constructed on Saipan, Glass Field, was named in his honor. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California.

11 Aug. JAMES THOMAS CARAWAY - 22, McKinney. US Army Air Corps, 1^st Lt. Pilot of F-7A, a photographic reconnaissance version of the B-24 Liberator, with 11-man crew. KIA in India while flying reconnaissance missions “over the hump” to China. “Over the Hump” meant flying 20,000 feet over the world’s loftiest and most treacherous mountain range, the Himalayas, in planes usually loaded with more weight than designed to carry. His body was never recovered; however, there is a gravestone at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville. The uncle of Thomas Caraway, KIA in Vietnam.

19 Aug. HUGH C. McCLUSKY – US Army, PFC. 15^th Inf. Regt.3^rd Inf. Div. KIA in France. Buried at Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France.

26 Aug. THOMAS E. CHANDLER – 21, Chambersville. US Army. 119^th Inf. KIA in France. Buried in France and re-buried at Chambersville Cemetery.

12 Sept. JAMES W VAUGHN – 29, Celina. US Army, PFC. 23^rd Inf. 2^nd Div. KIA in France. Buried at Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Normandy, France.

13 Sept AUBREY F. EAST - 33, McKinney. US Army, 1^st Lt. 702^nd Tank Battalion. KIA in France. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio.

13 Sept. HENRY C. VICARS – 21, Farmersville. US Army Air Corps, 1^st Lt. 92^nd Bomb Group, 8^th Air Force. Navigator on B17 Flying Fortress.  KIA when shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire over Merseburg, Germany. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio.

16 Sept. WILLIAM H. CLAY - 26, McKinney. US Army, T/Sgt. 357^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA near Lorraine, France; buried at Lorraine American Cemetery,  St. Avold, France.

 18 Sept. CHARLIE W. COPUS – 24, McKinney. US Army, 1^st Lt. 282^nd Field Artillery Bn. KIA near Lorraine, France, six weeks after arriving. Buried at Fitzhugh Cemetery, Collin County.

19 Sept. JAMES P. FRENCH - 24, Plano. US Army, 62^nd Tank Bn. KIA in France. Buried at Plano Mutual Cemetery.

 19 Sept. OREN R. “JOE” HOLLEY - 23, Allen. US Army Medical Corps, T/Sgt. Medic. Landed at Normandy on D-Day. KIA in Germany while evacuating casualties under enemy artillery fire, without regard for his own personal safety, and in the process saved many lives.

19 Sept. BURNELL C. WHITE – McKinney. US Army, Pvt. 36^th Armored Inf. Regt.3^rd Armored Div. KIA in Europe. Buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.

21 Sept. DANA T. MUDD – McKinney. US Army Air Corps. Flight Officer. Glider Pilot. 91^st Squadron, 439^th Troop Carrier Group. KIA in Holland during Operation Market Garden. Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium.

Sept. JOE EVERETT CARVER, JR. – Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. 23^rd Inf. Regt.2^nd Inf. Div. KIA in France; buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France. 

Sept. JAMES A. BAILEY - 19, McKinney. KIA, details unknown.

Sept. WILLIAM F. EDWARDS – McKinney. USMC, PFC. KIA on Saipan in the South Pacific.

8 Sept. JOHN C. LAIR – Celina. US Army, PFC. 175^th Inf. Regt.29^th Inf. Div.

KIA in France; buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France.

28 Sept. EDGAR SEAY – Farmersville. US Army, PFC. 359^th Inf. Regt.90^th Inf. Div. KIA near Lorraine, France; buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France.

24 Oct. EDGAR M. MORRISON – Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. K Co. 31^st Inf. Regt. Captured in the Philippines and held as prisoner aboard Japanese “Hell Ship” Arisan Maru. Killed when Arisan Maru sunk by US Navy submarine USS Shark. Approximately 1800 American servicemen went down with the ship. The crew of the Shark did not know there were Americans onboard. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing”, Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

24 Oct. EMMETT B. TONEY – US Army, PFC. 31^st Inf. Regt.KIA in the Philippine Islands. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing”, American Cemetery, Manila Philippines.

25 Oct. WILLIAM G. BURNETT – US Navy, Radioman 3^rd Class. Enlisted in 1942 and trained at San Diego with his father. Radio Operator. KIA, along with 326 US Sailors, in the sinking of the USS Johntson off the coast of Samar Island in the Philippines. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing”, Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines

27 Oct. CHESTER C. (PREACHER) YOUNG – 39, McKinney. US Army, S/Sgt. 79^th Div. 3^rd Army. Wounded in France, died of those wounds six days later. In 1948 his body was returned to the US and buried at the National Cemetery in San Antonio.

2 Nov. BOBBY J. YOUNGER – McKinney. US Army Air Corps, S/Sgt. Gunner on B17 Flying Fortress. KIA when shot down over Morseburg, Germany. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.

11 Nov. NOLAN B. BOWERS – 22, Blue Ridge. US Army, PFC. Co. B, 358^th Inf. 90^th Div. KIA with Patton’s 3^rd Army in Germany. Decorated for valor and gallantry in battle. Buried at Blue Ridge Cemetery.

