John C. Allen Jr., U.S. Army, circa 1943.

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In honor of my family’s veterans, living and dead.

Paternal

ALDRIDGE, ANTHONY, SR., Army

ALDRIDGE, BLANCHARD K. (1894-1965), Pvt., 78 PROV OP MG TNG CTR, World War I

ALDRIDGE, EDISON M. (1934-1922), Army

ALDRIDGE, FITZGERALD W. (1917-1962), World War II

ALDRIDGE, FREEMAN L., SR. (1932-2008), Cpl., Army, Korean War

ALDRIDGE, GEORGE M. (1919-1995), Army

ALDRIDGE, JAMES E. (1919-1975)

ALDRIDGE [ALDRICH], Dr. JAMES T. (1886-1968), Army Medical Corps, World War I

ALDRIDGE, JOSEPH E. (1915-1988), S.Sgt., Army, World War II

ALDRIDGE, QUINTIN, Army

ALDRIDGE, RICHARD B. (1939-2013), Air Force

ARMSTRONG, HARVEY G., Army, Vietnam War

ARMSTRONG, IVEY L. (-2013), Army, Vietnam War

ARMSTRONG, JACKIE R., SR., Army, Vietnam War

ARTIS, ADAM H. (1920-1963), World War II

ARTIS, ADAM T., III (1911-2000), Pvt., Army, World War II

ARTIS, COLUMBUS E., II, Corp., Army, World War II

ARTIS, DANIEL (1841-??), Co. G, 14th US Colored Heavy Artillery, Civil War

ARTIS, FREDERICK J. (1890-1954), World War I

ARTIS, GEORGE R. (1931-2011), Sgt., Army

ARTIS, JESSE L. (1919-1960), TEC5, Army, World War II

ARTIS, LAMONT D. (1952-1972), Air Force, Vietnam War

ASHFORD, PAUL, Army, Vietnam War

BARFIELD, BRIGETTE, Sgt., Air Force

BARFIELD, JOHN, Army

BARFIELD, JOSEPH F. (1933-2014), Army

BARFIELD, RICHARD J., Army

BARFIELD, RICHARD M. (-2021), Air Force

BARNES, BENSON N., Cpl. (1921-2004), Army, World War II

BARNES, BENSON N., JR., Air Force

BARNES, CARLTON, Navy

BARNES, Dr. LEROY T., Capt., Army Medical Corps, World War II

BARNES, NED R. (1924-2002), T5, Army, World War II

BARNES, SYLVESTER (1893-1936), Army, World War I

BEASLEY, RONALD K., Army

BOSTICK, CODEY, Air Force

BRASWELL, DAVID N., Army

BRASWELL, IRA III, Marines

BRASWELL, KEITH, Army

BRASWELL, RANDOLPH (1923-1989), PFC, Army, World War II

BROWN, NATHANIEL (1921-2004), Tec 5, Army, World War II

CARTER, CLARENCE M. (1927-2005), CMSgt, Army, Air Force

CARTER, M. ELMER, JR., PFC, 184th MP Company, Army, World War II

CLAIBORNE, CLAY T., JR., Vietnam War

CLAIBORNE, MACY ALDRIDGE (1923-1999), Women’s Army Corps, World War II

COOPER, JAMES W., Army, World War I

COOPER, WILLARD M. (1925-2006), Army, World War II

DARDEN, DAVIS C., SR., Navy

DAVIS, GEORGE E. (1921-1964), SSgt, 578th Field Artillery, World War II

DAVIS, DAVID (1939-2022), Navy

DAVIS, STATON JR., Major, (1935-2018), Air Force

DAVIS, THOMAS, Col., West Point, Army, Vietnam

DePUY, CRAIG, Army, Iraq

DERICOTTE, Dr. EUGENE (1926-), Army, Tuskegee Airmen, Vietnam

DILLARD, TYRONE, Marines, Iraq

DIVERS, WAYNE A., Navy

DIVERS, PATRICK, SR., Air Force

DIVERS, PATRICK, JR., Army

DRAINES, ANTOINE, Capt., Air Force

ELLIS, T. ROOSEVELT, JR. (1934-2010), Navy

ENNIS, EARL E., Army, World War II

FOSTER, DEE, Army

GILLIAM, ALYSHA, Army

GOSS BURCHETT, BRANDI N., Army

GUESS, JAMES, JR. (1923-1955), Cpl., Co. A, 529th QM (Ser) Bn., Army, EAMET Cam., World War II, recipient of 15 Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal

HAGENS, CH’REE, S.Sgt., Marines

HALL, LOUIS, SR. (1920-1997), Cpl., Army Air Corps, World War II

HALL, LOUIS, JR., Sgt., Air Force, Vietnam War

HALL, MARY BRADLEY, Major, Army

HALL, R. ANDREW, SR., 1st Sgt., Army, Vietnam War

HALL, R. ANDREW, JR., Lt. Cpl., Marines

HANEY, JOHN E. (1949-1993), Sgt., Army, Vietnam War

HARDY, LARRY, Navy

HARGROVE, ELLIS RAY (1933-2018), Army

HARRIS, BENJAMIN A., SR. (1894-1955), Sgt., Army, World War I

HARRIS, BENJAMIN A., JR. (1935-1981), Army

HENDERSON, DEMPSEY L. (1927-2003), Navy, World War II & Korean War, recipient of three-star Pacific Theater Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, Victory Medal, Purple Heart, and one-star Philippine Liberation Ribbon

HENDERSON, FREDERICK V., Army

HENDERSON, HAL F., SR., Army

HENDERSON, HORACE B., SR. (1923-1984), Army

HENDERSON, HORACE B., JR., Army

HENDERSON, IRA J. (1911-1984)

HENDERSON, JAMES H. (1906-1947)

HENDERSON, JAMES I. (1922-1966)

HENDERSON, JANEE, Army

HENDERSON, JAZELL W., SR. (1924-2004), World War II

HENDERSON, JAZELL W., JR., Army

HENDERSON, JESSE A., SR. (1929-2005), Army, Korean War

HENDERSON, JESSE A., JR. (1952-1979), Army, Vietnam War



HENDERSON, JOHNNY D. (1925-1992), Navy, World War II

HENDERSON, LUCIAN J., SR. (1926-2003), Army

HENDERSON, LUCIAN J., JR., Army, Vietnam War

HENDERSON, MICHAEL D., Army

HENDERSON, REDERICK C. (1934-2022), Air Force

HENDERSON, TERRELL A., SR., Army

HENDERSON, WILLIAM H. (1902-1974)

HILL, ELLIOTT W., Marines

HILL, JAMES W., Army

HILL, WILLIAM G., Marines

HINES, ALVIS H., World War II

HOLLOWAY, ASA L. (1942-2013) SP4, Army, Vietnam War

HOLT, JOHN J. (1923-2016), Army, World War II

HOLT, J. DENNIS (1951-1973), Navy

HOWARD, CHARLES L., Army, Vietnam War

HOWARD, LAQUITA, Army

HUTCHINSON, ELLSWORTH W., JR., Army

JOHNSON, SHOMA, Army

KEITH, ANDREW, Navy, World War II

KENNEY, DARRELL J., Navy

KNOX, ROBERT (1923-1996), Army, World War II

LATTIMER, PAUL, Army

LEWIS, TERENCE, Lt. Col., Army

LEWIS, URBAN, War of 1812

LINDENMUTH, COURTNEY ROYAL, Air Force

LLERENA, YANOXY, Army

MANUEL, WILLIAM, SMSgt., Air Force

MARTIN, LEWIS H., Co. I, 62 Georgia Cavalry, 8 Georgia Cavalry, Confederate Army, Civil War

