Clay County, Kentucky In World War II
Submitted by: Della Goodin
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| Name | Rank | Birth | Death | Notes |
| Adams, Jennings | - | Mar 22, 1917 | Mar 19, 1993 | Same as below? |
| Adams, Jennings | PFC | Mar 22, 1917 | Jun 8, 1999 | H/o Parrit |
| Allen, Herman | PFC | Jan 19, 1919 | Jun 8, 1990 | - |
| Allen, Homer D. | - | Nov 6, 1914 | Dec 31, 2002 | Navy |
| Allen, Neil | - | Oct. 8, 1919 | July 15, 1967 | - |
| Allen, Robert M. | SGT | Aug 21, 1894 | Mar 7, 1954 | Also served in WWI |
| Allen, Sam | - | - | - | - |
| Allen, Warren G. | - | - | - | - |
| Arnett, Beve | TEC5 | Feb 16, 1916 | Jul 12, 1970 | 824 Inf |
| Arnett, Sim | PFC | Sep 19, 1918 | Apr 11, 1946 | 148 Inf |
| Baker, Carl Foister | TEC5 | Sep 13, 1920 | Mar 29, 1968 | - |
| Baker, Frank | PFC | Jan. 8, 1916 | May 19, 1943 | in North Africa Submitted by: Connie Baker Newton |
| Baker, Kenies | PFC | August 18, 1907 | August 25, 1946 | 356AAA CAC |
| Baker, Lawrence “Cap” | - | Apr 26, 1915 | - | Air Force Also served in Korea |
| Baker, Moody | SGT | 1911 | 1993 | - |
| Baker, Robert | PFC | Apr 10, 1919 | Feb 22, 1969 | - |
| Baker, Tom | - | Feb. 7, 1921 | Apr. 12, 2004 | - |
| Ball, Oakley | PVT | Aug 14, 1923 | Aug 3, 1981 | - |
| Barrett, Sherman | - | Oct 27, 1922 | Jan 1, 1979 | - |
| Benge, Pitt | PVT | Jun 23, 1923 | Mar 16, 1945 | 259 Inf. 65 Div |
| Benge, Tom | PVT | Aug. 29, 1898 | March 13, 1968 | 34B HQ AB SQ AAF |
| Birch, John Will | - | - | - | - |
| Bishop, Alex | - | - | - | - |
| Bishop, Leonard | - | May 23, 1921 | Apr 23, 1977 | - |
| Blevins, William | - | Jan 26, 1924 | Nov 5, 1985 | - |
| Boling, Pleasant | SGT | Nov 16, 1887 | May 9, 1945 | Co C 749 Mil Police Purple Heart |
| Bowling, Alza | - | Jun 14, 1918 | Dec 7, 1988 | - |
| Bowling, Brit | - | - | - | - |
| Bowling, Charlie | PFC | May 22, 1923 | July 30, 1958 | 64th Base Unit AAF |
| Bowling, Elbert | PVT | Apr 4, 1920 | Jun 5, 1984 | - |
| Bowling, Eugene T. | CPL | Sep 17, 1924 | Sep 3, 1949 | 15 Constb SQ |
| Bowling, Gillis | - | May 4, 1923 | - | - |
| Brewer, Roy | - | - | - | - |
| Brewster, Nathan | - | May 7, 1897 | May 21, 1972 | Also served in WWI |
| Bundy, Ed G. | - | - | - | - |
| Bundy, Joe | - | - | - | - |
| Burchell, William D. | - | Nov 6, 1923 | Jun 11, 1984 | Navy h/o Lucy |
| Burchette, William A. | CPL | Feb 20, 1900 | Jun 10, 1970 | H/o Mary |
| Burnett, Walter | - | - | - | - |
| Burns, Cecil L. | - | Mar. 2, 1920 | May 21, 1983 | - |
