76 Johnson County Boys Killed In War
July 11, 1946
Total Of 42 Lost Lives In Action
A total of 76 Johnson County service men lost their lives during World War II, according to a list released recently. Of the total amount listed as having made the supreme sacrifice, 42 died during battle. The remainder died from wounds, injuries, or other causes.
Types of casualties are indicated thus KIA, killed in action; DOW, died of wounds; DOI, died of injuries – applied to those who suffered battle injuries, as opposed to wounds in combat or combat areas; DNB, died non-battle; FOD, finding of death – applied to those who have been determined to be dead under Public Law 490.
The Johnson County dead are as follows:
Adkinis, Carl D., S/Sgt DOW
Arms, Charlie, Pvt. KIA
Arms, Miles E., Pvt. DOW
Baldridge, Junior, T-5 KIA
Baldwin, Everett R., Pvt. DOW
Bayes, John W., Jr., T-5 DNB
Blair, J. L., Morris, Pfc. KIA
Blair, Robie F., Pvt. DNB
Blankenship, Beecher, Pvt. DNB
Blanton, Ben, Pvt. DNB
Cantrell, Carl, Pvt. KIA
Cantrill, Norman, T-5 DNB
Cardwell, Ira, Pfc. DNB
Carroll, Russell, Pvt. DNB
Castle, Bruce, Pvt. KIA
Castle, Carl E., Pvt. KIA
Castle, Lacy, Pvt. KIA
Castlercha, Ley, Pvt. DNB
Centers, Arley, Pvt. KIA
Collins, Robert, T-5 KIA
Combs, Bert W., Pfc. DOW
Conley, Everett, Pvt. DNB
Conley, Ora, T-5 DNB
Davis, Russell, Pvt. FOD
Dills, Ernest, Jr., S/Sgt. KIA
Dutton, Bert, Pvt. DNB
Evans, Mitchell D., Pfc. KIA
Gaiski, Walter, Sgt. KIA
Gullett, Frederick A., Pvt. KIA
Harman, Arnel S., Cpl. KIA
Hatfield, Louis, Pvt. DOW
Hitchcock, Francis M., Pfc. DNB
Hitchcock, Lenzie B., Pvt. KIA
Hite, Douglas W., Pfc. KIA
Howard, Dick, Pfc. DOW
Irvin, William H., Jr., S/Sgt. KIA
Johnson, David O., Pfc. KIA
Kidd, Mack, Pvt. KIA
Lemaster, Junior, Pvt. KIA
Litteral, George P., Pfc. DNB
Litteral, Newt, S/Sgt. KIA
Lyon, James H., Pvt. KIA
May, Robert, Pfc. DNB
McCloud, Darvin, Lt. FOD
McFaddin, Virgil, S/Sgt. FOD
McKenzie, Charlie, Pfc. DOW
McKenzie, James, Pfc. KIA
Meek, Leonard, Pvt. KIA
Murphy, Onda, Pfc. KIA
Parsons, Carmel F., 2d Lt. FOD
Patrick, Peter, Jr., T-Sgt KIA
Phillis, Phillip Kirk, Lt. KIA
Preston, Edward L., Pvt. KIA
Roberts, Francis E., Pfc. KIA
Roberts, James H., Pfc. KIA
Robinette, Elmer T., Pfc. KIA
Ross, Estill, Pfc. KIA
Salyer, James, Sgt. DOW
Skaggs, Okel, Pvt. KIA
Sparks, Roy, Pvt. KIA
Sparks, Benjamin, Sgt. KIA
Tackett, James, Pfc. DOW
VanHoose, E. M., Pfc. DOW
VanHoose, Howard, Pvt. KIA
VanHoose, Paul V., Pfc. KIA
VanHoose, Otto, T-4 DNB
VanHoose, Frank W., Pvt. KIA
Walliams, Walter P., Pfc. KIA
Walters, Lafe, Pvt. KIA
Ward, C. C., Jr., Pvt. KIA
Welch, Samuel E., Jr., Cpl. DOW
Wells, Herbert S., T-Sgt FOD
Wells, John P., Pvt. DOW
Wells, Walter S., Pvt. DNB
Williams, Earl K., S/Sgt. KIA