MILITARY ROLL CALL
(as submitted by the congregation)
E. Kirby Adkins, U. S. Navy, Retired, 1971-1992
Golden Adkins, U. S. Navy, 1944-1946 (Pacific), 1951-1952 (Korea)
Paul A. Ashby, U. S. Air Force, 1950-1954, Korean Conflict
(Joan Stickley & Carol Landes’ brother)
Harry Warren Boggs, Captain, USNR, Retired, 1953-1985
Michael Warren Boggs, U. S. National Guard, 2006-present
Robert Arnold Boggs, U. S. Army, 1954-1956, Korean Conflict
(Harry & Howard Boggs’ brother)
William Bowen, Major, U. S. Air Force, WWII (killed in Philippines)
Donald Bratzel, U. S. Navy, WWII (Glovinia Bratzel’s husband)
Eugene Brill, U. S. Army, 1951-1952, Korea
Jane Brill, Com., U. S. Navy, Alexandria, VA
James P. Broome, U. S. Air Force, 1954-1958
James Riehl Broome, U. S. Navy, WWII, 1-1/2 years, Newfoundland;
Korean Conflict, 1-1/2 years, Philippines & Japan; (Nan Broome’s husband)
B. Gene Burgess, U. S. Army
Reuben Calhoun, U. S. Army, Civil War Veteran (Eloise Mathena’s grandfather)
Roth Cosner, U. S. Army, 2004-2005, Korea
Junior H. Dawson, U. S. Navy, 1963-1967 (Italy, Cuba & Virginia)
(Winnie Dawson’s husband)
George Earnest, U. S. Air Force (1957-61)
James G. Edwards, Sgt., U. S. Army, WWII (England, France, Germany)
1943-1945, Transportation Corps Attached to Pattons 3rd Army
James A. Endler, Sr., U. S. Army, Dec. 1955-June 1977, Ret. Chief Warrant
Officer U. S. Army Intelligence
John H. Fraser, Jr., U. S. Air Force, Retired (Sharon Nicol’s brother)
John H. Fraser III, U. S. Air Force, Active (Sharon Nicol’s nephew)
Herbert R. Guerin, Staff Sgt., U. S. Army, 1943-1946, WWII
(Effie Guerin’s husband; Caroll Knaggs & Howard Guerin’s father)
Craig Ward Haines, U. S. Navy, Vietnam War (Jean Johnston’s nephew)
Ervin Hanna, WWII (Becky Niland’s uncle)
George Hanna, WWII (Becky Niland’s uncle)
Homer Hanna, WWII (Becky Niland’s uncle)
James T. Hanna, U. S. Army, WWII (Becky Niland’s dad)
John Hanna, WWII (Becky Niland’s uncle)
Major Herb “Doc” Harman, MD, Afghanistan 2008
Herbert R. Harman, U. S. Army, 1943-1945, Europe (Tom Harman’s dad)
Ray Hartman, U. S. Army, WWII (Virginia Hartman’s husband)
Roy Hofbauer, U. S. Navy, WWII (Bob Heishman’s brother-in-law)
Donald C. Hott, U. S. Army, MP 234, Supreme Headquarters Germany, WWII
Cpl. Peter J. Johnston, U. S. Army, WWII, ETO
Vernon Judy, U. S. Army, Korean War (Bob Heishman’s brother-in-law)
Roy F. Kessel, Career Officer, Lieut. Comdr. USNR, 22-1/2 years
(Flora A. Kessel’s husband)
Donald Knott, U. S. Army, WWII (Virginia Hartman’s 1st cousin)
Lloyd Knott, U. S. Navy, WWII (Virginia Hartman’s 1st cousin)
Jack W. Landes, U. S. Marines, 1954-57
Carl A. Liebig, U. S. Navy, 4 years; U. S. Army, 4 years, Capt.; Panama 3 years;
Korean War; Pre-Med at North Western University, Chicago, IL
James “Red” Litten, U. S. Navy, WWII
David H. Lucas, 1st Sgt., U. S. Army, 1941-1945, WWII (New Guinea)
(Jackie Lucas’ husband)
Oliver Lynch, U. S. Army, WWII
Rex W. Mathena, U. S. Navy Seabees, WWII
Richard H. (Dick) Mathena, U. S. Navy, WWII (Rex Mathena’s brother)
Roy L. Mathena, U. S. Army, WWII (Rex Mathena’s brother)