15 Nov. LINDSAY L. BOWEN, JR. – 22, McKinney. US Army Air Corps. 2^nd Lt. 15^th Army Air Force. KIA when his plane went down at Plakaoniea, near Kos, Yugoslavia. He was buried there on that day by native civilians. Declared “Missing In Action” no details of his death were known until the American Graves Registration Service located his remains in 1948, moved to a military cemetery in Belgrade and then sent home to be buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery. 

15 Nov. MARVIN R. (PETTY) COOPER – Farmersville. US Army, PFC. 35^th Tank Bn. 4^th Armored Div. 3^rd Army. KIA in France; buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France.

20 Nov. FLOYD EARL WHITE, JR. – Plano. US Army, 1^st Lt. 36^th Infantry Div. (made up of National Guardsmen from Texas and was known as the Texas Division). Wounded in Italy 6 June, 1944; KIA in France five months later.

20 Nov. WELDON DOYLE CLINTON – 22, Farmersville. US Army, T/Sgt. KIA in North Africa in 1942, in the early days of the war. Buried at Leonard Cemetery, Leonard, Texas.    

28 Nov. VERNON BLUE – McKinney. US Army Air Corps, 1^st Lt. 553^rd Bomber Squadron, 386^th Bomber Group, Medium. KIA when shot down over Belgium. Buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.

25 Nov. RAY E. FIELDS – Anna. US Army, PFC. 10^th Inf. Bn. 4^th Armored Div. KIA in France. Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France.

29 Nov. LEE H. DERRYBERRY – 22. Frisco & McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Troop A, 5^th Cavalry. 1^st Div. Wounded at Los Negros in the Pacific. KIA on Leyte Island in the Philippines and was buried there. In September of 1948 his body was returned to McKinney and reburied at Pecan Grove Cemetery. The brother of Jerral Derryberry.

DEE HOLMES – Farmersville. KIA at the Battle of Bougainville in the South Pacific.

2 Dec. DEWEY KIMBERLIN - 23, Farmersville & Culleoka. US Army, Pvt. 22^nd Inf. 4^th INf. Div. KIA when his unit was ambushed while transporting prisoners near Grasshaw, Germany. His body was sent home in 1948; buried at Wilson Chapel Cemetery, Princeton.

10 Dec. JOHNNY CARL ROGERS – Wylie. US Navy, Signalman 2^nd Class. On returning from action at the D-Day Landing at Normandy, KIA, along with 29 others, in the sinking of the USS Dan Beard, by a German submarine, off the coast of Strumble Head, North Wales.  Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.  

11 Dec. GEORGE W MORRISON – Celina. US Army, PFC. Truck Driver, Troop B, 87^th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 7^th Armored Div. KIA near Waurichen, Germany. Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery,  Margraten, Netherlands.

12 Dec. HOWARD GLENN FOREMAN - Farmersville & McKinney. US Army Air Corps, 2^nd Lt. Bombardier and Navigator on B26 Marauder medium bomber. KIA when shot down over Belgium.

12 Dec. ALFRED E. THOMAS – Plano. US Army Air Corps, 2nd Lt. 514th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group. KIA when shot down over Germany. Buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg.

14 Dec. FORD R. SMITH – 32, Melissa. US Army, 1st Lt. Medic. 34th Bn. 5th Armore3d Div. Tank Corps. KIA in Germany. Buried at Aspermont Cemetery, Stonewall County, Texas.

15 Dec. JACK WILLIAM KELLY – US Army Air Corps, Capt. Commanding Officer of 7^th Material Squadron, 5^th Air Base Group. Captured in the Philippines at Corrigador. Survived the Bataan Death March; held in Japanese Prisoner Camp #1 near Manila. Killed on the Japanese “Hell Ship” Oryoko Maru, on which he was one of 1,619 American prisoners crammed aboard. The destination was Japan, but the ship was hit by US Navy bombers, who weren’t aware of the Americans aboard, and stood dead in the water off Olongopo Point in Subic Bay. The ship had to be abandoned and at least 250 men who weren’t killed in the bombing were either machine gunned by the Japanese, or drowned. Only 271 lived through captivity to be liberated in August 1945. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

18 Dec. EDWIN W. HAMPTON - 26, McKinney, Pastor of the Church of Christ, McKinney. US Army, 1^st Lt. Chaplain. KIA in Belgium. Buried at Kaufman Cemetery, Kaufman County, Texas.

21 Dec. NEVIL DILLION – 28, Farmersville. US Army, 2^nd Lt. 56^th Inf. Bn. 12^th Armored Div. KIA in France. Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France. In the same ceremony that awarded Audie Murphy (also of Farmersville) the French Croix de Guerre, Lt. Dillon's widow was presented the Silver Star.

28 Dec. ODIE W. CROSSNOE – 23, McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Cook. KIA at Elsenborn, Belgium. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery

Dec. ROBERT E. CUFFMAN - 21, Plano. US Army, Pvt. 104^th Inf, 26^th Inf. Div. Tank Destroyer Battalion. KIA near Luxembourg, Germany. Buried at Allen Cemetery.

ALBERT F. BLASKE - 28, McKinney. US Army, T/Sgt. KIA in Italy. His body returned home in December 1948, buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

21 Dec. LOUIS W. HALL – 21, Copeville. US Army, Pvt. 423^rd Inf. 106yj Div. KIA in Germany. Buried at Thompson Cemetery, Lavon.