| Burns, Horace Dugger Jr. | - | Feb 7, 1929 | Sep 1, 1983 | - |
| Burns, Hubert | - | Dec 6, 1918 | Aug 29, 1989 | - |
| Burns, John C. Feltner | - | Aug 28, 1920 | Feb 28, 1942 | Navy |
| Burns, Steve | TEC5 | May 12, 1912 | Dec 1, 1993 | - |
| Byrd, Ellis | PVT | Feb 8, 1919 | Feb 27, 1950 | - |
| Byrd, Estill | PFC | Jul 15, 1912 | Oct 4, 1961 | - |
| Campbell, Belph | - | Dec 16, 1918 | Oct 15, 1972 | H/o Bonnie |
| Campbell, Clyde | T SGT | June 12, 18?? | - | More Info/Pic |
| Campbell, George M. | - | - | - | - |
| Campbell, Glenn H. | TEC5 | Jan 2, 1919 | Sep 4, 1954 | 96 Repl BN |
| Campbell, Henry Jr. | SGT | Oct 22, 1925 | Dec 4, 1950 | 3750 Med GP AF |
| Clark, Haynes J. | - | - | - | - |
| Clark, Jack | - | - | - | - |
| Clark, William R. | - | Jun 25, 1919 | Sep 9, 1996 | - |
| Cole, Raleigh J. | CAPT | Jul 24, 1907 | Nov 15, 1994 | - |
| Collins, Albert | - | - | - | - |
| Collins, Jessie | PVT | Feb 16, 1924 | Dec 25, 1966 | 1473 SVS |
| Couch, Amon | - | Mar 22, 1922 | May 7, 1993 | H/o Eva |
| Couch, Cecil | PVT | Jun 21, 1918 | Mar 5, 1962 | - |
| Crawford, For | - | - | - | - |
| Cress, Joe | PVT | May 16, 1918 | Jan 8, 1985 | Also served in Korea |
| Curry, Gilbert W. | - | - | - | - |
| Davidson, Albert (Rev) | PVT | Aug 19, 1916 | Jun 10, 1961 | Field Art |
| Davidson, Bobby | PVT | Mar 15, 1886 | May 30, 1964 | - |
| Davidson, Irvin B. | - | Feb 14, 1904 | Sep 8, 1993 | - |
| Davidson, Narmous | PFC | Mar 23, 1916 | Aug 23, 1944 | 46 Fld Arty |
| Davidson, Pittman H. | PFC | Oct 10, 1926 | May 21, 1963 | TRP C 18 Cav |
| Davidson, Raleigh | - | Mar 15, 1911 | Jun 16, 1967 | Navy |
| Davidson, Roscoe “Toad” | - | Jul 7, 1910 | Sep 4, 1999 | Navy Purple Heart |
| Davidson, Roy H. | - | Dec 8, 1922 | Jan 13, 1981 | - |
| Dean, Edd | - | Apr 16, 1914 | Nov 14, 1993 | Navy |
| Dean, Ledford | PFC | Jul 3, 1918 | May 7, 1995 | - |
| Dean, Ray | - | December 21, 1919 | April 5, 1952 | Navy |
| Dezarn, Earl | S SGT | Dec 28, 1912 | Oct 20, 1944 | Also served in Korea |
| Dezarn, Grover | TEC4 | Mar 11, 1913 | Apr 2, 1972 | HQ Cob 33TD BN |
| Dezarn, Thurman | - | - | - | - |
| Doyle, Owens | PFC | Jun 8, 1900 | Jun 1, 1951 | TRP A 12 Cav |
| Ealy, Dennis | - | - | - | - |
| England, Farris | - | - | - | - |
| Eversole, Shirley(male) | PFC | Nov. 16,1919 | May 9, 1990 | - |
| Farmer, Charles | - | - | - | - |
| Feltner, Clarence | PFC | Feb 20, 1910 | Mar 4, 1954 | - |
| Felty, George M | - | Feb 20, 1912 | Dec 9, 1999 | - |