W. Theodore (Ted) Mathena, U. S. Army, WWII (Rex Mathena’s brother)
Paul D. McDonald, U. S. Army, WWII (Carol Nesbit’s father)
Richard McDowell, U. S. Army, WWII, Philippines 1945-46 (Saundra Pancake’s dad)
Ernest R. (Jack) Metcalf, U. S. Marine Corps, Korea (Winnie Dawson’s 1st cousin)
James T. Nicol, U. S. Air Force, Retired, 1955-1975
Paul Edwin Nicol, U. S. Army, WWII (Jim Nicol’s brother)
Leo Niland, U. S. Navy, WWII (Mike Niland’s uncle)
Edward Marshall Norwood, U. S. Army, WWI, France (Saunie Pancake’s grandfather)
Thomas O’Connor, U. S. Army, WWII, Army Combat Engineer,
Pacific Theatre, 3 years (Kwajlein Atoll, Saipan, & Tinian)
Lt. John W. Parker, U. S. Navy, Active, USS Bataan LHD 5 (Donna Parker’s son)
Ernest L. Poland, Jr., U. S. Army, 82nd Airborne Div., Ft. Bragg, NC 1978-1983
Richard H. Poland, Co. K, 18th VA Cavalry, Confed. Army, Civil War
(Bob Heishman’s great grandfather)
Ira L. Ravenscroft, U. S. Army, WWI (Geri Taylor’s dad)
Richard E. Ravenscroft, U. S. Marines, WWII (Geri Taylor’s brother)
Marques D. Rice, Jr., U. S. Army, 1944-1946, WWII, Tech. 5th Gr., Battery C,
146th Field Artillery (Marques Rice’s dad)
Charles Rittenhour, U. S. Army, WWI (Bob Heishman’s uncle)
Martin V. Rittenhour, Medic., Union Army, Civil War
(Bob Heishman’s great grandfather)
Richard E. Romig, Jr., U. S. Army, Spc. 4, 1969-70, Vietnam
Leo W. Ryan, U. S. Army, WWII (Mike Niland’s uncle)
Austin R. Scheermesser, U. S. Army, Austria (Virginia Hartman’s brother)
Edward B. Scheermesser, U. S. Army, Korea, 1955-57 (V. Hartman’s brother)
Raymond Scheermesser, U. S. Army, WWI (Virginia Hartman’s dad)
William Scheermesser, U. S. Army, WWII (Virginia Hartman’s 1st cousin)
Benjamine Sirk, U. S. Army, WWI (Bob Heishman’s father-in-law)
Richard Sirk, U. S. Navy, Korean War (Bob Heishman’s brother-in-law)
George E. Smith, U. S. Navy, WWII (Ed Smith’s dad)
T. Edward Smith, U. S. Air Force, 1954-1958
Frank J. Sowers, Sr., U. S. Navy, 1943-1946, WWII, South Pacific
Jennings R. Stickley, Jr., Captain, U. S. Air Force, 1982-1992,
Desert Storm (Spain 5 years)
Jennings R. Stickley, Sr., U. S. Army, 1953-1956, Korean Conflict
(Germany 2 years)
William “Bud” Stickley, U. S. Marines, WWII (Dot Welshonce’s brother)
Joseph H. Taylor, U. S. Navy, WWII (Geri Taylor’s husband)
Albert W. “Al” Thomas, U. S. Army, WWII (Eloise Mathena’s brother)
H. Don Thomas, U. S. Army (Eloise Mathena’s brother)
Harry K. Thomas, U. S. Navy, WWII (Eloise Mathena’s brother)
William Richard Tibbetts, U. S. Army, WWII (Elrose Smith’s dad)
Brad Kenneth Trenter, U. S. Army (Inez Trenter’s son)
Kenneth Maxwell Trenter, U. S. Marines, WWII (Inez Trenter’s husband)
Emory “Sonny” Twigg, U. S. Marines, 1956-1958 (Nancy Twigg’s husband)
Donald J. Wagoner, U. S. Army, 1949-52 (Korean War); U. S. Army & Air
National Guard 1973-91, 1st Sgt. Retired
George Franklin Wagoner, Merchant Marines, WWII
James B. Wagoner, U. S. Navy, WWII; Army Airborne, Korean Conflict
James Welshonce, U. S. Air Force, WWII (Dot Welshonce’s brother-in-law)
John Welshonce, U. S. Army, WWII (Dot Welshonce’s brother-in-law)
C. Rhoades Whitehill, U. S. Navy Band, Retired, 1982-2002