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Charles N. Howard Sr.
Army Air Corps
Charles
N.
Howard
Sr.
DIVISION: Army Air Corps
Jul 28, 1924 -
BIRTHPLACE: Fort Scott, Kansas
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Feb 1, 1942 -
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Oct 23, 1945
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HONORED BY: Eisenhower Foundation
Roy E. Howell
Marine Corps
Roy
E.
Howell
DIVISION: Marine Corps,
Signal Battaliion VAC (Fifth Amphibious Corp)
Oct 16, 1925 -
BIRTHPLACE: Elkhart, Kansas
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Jan 19, 1944 -
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May 8, 1946
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HONORED BY: The Howell Family

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Roy Everett Howell was born in Elkart, KS, but grew up in the Felt, Oklahoma and went by his middle name, Everett. He graduated from Felt Oklahoma High School and was drafted when he turned 18. He decided he wanted to be in the Army, taking specialized tests for access to additional military benefits, however when he arrived at the draft office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma he was put into the Marines. They listed him officially as drafted, discharged and then enlisted, all on the same day of January 19, 1944 so he would be enlisted, not drafted. He was sent to boot camp in San Diego for 6 weeks and then his unit was assigned to stay another month for mess duty. He then went to communication school, afterwards was send to Camp Pendleton for combat training and then got sent back to San Diego and was shipped out to Hawaii shortly after. While in boot camp, he qualified as a Marksman on the M1 rifle, which earned him $5 more per month in pay. After boot camp he was stationed at Camp Caitlin in Oahu, Hawaii in a temporary tent city between Honolulu and Pearl Harbor. On December 25th, 1944 he boarded a troopship and arrived on February 19th, 1945 to begin his first tour of duty and start the invasion of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands. He was wounded in action on February 23rd, 1945 when a mortar shell landed 10 feet from the fox hole he was in and went underground and burned him in the face, right arm and hands. He was transported to the hospital and was told to stay inside for a week due to the visibility of his white bandages, which caused him to work on the field telephone switchboard and manned the ship to shore radio teletype. There were two American flags raised on Iwo Jima, and Everett helped the infantry man put the flag in his backpack who raised the first flag. He told Everett that he was going to put the flag on top of the hill (Mount Suribachi). After two to three weeks, he made it to the top, and tied the flag to the butt of his rifle and put the bayonet end in the sand, however, just as he did that a Japanese soldier crawled out of his cave with a hand grenade and that was the end of the infantry man and his flag. Later, Everett witnessed the second famous raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi. He was about 200 yards down below it and he looked and said 'look there that d*** fool is putting up a flag.’ When he looked back he could see a little more clearly that there were five men instead of one. He later learned one of those five men was a Navajo when he met that Navajo’s grandson. On March 16, 1945 he left Iwo Jima and travelled by troopship back to Maui, Hawaii until after the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan and boarded troopships back to Japan. He went ashore Japan on September 22, 1945 and served again stringing telephone wire until January 4th, 1946. He then was sent to China from January 7th, 1946 until April 8th, 1946 to prepare it for occupation. He stayed in former Japanese barracks the six months he was in Japan and in China. His job was still to string telephone wire during both of these times on Japan and China. His battalion job’s was disarmament to get the Japanese out and prepare the islands for occupation by Army troops which would arrive later. On April 8th he boarded another troopship to bring him home. He was awarded the Purple Heart and was Honorably Discharged on May 8th, 1946. On the day he was discharged he was awarded his Corporal status. In the total of the 20 months he served, 6 months of it was spent on the troopships on the sea traveling. To this day he does not like the water.

He was married to Carol Jean Borden on May 18, 1950 two days after graduating from Panhandle State University. They had 4 children; Everly, Danny, Larry and Debbie. His brother T. J. (Thomas John) Howell served in the Army in the Korean War from 1952 ' 1953. Another brother, Cecil Howell served in the Army in WW II from 1943 ' 1945.

Charles W. Hubbard
Army
Charles
W.
Hubbard
DIVISION: Army
Aug 23, 1928 - Oct 25, 2018
BIRTHPLACE: Pretty Prairie, KS
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
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HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Charles William Hubbard was born on September 23, 1928 on a farm near Pretty Prairie, KS, the youngest child of George L. Hubbard, Sr. and Edna Rae Carper Hubbard. Charles attended the Goddard Public Schools where he met his childhood sweetheart and future wife, Rebah Joanne Cross. After graduation, Charles enlisted in the Army and served with the occupational forces in Japan. He continued his military career, serving in the Army Reserves, retiring with the rank of Lt. Colonel. Charles and Rebah were married on August 5, 1949. Graduating in 1951 from Friends University, Charles entered the business world and farmed with his brother, George L. Hubbard, Jr., but his interests soon turned to education. In 1953, he started his career as a math teacher and boys' basketball coach in the Derby Public Schools. After receiving a Master's Degree in 1959, he became the Principal at Swaney and Andover Elementary. Ultimately, he became the Business Manager and Superintendent of Schools in Derby. He also served as an interim Superintendent in Garden City, KS.  He died in Edina, MN on October 25th at the age of 90. Courtesy of the Wichita Eagle

