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  • Collection: West Alabamians in World War II

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Water Tender Charles E. Fondren was killed on October 16, 1942, when his ship went down near Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Fondren was a graduate of Tuscaloosa County High School and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Fondren of…

Tec3 Neil Turnipseed was killed on July 9, 1945, while serving with the 1710th Aviation Signal Battalion. Tec3 Turnipseed was the brother of Mrs. Thelma Gibson of Aliceville. A photo of Turnipseed's memorial in Alabama can be found at this…

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Technician 4th grade Irving E. Hosmer was killed on July 8, 1944, while serving with the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in France. Hosmer was a graduate of Holt High School and was the son of Mrs. T.B. Hosmer. For his service…

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According to U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 on Ancestry.com, Tec4 James Stephenson was killed on May 24, 1944, while serving with the 463rd Amphibious Truck Company. Tec4 Stephenson was…

Tec4 James F. Spain was killed on April 2, 1945, while serving with the 77th Division, Coast Artillery Corps. Tec4 Spain was the son of Mrs. Sallie Spain and the husband of Mrs. Lucille Spain. A photo of Spain's grave can be found at this…

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…

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Tec5 Ottis C. Phares was killed on October 11, 1944, while serving with the 167th Infantry. Tec5 Phares was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Phares of Tuscaloosa. A photo of Phares' grave can be found at this…

According to Ancestry.com. Alabama, WWII Military Dead and Wounded, 1944-1946, Tec5 John H. Newton was killed on December 7, 1944, while serving with the 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Tec5 Newton was the son of Mrs. Sally Newton of…

Tech 5 James W. Gosa died on March 28, 1943, while serving with the Chemical Warfare Service. A photo of Gosa's grave can be found here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46188340/james-w-gosa.

Tec5 Isiah H. Trimm Jr. was killed on August 7, 1944, while serving with Company A, 360th Engineers in Europe. Tec5 Trimm was the son of Mrs. Jalie R. Trimm of Fayette. A photo of Trimm's grave can be found at this…
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