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According to the book Blocton: A History of an Alabama Coal Mining Town by Charles Adams, Sgt. Fred Marchant was died on June 14, 1944, from wounds he received while serving with the United States Army in France. According to this record:…

According to the book Blocton: A History of an Alabama Coal Mining Town by Charles Adams, Sgt. Harry Cecil Dyer was killed during the D-Day Invasion of France on June 6, 1944. An obituary for Sgt. Dyer can be found in the September 10, 1944…

According to the book Blocton: A History of an Alabama Coal Mining Town by Charles Adams, Lt. Milton Fancher was killed on May 8, 1943, when his plane was shot down on a bombing raid over Germany. Lt. Fancher was the brother of Cpl. John W. Fancher…

According to the book Blocton: A History of an Alabama Coal Mining Town by Charles Adams, Cpl. John W. Fancher Jr. was killed on February 14, 1943, while serving with the United States Army in North Africa. Cpl. Fancher was the son of Mr. and Mrs.…

According to Ancestry.com. Alabama, WWII Military Dead and Wounded, 1944-1946, Pvt. Chester C A Hargrove was killed on March 10, 1944, while serving with the United States Army in Italy. Pvt. Hargrove was the brother of Mrs. Daisy Westly of West…

According to National Archives and Records Administration. World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas, Sgt. Kent West was killed on December 24, 1942, when his plane went down over North Africa. According to the book Blocton: A…

SSgt. William D. Mitchell was killed on December 18, 1944, while serving with the 513th Bomb Squadron, 376th Bomb Group in Italy. Sgt. Mitchell was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Mitchell of Northport. For his service Sgt. Mitchell was awarded the…

Pvt. Wallace Wilson was killed on August 7, 1944, while serving with the 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Division in France. Pvt. Wilson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Wilson of Gordo. A photo of Pvt. Wilson's grave can be found at this…

1Lt. Le Roy Drummond was killed on November 10, 1944, in a bombing run over Germany. Lt. Drummond was the son of Mr. and Mrs. K.A. Drummond of Tuscaloosa. More information on the death of Lt. Drummond can be found at this…

Seaman 1st Class Emory Clements died on August 5, 1944, while serving with the USS Nassau in the Pacific. Seaman Clements was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Clements of Hale County. A photo of Seaman Clements' grave can be found at this site:…