ARNOLD, RAYMOND W.
Ist Sgt. Raymond W. Arnold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Arnold, husband of former Viola Weiss, attended Tyler H.S. Entered Army in 1935, trained at Madison Bks., N.Y., Ft. Jackson, S. Carolina, Desert Training Center, Cal. Served in Ireland, England, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. Has Good Conduct Medal, PrePearl Harbor Ribbon, one Bronze Star and ETO Ribbon with five Stars.

ARNOLD, ARTHUR D., JR.
SK 1/c Arthur D. Arnold, Jr., son of Mr. A. D. Arnold Sr Tyler husband of former Donna Tuttle, attended Tyler H.S. and Federal Inst. Entered Navy in 1942, trained In. San Diego. Served on Iwo Jima. Okinawa and Japan. Has two Battle Stars. Discharged In 1945.

ARVIN, EDMOND T., JR.
Capt. Edmond T. Arvin, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Arvin, Sr., husband of Patricia Clark. Entered Army Air Corps in Jan., 1942, trained at Randolph Field, Kelly Field and El Reno, Okla. Served on Guam. Has Air Medal, two Clusters, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with two Battle Stars and DFC. Discharged in 1945.

ASHCRAFT, HUBERT T.
T/5 Hubert T. Ashcraft, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ashcraft, Lindale, husband of former Juanita Wallace, Lindale. Entered Army in Jan., 1942. trained at Camp Wolters, Texas and in Mississippi. Served in Africa, Sicily and Germanv. Awarded the EAME Campaign Ribbon with three Battle Stars.

ASHLEY, H. D.
J. D. Ashley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, attended Van Schools. Entered the Navy in June, 1944, trained in San Diego. Wounded while in training in California, was in hospital in Banning, Cal.

ATEN, FRANK N.
1st Lt. Frank N. Aten, son of Rev. and Mrs. Floyd E. Aten. Entered service Aug., 1931, trained at Ft. Sam Houston, Ft. Sill, Okla. Served in N. Africa, Italy, Germany, Poland, Russia and Egypt. Taken prisoner by Italians, imprisoned in Italy. Escaped; captured by Germans and transported to Germany, then Poland, where imprisoned 23 months. Wears the Silver Star.

ATWOOD, ROY J.
S/Sgt. Roy J. Atwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Atwood, Tyler, attended Tyler Schools. Entered the Army March, 1941. Trained at Edgewood Arcenal, Ma. Served in New Zealand, Fiji Island; Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Philippines, and Luzon. Awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, AD, and Philippine Liberation Ribbon, one Bronze Star. Discharged in May, 1946.

AVEN, M. S., JR.
S/Sgt. M. G. Aven, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Aven, Sr.; wife, the former Dorothy Starling. Entered Air Corps, 1943, trained at Kesler Field, Min.,. Lowery Field, Denver, Colo., and Dalhart, Tex. Served in England, waist-gunner on B-17. Killed in Action over Berlin, March, 1944. Posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Congressional Medal of Honor.