| Ferguson, Oliver H. | PFC | Aug 31, 1921 | May 27, 1997 | - |
| Ferguson, William S. | - | - | - | - |
| Fields, Carr | PFC | May 30, 1923 | Nov 14, 1975 | - |
| Fields, Noble | PVT | Nov 21, 1916 | Oct 2, 1990 | - |
| Fisher, Homer J. | - | - | - | - |
| Frazier, Elmer | - | Dec 11, 1918 | May 5, 1997 | - |
| Frazier, Raleigh | - | Sep 2, 1916 | Jan 25, 1988 | - |
| Gage, Dan R. | - | - | - | - |
| Garrett, Dewey | PVT | Jun 9, 1914 | Oct 24, 1944 | 1 Cl 10 Inf |
| Gibson, George ”Pud” | PFC | Nov. 17, 1923 | Jul 9, 1965 | Co F 358 Inf |
| Gibson, Henry | PVT | Aug. 10, 1895 | Dec. 12, 1965 | Co. F, 7th Inf |
| Gibson, Henry K. | CPL | Oct 12, 1925 | Jul 10, 1965 | Cal. 989 Air Engr SQ AAF S/o Gilbert |
| Gilbert, Estill | - | Nov 17, 1923 | Dec 25, 1944 | CO. H 262INF |
| Gilbert, Eugene | - | - | - | - |
| Gilbert, Isaac | - | Mar 5, 1918 | Nov 9, 1992 | - |
| Gilbert, Jack | PVT | Jun 23, 1922 | May 18, 1943 | 68 Fld Arty |
| Gilliam, James Claude | PVT | Oct 7, 1921 | Aug 18, 1991 | h/o Janie Waive mar 11-16-1949 |
| Good, Estell | TEC5 | Jan 30, 1909 | Sep 11, 1994 | Purple Heart |
| Hacker, Billy Paul | - | - | - | - |
| Hacker, Birchel | PVT | Feb 11, 1924 | Jun 28, 1993 | - |
| Hacker, Georgia | - | Feb. 29, 1924 | June 7, 1994 | - |
| Hacker, Johnnie | - | Mar 28, 1924 | Oct 14, 2001 | - |
| Hacker, Luther | - | Jul 22, 1922 | Dec 19, 1943 | - |
| Hacker, Tolman | - | Nov 13, 1913 | Dec 23, 1992 | - |
| Hall, Marvin H. | - | Jul 26, 1908 | Nov 5, 1996 | - |
| Hammons, Shorty B. | - | - | - | - |
| Harmon, John G. | PVT | Jun 5, 1922 | Oct 11, 1993 | - |
| Harris, John E. | 1 SFT | Oct. 28 1917 | Nov. 23, 1951 | More Info/Pic |
| Harris, Wade | PVT | May 31, 1919 | Sept. 22, 1994 | s/o Allen |
| Helton, Reece | - | - | - | - |
| Hensley, Ralph | PFC | Jan 7, 1920 | Jul 3, 1955 | 1590 SVC CMD Purple Heart |
| Hensley, Roy | PFC | Jul 30, 1920 | Aug 22, 1944 | 10 Inf 5 Div |
| Henson, Fred | - | - | - | - |
| Hibbard, Charley | - | - | - | - |
| Hibbard, Ernest A. | - | - | - | - |
| Hibbard, Walter | PFC | Jun 23, 1894 | Apr 10, 1963 | Co A 168 Inf Purple Heart |
| Hibbard, Wood | PVT | Feb 23, 1922 | May 27, 1944 | - |
| Holland, Pearl | PVT | Apr 27, 1922 | Feb 3, 1945 | 8 Ohio Cav KIA |
| Hooker, Charlie | - | - | - | - |
| Hornsby, Henry Clay | - | - | - | - |
| Hubbard, Cecil | - | - | - | - |
| Hubbard, John T. | - | 1913 | - | More Info/Pic |
| Hubbard, Shelby | TEC4 | Dec 15, 1918 | Jun 2, 1981 | - |
