Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee. Date of Newspaper: Thursday, January 13, 1944 Page: Front Page Article Title: "Stewart Countians in Armed Services" This article is a lengthy one. There are 18 different servicemen named and a brief description with each one stating where they are during this time. I am going to list the servicemen that are included in this article: Lt. John A. Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Thomas Pfc. Ford Sexton, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Sexton Pvt. J. Edward Pepper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pepper Pvt. James Hunter, brother of Mrs. Fred Biggs Pfc. Edison Wallace, wife's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Riley Nash First Class Petty Officer George A. Griggs, husband of Julia Sanderson the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Sanderson Pvt. Harold Biggs Capt. Eric Thomas West Brothers: Pvt. Edward West and Pvt. Claiborn West, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank West Jewel Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cox Cpl. Clayton C. Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Ross Cpl. Kleeman Whitford, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Whitford Tift Brothers: Cpl. Wilmer Tift; Pfc. Archie Tift, husband of Lyda (Lancaster) Tift; Seaman Second Class Harley Tift, all three the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Tift 1st. Lt. Delmas McElroy, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. McElroy Pvt. Cleo Griffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Griffin Anyone interested in a copy of the full and original article please contact me at kaitysmom@peoplestel.net for details. In Christ, Melissa Barker