Garvin County, Oklahoma
World War 2 Casualties

KIA=Killed in Action 
DOW=Died of Wounds 
DOI=Died of Injuries 
DNB=Died Non Battle

Abney, Clarence L.	Private First Class	KIA
Alexander, Cecil R.	Private First Class	KIA
Anthony, Julier P.	Private	KIA
Bagley, Eugene	TEC5	KIA
Bain, Harley	Private	KIA
Baker, Paul E.	Private First Class	KIA
Baker, William F	Private	KIA
Beam, Jasper K.	Private	KIA
Beaver, John W. Jr.	Sargeant	KIA
Booze, Robert E.	Private	KIA
Bozarth, James W.	Second Leutinant	KIA
Buckelew, Buster	Private	KIA
Burton, Richard	Private First Class	KIA
Butts, Harold K.	Corporal	KIA
Callen, Wendell E.	Private First Class	KIA
Carter, Cecil Wayne **	Private
Carter, L. T.	Private	DNB
Childress, Carl W.	Private First Class	KIA
Conatser, Jack D.	First Leutinant	FOD
Culver, Charles H.	Private	DOW
Davis, Billy J.	Private	KIA
Dickenson, Ernie J.	Flag Officer	FOD
Dickson, James W.	First Leutinant	KIA
Dobbins, Wilburne H.	Private	DNB
Dodgion, Paul A.	Staff Sargeant	KIA
Duke, Lee F.	Private	KIA
Easton, Frank T.	Staff Sargeant	KIA
Eastwood, Howard M.	Private	KIA
Erwin, Woodrow W.	Sargeant	DNB
Evans, Albert S. T.	Corporal	DNB
Finch, Cleo M.	Private	KIA
Floyd, Cecil J.	Staff Sargeant	KIA
Frenchman, Atkins	Corporal	DNB
Garrett, Henry	Private	DNB
Gillespie, Corace J.	Staff Sargeant	FOD
Griffin, Roshier	Private First Class	DNB
Griggs, James L.	Private First Class	KIA
Grimes, Gevet B.	Private First Class	KIA
Hall, Ralph A.	Private First Class	KIA
Hardaway, Homer J.	Private	KIA
Hays, Leo J.	Staff Sargeant	KIA
Henson, Arthur Steven**	Corporal
Herron, Samuel L.	Staff Sargeant	DNB
Hooven, Hubert A.	Sargeant	KIA
Hope, Virgil E.	First Sargeant	FOD
Ivey, Jesse E.	Private	KIA
Ivie, Sylvester R.	Master Sargeant	DNB
Jackson, J. B.	Corporal	KIA
Lane, Ivan E.	Private First Class	DNB
Lauderdale, L. P.	Staff Sergeant	KIA
Lofton, Woodrow P.	Private	DNB
Maness, Choice R.	Private First Class	KIA
Minton, Charles W.**	Captain	KIA
Mixon, Wilson H.	Private	DNB
Montgomery, James H.	Private First Class	DNB
Nation, Paul E.	Private	DNB
Neil, Cephus N.	Private First Class	KIA
Pettigrew, Edward L.	Private First Class	KIA
Ponder, Billy C.	Second Lieutenant	FOD
Porter, Walter A.	Private First Class	KIA
Rendek, Edward	T SG	DNB
Riggs, Robert R.	Private First Class	KIA
Riley, Thomas F.	Corporal	DNB
Rollow, George V.	Second Lieutenant	DNB
Russell, Hilton I.	Sargeant	KIA
Sheegog, Cecil C.	Second Lieutenant	DNB
Stephens, Elmo J.	Master Sargeant	DNB
Thomas, Clarence D.	Staff Sargeant	KIA
Tiner, Harvey R.	Private	KIA
Waldron, Guy Leon **	Private First Class
Wallace, John	Private First Class	KIA
Watkins, Wallace B.	Corporal	DOW
Weatherford, W. R.	Private	DOW
Webb, Kenneth R.	Second Lieutenant	KIA
Weeden, Otis	Private First Class	DNB
Williams, James C. **	Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Williams, Wallace B.	Private	DNB
Wolf, Acie L.	Private	KIA

Carter, Cecil Wayne was born on May 17, 1925 .  He enlisted in the US Army on September 22, 1943 while living in Hennepin, Garvin County, Oklahoma while a Junior at Woodland High School. His Order of the Purple Heart was awarded posthumously to Mrs. Jessie C. Carter, his mother of Davis, Oklahoma.  He also received the Expert Rifleman Medal and served in the Southwest Pacific. He died December 25, 1944 in action on Ormoe Road, Leyte, Philippine Isalnds.

Henson, Arthur Steven was born September 9, 1923  to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Henson.  He graduated from Maysville High School in February 1948.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army on January 9, 1943. A letter from his commanding officer stated in part: "Your son was a member of the platoon which was acting as a forward Reconnaissance element in action against the enemy.  This type of work can only be carried on by the most courageous, intelligent and versatile soldiers.  Arthur was one of these men."  He died April 12, 1945 in action in Germany.  His rank at the time of his death was Corporal.

Minton, Charles William was born on November 5, 1916.  His mother's name was Anna W. Minton. He lived in Maysville, Oklahoma.  He enlisted in the US Army on August 20, 1940.  His decorations include: Presidential Unit Citation; five Battle Participation Stars in European Theater of Operations, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Order of the Purple Heart.  He attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri in 1932-1935. He graduated in Business Administration at the University of Oklahoma in 1937 where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity.  He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Lions Club.  He was killed near St. Lo, France in action on July 20, 1944.

Waldron, Guy Leon of Stratford, Oklahoma was born on March 19, 1917 to Mr. & Mrs. Walter Wadron who lived in Yuba City, California when he enlisted in the US Army as a Private First Class.  He attended public school at Vanoss, Oklahoma.  He served in the Medical Corps and was taken prisoner by the Jananese on May 9, 1942 in the Philippine Islands.  He was taken aboard a Japanese transport and they were moving out from Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, when the vessel was torpedoed by a US Submarine.  He died on December 15, 1944.

Williams, James C. of Elmore City, Garvin County, Oklahoma was born on June 22, 1919.  He attended Pauls Valley High School.  He was a member of the Pauls Valley Baptist Church.  James enlisted into the US Navy on February 12, 1940 where he made the rank of Machinist's Mate, Second Class.  He was on the U.S.S. Stong when it was torpedoed and sunk by the enemy near New Gergia Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific on July 5, 1945.  He was awarded the Order of the Purple Heart.  His mother was Mrs. Claude K. Williams.