Home Town Heroes from the State of Mississippi

Alford, Bennett W. - NC (WWII)
Gerard, Frank T., Jr. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Madison, James Jonas - MOH (WWI)
City/County	Name and Award Details (B) Indicates Place of Birth if Award Credited Elsewhere
Aberdeen	Binford, Thomas H. - NC (WWII)
	Carlisle, Robert Gunn - DSC (WWI)
Anding	(B) Williams, Wiley Thomas - NC (WWII)
Artesia	(B) Fleming, William Sloan - NC (WWII)
Ashland	Ferrell, William M. - DSC (WWI)
	Hudspeth, Daniel W. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Batesville	Wray, Waverly W. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Bay St. Louis	Tudury, Henry - DSC (WWI)
Belzoni	Bain, John Burton - 2 NCs (WWII)
	Gray, Steven Thomas (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	(B) Battalio, Samuel T. - DSC (WWII)
Benton County	Bradley, Wilborn O. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	(B) Bowden, William H. - DSC (1912)
Biloxi	Grayson, Thomas J. - DSC (WWI)
	O'Keefe, Jeremiah Joseph - NC (WWII)
	Sherrill, Hugh Virgil - NC (WWII)
Booneville	Mitchell, George R. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Boonville	(B) Tucker, Louis J. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Brandon	Thompson, Will Allen (KIA) - NC (Korea)
	Wilson, Louis Hugh - MOH (WWII)
	(B) Maxey, Robert J. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Poole, Minor Butler (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Brokhaven	(B) Becker, Albert L. - NC (WWII)
Brookhaven	Becker, Albert L. - NC (WWII)
	Cassedy, Hiram - NC (WWII)
	(B) Boyd, Eugene Lovell - NC (WWII)
	(B) May, Joe C. - DSC (WWI)
Byhalia	(B) Jerry, Barney - DSC (WWI)
Calhoun City	Tolley, Cecil E. - NC (WWII)
Calhoun County	Griffin, Henry L. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Callins	(B) Davis, Leland L. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Canton	(B) Bunyard, Clarence H. - DSC (WWI)
Carrollton	Pittman, John Albert - MOH (Korean War)
	(B) McLean, Ephraim Rankin, Jr. - NC (WWII)
Carthage	Barfoot, Van Thomas - MOH (WWII)
	Presley, Sam Davis (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Centreville	(B) Briscoe, Robert Pearce - NC (WWII)
Charleston	Hall, Charles P. - DSC (WWI)
Chesterville	(B) Holmes, Maurice G. - NC (Nicaragua)
Church Hill	(B) Johnston, Mercer G. - DSC (WWI)
Clarksdale	Brown, Charles (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
Cleveland	McLean, Ephraim Rankin, Jr. - NC (WWII)
Clinton	Keith, Julian D. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Poole, Minor Butler (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Collins	Jordon, Mack A. (KIA) - MOH (Korean War)
Columbia	Stevens, Francis R. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	(B) Yates, George W. (KIA) - NC (Korea)
Columbus	Kaye, Samuel, Jr. - 2 DSCs (WWI)
	(B) Eason, Van Vernon, Jr. - NC (WWII)
	(B) Mullins, Sam (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Copiah County	Mohon, Ernest M., Jr. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Corinth	(B) Crawford, William B. - DSC (WWI)
Crystal Springs	Papizan, Ralph (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	(B) Watkins, James A. - DSC (WWII)
Drew	Dwiggins, Daniel M. - DSC (WWI)
Durant	(B) Binford, Thomas H. - NC (WWII)
	(B) Rayner, Ira C. - DSC (WWI)
Dwiggins	(B) Dwiggins, Daniel M. - DSC (WWI)
Edinburg	(B) Barfoot, Van Thomas - MOH (WWII)
Edwards	(B) Vandivier, Norman Francis (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Egypt	(B) Carlisle, Robert Gunn - DSC (WWI)
Empora	(B) Elkins, Stephen B. - DSC (WWI)
Escatawpa	(B) Hanson, Jack G. (KIA) - MOH (Korean War)
Eupora	Craven, Herman C. - DSC (WWI)
Falkner	(B) Cotten, Orvil L. - DSC (WWI)
Flora	(B) Gunn, Fred L. - DSC (WWI)
