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Veterans Service Records "O"
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Eligia J. OFFIELD
Veteran World War I
Address: Afton, Texas.
Entered Service: September 5, 1918.
Branch of Service: Army.
Rank: Private.
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Henry F. OFFIELD
Veteran World War II
Entered Service: May 29, 1945.
Branch of Service: Army.
Decorations: Victory Medal.
Discharged: Camp Fannin, Texas May, 1946.
Rank: Private.
Total Time Served: 8 months, 12 days.
Honoree: Deceased, 10-27-1992
Burial: Spur Memorial Cemetery
Submitted by Gladys Offield Bedwell
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Jack R. D. OFFIELD
Veteran World War II
Entered Service: June 15, 1943.
Branch of Service: Army Air Force.
Trained at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Discharged: Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.
Rank: Corporal.
Total Time Served: 32 months.
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L. J. OFFIELD
Veteran World War II
Entered Service: May 1942
Branch of Service: Army Air Corps.
Discharged: January 1946
Married Estelle McCalister in California
Death: July 27, 1984 Burial: California
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Lilburn F. OGLE "Brownie"
Veteran World War II
Branch of Service: Army Air Force
Rank: S/Sgt.
Service Dates: June 5, 1942 to October 10, 1945
Theatre of Operation: SW Pacific, New Guinea
Military Unit: 501 Bomb Dqdn. 345 Bomb Group Medium Bombardment
52 Combat missions as engineer gunner
Submitted by Brownie Ogle and JoAnn Stelzer
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Willard Wayne OGLE
Veteran World War II
Address: Dickens, Texas.
Entered Service: June 15, 1940.
Branch of Service: Army and Army Air Corps.
Trained at Fort D. A. Russell, Marfa, Texas; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Camp Hood, Texas; Harlingen Army Air Field, Texas; Muroc Air Base, California.
Overseas: May 4, 1944.
Theatre of Operations: South Pacific.
Engagements: Battle of Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea Campaign, Philippine Liberation.
Decorations: Distinguished Flying Cross; Purple Heart; Air Medal with 3 Clusters; Good Conduct Medal.
Wounded Jan. 28, 1945
Returned to U.S.: May 16, 1945.
Discharged: May 25, 1945 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Rank: Staff Sergeant.
Total Time Served: 59 months, 11 days.
Honoree: Deceased May 30, 2005
Burial: Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
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Coy Dell OVERSTREET
Veteran Vietnam
Branch: U.S. Marines
Rank: E-8
Service Dates: 1954 to 1977
Theatre of Operation: Vietnam - 3 tours
Job Description: Service Officer for Dickens Co.
Military Unit: Recruiter
Honoree: Deceased - Buried in Dickens Cemetery
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