MILITARY LEGACY OF PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY AND BEYOND
GENEALOGY ~ PHOTOGRAPHS ~ LETTERS ~ HISTORY
Written And Compiled By Waukesha Lowe Sammons
Daughter of Daskum Combs (1917 - 2005) and Technical Sergeant, Albert Roy "Jake" Lowe (1917 - 1944),
who was awarded a Silver Star Medal for Action Taken on The Fourth of July 1944 in France,
and who was Killed In Action on September 16, 1944 in World War II.
Copyright 2017 ~ info@perrycountykentuckymilitarylegacy.com ~ All Rights Reserved
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VIETNAM WAR (1955-1975)
PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN, MARINES
REMEMBER AND NAME, A - G
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Monument: SAMUEL RUFUS ADAMS carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
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Monument: WAYNE ROGER ADAMS carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
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ALLEN
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ALLEN, SAMUEL RUFUS “BUCKY” (1935-1967), KOREAN WAR AND KILLED IN ACTION IN THE VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: TRIBBEY, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Hamilton, Ohio.
Date of Birth: 2 January 1935.
Parents: Birdie Bell Dickerson and James William Allen, Sr.
Brother: PFC Charlie D. Allen (1921-1945), who was Killed In Action in World War II.
Brother: Staff Sergeant James William Allen, Jr., who was Killed In Action in WWII.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
KOREAN WAR RECORD:
VIETNAM WAR RECORD:
Service Number: 15683574.
Rank: Staff Sergeant.
Branch of Service: Department Of The Army.
Occupation: Medical Specialist (ARMY).
Tour Start Date: 5 November 1966.
Combat Organization: U. S. Army, Medic, Company D and Company A-244, 5th Special Forces, Green Beret.
Province: Military Region 2 – Kontum.
Status: HOSTILE - KILLED in Vietnam during his Third Tour.
Casualty Reason: Gunshot or Small Arms Fire. Ground Casualty.
Date of Death: 16 May 1967.
Place of Death: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
Disposition: Body Recovered.
Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky. Monument: BUCKY ALLEN carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Monument: SAMUEL RUFUS ADAMS carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
NOTE: I placed Samuel Rufus “Bucky” Allen on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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CAUDILL
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CAUDILL, CARL GENE, NATIONAL DEFENSE, U.S.A., VIETNAM WAR ERA.
Hometown: Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Detroit, Michigan. Plymouth, Michigan.
Date of Birth:
Parents: Bernice Hill and Elmer Caudill.
Paternal Grandparents: Amanda Farler and Nelson Caudill.
Maternal Grandparents: Delia Martin and Howard Hill.
Spouse: Ailene Patrick.
Education: Alice Lloyd College Graduate, Pippa Passes, Kentucky.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Enlistment Date: 23 June 1965. Discharge Date: 22 June 1968.
Service Number:
Rank: SPC 5.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: Headquarters 1st Battalion (HERK / HERCULES), 60th Air Defense Artillery, Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM), Gary, Indiana.
U. S. Awards, Certificates, Medals: Expert Carbine. Expert M14. National Defense Medal. National Defense Service Ribbon. Good Conduct Medal.
Source: Carl Gene Caudill.
NOTE: I placed my fourth cousin, Carl Gene Caudill on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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CAUDILL, CLYDE MICHAEL, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Topmost, Knott County, Kentucky. Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky.
Date of Birth:
Parents: Josephine Hylton and James Caudill.
Grandparents: Dulcena Cornett and Lyttle Caudill.
Grandparents: Matilda Young and Jesse Hylton.
Spouse: Sharon R. Compkis, second spouse.
Combat Organization: Vietnam War.
Source: Charles Lloyd Caudill.
NOTE: I placed my fourth-cousin, Clyde M. Caudill on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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CAUDILL, LARRY ROGERS (1949-2016), VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: HAZARD, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Detroit and Plymouth, Michigan.
Date of Birth: 21 December 1949, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Parents: Bernice Hill and Elmer W. Caudill.
