This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
AREA MEN IN SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS AT FT LEAVENWORTH AND FT HOOD
Major Alvin L. Hayes Sr. completed the U S Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth with Brigadier General James M. Gibson delivering the graduation remarks. Hayes is a Los Angeles City School System principal and his wife Ruth resides in Long Beach California. Navy Seaman Apprentice Willie L Murrell of Kilgore returned to Long Beach after a six and a half month deployment aboard USS Decatur conducting search and rescue missions in the Western Pacific. Army Sergeant Karamand M Jones of Big Sandy reenlisted for six years at Fort Hood serving with the 13th Support Brigade, 180th Transportation Battalion, joined by his wife Mozelle. his father Sam Jones lives in Detroit.
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FT. Leavenworth
Kan
Alvin L. Hayes
Mattie L. Hayes
Big Sandy
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
James M. Gibson
U.S. Army Reserve School
Command and General Staff College
Maj
Hayes
Los Angeles
Calif
Ruth
Lime Ave
Long Beach
USS
Decatur
Navy
Willie L. Murrell
Kilgore
Western Pacific
Destroyer Squadron 13
Pacific
FT. Hood
Tex
Karamand M. Jones
Edson Bell
13Th
Jones
413Th
Army
Ger