1945

2 Jan. BENNIE N. DAVIS – McKinney. US Navy, Seaman 1^st Class. Killed in an accident onboard ship.

9 Jan. JOHN D. RUTHERFORD – Anna. US Army Air Corps, Medical Corps, Cpl. Headquarters Squadron, 5^th Air Base Group. Taken POW in the Philippines and survived the Bataan Death March. Held prisoner for 3 years and seven months. Killed in the sinking of the Japanese “Hell Ship” Anoura Maru. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
9 Jan. LLOYD D. McCRAW – McKinney. US Army, T/Sgt. 394^th Inf. Regt.99th Inf. Div. Died of wounds. Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium.

12 Jan. R. MAYS POWELL – Anna. US Navy, Pharmacist 2^nd Class. Corpsman (medic). KIA on Luzon Island in the Philippines during a beach landing with US Army Infantry. The boat was attacked by Japanese machine guns and mortars; died while trying to save a wounded soldier. Listed as “Missing in Action” until his body was found after the war.

21 Jan. WAYNE DODSON – McKinney. US Army, PFC. Worked at US Army Ashburn General Hospital in McKinney (later to become the VA Hospital). KIA in Germany.

23 Jan STANLEY MARKS DUVALL – Celina; outstanding athlete at SMU. USMC, Lt. Pilot of B-25 Mitchell Bomber; member of the Marine Corps’ only squadron of large bombers, where Marine pilots developed the tactic of low-level bombing and machine-gun strafing in jungle conditions. KIA in the South Pacific, details unknown. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.

9 Feb. THOMAS E. McKNIGHT – Anna. US Army, Captain. Chaplain, 1^st Cavalry Div. KIA in the Philippines. Buried at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

16 Feb. FRANCIS R. LUSCOMBE – Anna. US Naval Reserve, Ensign. Pilot of F6F ‘Hellcat’ fighter based on aircraft carrier, KIA in the South Pacific.  Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.

18 Feb. JESSE A. SMITH – Plano. US Army, Pvt. Mortarman. KIA near Kleinblatt, Germany.

20 Feb. H. R. (BLACKIE) YOUNG - 31,  McKinney. US Army Air Corps, 1^st Lt. Flight engineer on B29 Superfortress. KIA flying off of Saipan Island in the Marianas, where raids against the Japanese homeland were originated.

26 Feb. GEORGE L. REIDELL – McKinney. US Army Air Corps, Sgt. Tail gunner on B24 Liberator. 858^th Bomber Squadron, 492^nd Bomber Group, Heavy. KIA when shot down over Duisburg, Germany. Buried at Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium.

23 Feb. JIMMIE W. STANDERFER – Plano. US Army, PFC. Wounded at the Battle of Bougainville, New Guinea. KIA at the Battle for Manila, Philippines.

25 Feb. ARTHUR B. (BUTCH) CRAVER – Princeton. US Army, Sgt. 7^th Div. KIA Luzon Island in the Philippines. Buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Climax, Texas.

28 Feb. JACK KERBY - 21, McKinney. USMC, Cpl. 28^th Marines, 5^th Marine Div. Paratrooper and Machine Gunner. KIA at the Battle of Iwo Jima Island. Marines of his unit placed the flag atop Mt. Suribachi, for the historic photograph.

28 Feb. M. T.LINECUM, JR. - 20, Altoga. USMC, Cpl. KIA at the Battle of Iwo Jima Island.

Feb. J. L. MONTGOMERY – Nevada and Wylie. US Army, Sgt. Tank Commander. KIA in Germany. The brother of James W. Montgomery.

2 Mar. VERNON M. CAIN – McKinney. USMC, PFC. KIA in the Philippines.

3 Mar. CHARLES E. HARRINGTON, JR. – Plano. USMC, Lt. KIA at Iwo Jima.

12 Mar. DOUGLAS RAY REYNOLDS – Had done secret behind-the-lines reconnaissance in France in preparation for D-Day, 6 June ’44. KIA when struck by shrapnel in France.

12 Mar. HARRISON W.  PARKER – Farmersville. Lt. KIA when his plane was shot down during the battle at Iwo Jima.

7 Mar. CLAUDE D. TAYLOR – 25, Nevada. US Navy, Quarter Master 1^st Class. Served 5 years at sea, participated in 9 major battles, including Pearl Harbor and the Aleutian Campaign. KIA onboard a destroyer during the Battle of the Philippines. His body returned home December, 1948. Buried at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.

14 Mar. THOMAS L. DOWNS - 19, McKinney. US Army, PFC. KIA in the Mosel River Valley, Germany. His body was sent home in April of 1949. Buried at Pecan Grove.

15 Mar. AUBRY D. (JACK) POINDEXTER – Murphy. US Army, 2^nd Lieutenant. 20^th Bomber Squadron, 2^nd Bomber Group, Heavy, 15^th Air Force. KIA action as Navigator on B17 Flying Fortress. Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France.

15 Mar. RABY L. JEANES – US Army Air Corps, Captain. 41^st Fighter Squadron, 35^th Fighter Group. Fighter pilot, KIA when shot down in the Philippines. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

15 Mar. W. C. LUNDY – US Army, PFC. 328^th Inf. Regt.26^th Inf. Div. KIA in Europe. Buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg .

25 Mar. NOBLE L. BIRKET – Wylie. US Army, Pvt. 314^th Inf. Regt.79^th Inf. Div. KIA in the Netherlands. Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.

