Coleman County Texas

Parham, Louie Snyder
Marines Corporal

Louie Snyder Parham, age 21, from Novice, Texas, Coleman county.

Parents: Louis B. Parham

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Louie was discharged in June and volunteered for another tour.

Date of death: Tuesday, March 16, 1965
Death details: Died of rifle shot wounds inflicted March 14 when his fire team returned to where they had left another member. They apparently returned from a direction different from the one the guard expected and he fired thinking it was the Viet Cong. Louie’s mom told the local newspaper: “We would like to express in some way to the parents of the boy that we have no ill feelings toward him.”
Cemetery: Atoka

Source: National Archives, Abilene Reporter (1965), Odessa American (1965)

Childress, Horace
Specialist 2

Horace Childress from Coleman, Texas, Coleman county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, February 22, 1957
Death details: Killed in a car wreck near Marlin, Texas

Source: Kansas City Times (1957)

Childress, Horace
Specialist 2

Horace Childress, age 25, from Coleman, Texas, Coleman county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Friday, February 22, 1957
Death details: Killed in a car wreck near Marlin, Texas

Source: Kansas City Times (1957)

Lewis, Howard
Army Captain

Howard Lewis from Coleman County Coleman, Texas .

Parents: Jerry Lewis
Spouse: Martha Bell (Abington)

Service era: World War II
Schools: Coleman High graduate

Date of death: Wednesday, March 7, 1945
Death details: Killed in action in Germany shortly after returning to battle after recovering from wounds.

Source: San Angelo Evening STandard (1945), Abilene Reporter News (1945)

Snodgrass, Frank Lee
Navy Reserves Lieutenant (junior grade)

Frank Lee Snodgrass from Coleman, Texas, Coleman county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

McKissack, Hale
Navy Reserves Seaman 1st class

Hale McKissack, age 47, from Coleman County Talpa, Texas .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for July 26, 2018

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Fryar, Silas F.
Private

Silas F. Fryar, age 28, from Gouldbusk, Texas, Coleman county.

Service era: World War I

Date of death: Friday, November 1, 1918
Death details: Died of Disease
Cemetery: Oise Aisne American

Source: Soldiers of the Great War, findagrave.com

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