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XVII
Gold Star Honor Roll
of
Albemarle County

• Anderson, Benjamin Douglas, Pfc., A. 9/4/44—4/10/45. Killed
  in action near the Harz Mountains, Germany. CIB, EAMET,
  PH. Mother, Mrs. Mattie Irene Haden Anderson, Scottsville.
• Anderson, Charles A., Capt., A. / /41—3/7/43. Killed in
  an airplane crash in Louisiana. Wife, Mrs. Mary Catherine
  Phillips Anderson, Petersburg.
• *Anderson, George G., T/5, A. 6/29/42—. Died of nonbattle
  cause. Sister, Mrs. Willie Hudson, Esmont.
• Barksdale, James Merritt, S/Sgt., A. 2/ /36—12/7/41. Killed
  in action at Pearl Harbor. PUC, PH. Mother, Mrs.
  Rosa Barksdale, Crozet.
• Baylor, Forrest Perkins, Pvt., A. 9/22/42—5/9/45. Killed
  accidentally in line of duty in Czechoslovakia. Mother, Mrs.
  Sallie Mary Baylor, Waynesboro.
• Behr, Walter P., T/4, A. Died of non-battle cause.
• Bishop, Daniel O., Jr., Pfc., A. 2/8/42—8/21/45. Killed accidentally
  at Samas Island. PH. Mother, Mrs. Nora Scantlin
  Bishop, Crozet.
• Blackwell, John O., Pvt., A. Died of non-battle cause.
• Branham, Thomas Eugene, Pfc., M. 12/11/42—2/19/45. Killed
  in action at Iwo Jima, BS, PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
  L. Branham, Eastham.
• *Brown, James, A. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brown, Esmont.
• Bryant, Benjamin Gracen, T/5, A. 9/1/43—3/16/45. Killed
  in action in Europe. BS, PH. Brother, Jackerson Bryant, Afton.
• Butler, Forrest O'Brien, Pfc., A. 2/8/43—7/17/44. Killed in
  action in northern Italy. CIB, GCM, PH. Mother, Mrs. Mattie
  Perkins Butler, Scottsville.
• Buttfield, William Saunders, 1st Lt., A. 12/5/43—4/7/45.
  Killed in action at Nagoya, Japan. APT, DFC, AM with OLC.
  

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  Wife. Mrs. Constance Collier Buttfield Phelan, R.F.D. 3, Charlottesville.


• Campbell, Clarence Harvey, Pfc., A. 4/17/41—6/6/44. Killed
  in action in Normandy. PH. Mother, Mrs. Sarah Fitzgerald,
  Faber.
• Carmichael, John Randolph Tucker, 1st Lt., A. Died of nonbattle
  cause.
• Carver, Emmette Woodrow, Pfc., A. 9/19/42—8/7/44. Killed
  in action in France. SSS, EAMET with 3 BSS, PH. Mother,
  Mrs. Carrie B. Shipp Carver, Campbell.
• Carver, Raymond Delmore, Pfc., A. 2/3/41—6/6/44. Killed in
  action in Normandy. GCM, PH. Mother, Mrs. Nannie E.
  Lynch Carver, Heards.
• Carver, Roy Daniel, S/Sgt., A. 10/21/43—1/22/45. Killed in
  action in Belgium. EIB, EAMET, PH. Wife, Mrs. Lottie M.
  Beal Carver, Crozet.
• Clinch, Peter, 2nd Lt., M. 8/5/42—12/15/44. Lost in an airplane
  crash at sea, Oahu, Hawaii. Mother, Mrs. Frances H. Bogert
  Clinch, Keswick.
• Critzer, William Stanford, Pfc., A. 5/2/44—2/17/45. Killed
  in action in Luxembourg. PH. Wife, Mrs. Doris Faye Critzer,
  Waynesboro.
• Davis, Robert Lee, Pvt., A. 12/2/43—8/9/44. Killed in action
  in France. PH. Mother, Mrs. Leola Stephens Walker, Washington,
  D. C.
• Derby, Arthur Lawrence, Jr., 1st Lt., A. 8/ /39—1/22/45.
  Killed in action in South Pacific. PH. Mother, Mrs. Jeannette
  Fleming Barr Derby, Eastham.
• Driscoll, William Wallace, 2nd Lt., A. 12/15/41—7/9/43.
  Killed in action on bombing mission over Crete. PH. Mother,
  Mrs. May Wyant Driscoll, Whitehall.
• Dunn, Philip Allen, S/Sgt., A. 1/18/40—9/7/44. Killed in
  action in Germany. PH. Wife, Mrs. Laura J. Reel Dunn, Earlysville.