4 Apr. MERCER G. ABERNATHY – McKinney. US Army Air Corps, 2^nd Lt.

548^th Bomber Squadron, 385^th Bomber Group, Heavt. Navigator on B17 Flying Fortress. Killed in mid-air collision over the North Sea. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.

6 Apr. JIM W. SNIDER – 21, McKinney. US Army. 3^rd Army, under Gen. Patton. Captured by Germans 6 Dec. 1944 while on eight-man patrol. Died while a Prisoner of War at Stalag 111A, Luckenwald, Germany. Buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery.

25 Apr. VERNON RAY HUMPHRIES – McKinney & Culleoka. US Army, Pvt. Saw action with 927^th Signal Bn. in North Africa, Sicily and France. While serving with Co. D, 386^th Infantry, 97^th Infantry Div. KIA in the Battle for Cheb, Czechoslovakia.

28 Apr. SIDNEY C. DUNCAN - 24, Frisco. US Army Medical Corps. KIA at the Battle of  Okinawa.

JAMES W. MONTGOMERY – Copeville. US Army, Pvt. 7^th Infantry Div. KIA at the Battle of Okinawa. Buried at Thompson Cemetery, Rockwall County, Texas. Brother of James L. Montgomery.

Apr. LLOYD R. McCRARY – Farmersville. US Army, Pvt. Combat Engineers, 45^th Div. 7^th Army. KIA in Bavaria, Germany.

5 May JAMES C. DOOLEY – Plano. PFC. KIA on the Island of Mindanao in the Philippines

May W. H. STEELMAN, JR. – Culleoka. US Navy. KIA in the sinking of a destroyer by the Japanese in the Ryuku Islands during the Battle for Okinawa.

May LEEROY J. POWELL - 20, McKinney. US Navy, Fireman 2^nd Class. KIA during the Bougainville Campaign in the Solomon Islands.

11 Jun. CHARLES B. ARMSTRONG – 19, Celina, Chambersville. US Navy, Seaman 1^st Class. KIA, details unknown. Buried at Chambersville Cemetery.

12 Jun. HENRY D. CARPENTER – McKinney. US Army, Pvt. Expert Rifleman. Died of meningitis on Luzon Island in the Philippines. 

15 Jun. JAMES AMON RIDDLE - Blue Ridge. US Army, Pvt. 125^th Inf. 32^nd  Div. KIA during the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines.

12 July. BILLY BAIN HONAKER – Farmersville. US Navy, Pharmacist Mate 1^st Class. KIA in the sinking of the USS Jarvis by Japanese aircraft during invasion of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. All hands were lost. Listed on the “Tablets of the Missing” at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.

9 Aug. HERMAN DUARD LAWSON – Altoga & Princeton. US Army, Sgt. Played first base for the Foster Army Air Field baseball team. After playing a game at Childress Army Air Field, Texas, and flying back to Victoria, Texas, their twin-engine Beechcraft crashed near Smiley, Texas killing all six on board. Buried at Altoga Cemetery.

15 Aug. YANDELL CAMBRON – Farmersville. KIA, along with all 10 men of his squad, in a firefight in the terraced rice-paddies of northern Luzon Island in the Philippines. Killed on the same day that Japan surrendered, officially ending the war.
2 Nov. L. J. McGUFFEE – 19, Anna. US Army Air Corps, Sgt. 30 AAF Bomb Squadron. KIA, details unknown. Buried at Van Alstyne Cemetery, Van Alstyne, Texas.

Dec. BILLY FRANK COMMONS – McKinney. Football star at McKinney High and East Texas State College. US Navy Lt. Fighter Pilot. KIA in the Philippines. Listed on the football stadium’s World War II Memorial at Texas A&M, Commerce.

CALVIN H. MOUSER – Josephine. US Army Air Corps, 2^nd Lt. Killed when his plane went down in 1945; exact date unknown.

JACK K. BOWERS. JR. - Farmersville

CHARLES RAY BOYER – McKinney. US Army Air Corps. Killed in plane crash.

ALBERT D. BRASWELL - Blue Ridge. US Army Air Corps. Flight Officer. Killed in plane crash near Panama City, Florida.

HILTON H. BRYCE - 18, Branch. US Army Air Corps 2^nd Lt. Killed in plane crash while training at Biggs Field, El Paso. One of youngest pilots to die in WWII.

BOBBY JACK BUTLER – Prosper. US Army. KIA.

WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL - 34, McKinney. US Army, Sgt. Tank Commander. KIA in Europe.
ARISTOTLE D. COLEMAN – 1^st Lt. KIA.       

GEORGE DALTON – Princeton. US Army, PFC. KIA.

BOYCE D. DECKER – Plano. PFC. KIA.
MILES E. EVANS - S/Sgt. KIA.

JESSE R. GADDY – Farmersville. US Army, PFC. 11^th Airborne Div. KIA.

TROY B. HAMMACK - Sgt. Died of wounds.

DURWOOD HARTNESS – US Army. KIA in Europe

FRANCIS R. HAYWOOD - Pvt. Died, details unknown.

ELMER R. HUMPHRIES – McKinney.  Died, details unknown.

GENE KAUFMAN - Cpl. KIA.

WILLIE L. LAMDEN – PFC. KIA.

ELMER E. LLOYD –Celina. PFC. Died of wounds.

DUDLEY J. LOVELADY – McKinney. US Army, T/Sgt. 