| Hurd, Raleigh | - | - | - | - |
| Hyden, Elijah | PFC | 1916 | 1980 | - |
| Hyden, John William | - | Jan 12, 1918 | May 28, 1995 | - |
| Hyden, Paul | CPL | Aug 19, 1922 | Aug 3, 1987 | - |
| Hyden, Robert D. | - | - | - | - |
| Jarvis, Woodard | PVT | - | Jul 26, 1946 | More Info/Pic |
| Johnson, Denver | - | Sept. 27, 1921 | Jun 30, 1991 | - |
| Jones, Edward | PVT | Sept. 21, 1921 | Jan. 31, 1947 | - |
| Jones, Edward | PFC | April 4, 1923 | Feb. 23, 1976 | - |
| Jones, John A. Jr. | PFC | July 8, 1923 | Aug. 1, 1954 | - |
| Jones, Roy | PFC | Mar 8, 1919 | Apr 19, 1987 | - |
| Jones, Walter | - | Mar 2, 1918 | Jul 7, 1978 | C5 s/o Theo |
| Jones, Wiley | - | Mar 12, 1871 | Jun 4, 1945 | - |
| Keith, Jarvis L. | - | - | - | - |
| King, J.B. | - | - | - | - |
| Lawson, Jesse | PFC | Sep 2, 1916 | Jun 21, 1964 | - |
| Ledford, Robert | TEC5 | Oct 1, 1915 | Oct 21, 1958 | - |
| Ledford, Vernon | - | - | - | - |
| Lewis, Ford | CPL | 1894 | 1976 | Also served in WWI |
| Lovins, Chesley | - | - | - | - |
| Lovins, Gilbert | - | May 30, 1925 | Oct 7, 1980 | - |
| Lovins, Paul | PVT | Mar 31, 1924 | Jan 6, 1945 | 329 |
| Lunsford, Robert | PFC | Nov 11, 1906 | Jan 24, 1978 | - |
| Lyttle, Roy | PVT | Sep. 25, 1923 | Feb 11, 1962 | 941 DM Platoon |
| Marcum, Toleman | - | Feb 16, 1933 | Aug 19, 1992 | - |
| Martin, Cecil | PFC | Aug 28, 1916 | Apr 28, 1978 | - |
| Martin, Dan | - | - | - | - |
| Martin, Paul | - | Sep 22, 1922 | May 28, 1997 | - |
| Martin, Walter | - | - | - | - |
| Massey, Curtis | - | - | - | - |
| Maupin, Raymond D. | CPL | Jan 19, 1920 | Oct 3, 1976 | - |
| May, William P. | - | Jun 10, 1907 | Oct 9, 1995 | - |
| McClure, Raymond J. | - | - | - | - |
| McQueen, Isiah | PFC | Oct 1, 1921 | Dec 8, 1944 | 5th Inf |
| Melton, Charles | - | - | - | - |
| Melton, Clarkie | PFC | Feb 6, 1921 | Jul 10, 1944 | 330 Inf 83 Div |
| Melton, Clayton | - | Dec 3, 1921 | May 28, 1967 | Navy |
| Messer, Lloyd | - | - | - | - |
| Middleton, James Clayton | - | - | - | - |
| Mitchell, Clarence | - | - | - | - |
| Montgomery, James W. | TEC5 | Nov 3, 1919 | Oct 16, 1982 | H/o Minnie |
| Moore, Bill | - | Jun 10, 1923 | Dec 12, 2000 | H/o Gladys |
| Morgan, Ezekial | - | - | - | - |
| Mosley, Huey S. | - | - | - | - |
| Mosley, Richard | - | 1905 | 1976 | - |
| Muncy, Burchell | - | Jun 23, 1925 | Nov 4, 1996 | - |
| Muncy, Dave | TEC4 | Jun 23, 1920 | Sep 20, 1986 | - |
| Muncy, Taylor | - | Jul 8, 1918 | - | - |
| Murray, Kermit | - | - | - | - |
