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Garner Veterans Memorial

Soldiers Being Honored
- Civil War (42)
- World War I (1)
- World War II (11)
- Korean War (1)
- Vietnam War (8)
- Global War on Terror (2)
- Philippine–American War 1899–1902 (1)
Abbreviations

KIA = Killed In Action
DOI = Died Of Injuries
MIA = Missing In Action
DNB = Died In Battle
* POW = Prisoner Of War
* MIA = Missing in Action
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Sherwood B. Ross

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Service	-	US Army - 329th Infantry, 83rd Division
Rank	-	Private First Class
Born	-	1920
Died	-	Monday, 17 July 1944, KIA
Buried	-	Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-surMer, France, Plot C, Row 26, Grave 12
Awards	-	Purple Heart
Township	-	St. Mary’s, Auburn Community

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David A. Williams

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POW

Service	-	US Army Air Forces, 454th Ordnance Company, Aviation
Rank	-	Technician 4th Class
Born	-	ca 1915
Died	-	14 September 1942
Buried	-	Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines - Plot H, Row 1, Grave 135
Township	-	Panther Branch

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Oliver A. Westbrook, Jr.

MIA

Service	-	US Army Air Forces - 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank	-	First Lieutenant
Born	-	ca 1921
Died	-	16 November 1943
Buried	-	Memorialized at Rhone American Cemetery in Draguignan, France
Awards	-	Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Township	-	St. Mary’s, Garner, NC

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James W. Stevens, Jr.

Service	-	US Army - 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Rank	-	Private
Born	-	October 1923
Died	-	19 December 1944 - KIA
Buried	-	Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium - Plot C, Row 7, Grave 1
Awards	-	Purple Heart
Township	-	St. Mary’s, Ebenezer Community

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Russell L. Price, Jr.

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Service	-	US Army – 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Division
Rank	-	Private
Died	-	7 April 1945 - KIA
Buried	-	1926 in Virginia
Awards	-	Purple Heart
Township	-	St. Mary’s

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Lee J. Messer

Service	-	US Army – 22nd Infantry, 4th Division
Rank	-	Private First Class
Born	-	22 March 1921
Died	-	15 June 1944 - KIA
Buried	-	Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France - Plot D, Row 28, Grave 25
Awards	-	Purple Heart
Township	-	Panther Branch

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Wilber Ray Jones

Service	-	US Army - Company F, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Rank	-	Corporal
Born	-	9 September 1918
Died	-	7 June 1944 - KIA
Buried	-	Middle Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Rock Service Station Rd., Raleigh, NC
Awards	-	Purple Heart, Croix de Guerre Unit Citation [French]
Township	-	Panther Branch

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John Dessie Cordell

MIA

Service	-	US Navy, USS Henrico
Rank	-	Seaman 1st Class
Born	-	17 April 1925
Died	-	2 April 1945
Township	-	Route 1, Garner, NC

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Otis L. Collins

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Service	-	US Army – 365th Infantry, 92nd Division
Rank	-	Private
Born	-	19 June 1922
Died	-	18 July 1945 - DNB
Buried	-	Popular Springs United Church of Christ Cemetery on Old Stage Road, Raleigh, NC
Township	-	St. Mary's

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Douglas Judd Boone

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MIA

Service	-	US Navy
Rank	-	Chief Pharmacist's Mate
Born	-	29 April 1910
Died	-	25 February 1945 – MIA
Buried	-	Memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, HI
Township	-	St. Mary’s, Auburn Community

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