VESTAL R. LUCAS - Pvt. 596^th Airborne Engineer Company. Died of wounds in Southern France. 

ROBERT O. MARTIN – PFC. KIA.

ALFRED A. McCLAIN - Pvt. Died of non-battle related causes, details unknown.

MARVIN L. McMILLAN - Sgt. KIA.

CALVIN C. MILLER – 1^st Lt. KIA.

CHESTER E. MOODY – US Army Air Corps, Capt. Killed in plane crash. 

ROBERT D. PETWAY – McKinney. Pvt. Died of non-battle related causes, details unknown.

LELAN A. POPE – 2^nd Lt. Died of non-battle related causes, details unknown.

VERNON R. RAINES – Prosper. Sgt. KIA.

JIMMIE W. SIMPSON – Anna. S/Sgt. Died, details unknown.

GLENN STEVENS – Anna. US Army, Tec 4. KIA.

NOLAN D. THOMAS – Farmersville. USMC, Sgt. Fought in the Pacific. Died of pneumonia.
DUNCAN THURMAN– Celina. Fought in many battles in Europe. Died aboard ship on his way home.  The VFW post in Celina was named in his honor.

ROBERT G. WARD - Capt. Died, details unknown.
DEWEY P. WILLIAMS - Pvt. KIA.
HORACE EDWIN YEARY, JR. – Farmersville. US Army. 38^th Inf. Div. Wounded in action at Luzon in the Philippines. Died in Manila of polio.
HENRY M. YEAGER – Plano. Pvt. KIA.

1946

10 May PAUL SKELTON – 20, McKinney. US Army, Tech 4. Saw combat with 3rd Armored Inf. Div. Killed when accidentally shot by an American sentry near Nuremburg, Germany.

 

KOREAN WAR ERA

1950

20 Jul. BILLY JAMES McLAIN - 20, Princeton. US Army, PFC. KIA, details unknown. Body returned home a year later and buried at Blue Ridge Cemetery, Blue Ridge, Texas.
25 Jul. JESSE J. WALLS –20, Blue Ridge. US Army, Pvt. 5^th Cavalry Regt.(known as the Black Knights) 1^st Cavalry Division. Killed in action in one of the first major battles of the Korean War against the North Korean Army at Yongdong, South Korea. Buried at Blue Ridge Cemetery.

4 Nov. DAVID RAY  BICKLEY - 18, Farmersville. USMC, PFC. A Co. 1^st Bn. 1^st Marine Division. KIA at the battle of the Chosin Reservoir, which because of the sub-zero conditions became known as the “Frozen Chosin”, one of the most infamous battles in Marine Corps history. Buried at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.
23 Dec. KENNETH JACK HILL - 18, Frisco. US Army, PFC. 27^th Inf. Regt.(Wolfhounds) 25th Inf. Div. Automatic rifleman. KIA near the Imjin River, South Korea.

1951

22 Feb. ROBERT (ROBBY) W. ROBINSON - 22, McKinney. USMC, PFC. D Co. 1^st Marine Tank Bn. 1^st Marine Div. Survived the Chosin Reservoir; killed in action three months later during an enemy artillery barrage near the embattled town of Hoengsong, South Korea. Buried at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas.
4 Mar. BILLY JOE RHEA - 22, Plano. US Army, PFC. 32^nd Inf. Regt.7^th Inf. Div. Survived a tremendous typhoon at sea; survived the Chosin Reservoir, where 80% of his unit was killed; KIA in the battle that liberated Seoul, the capital of South Korea, from the North Koreans. Buried at Plano Mutual Cemetery.
9 Mar. JAMES K. REIDER – 28. US Army, Cpl. Medic. Med Co. 17^th Inf. Regt.7^th Inf. Div. Combat medic. KIA near Taemi-Dong, Korea, while tending to wounded comrades.
29 Mar. MAURICE JOHNSON - 30, McKinney & Princeton. US Air Force, Maj. Pilot of C-119B “Flying Boxcar” 61^st Troop Carrier Squadron, 314^th Troop Carrier Wing, based at Ashiya Air Base, Japan. Survived action in WWII and numerous combat assignments in Korea; killed when his plane crashed on a mission near Hongchon, Korea. Stayed at the controls until all crewmen had safely bailed out.     
10 May EVANS ODELL ESTEP –  22, Chambersville, Weston. US Army, Private.  Died while in training. Buried at Cottage Hill Cemetery, Celina.
25 May ANDREW R. TISHLER - 22, McKinney & Celina. US Army, PFC. 15^th Inf. Regt.  Captured on the battlefield by North Koreans and never seen or heard from again. Listed as “missing in action” and officially declared dead on 25 May, 1951. Body never recovered.
31 Aug. JOHNNIE E. MILLER – 20. US Army, PFC. 82^nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery AW Bn. 2^nd Inf. Div. KIA at the Naktong Bulge, on the Naktong River in South Korea.
2 Sep. JOAQUIN VILLANEUVA - 24, Farmersville. US Army, PFC. Medic. Med Co. 31^st Inf. Regt.7^th Inf. Div. Survived the Chosin Reservoir; KIA while tending to wounded comrades in North Korea. Buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Caddo Mills, Texas.
30 Nov. WAYNE  T. MANN - 34, Allen. US Air Force, Capt. Decorated Pilot in WWII. Killed in National Guard plane crash near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Buried at Allen Cemetery.