Paternal Grandparents: Amanda Farler and Nelson Caudill.
Maternal Grandparents: Delia Martin and Howard Hill.
Spouse: Billie Nolan.
Entered Service From: Detroit, Michigan.
Enlistment Date: 4 August 1969. Discharge Date: 18 June 1995.
Service Number: 371 50 1690.
Rank: Staff Sergeant E-6.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army Airborne.
Combat Organization: 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vietnam (Two Tours). 18 years of Total Service.
Battles, Campaigns, Theatres: Vietnam Campaign.
Date of Death: 16 August 2016, Huntington, West Virginia.
Status: Survived The War.
Cemetery: William H. Caudill Cemetery, Right Fork Maces Creek, Viper, Kentucky.
U. S. Awards, Certificates, Medals: Army Service RBN. Army Commendation Medal (4). Army Achievement Medal (2). Kentucky Service Ribbon (3). Combat Infantry Badge (Vietnam). Army Parachute Badge. Vietnam Gallantry Cross With 3 Bronze Stars. Armed Forces Reserve Medal. Vietnam Commendation Medal.
Source: Charles Lloyd Caudill.
NOTE: I placed my fourth cousin, Larry Rogers Caudill on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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CAUDILL, LEW ALLEN (1948-2008), U. S. ARMY, TUNNEL WARFARE, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: HAZARD, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Viper, Perry County, Kentucky.
Date of Birth: 5 January 1948, Happy, Perry County, Kentucky.
Parents: Irene Woods and Wilder Caudill.
Paternal Grandparents: Dulcena Cornett and Lyttle Caudill.
Maternal Grandparents: Louise “Lou” Branson and Elhannon “Hannon” Woods.
Spouse: Doris Ann Kuns, daughter of Virginia Eversole and Harry Eugene Kuns.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Enlistment Date: 12 October 1966. Released: 10 October 1969.
Service Number: RA11549446.
Rank: Staff Sergeant E-6.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: National Guard Kentucky. 196th Light Infantry Brigade, American Division, Vietnam War. Participated in Tunnel Warfare, Vietnam War. 13 years total service.
Battles, Campaigns, Theatres: Vietnam Campaign.
Status: Survived.
Date of Death: 30 May 2008, Death by Random Homicide.
Place of Death: Ben’s Quick Stop, Chavies / Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Buried: William H. Caudill Cemetery, Right Fork of Mason’s / Maces Creek, Viper, Perry County, Kentucky.
Memorialized: 8 November 2010, Dedication of the Lew Allen Caudill Memorial Bridge, Highway 7, Viper, Perry County, Kentucky.
U. S. Awards, Certificates, Medals: National Defense Service Medal. Vietnam Service Medal. Vietnam Campaign Medal. Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). Sharpshooter Badge (Rifle).
Sources: Billie Sue Engle Caudill and Charles Lloyd Caudill. The Brashear Story A Family History by Troy L. Back and Leon Brashear, 1962. U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
NOTE: I placed my third-cousin, Lew Allen Caudill on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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CAUDILL, SAMUEL LEE, U. S. ARMY, VIETNAM ERA AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.
Hometown: HAZARD, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Plymouth, Michigan. Kingston, Washington. Sweinfort, West Germany. Mason’s Creek, Perry County, Kentucky.
Date of Birth:
Parents: Bernice Hill and Elmer Caudill.
Paternal Grandparents: Amanda Farler and Nelson Caudill.
Maternal Grandparents: Delia Martin and Howard Hill.
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Brown.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Enlistment Date: 11 October 1966. Discharge Date: 15 November 2007.
Service Number:
Rank: Command Sergeant Major, CSM E-9.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: Army National Guard, Kentucky. Patton’s Third Army (Mid-East). 38 Years of Total Service.
Battles, Campaigns, Theatres: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Patton’s Third Army, Iraq, Kuwait, 2005-2006, Middle East, Two Tours.
Status: Survived The War.
Memorialized: COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR SAM CAUDILL BRIDGE, Highway 7 and 15, Jeff, Perry County, Kentucky.