Walter W. Huber
Army
Walter
W.
Huber
DIVISION: Army,
52nd Signal Battalion
May 1, 1921 - Oct 5, 2008
BIRTHPLACE: Carroll, Iowa
HIGHEST RANK: Technical Sergeant
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: Aug 16, 1943 -
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Jan 10, 1946
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HONORED BY: Kathleen and David Higley

BIOGRAPHY

Walt was born and raised in Iowa. He served in the US Army from August 16, 1943 to January 10, 1946. His basic training was at the Western Signal Corps School at Camp Davis, California. Walt then was deployed during World War II with the 52nd Signal Battalion to the Southwest Pacific, in New Guinea and the Philippines. Walt returned to Iowa where he married Mary Catherine Weathers. Walt and Mary then moved to Nebraska where Walt was a manager for the Goodyear Tire Company. Walt and Mary were the parents of eight children: James, Jean, Kathleen, Gerald, Michael, Mary Ellen, Janice, and Sharon.

Harry Hudec
Army
Harry
Hudec
DIVISION: Army,
82nd Airborne Division - 508th Parachute Infantry
HIGHEST RANK: Private
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Oct 24, 1942 -
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BATTLE: D-Day, Operation Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge
HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

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Harry Hudec enlisted in the Army on October 24, 1942 at age 20. He served with the 82nd Airborne Division, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Operation Neptune was an important phase of Overlord, the name given to the D-Day invasion. The 82nd Airborne was an integral part of Operation Neptune. The 82nd's mission was to destroy vital German supply ridges and capture causeways leading inland across the flooded areas behind the Normandy beaches where seaborn forces would land to gain control of roads and communications. More than 10,000 All-Americans landed by parachute and glider on June 6, 1944 as part of the greatest airborne assault in History. Heduc jumped into Normandy on D-Day around 1:30 am and fought on HiIl 30 between Chef du Pont and Picauville. On June 15th, he suffered a combat injury and was hidden and cared for by a local family over 4 days until the arrival of German troops. Hudec was hospitalized to remove the hand grenade fragments from his injury. He returned to service an went on to jump into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden and also fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war Hudec returned to Cleveland and married, had three children and retired from the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co after 43 years. Courtesy of WW II uncovered.

Odell L. Huffman
Army Air Corps
Odell
L.
Huffman
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
SHAEF
Dec 24, 1919 - Jul 8, 2006
BIRTHPLACE: Pocahontas, Illinois
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
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HONORED BY: The children of Odell L. Huffman

BIOGRAPHY

Dad was a proud WWII veteran and never without his SHAEF baseball cap. We miss his Eisenhower war stories very much, but will always cherish the memories.

Dena Huitt
Army Air Corps
Dena
Huitt
DIVISION: Army Air Corps,
5th, Air Force Group 41st, Fighter Squadron
HIGHEST RANK: Captain
THEATER OF OPERATION: Pacific
SERVED: 1942 -
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BATTLE: Iow Jima
MILITARY HONORS: Purple Heart Bronze Star South Pacific Ribbon 4 stars Philippines Liberation Ribbon 1 Star
HONORED BY: The Eisenhower Foundation

BIOGRAPHY

In November 1942, after four months of training, in aircraft maintenance, I was commission as 2nd Lieutenant. On Christmas morning, we boarded a troop ship at New Port VA and twenty-nine days via the Panama Canal, we docked at Brisbane, Australia. We traveled by train to Townsville, the southeastern tip of Australia, then on to Port Morseby in New Guinea. There I was assigned to the 5th Air Force, 35th Flight Group, 41st Fighter Squadron as Squadron Engineering Officer in charge of all air craft. We had three air fields. New Guinea- Nadzak, Tsilli Tsilli and Guasp. In November 1943, I was wounded by an exploding bomb during a daylight raid. The radar did not pick up the Jap planes and about the time we heard the planes we heard the bombs whistling on their way done. So I lay on the ground, as one exploded nearby me and I got some pieces of shrapnel in my chest. I guess they are still there as the doctor decided not to remove them. I was in the hospital for two months and joined my squadron at Iwo. From Iwo we moved to the Islands of - Noonfor, Mosati and on to the Philippines' in January 1945. During my time in the South Pacific I was promoted to 1st Lieutenant and then to Captain. "Courtesy of The Talmage Historical Museum & Library"

ROBERT E. HULSE
Army
ROBERT
E.
HULSE
DIVISION: Army,
307th INF REGT
Oct 7, 1926 - May 7, 2019
BIRTHPLACE: MARQUETTE KANSAS
THEATER OF OPERATION: European
SERVED: Jan 25, 1945 -
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Nov 15, 1946
0
MILITARY HONORS: ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL ARMY OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDAL
HONORED BY: AMERICAN LEGION POST 174

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