| Murray, Theo | - | Sep 18, 1916 | Mar 17, 1989 | Navy |
| Murrell, Carter | SA | March 25, 1902 | September 29, 1940 | USN |
| Napier, Chester | - | - | - | - |
| Napier, Dock | - | Feb 1, 1929 | Apr 27, 1982 | - |
| Napier, Fieldon | S SGT | Dec 25, 1917 | Nov 27, 1944 | 22 Inf 4 div Purple Heart |
| Napier, Irvin E. | PFC | Jan 7, 1921 | Apr 18, 1955 | 1 Armd Sig BN |
| Napier, Thomas H. | SGT | Jul 23, 1918 | 9 Inf 2 Div | - |
| Napier, William | - | Feb 28, 1925 | Feb 19, 2001 | - |
| Napier, William G. | PFC | Nov 11, 1920 | Aug 1, 1991 | - |
| Nolen, Bill | SGT | Feb 1, 1923 | Oct 8, 1960 | 9 Bomb GP AAF |
| Philpot, Lee | - | - | - | - |
| Ponder, George L. Jr. | - | - | - | - |
| Potter, Gilbert W. | PVT | Jul 13, 1910 | May 22, 1954 | Air Force |
| Potter, Leonard | - | - | - | - |
| Powell, Isaac Conrad | - | Feb 3, 1912 | - | - |
| Ray, Bert H. | - | - | - | - |
| Reid, Andrew | - | - | - | - |
| Reid, Charlie S. | TEC5 | Oct 17, 1909 | Mar 27, 1962 | Btry C 196 FA BN S/o David and Emma |
| Reid, Elbert | PFC | 1915 | 1976 | - |
| Reid, Granville Sr. | - | Feb 1, 1920 | Aug 27, 2000 | H/o Nellie |
| Reid, James H. | - | Apr 19, 1916 | Jul 19, 1982 | s/o Henry |
| Reynolds, Paul W. | - | - | - | - |
| Rice, Benjamin F. | CPL | Apr 19, 1924 | Jun 24, 1999 | H/o Alma |
| Roberts, Asher B. | - | May 26, 1909 | Sep 19, 1992 | - |
| Roberts, Jim | SGT | Apr 19, 1921 | Jul 22, 1981 | H/o Mae |
| Robinson, Clarence | - | Dec 16, 1926 | Jun 16, 1994 | - |
| Rogers, Birchel | - | Dec. 16, 1921 | Jan. 6, 1944 | - |
| Rogers, Charles F. | - | Jun 2, 1924 | Aug 4, 1988 Navy | - |
| Ross, Hubert K. | CPL | Aug 17, 1918 | Nov 12, 1944 | 501 AAF Could be same as below? |
| Ross, Hubert R. | - | - | - | - |
| Sams, Marvin Farmer | PFC | April 29, 1915 | July 7, 1998 | - |
| Sandlin, Elihu | - | Jun 4, 1924 | Jun 17, 1989 | - |
| Sandlin, Herbert | - | - | - | - |
| Sandlin, Jeff | PFC | Dec 27, 1926 | May 11, 1961 | Co A 18 Inf |
| Sandlin, Lee | - | Aug 15, 1921 | Feb 7, 1981 | Birth maybe=Sep 13, 1921 |
| Sandlin, Paul | - | Jul 17, 1929 | Sep 5, 1989 | - |
| Sandlin, William G. | SGT | May 5, 1919 | Nov 1, 1976 | - |
| Sawyer, Reuben E. | - | Aug 13, 1920 | Sep 14, 1990 | - |
| Scalf, Estil | - | 1916 | - | More Info/Pic |
| Scott, Vinyard | PFC | May 17, 1921 | Jun 1, 1950 1580 | SVS CMD |
| Sibert, William Jr. | - | - | - | - |
| Sizemore, Bob | - | - | - | - |
| Sizemore, Charles | PFC | Jun 5, 1925 | Apr 20, 1964 | Co B 39 Sig |
