FAIRCLOTH, Preston V. Cpl. Preston V. Faircloth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wise Faircloth, Minden, attended Cotton Valley High. Entered Army 1943, trained at Aberdeen, Md. Served in New Guinea, Philippines and Japan. Awarded GCM, APO, Phil. Lib., and Victory Ribbons with 2 Battle Stars. Discharged, 1946.
FARRINGTON, Rayford Charles S 2/c Rayford Charles Farrington, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Farrington, Springhill, attended Springhill High. Entered Navy, 1944, trained in San Diego and Shoemaker, Cal. Served on Guam, China and Japan.
FARRINGTON, Williard J. S/Sgt. Williard J. Farrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Farrington, Springhill, husband of Maude Miller, attended Springhill High. Entered Army, 1942, trained at Camp Maxey, Texas, Camp Shelby, Miss. and England. Served in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Awarded Purple Heart, Bronze Star, GC, Pres. Citation, 4 Battle Stars and Arrowhead. Wounded in Germany, 1944. Discharged in 1945.
FARRINGTON, Rayford C. S 2/c Rayford C. Farrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Farrington, Springhill, attended Springhill High. Entered Navy, 1944, trained in San Diego. Served in Pacific and China. (Note: appears to be same person as above)
FAY, William PhM 1/c William Fay, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fay, Sarepta, husband of Anna Mae Ritchey, attended Sarepta High. Entered Navy, 1942, trained in San Diego and Portsmouth, Va. Served in Atlantic and Pacific. Discharged in 1946.
FELTS, Emmett R. Pfc. Emmett R. Felts, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Felts, Heflin, husband of Lucille Beatty, attended Heflin High. Entered Army, 1945, trained at Ft. Knox, Ky. Served in S. Pacific and Luzon. Awarded GCM and APO Ribbon. Discharged in 1946.
FERGUSON, Carlton Cpl. Carlton Ferguson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ferguson, Springhill, attended Springhill High. Entered Army AC, 1943, trained at Sheppard Field, Tex., Stillwater, Okla., Keesler Field, Miss. and Ft. Myers, Fla. Served in USA. Killed in action in Wyoming, 1944.
FERGUSON, Lavelle Cpl. Lavelle Ferguson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ferguson, Springhill, attended Springhill High. Entered Army AC, 1944, trained at Amarillo AAF, Tex., Las Gegas, Nev., Ardmore, Okla. and Laredo, Tex. Served in France and Germany.
FISH, William C. Pvt. William C. Fish, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fish, Cotton Valley, graduate of Taylor High. Entered Army, 1943, trained at Ft. Wood, Mo. Served in Pacific, New Guinea and Philippines. Awarded APO, Bronze Arrowhead, Bronze Star and Phil. Lib. Ribbon. Discharged, 1945.
FITZPATRICK, James T. Jr. Capt. James T. Fitzpatrick Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Fitzpatrick, Minden, graduate of La. Tech. Entered Army AC, 1941, trained at Maxwell Field, Ala., Greenville, Miss., Barksdale Field, La. and Ft. Wayne, Ind. Served in ETO and Africa. Awarded DFC, Air Medal, 8 Clusters, Purple Heart, Unit Citation and ETO Ribbon with 5 Stars, Wounded over Sardinia, 1943.
FITZPATRICK, Earl Lt. Earl Fitzpatrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Fitzpatrick, Minden, graduate of Minden High. entered Army AC, 1942, trained at Maxwell Field, Ala., Florida, Greenville, Miss., Georgia Field, Ill. and Boise, Idaho. Served in ETO. Awarded Silver Star, Air Medal, 5 Clusters, 4 Campaign Stars, ETO Ribbon, Purple Heart and Pres. Citation. Wounded over Bologna, Germany, 1943. (Note: Bologna is in Italy)
FLOREY, Marion Bradford Pfc. Marion Bradford Florey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hettie Florey, Springhill, husband of Rosa Lee Zimmerman, attended Springhill High. entered Army, 1944, trained at Camp Hood, Tex. Served in ETO. Awarded 3 Bronze Battle Stars, Victory and GC Medals. Discharged in 1945.
FLOYD, Otis G. Jr. Cpl. Otis G. Floyd, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Floyd, Sarepta, attended Sarepta High. Entered Army, 1942, trained at Camp Wolters, Texas and Kansas City, Mo. Served in Philippines, Admiraltys and Bismark Archipelago. Awarded APO, 32 Bronze Stars, GCM and Unit Citation. Discharged in 1946.
FOGLE, Lavinia F. Lt. Comdr. Lavinia F. Fogle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Fogle, Minden, attended La. Tech. Entered WAVES in 1942, trained at Radcliffs College, Northampton, Mass. and Harvard U. Served in USA.
FOGLE, Redwick B. Lt.(j.g.) Redwick B. Fogle, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Fogle, Minden, husband of Ruth Murphy, graduate of La. Tech. Entered Navy, 1943, trained in Tucson, Ariz. and Harvard, Cambridge, Mass. Discharged in 1946.
FORT, Bernard M. CPO Bernard M. Fort, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornell Fort, Minden, graduate of Minden High. Entered Navy, 1941, trained in San Diego, Alameda, Cal. and Norman, Okla. Served in S. Pacific on the Saratoga. Awarded Purple Heart. Killed in action in Battle of Iwo Jima, on USS Satatoga, 1945.
FORT, George W. S/Sgt. George W. Fort, son of Mr. and Mrs. Connell Fort, Minden, graduate of LSU. Entered Army AC, 1943, trained at Sheppard Field, Texas, Harlingen, Texas and Muro, Cal. Served in Port Morsby, Palua Island, Samoa, and Clark Field. Awarded Air Medal, 3 Clusters, APO, 6 Stars, Phil. Lib. Ribbon and 2 Stars. Discharged in 1945. (Note: difference in spelling of parents name)