Marine graduate from Amarillo High noted for multiple sports
MARINE GRADUATE of Mr and Mrs Howard Sharp 403 Grant Street attended Amarillo High School where he was a letter man in track boxing football and basketball. Before enlisting in the Marine Corps he was employed with the Borden Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Sharp
Grant Street
Amarillo High School
Marine Corps
The
Borden Company
Pfc
Wyland K. Reed
Walter H. Reed
Milan Street
Pacific
Treasure Island
Reed
Tarawa
Saipan
Tinian
John Garvey
Service Men In the News Record Highlights in World War II Missions
Frank F Brown of 1120 West Fifteenth Avenue served as a waist gunner in a B-24 Liberator with the Eighth Air Force in England completing 100 bombing missions within 140 days. The same feature notes Mary Jo Lemmon of 2007 Monroe Street awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at an Army Air Forces base in India for 200+ hours of aerial flights over enemy territory in Northern Burma. Lt Lemmon, a Texas Tech and University of Texas alum, has served since 1942 and overseas since last April, earning the DFC and Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster. he is the son of Dr. J R Lemmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank F. Brown
West
Fifteenth Avenue
Eighth Air Force
England
France
Mary Jo Lemmon
Monroe Street
Army Air Forces
India
Burma
Texas Tech
University of Texas
Lemmon
Lubbock
J. R. Lemmons
Bowie Street
Thomas W. Holman
Donovan D. Sharp
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Holman
Training Command
T. W. Holman
Cleveland Street
Draper Ross Produce Company
Cpl
Maurice Holman
Air Forces of
Army
Sharp
War era air crew and engineering personnel listed from Amarillo area
Sgt George W McSpadden of the Eighth Air Force in England inspects battle damaged aircraft. Lt R L McSpadden Jr serves in Europe while Orvel Bronson serves on a U S Navy ship in San Diego. Sgt Erwin B Medart earns an Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal for Eighth Air Force bombing raids. Corporal Marvin E Gardner receives the Presidential Citation Badge for a bombing attack on Germany. Lt Joseph E Mogelson, new bombardment pilot, completed training at Carlsbad New Mexico and is linked to Minnesota and Texas universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. McSpadden
R. L. McSpadden
Taylor Street
Eighth Air Force
England
McSpadden
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
San Antonio
Europe
R. L. McSpadden, Jr
Sat. McSpadden
Orvel Carl Bronson
U. S. Navy
San Diego
American Smelting and Refining Company
Erwin B. Medart
Aven B. Medart
Woodlawn Street
Occupied
Cpl
Marvin E. Gardner
Roosevelt
Germany
Gardner
Joseph E. Mogelson
A. Mogelson
Polk Street
Bombardment Pilots’ Training School
Carlsbad
N. M
Mogelson
University of Minnesota
University of Texas
Military updates highlight corpsmen, airmen, and sailors
Mortar class instructor Clyde Lowell Tuckness at Camp Lejeune is a Marine corporal with 37 months in the South Pacific. Privates Wyland K. Reed and Thomas W. Holman graduate Camp Pendleton and anti tank school respectively. Sgt George Ritter and Pvt William C Jones earn medals and wings. A stray note remarks animals feeding habits and petroleum use by nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Lowell Tuckness
Tom Pearson
Gertrude Tuckness
Alabama Street
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Infantry Schools Battalion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank F, Brown
Eugene R. Lemmon
Air Force
Medart
Corporal Tuckness
Marines
Electric Motor Service
U. S
Truax Field
Robert E. Ross
H. E. Ross
Lincoln Street
Army Air Force
George W. Ritter
Jess C. Ritter
Hughes Street
Pfe
William C. Jones
H. B. Nelson
Harrison Street
Laredo Army Air Field
United States
United Kingdom
Russia
Mir
DY Coe
Gebhardt
Gebhardt Chili Powder Co
Frio
Texas
Gebhault
Hills Bros
San
Iu Oe
White Swan
Vegetabe
C B. Cart
Folger
Schilling
East Texas
Jonathan E
Hamburger
Cash Food Mart
North Fillmore
J. P. Wrather
Fillmore
Amarillo
Odie Davis
Meat Dept
E. E. Garver
M. B. Emberton
Mann's
Mead's Bakery
Amarillo Baking
Buchanan
Borden CO
Taylor
Creamery
N. E
Sides Fruit CO
Hallowe'en
Hallowe
Jack O’ Lantern
Dougl
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