MUHAMMAD, PATRICIA SMITH, Army

MUSGRAVE, YANCY O., JR. (1946-2010), Army, Vietnam War

NEWSOME, OLLEY V. (1920-1999), 1st Sgt., Army Air Forces, World War II

PARKER, ALBERT T., JR., Air Force

PARKER, DAVID L., Air Force

PEARSON, GLENN, Army

PEARSON, SHERMAN, Army

PERKINS, MAURICE N., Army

PERKINS, WILLIE, Army, World War II

POUNDS, PATRYCE M., Army, Afghanistan

POUNDS, SHALIA N., Army

RANDALL, OSCAR (1896-1985), Col., Army, World War I, World War II

RANDALL, ROBERT S. (1915-1992), World War II

RANDOLPH, ELISHA B. (1879-1940), Fireman 1st cl., Navy

REAVES, JIMMIE R. (1890-1962), Army, World War I

REID, ALLEN T. (1919-1949), TEC5, Army, World War II

REID, BRODIE (1893-1942), World War I

REID, COUNCIL, Pvt., Army, World War I

REID, HADY (1919-2000), Army, World War II

ROBERTS, ERSKINE W. (1945-2013), Air Force

ROCHELLE, VIRGIL, World War II

ROYAL, GILBERT D., Air Force

ROYAL, WILBERT B., Army

SHERROD, ELMER L., Army

SIMMONS, GEORGE G. (1895-1962), World War I

SIMMONS, HILLARY B., II (1926-2010), Navy, World War II

SUTTON, ROSS M., Sr. (1935-2013), Army, Korea

TANKSLEY, VIENARY ARTIS, M.Sgt., Army

TATE, CHRISTOPHER, Navy

WARD, Dr. JOSEPH H. (1870-1957), Major, Army Medical Corps, World War I

WARD, KERRY L., Navy

WARD, LINWOOD R., Vietnam War

WARD, MORRIS, Navy, Vietnam War

WARD, WANDA A., Army

WATERS, FREDERICK C., Army

WILSON, MAURICE, Army

WILSON, SUMMER, Navy

WOODS, FARRAH M., Army, Iraq

WRIGHT, ANTHONY,  Capt., Navy

WYNN, ANTHONY D., Army

WYNN, DANZIE J. (1895-1918), Army, World War I

WYNN, GEORGE E. (1941-1987), Army

WYNN, ISRAEL H. (1892-1967), World War I

WYNN, REGINALD D., Army

Maternal

ALLEN, CHARLES C., Capt. (1935-2017), Army

ALLEN, EDWARD N., Pvt., 153 DEPOT BRIG, Army, World War I

ALLEN, JOHN C., JR. (1906-1948), Pvt., Army, World War II

ALLEN, JOHN C., III, Army

ALLEN, WILLIAM J., S.Sgt., Army, World War II

ALLISON, THOMAS, French & Indian War

BRADSHAW, WILLIAM (1894-1944), Pvt., Co I 365 Infantry, Army, World War I

BRADSHAW, WILLIAM C. (1921-1988), Cpl., Army, World War II

CHRISTIAN, CAREY E., Sgt., Army

CHRISTIAN, MARION A. (1932-2011), Women of the Air Force, Korean War

CLEMONS, J. BRISTOL, Navy, World War II

COLVERT, GEORGE R. (1917-1959)

GIBBS, QUADARIS, Army

HOUSER, GARY, Army

HOUSER, IRVING, JR. (1920-2001), Navy, World War II

HOUSER-GREEN, KEISHA, Army

HOUSER, MELROY, SR., Army

HOUSER, MELROY, JR., Army

HOUSER, MICHAEL, SR., Navy

HOUSER, SHANICE, Navy

JAMES, CHARLES W., JR. (1917-2002), Navy, World War II

JAMES, EDWARD R., III, Navy

JAMES, GARY A., SR., Army

JAMES, SHELTON H. (1919-1973), Pvt., Army, World War II

JAMES, WILLIS H., Navy, World War II

Le BON, IMANI, Army

LOMANS, GILLESPIE G., Army, World War I

McCONNAUGHEY, JAMES W., World War II

McNEELY, EDWARD M., Army, World War I

McNEELY, JOHN (1873-1947), CO G 3 NC INF, Army, Spanish-American War

McNEELY, WILLIAM LUTHER (1875-~1945), CO G 3 NC INF, Army, Spanish-American War

MEYERS, MARCELLUS W. (1909-1973), Navy

MILLER, GOLER L., Pvt., Army, World War I

NICHOLSON, JOHN S., Revolutionary War

RAMSEUR, E. CHAUNCY, Navy

RAMSEUR, STEVEN R., Army, Vietnam War

RENWICK, CHRISTOPHER C., Petty Officer 1st Class, Navy

RENWICK, DONALD, S.Sgt., Army, Korean War

RENWICK, HAYDEN B. (1935-2009), Army

RENWICK, ROY E., SR. (1938-2010), Air Force

SAWYER, SHAWN S., Army

STOCKTON, ALONZO P. (1917-1982), T/5, Army, World War II

STOCKTON, EUGENE A., JR. (1924-2016), Marines, World War II