Forrest County	Lowery, Herman F. - DSC (WWII)
Fort Banks	(B) Guild, John Ninian (KIA) - NC (Korea)
Greene County	(B) Williams, Mack H. - DSC (WWI)
Greenville	Henry, Robert T. (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
	Lusk, James G. - DSC (WWI)
Greenwood	(B) Stigler, Stephen L. - NC (WWII)
Grenada	Rice, Wade H. - DSC (WWII)
	(B) Woods, Thomas Altus - NC (WWII)
Grenada County	Wilson, Milford W. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Griffith	(B) Gholston, Jabez G. - DSC (WWI)
Gulfport	Cochran, William B. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	Cody, Howard Rudolph (KIA) - AFC (Vietnam)
	Cresswell, Leonard B. - NC (WWII)
	Diamond, James H. (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
	Slaton, James Daniel - MOH (WWII)
	(B) McCraney, William P. - DSC (Korea)
	(B) Nevle, Gerard B. - NC (WWII)
Gunnison	Wilson, William W., Jr. - NC (WWII)
Hattiesburg	Commiskey, Henry Alfred - MOH (Korean War)
	Davis, Leland L. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Freeman, Ed W. - MOH (Vietnam War)
	Merkel, Edmo E. - DSC (WWI)
	Moore, Ralph E., Jr. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	(B) Stevens, Charles Zollicoffer, III - NC (WWII)
Hazelhurst	Cockrell, Alvin Chester, Jr. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Hinds	Winstead, Otho T. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Hollandale	Rayner, Ira C. - DSC (WWI)
Honey	Williams, Mack H. - DSC (WWI)
Humphreys County	Vincent, Fred (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Jackson	Bell, Joe - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
	Grantham, James Howell (KIA) - NC (WWI)
	Holder, Randolph Mitchell (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Pine, Harry W. - DSC (WWI)
	Warner, Charles L. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
	Wells, Erskine W. - NC (WWII)
	(B) O'Keefe, Jeremiah Joseph - NC (WWII)
Jacksonville	Wheat, Roy Mitchell (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
Jefferson	McPhate, Prentiss E. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Kosciuska	Cochran, Ernest Henry - NC (WWII)
Kosciusko	(B) Wilson, William W., Jr. - NC (WWII)
Lambert	(B) Murphree, Jesse E. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Laurel	Holloway, Lester F. - NC (WWII)
	Kelly, Augustine C. - DSC (WWI)
	Stainton, Marvin E. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Slaton, James Daniel - MOH (WWII)
Lawrence	Wheeler, Algie J. - NC (WWII)
Leland	Lee, Hubert Louis - MOH (Korean War)
	Oakman, George P. - NC (WWII)
Lexington	(B) Cresswell, Leonard B. - NC (WWII)
Liberty	Briscoe, Robert Pearce - NC (WWII)
Louisville	Cunningham, Larry LaMont (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
	Hudson, Joseph William (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
	(B) Conn, Willard Earl (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Lucedale	Lindsey, Jake William - MOH (WWII)
	Smith, Harry L. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Stovall, William S., Jr. - 2 NCs (WWII)
Lucedalle	(B) Barrow, Thomas E. - NC (WWII)
Lyon	Murphree, Jesse E. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Magee	(B) Smith, Alex B. - NC (WWII)
Marks	Eason, Van Vernon, Jr. - NC (WWII)
Mayhew	(B) Buck, Beaumont B. - DSC (WWI)
McComb	Brady, Julian H - NC (WWII)
	(B) Harvey, Harry A. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
McComb City	(B) Butler, Charles - DSC (WWI)
Mechanicsburg	Williams, Wiley Thomas - NC (WWII)
Meridian	Curtis, John E. - DSC (WWI)
	Gunn, Fred L. - DSC (WWI)
	Stokes, Thomas M. - NC (WWII)
	(B) McInnis, Alex N., Jr. - NC (WWII)
Mico	Welborn, Ira Clinton - MOH (Spanish-American War)
Moorhead	West, William R. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Moselle	(B) Wheat, Roy Mitchell (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
