WORLD WAR II
PART TWO (D-F)
John C. Daniel Jr.
From Roanoke. Killed July 1944 in Europe. Survived by his wife, Elizabeth.
--The Roanoke World-News
Claude L. Davidson
George L. Davidson
March 16, 1914 - Sept. 20, 1944
From Roanoke. Manager of a Mick-or-Mack store before the war. Served in the Army. Killed in the Netherlands when a shell burst overhead. Survived by his wife, Lois Davidson; daughter, Virginia; parents; brothers, David, Ramon and Charles; sisters, Mattie Davidson, Mrs. M.M. Bergman, Mrs. J. Friday, Mrs. A.M. Hamlin, Mrs. K. Tubman, Mrs. C.M. Porter and Mrs. E. Entsminger. Buried in the Netherlands; in 1949 was reinterred in Whitmire, S.C. Says his sister: "He and his brother David, who was serving in the 29th Division in France, had planned on getting together in Paris for a reunion."
-- Submitted by his sister Eloise Friday of Lincoln Park, Mich.
R.L. Davidson
From Roanoke. Served in the Army as a career. A paratrooper. Killed June 23, 1944, in France. Survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Davidson; wife, Eveline Davidson; sister, Pauline Dobb; and brother, Charles Davidson.
--The Roanoke World-News and The Roanoke Times
Walter W. Davis
George O. Dillon
John B. Dillon
1922 - Sept. 11, 1943
Grew up in Roanoke. A high school student before the war. Served in the Navy. Was aboard the USS Rowan when it was hit by a torpedo near Salerno, Italy. The ship went down in 40 seconds. Buried at sea.
-- Submitted by a friend, James E. Bratton of Vinton
John H. Dillon
Served in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, in which his brother William died. Killed Aug. 29, 1944, and buried at St. James, France. Survived by his wife, Agnes Dillon; parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.D. Dillon; brother, Otey; and sisters, Julia D. Minnich and Florence D. Davidson.
Richard P. Dillon
William Ford Dillon
Killed June 6, 1944 in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, 2 months before his brother John also was killed in France. Previously wounded while training with a Ranger battalion in Scotland. Survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.D. Dillon; brother, Otey; and sisters, Julia D. Minnich and Florence D. Davidson.
Selma J. Dogan
Charles W. Doran
Alton L. Duffield
T.W. Dunkelberger Jr.
Killed Feb. 28, 1944, during a midair collision of two planes 15 miles off the Atlantic coast.
--The Roanoke World-News
John Dunlop
Sidney E. Dye
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Emmett K. Eades
From Roanoke. Killed June 1, 1944, in Italy. Survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Eades.
-- The Roanoke World-News
John H. Eanes
Feb. 2, 1918 - Nov. 11, 1944
From Roanoke. Worked for the Norfolk and Western Railway before the war. Served in the Army. Killed by a sniper in France after just three months in the service. Survived by his wife, Beatrice Eanes; son, Charles; daughter, Anne; parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eanes. Buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Vinton. Says his wife: "He was a wonderful, son, husband and father. He lives in our hearts, and we loved him very much and will never forget what he meant to us."
-- Submitted by his widow, Mrs. J. Eanes of Roanoke
Wayne H. East
March 4, 1918 - Feb. 11, 1945
From Galax, but owned land in Roanoke that later became the Towers Shopping Center. Was the manager of Southern States Cooperative in Pulaski before the war. Served in Gen. George Patton's 3rd Army. Was hit in the chest by anti-aircraft shrapnel and killed while crossing the Rhine River in Germany. Survived by his wife, Mary Hurd East; parents, Thomas A. and Lucille East; brothers, Samuel and Arlan; sister, Alice East Lowe. Buried in Belgium; later reinterred at Felts Memorial Cemetery in Galax.
-- Submitted by his widow, Mrs. Wayne H. East of Pulaski
Lewis C. Elgin
Walter E. Emerson
Elwood A. Etter
Elmer Evans
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Andre P. Fallwell
Jan. 26, 1924 - Dec. 25, 1944
From Roanoke. Eight months before Pearl Harbor, he starred in a high school farce lampooning Adolf Hitler, in which he portrayed Hitler. Played football at Jefferson High School, and scored the last touchdown ever scored at Maher Field. Attended Virginia Military Institute before the war. Killed in the Battle of the Bulge, just shy of his 21st birthday. Survived by his parents, John and Henriette Fallwell, and sister, Marie. Buried at Evergreen Burial Park in Roanoke. Best remembered for his poem "Lest You Forget" and a letter written shortly before his death, which was the subject of an editorial, "A Dead Soldier's Message," published in The Roanoke Times on Jan. 26, 1945.