• Estes, James William, AvC, A. 9/7/42—6/25/43. Killed accidentally
  near Tampa, Florida. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M.
  Estes, North Garden.
• Farish, James William, MM1c, N. 2/19/40—10/24/44. Killed
  in action in South China Sea. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
  Franklin Farish, Crozet.
• Fox, Jack Leonard, Pfc., M. Killed in action. PH. Wife, Mrs.
  Lillian W. Fox, Greenwood.
• Frazier, George Earman, T/Sgt., A. 8/21/42—11/29/43.
  Killed in action over Mediterranean. AM with 6 OLC, PH.
  Wife, Mrs. Vernia Pearl Frazier, Earlysville.

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• Gibson, Avis G., S/Sgt., A.—11/20/44. Killed in action
  in Germany. PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Gibson.
  Dundalk, Maryland.
• Gilbert, James G., Jr., 2nd Lt., A. Died of non-battle cause.
• Gill, Charles William, Pvt., A. 9/5/42—2/3/43. Lost at sea
  on cargo ship sunk in North Atlantic. Mother, Mrs. A. S.
  Stephenson, Crozet.
• Graves, Floyd Franklin, S/Sgt., A. 12/7/42—11/17/44. Killed
  in action in Germany. CIB, GCM, EAMET, PH. Mother,
  Mrs. Nora L. Coleman Graves, Crozet.
• Grula, Albert S., Cpl., A. Killed in action. PH.
• Hale, Ralph Whittington, Lt. Col., A. / /36—1/5/44.
  Killed accidentally in airplane crash, Washington, D. C. Wife,
  Mrs. Elizabeth H. Estes Hale, North Garden.
• Hall, Richard Powhatan, Pvt., A. 5/3/41—6/6/44. Killed in
  action, Normandy. PUC, PH, CIB, GCM, ADS, EAMET with
  BSS and BA, V. Mother, Mrs. Susie Antoinette Hall, Proffit.
  Wife, Mrs. Ann Stewart Fitzhugh Hall Moody, Richmond.
• *Hightower, John P., T/5, A. 7/8/42—. Killed in action,
  PH.
• Hildebrand, Harner Huston, Sgt., A. 11/3/42—3/18/44. Killed
  in action at Le Ployron, France, in an airplane collision on return
  from mission to Germany. ADS, EAMET, PH. Parents, Mr.
  and Mrs. Hunter Huston Hildebrand, Edgewood, Maryland.
• Humphreys, James Harvey, Pfc., A. 10/10/42—7/14/44. Died
  of wounds received in action, Normandy. GCM, PH. Mother,
  Mrs. Lizzie C. Thurston Humphreys, Crozet.
• Hunt, William Earle, S/Sgt., A. 3/31/42—8/2/44. Died of
  wounds received in action on Guam. PH, GCM, CIB. Parents,
  Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hunt, Crozet.
• Jammé, Vincent de Paul, Jr., 1st Lt., A. 4/7/41—3/13/45. Killed
  in action off Swatow in South China Sea. SS, AM with OLC,
  PH, APT. Father, Vincent D. Jammé, Sr., Earlysville.
• Johnson, Charles Richard, 1st Lt., A. 6/28/40—7/17/44. Killed
  in action in France. Wife, Mrs. Callie S. Johnson Hinkle,
  Dunavant.
• Johnson, Gilbert Lester, Slc, N. 11/12/43—5/4/45. Lost in
  sinking of USS Morrison off Okinawa. PH. Wife, Mrs. Frances
  Marie Johnson, Scottsville.
• Jones, William Raymond, Jr., S/Sgt., A. 12/17/42—4/19/44.
  Killed in action near Kassel, Germany. AM, PH. Mother, Mrs.
  Marguerite Holmes Jones, Keene.
• Kemper, Mark Pearre, Sgt., A. 12/28/42—7/7/44. Killed when
  shot accidentally by a sentry in Normandy. GCM, EAMET.
  Parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Kemper, Mechums River.

