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Zellers, Elvin T.
According to his 1940 draft registration, Elvin was 5-feet 10-inches tall and weighed 153 pounds.
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Clarkson, Thomas Samuel Corporal Thomas Clarkson of Walton is thought to be the first casualty from Boone County in the Korean War. His registration papers for World War II have Samuel as his middle name, but it is reported as James in the newspapers. Thomas was born to Anna M. and R. H. Clarkson on October 9, 1927.
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Shears, Robert Grant
Robert Grant Shears was born to Robert Lee and Mary Shears on March 15, 1914 in Boone County, Kentucky. One of 13 children, Robert grew up in Florence, where Lee worked in construction and served as Florence's first police chief.
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Tharp, George Wallace
Sergeant George Wallace Tharp was born on October 19, 1917 in Bradfordsville, Marion County. Tharp also participated in World War II, enlisting in 1945 in California, and served for 6 years. He was admitted to the hospital for bomb wounds in June 1945, but was discharged from the hospital that same month.
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Frakes, Lee Roy
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Greenway, John Selmes
"Called “Jack” by the family, he attended Yale University but quit in 1943 to take part in World War II. Later, he graduated from the University of Arizona with a law degree. Jack never married and lived out his life in Tucson, closely involved in the Arizona Inn." --Cathy Callopy
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Ewing, Carroll M. Carroll M. “Hop” Ewing attended the University of Kentucky, where he is listed in the 1947 yearbook as a freshman in the Education Department.
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Sleet, Matthew Robert
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Sleet, Earl Zinn
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Porterfield, Vernon