U. S. Awards, Certificates, Medals: DISTNGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS (Mid-East Theatre). Meritorious Service Medal (2). Army Commendation Medal (3). Army Achievement Medal (4). National Defense Medal. Army Service Ribbon. Good Conduct Medal. Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. Global War On Terrorism Service Medal. Reserved Overseas Medal (3). Non-Commissioned Officer Development Program, NCODP (4). Army National Guard Active Duty Ribbon (7). Graduate, Sergeants Major Academy Class 27, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Source: Samuel Lee Caudill.
NOTE: I placed my fourth cousin, Samuel Lee Caudill on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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CAUDILL, WILLIAM EDWARD, SERVED IN GERMANY, VIETNAM WAR ERA.
Hometown: MASON’S CREEK, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth:
Parents: Irene Woods and Wilder Caudill.
Grandparents: Dulcena Cornett and Lyttle Caudill.
Spouse: Janice Kuns, daughter of Virginia Eversole and Harry Eugene Kuns.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: Served in Germany during the Vietnam War.
Source: The Brashear Story A Family History by Troy L. Back and Leon Brashear, 1962. Charles Lloyd Caudill.
NOTE: I placed my third-cousin, William Edward Caudill on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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COMBS
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COMBS, CHARLES (1946-1967), KILLED IN ACTION, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: HAZARD, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 22 March 1946 in Perry County, Kentucky.
Parents: Catherine White and Brack Combs.
Service Number: 52657532.
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Occupation: Light Weapons Infantry, Active Duty Army.
Tour Start Date: 28 July 1966.
Combat Organization: Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment, Company B, 1st Battalion, 1st Division.
Province: Military Region 3 – Tay Nih.
Status: Ground Casualty: DIED HOSTILE, KILLED.
Casualty Reason: Battle Dead. Gunshot or Small Arms Fire. Killed-Out-Right.
Date of Death: 28 February 1967.
Place of Death: Vietnam (Republic of; South Vietnam), Vietnam War.
Disposition: Body Recovered.
Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky. Monument: CHARLES COMBS carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
NOTE: I placed my sixth-cousin-1-time-removed, Charles Combs on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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Monument: EUGENE COMBS carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
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COMBS, HAROLD RAY (1949-2007), UNITED STATES ARMY MEDIC, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: VICCO, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Valley Station, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Viper, Perry County, Kentucky.
Date of Birth: 20 June 1949, Perry County, Kentucky.
Parents: Marie “Rea” “Tomboy” “Tom” Townes (1928-1957) and Vernon “Jack” Combs. Marie first married Oliver J. Morgan (1900-1986). Vernon first married Wilma Jeanne Gibson, who later married Justin Gilbert and Broadway Producer, David Merrick. Vernon next married Marie Townes, Pauline Elias and Wanda May Maudlin. Half-Sister: Reba Mae Morgan (1946-1991). Half-Niece: Martha Elizabeth Ryce (1977-2012), who was the daughter of Reba Mae Morgan Ryce. Uncle: Paul Townes. Grandparents: Emma Bowling and Garland Roy Townes. Grandparents: Juda Brashear and Ulysses Grant Combs, Sr. Loss of His Mother: When Harold Ray was eight-years-old, his mother, Marie died.
Spouse: (1) Beverly Susan Edwards. (2) Nancy Ruth Hall.
Daughter: Kelly Maria Combs.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: Combat Medic, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam War.
Battles, Campaigns, Theatres: Major Tet Offensive, 1969.
Date of Death: 17 May 2007.
Place of Death: New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana.
Cemetery: New Albany National Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana.
NOTE: I placed my first-cousin, Harold Ray Combs on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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COMBS
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SONS OF LULA O. COMBS AND JOSHUA COMBS:
HOBERT C. COMBS (1932 – 1994), KOREAN WAR AND VIETNAM WAR.
RAY BRASHEAR COMBS (1930 – 1952), KOREAN WAR.
COMBS, HOBERT C. (1932 – 1994), U. S. AIR FORCE, KOREAN WAR AND VIETNAM WAR.