1952

7 Jul. ROBY H. GREER – 23, Blue Ridge. US Army, PFC. 171^st Field Arty Bn (105MM) HQ Battery, 45^th Infantry Div. Field Wireman. Field Wireman, KIA against Chinese Communists in the infamous battles for Old Baldy and Pork Chop Hill. Buried at Stony Point Cemetery, Altoga.
13 Sep. JAMES OLIVER TROSCLAIR - 23, McKinney. US Air Force, Airman 1^st Class. 371^st Bomber Squadron, 307^th Bombardment Wing. Radio Operator. Shot down 13 Sept. 1952, while making a bomb run on the Suiho Hydroelectric Plant in North Korea. Listed as “missing in action”, declared dead 28 Feb. 1954. Body never recovered.
7 Oct. CLARENCE WILLIAMS - 19, Plano. USMC, PFC. Weapons Co. 3^rd Bn. 7^th Marines, 1^st Marine Div. Taken prisoner 7 Oct. 1952, never seen or heard from again. Declared dead 16 Jan. 1956.

1953

4 Jan. JEWEL NEAL CRAFT - 28, Melissa , McKinney. US Air Force, Capt. Bomber Pilot in WWII with 58 missions over enemy territory, over 2000 flying hours. Killed in car wreck in Houston, Texas, while on his way to a new duty station with Strategic Air Force Command in California. Had been chosen as one of 1,000 men for specialized training for AF Defense. Buried in McKinney.
17 Feb. FORREST S. ROSS, JR – 20. US Army, Cpl. I Co. 3^rd Bn. 15^th Inf. Regt. 3^rd Inf. Div. Saw combat in numerous battles; KIA in action in North Korea.
17 Apr. JAMES LEE ALLEY - 27  Blue Ridge, Farmersville. US Army, Cpl. Heavy Mortar Co. 179^th Inf. Regt. 45^th Inf. Division. Served in WWII and reenlisted in 1951. In Korea saw action at the Battles of Heartbreak Ridge and the Punchbowl. Survived combat in two wars, only to be killed in a truck accident on a narrow mountain road in Korea, while on his way to catch a plane for home. Buried at Blue Ridge Cemetery.

 

 

 

 

VIETNAM WAR ERA

1965

14 May THOMAS WAYNE “TOMMY” HARRIS - 20, McKinney. US Navy. Served on the USS Hornet. Killed in an auto accident near McKinney while home on leave. Buried at Ridgeview Memorial Park, Allen, Texas.

1966

19 Mar. ROYCE GLENN SCOGGINS - 19, McKinney. USMC. PFC. Machine Gunner. Weapons Plt. India Co. 3^rd Bn. 1^st.Marines. KIA near Da Nang in the first major battle that pitted US forces against North Vietnamese Army Regulars. Buried at Tioga Cemetery, Tioga, Texas.
16 Jan. JAMES “JABBY” JABARA - 43, McKinney. US Air Force, Colonel. Fighter Pilot. Saw action in WWII. Became the world’s first Jet Fighter Ace in the Korean War. Killed in an auto accident along with his daughter, Carol, while on his way for deployment to Vietnam. Buried at Arlington National Cemetery in a single grave with his daughter. 

1967

20 May LAWRENCE DAVID WHITAKER - 24, McKinney. US Air Force, Airman 1^st Class. Killed in an auto accident near his duty station, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
19 Aug. DARRELL ULDRIC “GEORGE” MAHAN - 20, McKinney. USMC, Cpl. Golf Co. 2^nd Bn. 1^st Marine Regt. 1^st Marine Div. KIA when ambushed by Viet Cong near Chu Lai. Buried at Ridgeview Memorial Park.
26 Nov. THOMAS G. CARAWAY - 21, Farmersville. US Army, PFC. D Co. 2nd Bn. 14th Infantry Regiment, known as the “Delta Devils”. KIA while leading a charge against a fortified enemy bunker complex deep in the jungle near the border of Cambodia. Buried at IOOF Cemetery, Farmersville.
1 Oct. ROBERT RAY BROWN - 20, Frisco. US Army, Cpl. Mortarman. B Co. 4^th Bn. 47^th Inf. Regt.9^th Inf. Div. 2^nd River Raider Brigade, known as “Mobile Riverines”. KIA against Viet Cong guerillas in the Mekong River Delta, in an area called the Rung Sat Special Zone, a desolate place of swamps, jungle, and deadly snakes. Buried at Lincoln Memorial Park, Dallas.
28 Dec. THOMAS BERNARD HOLDBROOKS - 19, McKinney. USMC, PFC. 3^rd Plt. E Co. 2^nd Bn. 3^rd Marines, 3^rd Marine Div. KIA at a place called Go Noi Island during Operation Auburn, cut down by heavy machine-gun fire in an ambush in a cemetery. Buried at Ridgeview Memorial Park.