Mount Olive	Yates, George W. (KIA) - NC (Korea)
Natchez	Brown, Wilson - MOH (Civil War)
	Dorley, August - MOH (Civil War)
	(B) Merrill, Aaron Stanton - NC (WWII)
Neely	(B) Freeman, Ed W. - MOH (Vietnam War)
Nettleton	Moreland, George - DSC (Philippines)
New Augusta	(B) Strickland, Albert B. - DSC (WWI)
New Hebron	Stamps, Bernice B. - DSC (WWI)
New London	Piper, Earl S. - NC (Nicaragua)
Panola County	McCullar, Kenneth D. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Pantotoc County	(B) Moreland, George - DSC (Philippines)
Perkinston	Ramsay, Thomas W. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Perry	(B) Johnson, Cecil Vermon - NC (WWII)
Perry County	Conway, Claude E. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Petal	Stevens, Charles Zollicoffer, III - NC (WWII)
Picayune	Parker, William Whiteford - NC (WWII)
	Stovall, William S., Jr. - 2 NCs (WWII)
Pike County	Dyess, Thomas F., Jr. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Robinson, James L. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Pontatoc	Holmes, Maurice G. - NC (Nicaragua)
Poplarville	Cochran, Robert Fishel, Jr. (KIA) - NC (Vietnam)
Quitman	(B) Fuller, Robert Byron - NC (Vietnam)
Ravana	(B) Reeves, Roy W. - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
Richton	(B) Brown, Thomas E. - NC (WWII)
Rosedale	Shelby, Richard D. - DSC (WWI)
Rubton	Johnson, Cecil Vermon - NC (WWII)
Ruleville	(B) West, William R. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Russum	McCarstle, Howard P., Jr. - NC (WWII)
Sallis	(B) Thompson, Will Allen (KIA) - NC (Korea)
Sardis	(B) Hall, Charles P. - DSC (WWI)
Schlater	(B) Broach, Leo Densel - NC (WWII)
Seminary	Ross, Melville Talbert - NC (WWII)
Shaw	Litton, William P. - DSC (WWII)
Ship's Island	Freeman, Martin - MOH (Civil War)
Shuqualak	(B) Byram, George L. - DSC (Spanish-American)
Smith	Smith, James C. - DSC (Korea)
Smithdale	(B) Godwin, Edward R. - NC (WWII)
Smithville	Duncan, Alvin P. - DSC (WWI)
Starksville	(B) Cochran, Ernest Henry - NC (WWII)
Steens	Conn, Willard Earl (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Stone County	Reeves, Woodrow W. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Stovall	Stovall, William Howard - DSC (WWI)
Sunflower County	Shaw, William S. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Tishomingo County	Tidwell, Billy M. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Tupelo	Mills, Charles L. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Puckett, David Oliver - NC (WWII)
	(B) Pearson, Harry L. - DSC (WWI)
Union County	(B) Wilkinson, Thaddeus - DSC (WWI)
Valden	(B) Randall, Mood A. - DSC (WWI)
Vicksburg	Battalio, Samuel T. - DSC (WWII)
	Finke, John G. Wilhelm - DSC (WWII)
	Godwin, Edward R. - NC (WWII)
	Haynes, Freddie Neil (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
	O'Brien, Terence Dale (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
Walter Valley	Reynolds, Luther Kendrick - 2 NCs (WWII)
Warren	Hogaboom, William F. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Washington	Colvin, DeWitt T. - DSC (Korea)
Washington County	Shields, Thomas C. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Waterford	Robinson, Oliver Thomas - DSC (WWI)
Watertown	(B) Galbraith, Frederick W., Jr. - DSC (WWI)
Wayne County	Ramey, Howard K. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Waynesboro	Whitney, William B. - DSC (WWII)
Webb	Broach, Leo Densel - NC (WWII)
Woodland	Gholston, Jabez G. - DSC (WWI)
Woodstock	Heard, John William - MOH (Spanish-American War)
Woodville	Richardson, John B. - DSC (WWI)
Yazoo City	(B) Barnwell, Frank H. - DSC (WWI)
Yazoo County	Moore, Clarence J. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)