HOMETOWN: Combs, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
NICKNAME: Shorty.
DATE OF BIRTH: 10 June 1932 in Combs, Perry County, Kentucky.
PARENTS: Lula O. Combs and Joshua Combs.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Sarah Jane Spencer and Elijah Cornett Combs.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Amelda Ritchie and Samuel Ray Brashear Combs.
PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Mary Brashear and Alexander Combs.
MATERNAL GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Elizabeth Combs and Nicholas “Birdeye” Combs.
SPOUSE: Rosemary Dalhquist.
ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Kentucky.
ENLISTMENT DATE: 19 December 1951.
DISCHARGE DATE: 31 January 1972.
SERVICE NUMBER:
RANK:
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Air Force.
COMBAT ORGANIZATION: United States Air Force.
BATTLES, CAMPAIGNS, THEATRES:
DATE OF DEATH: 2 August 1994, Airway Heights, Spokane County, Washington.
CEMETERY: Medical Lake Cemetery, Medical Lake, Washington.
U. S. AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, MEDALS:
SOURCES: Census. Findagrave. Kentucky Birth Index. U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File.
NOTE: I placed my fourth-cousin-once-removed, Hobert C. Combs on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
COMBS, RAY BRASHEAR (1930 – 1952), U. S. AIR FORCE, KOREAN WAR.
HOMETOWN: Combs, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 March 1930, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
PARENTS: Lula O. Combs and Joshua Combs.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Sarah Jane Spencer and Elijah Cornett Combs.
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Amelda Ritchie and Samuel Ray Brashear Combs.
PATERNAL GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Mary Brashear and Alexander Combs.
MATERNAL GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Elizabeth Combs and Nicholas “Birdeye” Combs.
ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Kentucky.
ENLISTMENT DATE: 29 November 1950.
DISCHARGE DATE: 10 September 1952.
SERVICE NUMBER: AF 15 430 980.
RANK: A/2C.
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Air Force.
COMBAT ORGANIZATION: H Q 528TH R. C/W, AC & W GROUP, DETACHMENT 22, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
BATTLES, CAMPAIGNS, THEATRES:
DATE OF DEATH: 10 September 1952. “Died In Japan” was hand-written on his Headstone Application.
CEMETERY: Riverside Cemetery, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
HEADSTONE MILITARY APPLICATION: Signed by Joshua E. Combs of Combs, Perry County, Kentucky on 22 October 1952.
U. S. AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, MEDALS:
SOURCES: Census. Findagrave. Kentucky Birth Index. U. S. Headstone Application.
NOTE: I placed my fourth-cousin-once-removed, Ray Brashear Combs on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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Monument: WAYNE CORNELL carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
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CORNETT
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CORNETT, JAMES DANIEL (1939 – 1962), U. S. NAVY, REMAINS RECOVERED, VIETNAM WAR ERA.
HOMETOWN: Lothair, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 October 1939 in Perry County, Kentucky.
PARENTS: Fanny Wooton and Charles C. Cornett, Sr.
GRANDPARENTS: Laura Combs and Russell S. Wooton.
GRANDPARENTS: Juda Singleton and Zachariah Morgan Cornett.
ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Kentucky.
ENLISTMENT DATE: 6 September 1957.
DISCHARGE DATE: 4 May 1962.
SERVICE NUMBER: 289 60 77.
RANK: AMS2.
BRANCH OF SERVICE: United States Navy.
COMBAT ORGANIZATION:
BATTLES, CAMPAIGNS, THEATRES:
DATE AND PLACE OF DEATH: 4 May 1962.
STATUS: “Remains Recovered” hand-written on Headstone Application Card. “Suspended, 3 July 1962” stamped on Headstone Application Card.
U. S. HEADSTONE APPLICATION CARD FOR MILITARY VETERANS: Signed 23 May 1962 by Charles C. Cornett, father.
CEMETERY: Resthaven Cemetery, Jeff, Perry County, Kentucky.
