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Men at War: Lubbock Servicemen in World War II News
Reports detail several Lubbock area service members and relatives stationed across theaters. Highlights include Ensign Robert Harvey Jr. at Naval Training Station Norfolk and Sgt. Jacob Myres earning the Silver Star for actions on the Admiralty Islands, with others like Pvt. Lonnie Willis promoted to private first class and Lt. Renny McCaffery cited for heroism in the Ardennes.
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Norfolk, Va
Robert Coffey Harvey Jr
USNR
Lubbock, Tex
Naval Training Station
Norfolk
Atlanitic Fleet Training Center
Harvey
Lubbock
Texas Tech College
R. C. Harvey, Sr
22Nd
Mindanao
Harry L. McBrayer
Shallowater
Tex
124Th
New Guinea
Morotai
Sgt McBrayer
Mrr
P. W. McBrayer
Jacob Clyde Myres
Jacob S. Myres
Southwest
Pacific
New Britain
Admiralty’ Islands
Myres Admiralties
Philippines
Luzon
States
Edward Richardson
Atlantic Fleet Training Center
Richardson
Lubbock High School
Mansel Richardson
Route 5
Army
Johnnie R
Leroy
Mansel, Jr
Hubert R. Schwertner
BM 2
Rudolph Schwertner
Okinawa
Schwertner
Pfc
Ridolph
Steve Schwertner
306Th Infantry
77Th
Hokkaido Island
Japan
Ernie Pyle
Ie Shima
August Ermin Schwertner
Camp Peary
Williamsburg
Smyer High School
Navy
Maxton
N. C
Pvt
Lonnie L. Willis
United States Army
Pfc. Willis
Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base
Lyford Texas
Renny R. McCaffery
Ave. N
Ardennes
McCafferty
Texas Tech
863Rd
West Texas Gas Company
Roswell, N. M
Cpl
Ross Montgomery
Moluccas
Netherlands East Indies
Manila
43Td Air Force
Guadalcanal
Java
Celebes
Sumatra
Cpl. Montgomery
Teth
Polly Montgomery
Tech
William A. Wilbanks
106Th Infantry
Troy C. Gardenhire
Samgra
Pfs
Canell Jones
Lockney
Pfe
T. W. Fife
Sudan
B. M. Amos
Ave. P. Lubbock
Aleutian Islands
159Th Infantry
United States
Camp Swift
Camp Callan
California National Guard
Europe
159Th
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Rhineland