-- Submitted by a friend, Jack B. Coulter of Roanoke
Amos E. Farewell
Dec. 4, 1925 - April 8, 1945
Grew up in Salem. Worked as head shipping clerk for Merita Bakery before the war. Had his wife's name tattooed on his arm. Served in the Army. Wounded by a sniper in Germany; died the same day. Survived by his wife, Margaret Farewell; son, Thomas; parents, Florence and Perry Farewell; sisters and brothers. Buried in Pearisburg. Says his wife: "He occasionally would not accept a weekend pass. He would do laundry for the other guys. They, in turn, would pay him a small fee, which he would [use to] buy a small United States government bond to send to me so we could pay down on a home when he came home." Farewell never saw his son, who was 8 months old when he died. The son went on to West Point and served 26 years in the Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam.
-- Submitted by his widow, Margaret F. Franklin of Salem
John R. Faris
From Roanoke. Attended Roanoke College and received a master's degree in electric engineering from Virginia Tech. Worked for Bell Telephone Co. before the war. Joined the Army in February 1941 and went into the Signal Corps. Killed in North Africa on Nov. 22, 1943. Survived by his wife, Krystal; brother, W.A.; sister, Janet.
-- Roanoke World-News and "Roanoke Valley Casualties in World War II," compiled by Buford Stanley
Claude S. Ferguson
From Roanoke County. Worked for Roanoke City Mills before the war. Killed Nov. 27, 1943, in North Africa. Survived by his wife, Kathleen; and parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Ferguson.
-- Roanoke World-News and "Roanoke Valley Casualties in World War II," compiled by Buford Stanley
Leonard Fewox
Raymond S. Fielder
From Vinton. Entered the Army in December 1942. Served in a machine-gun unit. Killed Nov. 5, 1943, in Italy. Survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Fielder, and a sister, Mrs. H.M. Old.
-- Roanoke World-News and "Roanoke Valley Casualties in World War II," compiled by Buford Stanley
Henry Filiziani
Joseph Allen Findley
Joined the Army in September 1942 and became a paratrooper. During the Normandy invasion, he was awarded the Silver Star for saving an entire 150-man company from being wiped out. Declared missing in action at age 22 in September 1944 in the Netherlands; later presumed dead. Survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.V. Findley, and a sister.
-- "Roanoke Valley Casualties in World War II," compiled by Buford Stanley
Daniel L. Finley
Alexander W. Finney
From Roanoke County. Killed Feb. 22, 1944, location not disclosed. Survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Finney.
-- The Roanoke World-News
Shirley D. Flint
Aubrin E. Flora
George A. Ford
Richard V. Fowlkes Jr.
From Roanoke. Killed April 2, 1944, in New Guinea. Survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.V. Fowlkes.
-- The Roanoke World-News
Paul Fox
Henry L. Francis Jr.
Jan. 15, 1915 - April 28, 1944
From Roanoke. Was a Realtor before the war. Served in the Army Air Forces. Killed in an air collision near Tulsa, Okla. Survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Francis; grandmother, Mrs. S.L. Mayo; brothers, Joe and Stephen; sisters, Anna F. Peters and Mary F. Boone. Buried at Evergreen Burial Park in Roanoke.
-- Submitted by his sister Mary F. Boone of Roanoke, and the Roanoke World-News
Randolph C. Francis
From Roanoke. Worked on the Roanoke City Market before the war. Served in the Army. Killed June 11, 1944, in France. Survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Francis.
-- The Roanoke Times
Guy E. Franklin
From Roanoke. Was a student before the war. Served in the Army Air Forces. Killed in a plane crash in Burma.
-- Submitted by his sister, Minnie F. Dalton
B.E. Frazier
Billy C. Fretwell
Sept. 16, 1921 - Sept. 11, 1943
Grew up in Roanoke. A student at Jefferson High School before the war. Joined the Navy at age 17. Was asked to be a torpedo instructor, but wanted to stay with his shipmates. Was aboard the USS Rowan when it was hit by a torpedo near Salerno, Italy. The ship went down in 40 seconds. Survived by his mother, Lillian Fretwell; brother, John C. Fretwell; sister, Jean Fretwell. Body never recovered; marker erected in Evergreen Burial Park in Roanoke.
-- Submitted by his sister, Jean Adams of Roanoke, and "Roanoke Valley Casualties in World War II," compiled by Buford Stanley
Leslie S. Fulcher
From Roanoke. Died of pneumonia Dec. 15, 1942, at Camp Pickett. Survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Fulcher.
-- The Roanoke World-News
John E. Furrow Jr.
1922-Jan. 1, 1945
From Salem. Served in the Army. Killed when his plane went down in the North Sea. Survived by his wife, Julia; son, John; brothers, Ira, Ralph and Edward.
-- Submitted by his son, John Steven Furrow of La Grange, Ky.
Lawrence E. Furrow
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