1968

20 Jan. CHARLES WILLIAM “BILL” BRYAN - 20, McKinney. USMC, Cpl. Bravo Co. 3^rd Recon Bn. KIA while leading a 7-man Recon Patrol against an overwhelming force of North Vietnamese Army on a jungle-covered mountain near Khe Sanh. Awarded the Navy Cross for heroism. Buried at Ridgeview Memorial Park.
3 Feb. JAMES EDGAR MALONE - 21, McKinney. US Army, PFC. Paratrooper. Delta Co. 501^st Regt.101^st Airborne “Screaming Eagles”. KIA by small-arms fire in a Tet-Offensive battle near the DMZ. Buried at Williams Cemetery, McKinney.
8 Feb. LANNY E. HALE - 24, Wylie. US Army, Sp4. 2^nd Plt. A Co. 1^st Bn. 6^th Inf. Regt.198^th Light Infantry Brigade. KIA during an enemy mortar barrage at the Battle of Lo Giang just south of Da Nang. Buried at Wylie Cemetery.
9 Feb. CHARLES EDWIN HOFFMAN - 19, McKinney. US Army, Sp4. Field Combat Medic. H&H Co. 1^st Bn. 14^th Inf. 4^th Inf. Div. known as the “Golden Dragons”. KIA during a North Vietnamese mortar barrage while administering first aid to wounded troops. Buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas.
12 Feb. GARY LEE ELDRIDGE -  23, McKinney. US Army, Sgt. Signal Corps. Killed in an auto accident .
3 Mar. LAWRENCE E. JONES - 22, McKinney. US Army, PFC. Paratrooper. 2^nd Bn. 503^rd Inf. Regt. 173^rd Airborne, known as “Sky Soldiers”. KIA at the Battle of Kontum, deep in the jungle-covered mountains of Vietnam’s Central Highlands.
12 Mar. JERRY WAYNE FRAZE - 21, McKinney. USMC, Cpl. Fox Co. 2^nd Bn. 4^th Marines, 1^st Marine Div. known as the “Magnificent Bastards”. KIA while leading an assault on a fortified bunker complex in the small village of Lam Xuan, near the DMZ. Buried at Restland in Dallas

6 Aug. STEVEN W. HUTCHINGS – 19, Celina. USMC, Lance/Cpl. 3^rd Plt. Golf Co. 2nd Bn.1^st Marines, 1^st Marine Div. KIA in a Viet Cong ambush while walking point position on a midnight patrol near the DMZ. Buried at Restland in Dallas.
21 Aug. JERRY WAYNE COMBEST - 25, Wylie. US Army, Sp4. 1^st Plt. Charlie Co. 1^st Mech Bn. 25^th Div, known as the “Bobcats”. KIA deep in a dark forest known as the Ben Cui Rubber Plantation, when waves of enemy soldiers poured out of the jungle and overran his small unit. Buried at Wylie Cemetery.
27 Nov. JOE A. JOHNSON - 22, Westminster. US Army, Sp4. Radio Operator. A Co. 4^th Bn. 9^th Inf. KIA along with his commanding officer as they exited a helicopter during an intense battle near the Cambodian border.

1969

19 Mar. JOE S. HUSTON - 20, Plano. US Army, Sgt. A Co. 2^nd Bn. 1^st Inf. 196^th Light Inf. Brigade, Americal Div., known as the “Chargers”. KIA during an ambush on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. In complete disregard for his life he went to the aid of wounded comrades who were lying in an open area completely exposed to enemy machine guns. He was cut down after picking up one of those men and carrying him back to safety.
4 July RONALD BOYD STRICKLAND - 21, Melissa. USMC, Cpl. After serving one tour in Vietnam as an artilleryman, killed in a training accident at Camp Pendleton, California. Buried at Highlands Cemetery, Melissa, Texas.
4 June CHARLES L. KING - 28, Prosper. US Army, Sgt. C Co. 2^nd Bn. 47^th Inf. (Mechanized) 3^rd Brigade, 9^th Inf. Div. known as the “Go Devils”. KIA by an enemy explosive device in the Mekong Delta region.
2 Sept. RICHARD M. RYAN – 24, McKinney. US Air Force, Capt. Helicopter pilot. Killed in helicopter crash at Elgin Air Force Base, Florida, just two weeks before he was to deploy to Vietnam. Buried at Ridgeview Memorial Park.
8 Sept. PAUL GORDON LUNA – 18, McKinney. US Navy. Had just finished basic training; killed in an auto accident near McKinney, while in transit to submarine school. Buried at Ridgeview Memorial Park.

1970

30 Jan. VERNON WAYNE WOODY - 22, Princeton. US Army, Cpl. Crewman on an Armored Attack Vehicle. H&H Co. 2^nd Bn. 34^th Armor, 25^th Inf. Div. known as the “Dreadnoughts”. Killed when accidentally run over by large track vehicle during a combat operation in a jungle encampment.
1 Feb. RUSSELL A. STEINDAM - 24, Plano. US Army, 1^st Lt. Unit Commander, B Troop, 3^rd Squadron, 4^th Cav. Regt. 25^th Inf. Div. KIA while leading a night jungle patrol when his squad was ambushed and took refuge in a bomb crater. With complete disregard for his life, he dove onto a live enemy grenade in order to save the lives of his comrades and absorbed the full impact, killing him instantly. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The ROTC building at the University of Texas in Austin is named in his honor. Buried at Restland in Dallas.
26 July. MARTIN LEROY RODGERS - 18, Prosper and McKinney. US Army, Sp4. Helicopter Crewman. D Troop, 3^rd Squadron, 5^th Armored Cav. Regt. 1^st Aviation Brigade, known as “Lighthorse”. Killed when his helicopter went down in the Mekong River, drowned while waiting for rescue. Youngest Army helicopter crewman to die in Vietnam. Buried at Ridgeview Memorial Park.
22 Sept. JOHNNY C. JONES - 22, McKinney. US Navy, Engineman 3^rd Class. Swift Boat Crewman. Operation Game Warden, River Patrol Forces, Task Force 116. Killed on a mission after falling overboard during heavy floods in the Grand Canal of Gia Dinh Province in the Mekong Delta. Buried at Memory Lawn Cemetery, Natchitoches, Louisiana.

