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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
Arthur
Eugene
Sullivan Jr
Arthur Eugene Sullivan
Jr, has been a lifelong resi
dent of Houston County.
He also served in the
Army from February of 1951
through January of 1953.
During that time, he was
assigned to G Company, 2nd
Infantry Division.
He was sent to Korea
in July of 1952 and was
wounded in September of
that year.
His wounds were life
threatening but he survived
to come home to his wife and
family. He was awarded the
Purple Heart.
“He is very proud of his
service to his country and
raised his five daughters
Shown are Burford and
Christian Cummings,
father and son, and both
Navy veterans. The father
is a veteran of World War II
and the son a Vietnam Vet.
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Mary Ann Ferebee, wife of bombadier Major Thomas Ferebee and Major Theodore
“Dutch” Van Kirk stand in front of a painting of a 829 which delivered the atomic bomb
to Hiroshima, Japan. Major Van Kirk and Mayr Ann Ferebee were at the ribbon cutton
at Conus/Majestic Frames on Moody Rd in Warner Robins.
William M. Arnold
I am a native of Tifton, now living n Perry. I joined the U.S. Air Force in 1940 and serve
d until 1945.
I was first at Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Ala., and then at Chanute Field, Rantoul,
111., where I attended aircraft technical school I served also at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Miss;
Gulfport AFB, Gulfport, Miss., at the aircraft and engine technical schools, where I was a
instructor.Laer I was transferred to Laredo AFB, Texas where I was a mechanic on B-24s
and B-17s used in gunnery training. I was discharged in Dec. 1945, as a Staff Sergeant .
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the Panama Canal to
Japan and more important
ly, the friends he made and
the ones he lost.
This photo/journal,
Jackson continues, is now
more than 60 years old and
held together by a leather
string, which had dry rot
ted.
To that end, his only
grandchild, Sheri Turner,
spent “weeks” compiling all
these “precious mementos
into a scrapbook for his 80th
birthday.”
“She wanted to give her
loving granddaddy a gift he
could cherish forever and
one day pass along to her
son,” said Jackson. “Along
with this gift, she had her
own 7-month old son, his
Arthur Eugene Sullivan
Jr., now and then
and his son to be proud
Americans,” said one of
those daughters, Betty Jo
Wade of Byron (she - born
in April 1952 - was a “baby”
when he went to Korea.
Wade added her “daddy”
has stayed in touch with his
“Army buddies” and sees
them at least once a year
for their annual reunion.
Father and son
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great grandson, profession
ally photographed in his U.S.
Navy uniform top including
war medals - now more than
60 years old.
“Needless to say, there
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She also
could still wear that uniform
from 50+ years ago. And
in fact does, as Wade said
he often dons it to speak to
school children and church
groups about his experi
ences in Korea, comrades
who never come home and
about his gratitude to God
and America for all his bless
ings.
was not a dry eye at this
party when her gift was pre
sented, but the tears were
of as much joy as pride in
honoring this wonderful vet
eran.”
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Keith
Kindle
Keith Kindle, currently a
member of the Perry Police
Department, joined the
U.S. Air Force in 1966 and
retired in 1986.
While in the service,
he was stationed at
Lackland AFB in Texas,
McGuire AFB in New
Jersey, Wiesbaden AFB
in Germany and Chanute
AFB in Illinois. He was
also a member of the Air
Force Band in Washington
D.C., Luke AFB in Arizona,
Clark Air Base in the
Philippines and finally
Robins AFB.
“I spent the first 11 years
on the move as a single air
man and was at Robins for
my last nine years after
getting married to my wife
Mabelle,” he said.
During the time he
was a member of the Air
Force Band he performed
for Presidents, Lyndon B.
Johnson, Richard Nixon,
Ronald Reagan and Jimmy
Carter.
In Germany he went on
tour throughout Europe
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In all, he was awarded the
Marksmanship ribbon, Good
Conduct medal, Presidential
Unit Citation, Meritorious
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Presidential ribbon. His
weapons of choice (although
the Marksmanship ribbon
was a clear testament he
could shoot a gun): The
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pipes.
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