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• Kirby, Douglas Hall, S/Sgt., A. 12/3/43—2/28/45. Killed in
  action in Germany. CIB, PH. Wife, Mrs. Norma Lamb Kirby,
  Miller School.
• Kumorek, John, FO, A. Died of non-battle cause.
• Lewis, John Courtland, Pfc., A.—9/24/43. Killed in
  action in North Africa. PH. Father, Henry Gault Lewis, Howardsville.


• McCurdy, Thornton T., T/5, A. Died of non battle cause.
• McGuire, Benjamin W., Pvt., A. 7/9/43—. Killed in
  action in Europe. PH. Mother, Mrs. Annie McGuire, Scottsville.


• Mackreth, Hubert Colin, Pvt., A. 9/12/41—4/21/45. Killed
  in action in northern Italy. PH. Uncle, Roy D. Mackreth, Ivy
  Depot.
• Mallory, Stuart Elliot, Pfc., A. 5/1/41—4/10/45. Killed in
  action in Europe. PH. Mother, Mrs. Susie Lawson Mallory,
  Geer.
• Melton, Malcolm H., Pvt., A. Killed in action in Europe. PH.
  Grandmother, Mrs. Ellen E. Davis, Scottsville.
  Munday, Cleo Brent, Pfc., A. 2/23/41—6/6/44. Killed in action
  in France. PH. Mother, Mrs. Sarah Clementine Munday,
  Scottsville.
• *Murray, Walter Watson, Pfc., A. 12/5/42—12/26/44. Killed
  in action in Italy. PH. Father, Charlie R. Murray, Scottsville.
• *Nelson, Wilson Skipper, Jr., T/5, A. 11/20/42—11/11/43.
  Killed in action in the Pacific area. APT, PH. Parents, Mr.
  and Mrs. Wilson S. Nelson, Esmont.
• Norvelle, Alwyn Berry, CSK, N. / /28—12/7/41. Killed in
  action at Pearl Harbor. PH, ADS with BSS, APT, V, Mother,
  Mrs, Emmett B. McCormick, Covesville.
• Oliver, William Roland, 1st Lt., A. 6/ 42—4/9/45. Killed in
  action in Germany. SS, EAMET, PH. Father, R. B. Oliver,
  North Garden. Wife, Mrs. Nellie Wood Oliver, Charlottesville.
• Owen, Daniel Bailey, Jr., 2nd Lt., A. 10/31/42—8/29/43. Shot
  down over Wewak. DFC, AM, PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs.
  Daniel B. Owen, Crozet.
• Powell, Robert Edward, 2nd Lt., A. 3/10/42—2/12/44. Killed
  in action near Naples, Italy. PH. Father, George Edward
  Powell, North Garden.
• Reynolds, William Edward, Jr., S/Sgt., A.—12/6/42.
  Killed in action. PH. Mother, Mrs. Eva A. Reynolds, Gordonsville.


• Roach, Larry Jay, Pfc., A. 2/20/42—6/7/44. Killed in action
  in Normandy. PH. Mother, Mrs. Clarinda Morris Roach,
  Earlysville.

