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  • Collection: West Alabamians in World War II

According to Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963, Pfc. John W. Benton was killed on July 11, 1944, while serving with the 351st Infantry, 88th Division. Pfc. Benton was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Benton of…

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2Lt Fred Bice was killed in September, 1942, when his plane crashed in Ottawa, Ontario as he was en route overseas. Lt. Bice was a graduate of Tuscaloosa High School and a member of First Baptist Church. Lt. Bice was the son of Mrs. Tina Bice.A photo…

According to Ancestry.com. Alabama, WWII Military Dead and Wounded, 1944-1946, Pfc. William C. Bigham was killed on April 6, 1945, while serving with the 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division. Pfc. Bigham was the husband of Mrs. Violet…

Capt. John T. Billingsley died August 5, 1945, while serving with the Veterinary Corps. Capt. Billingsley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Billinsley of Millport. More information including a photograph can be found on this site:…

Tec5 Woodroe P. Blanton was killed on January 30, 1944, while serving with the 81st Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Armored Division. Tec5 Blanton was the son of Mr. Jeff Blanton of Fernbank. An obituary can be found in the Birmingham News on…

According to Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, MSgt. Thomas Bobo was killed on December 19, 1942, while serving with the Barrage Balloon School. Sgt. Bobo was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bobo and the husband of Mrs. Gladys Bobo. A…

According to Ancestry.com. Alabama, WWII Military Dead and Wounded, 1944-1946, Cook 2nd Class R.C. Bolden was killed on February 21, 1945, while serving with the Navy. Cook Bolden was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Bolden of Tuscaloosa.Cook Bolden…

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Lt. Col. William E. Boles died on August 1, 1943, while serving with the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific. Col. Boles was a graduate of Tuscaloosa High School and of the University of Alabama. Col. Boles was the husband of Mrs. William E…

Pfc. William H. Boshell was killed on March 5, 1945, while serving with the 310th Infantry, 78th Division, Company K in Germany. Pfc. Boshell was the husband of Mrs. Lucile Dockins Boshell and the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Boshell of Carbon Hill.…

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Seaman 1st Class Leonard Bowers Jr. was killed in the Pacific when his ship went down. Seaman Bowers was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Bowers
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