SOURCES: Census. Findagrave. Kentucky Birth Index. U. S. Headstone Application Card For Military Veterans.
NOTE: I placed James Daniel Cornett on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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Monument: CARLOS WAYNE CORNETTE carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
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Monument: EUGENE COUCH carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
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Monument: EZEKIEL FRALEY JR. carved within the Vietnam War military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
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GIBSON
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GIBSON, JAMES THURMAN “LITTLE DUCK” (1944-1968), KILLED IN ACTION, VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: FLAX PATCH, Knott County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Amburgey Post Office, Knott County, Kentucky. Did he reside for a short time in Vicco, Perry County, Kentucky after he married?
Date of Birth: 3 January 1944.
Parents: Velva Rowe and Norman Gibson.
Grandparents: Adeline Combs and John Thomas Gibson.
Fourth-Great-grandparents: Nancy Harding Combs and John “Father of the Eight” Combs.
Brother: Hershel “Big Duck” Gibson (1941-2012), who married Arlene Haddix of KODAK, Perry County, Kentucky.
Spouse: Carolyn Faye Ward, daughter of Louise Ellis and Calvin Ward of Bible Avenue, VICCO, Perry County, Kentucky.
Rank: Private First Class.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Tour Start Date: 27 June 1968.
Combat Organization: Company A, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, USARV
Date of Casualty Death: 18 June 1968.
Place of Death: South Vietnam.
Province: Long An Province, South Vietnam.
Casualty Detail/Reason: Artillery, Rocket or Mortar. Ground Casualty.
Status: DIED HOSTILE-KILLED, DIED OUTRIGHT.
Disposition: Body Recovered.
Buried at: Rest Haven Cemetery, JEFF, Perry County, Kentucky.
NOTE: “Pfc. Gibson Comes Home”, Story and Photographs by John Fetterman, The Courier-Journal & Times Magazine, Sunday Edition, July 28, 1968. Fetterman received a 1969 Pulitzer Prize for the excellent article.
NOTE: I placed my fifth-cousin-2-times-removed, James Thurman “Little Duck” Gibson on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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GROSS
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GROSS, FRED (1924-2011), COMBAT MEDIC, WOUNDED IN ACTION IN FRANCE IN WWII, KOREAN WAR AND VIETNAM WAR.
Hometown: BUCKHORN, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Eaton, Prebler County, Ohio.
Date of Birth: 23 December 1924 in Buckhorn, Perry County, Kentucky.
Parents: Louetta Gross.
Step-father: Sherman Napier.
Grandparents: Mary Deaton and Jeremiah “Jerry” Gross.
Great-grandparents: Lavina Sandlin and John Deaton.
Spouse: Ruth Lovely.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Service Number: 35806262.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: Combat Medic, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, Company G, European Theatre, WWII.
~ 16 September 1944, Station, Gravelotte, France: Company Morning Report (shared by Norm Richards), 35806262, Fred Gross, Combat Medic was LIA, Lightly Injured In Action. Casualties were heavy. Technical Sergeant, Albert Lowe, 35459989, was KIA, Killed In Action. ~ By day’s end, Fred had a promise to keep. Previously, my father, Albert Lowe had asked Fred Gross to visit his family and let them know the circumstances of his death, if he did not survive the war. After returning to Buckhorn, Fred traveled on to Vicco and recounted the details of my father’s death to my family. Part of a letter Fred wrote to my family survived. I am truly grateful. ~~~ Waukesha Lowe Sammons, daughter of Technical Sergeant Albert Lowe, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, Company G, who was listed Killed in Action on the Company Morning Report of 16 September 1944, Station, Gravelotte, France, WWII.
Theatres, Campaigns, Battles: European Theatre, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, Battle of the Bulge.
Date of Death: 13 January 2011.
Place of Death: Ohio.
Status: WOUNDED IN ACTION in the Battle of the Bulge, WWII. (Source, Obituary.)
Cemetery: Concord Cemetery, Dixon Township, Preble County, Ohio.
U. S. Awards: Bronze Star Medal. Purple Heart Medal.
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