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• *Rones, Wyatte L., Pfc., A. 3/31/41—. Killed in action.
  PH. Mother, Mrs. Sarah Rones, Barboursville.
• Sandridge, Clyde Jackson, S/Sgt., A. 12/15/42—2/23/45.
  Killed in action in Germany. GCM, EAMET, PH. Wife, Mrs.
  Ruby L. Starke Sandridge, Crozet.
• Saunders, Robert T., Pvt., A.—6/4/44. Killed in action in
  Italy. EAMET, PH. Wife, Mrs. Nancy Barr Saunders, Stony
  Point.
• Shiflett, Charlie Wilson, Pvt., A. 6/26/43—7/30/44. Killed in
  action in Normandy. PH. Mother, Mrs. Lela Guy Shiflett,
  Mountfair.
• *Smith, John W., Pvt., A. 10/17/41—. Died of nonbattle
  cause. Grandmother, Mrs. Virginia Smith, Eastham.
  Sprouse, Albert B., Pvt., A. Died of non-battle cause.
• Sprouse, Henry W., Cpl., A. Killed in action. PH.
• Starke, Ashton Grant, CM3c, N. 1/2/42—2/9/43. Killed accidentally
  in airplane collision over Chesapeake Bay. Parents, Mr.
  and Mrs. W. F. Starke, Crozet.
• *Swingler, Roxwell, T/5, A. 3/24/43—. Died of nonbattle
  cause. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garey Swingler, Esmont.
• Tapscott, Roger F., T/5, A. Killed in action in Europe. Wife,
  Mrs. Pauline Lottie Tapscott, Scottsville.
• Taylor, Garland Burnley, S/Sgt., A. 6/ /43—11/29/44. Killed
  in action at Hurtgen, Germany. EAMET with 2 BSS, CIB, PH
  with OLC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Magruder Taylor,
  Rapidan.
• Walters, Burnie L., Sgt., A. 4/21/41—/ /44. Killed in
  action in Europe. EAMET, PH. Mother, Mrs. Mary A. Walters,
  Marshall.
• Watson, Edwin Martin, Maj. Gen., A. (Ret.).—2/ /45.
  Died while travelling with President Roosevelt on his return trip
  from the Yalta Conference. Wife, Mrs. Frances Nash Watson.
• *Waytes, James Henry, S2c, N. 7/21/43—5/23/45. Drowned
  accidentally at U. S. Naval Air Station, Bronson Field, Pensacola,
  Florida. AT. Mother, Mrs. Maggie Waytes, Ivy Depot.
• *White, Thomas, Sgt., A. Mother, Mrs. Cornelia White, Washington,
  D. C.
• White, Walter Pleasants, AvC, A. 12/3/42—10/19/43. Killed
  accidentally in airplane crash, Arkansas. Parents, Mr. and Mrs.
  Elcon Odell White, Scottsville.
• Williams, William Archer, T/5, A. 2/1/42—6/19/44. Killed
  in action in Normandy. PH. Mother, Mrs. Julia M. Clements
  Williams, Mechums River.

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• Wingfield, Walter Harwood, Ens., N. 11/4/42—7/16/44. Killed
  in an airplane crash in Pacific area. PH. Parents, Mr. and Mrs.
  John Richard Wingfield, Jr., R.F.D. 2, Charlottesville.
• Wood, Charles William, Pfc., A. 11/1/42—4/11/45. Killed in
  action on Luzon. PH. Mother, Mrs. Minnie K. Wood Lawson,
  Alexandria.
• Wood, Layton Osbon, Jr., AS, N. 5/20/40—2/15/45. Killed
  in action on Luzon. PH. Mother, Mrs. Grace May Sprouse
  Wood, Ivy Depot.
• Woods, Arthur Jenkins, Pfc., A. 9/1/41—2/10/45. Killed in
  action in Italy. EAMET with 3 BSS, GCM, PH. Mother,
  Mrs. Mary Martin Woods, Scottsville.
• Workman, Robert Edgar, Pfc., A. / /41—10/17/44. Killed
  in action in France. GCM, PH. Mother, Mrs. Nettie E. Retenous
  Workman, Proffit.