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Harold Stiff
"Cpl. Harold Stiff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Waymon Stiff, McKinney, attended McKinney High School. Volunteers for service Oct. 1945 as instrument specialist in Army Air Corp. Received basic training at Strother Field, Winfield, Kan. Now stationed at…
Tags: Veterans, World War II
Gene E. Stroup
"Pvt. Gene E. Stroup, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stroup, attended McKinney High School. Entered service May, 1945. He is stationed at Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio."
Tags: Veterans, World War II
Jack L. Stewart
"E. M. 3/c Jack L. Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Stewart, McKinney. Attended McKinney High School. Enlisted in Seabees Sept, 1943. Received training Camp Peary, Va. Has been stationed in North Africa for the past 16 months."
Tags: Veterans, World War II
Charles W. Stephens
"PhM. 3/c Charles W. Stephens, husband of the former Modell Coker, attended Boyd High School. Enlisted in Navy, 1942. Served at training stations in San Diego Hosp., USS Cascade, Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor, T. H. Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif.…
Tags: Veterans, World War II
Johnny Leon Stroup
"Cpl. Johnny Leon Stroup, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stroup, graduate of McKinney High School in 1943. Entered Air Corps. Received his wings in Las Vegas, Nev. Was finishing advanced training at MacDill Field, Fla., when he was killed in plane crash…
Tags: Veterans, World War II
George A. Sportsman, Jr.
"S/Sgt. George A. Sportsman, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Sportsman, McKinney, attended McKinney High School. Entered service Dec. 1941. Basic training a Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas. Went overseas Sept. 1942. Served in England, North Africa,…
Tags: Veterans, World War II
Choc. Sportsman
"Lt. Comdr. Choc. Sportsman, husband of Mrs. Jennie Sportsman, Denton, graduate of McKinney High School, attended N.T.S.T.C. and was later track coach at N.T.S.T.C. Entered service May, 1942. Received basic training at Anapolis, Md. Now stationed at…
Tags: Veterans, World War II
Orval E. Spurgin
"Cpl. Orval E. Spurgin, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Spurgin, McKinney, a graduate of Boyd High School, entered the Army Feb. 1941. Took basic training at Camp Bowie. Now with the 144th Inf., at Camp Rucker, Ala."
Tags: Veterans, World War II