1971

17 Mar. BOBBY GLENN HARRIS - 19, McKinney. US Army, Sp4. Machine Gunner. 128^th Assault Helicopter Co. KIA in a Top Secret mission, when shot down on an enemy controlled mountaintop, deep in the jungles of Kratie Province, Cambodia. Listed as “missing in action” for 32 years, until his remains were returned in 2004. Buried at US National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL WAR on TERROR ERA

1982 (To be added to the Wall, 10 Nov. 2012)

14 Sept.  GARY JOE LESTER - 25, Plano. US MARINE CORPS, S/Sgt.  Helicopter Crew Chief serving onboard the carrier, USS Guadalcanal. Killed in a helicopter crash in the North Sea, while on NATO exercises. His body, and those of the three other Marines and one Sailor onboard, were not recovered. A memorial marker stands at Arlington National Cemetery in S/Sgt. Lester's honor.

1993

3 Oct. JAMES CASEY JOYCE - 24, Plano. US Army, Sgt. B Co. 3^rd Bn. 75^th Ranger Regiment. KIA in Mogadishu, Somalia, as he attempted to save the life of a fellow soldier. First Collin County boy to be killed in the Global War on Terror and the last of 333 to be killed in the 20^th Century. The story of the mission is told in the book and movie "Black Hawk Down." Buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

2004

2 July BRIAN DREW SMITH - 30, McKinney. US Army, 2^nd Lt. Tank Commander. Co. A, 1^st Battalion, 34^th Armor, 1^st Infantry Division. KIA when shot by a sniper while leading an armored combat patrol near Fallujah, Iraq. First Collin County boy to die for his country in the 21^st Century.
4 Dec. MICHAEL LUKE BOATRIGHT - 25, Frisco. US Army, Sgt. 20^th Engineer Bn. 1^st Cavalry Div. KIA by a roadside bomb while involved in combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio.
2005  15 June TYLER SETH TROVILLION - 23, Plano. USMC, Cpl. 1^st Bn. 5^th Marine Regt. 1^st Marine Expeditionary Force, 1^st Marine Div. KIA during his second tour of duty in Iraq, by a roadside bomb near the city of Ramadi, Iraq. Buried at Ridgeview.
2006 13 Oct. JOHNNY K. CRAVER - 37, McKinney. US Army, 2^nd Lt. Ranger. 1^st Battalion, 22^nd Infantry Regiment, 1^st Brigade, 4^th Infantry Div. KIA by a road-side bomb while involved in combat operations near Baghdad, Iraq.

2007

25 Sept. TIMOTHY J. HANLEY - 24, McKinney. US Army, SPC. Bravo Co., 2^nd Brigade Combat Team, 101^st Airborne Div. (Air Assault). Wounded in action near Rusdi Mullah, Iraq, when a truck bomb crashed into his bunker in 2005; died at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Buried at Restland in Dallas.
10 Oct. ERIC T.DUCKWORTH - 26, Plano. US Army, S/Sgt. 759^th Military Police Battalion, 89^th Military Police Brigade. KIA by a road-side bomb while involved in combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.
14 Nov. PETER HASKELL BURKS - 26, Celina. US Army, 2^nd Lt. 2^nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment. KIA by a road-side bomb while involved in combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq.

2008

17 Dec. JACOB D. HAYES - 24, Allen. USMC, L/Cpl. Saw combat in Iraq with Kilo Co. 3^rd Battalion, 7^th Marines, 1^st Marine Division. After being medically discharged, as a result of seizures that began in Iraq. Buried at Ridgeview.

2009

10 Feb. PETER JOHN COURCY -22, Frisco. US Army, Cpl. D Co. 506^th Inf. 4^th Brigade Combat Team, 101^st Airborne Div. Paratrooper. Died from wounds received when his vehicle struck by a car bomb in Salerno, Afghanistan.
20 Sept. MATTHEW R. COURTOIS - 22, Lucas and Allen. US Air Force, Senior Airman. 366^th Security Forces Squadron. After serving one tour of duty in Iraq, died as a result of a non-hostile incident on Abdullah Al Mubarak Airbase, Kuwait.

2010

4 Oct. CODY A. BOARD - 19, McKinney. US Army, PFC. Ranger. 1^st Squadron, 2^nd Stryker Cavalry Regt. KIA by a road-side bomb while involved in combat operations near Mirwais, Afghanistan. Cody, born at the Fort Sill Army Hospital, was buried at Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, Okla.

2011

3 Apr. ROBERT F. WELCH III -  26, Wylie. US Army, 1st Lt.  Ordinance Officer, Co. B, 201^st Brigade, Support Battalion, 3^rd Brigade Combat Team, 1^st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke. Died of wounds sustained during a mortar barrage on his position in Khost Province, Afghanistan, near the Pakistani Border, when his unit came under attack from enemy combatants while patrolling the perimeter of his forward operating base. Buried at the DFW National Cemetery.