| Sizemore, Hobert | - | - | - | - |
| Sizemore, William | PFC | Aug 20, 1915 | Aug 27, 1987 | - |
| Smith, Archie C. | - | - | - | - |
| Smith, Calvin C. | - | - | - | - |
| Smith, Gordon | - | May 16, 1926 | Mar 10, 1975 | Navy |
| Smith, Lawrence A. | - | - | - | - |
| Smith, Robert | - | - | - | - |
| Sparks, Abraham (A.B.) | TEC5 | - | - | More Info/Pic |
| Spurlock, Dallas | SGT | Dec 28, 1915 | Dec 28, 1943 | 1 Marine Div |
| Spurlock, Elbert | TEC5 | Aug 6, 1925 | Sep 29, 1975 | - |
| Spurlock, Hubert | PFC | Mar 20, 1925 | Jan 8, 1945 | - |
| Spurlock, Hughes Hudson | PFC | Aug 8, 1919 | Mar 11, 2001 | Air Force |
| Spurlock, Ray | - | Aug 10, 1920 | Sep 14, 1990 | - |
| Standafer, Lawrence | - | Jun 29, 1909 | Nov 10, 1963 | - |
| Stivers, Atwood Decamp | PVT | 1927 | 1975 | - |
| Stivers, Dorsie | SGT | Oct 13, 1923 | Feb 7, 1998 | - |
| Stivers, Franklin P.Jr. | MAJ | Dec 19, 1919 | Nov 19, 1982 | Also served Korea |
| Stivers, Ruric | PVT | Nov 7, 1899 | Aug 3, 1981 | H/o Mary Jane |
| Taylor, Dewey | PFC | Jun 28, 1921 | Oct 17, 1947 | - |
| Thomas, John A. | PVT | Dec 25, 1887 | Apr 17, 1971 | Marine |
| Thomas, Roscoe | - | - | - | - |
| Thompson, Irvin | - | - | - | Purple Heart/invsion of Normandy Submitted by: Donnie Thompson |
| Treadway, Shelby | - | - | - | - |
| Vance, Woodrow W. | - | - | - | - |
| Walker, Elmer | PVT | Jul 10, 1925 | Dec 23, 1961 | Co G 337 Inf |
| Webb, Ernest Wayne | - | Jun 29, 1925 | Dec 6, 1947 | FL GM3C USNR |
| Webb, Hiram | PFC | Oct 17, 1913 | Nov 30, 1977 | - |
| Webb, John Alger | - | - | - | - |
| Webb, John B. | - | Apr 12, 1900 | Jan 23, 1998 | - |
| Webb, Kash Jr. | - | Jan. 18, 1926 | Mar. 17, 1993 | Navy |
| Westerfield, Claude | S SGT | Apr 2, 1922 | Feb 10, 1944 | - |
| Westerfield, Robert C. | S SGT | Sept 1, 1916 | Feb 13, 1945 | - |
| White, P.J. | - | - | - | - |
| White, Perry C. Jr. | - | May 5, 1929 | Mar 5, 2000 | Also served in Korea |
| White, Walter R. | - | - | - | - |
| Whitehead, Chester | PFC | 1920 | 1989 | - |
| Wilson, Creed | PFC | Aug 2, 1927 | Aug 11, 1995 | - |
| Wilson, Leonard | PVT | Jun 6, 1920 | Feb 1, 1946 | 932 AAF |
| Woods, Ben | PVT | Mar 14, 1921 | Jul 9, 1944 | 331 Inf/83 Inf |
| Young, Arnold E. | TEC4 | Feb 20, 1911 | Oct 31, 1959 | 1294 Eng C BN |
| Young, Harold L. | - | Jan 11, 1926 | Nov 8, 2002 | Navy m May 31, 1946 |
| Young, Roscoe | TEC5 | Sep 10, 1913 | Dec 19, 1955 | Co B 369 Eng C BN |
| Young, Roy Jr. | S SGT | May 19, 1912 | Jan 6, 1973 | h/o Susie |