17th Ordnance Company was created when A Company, 19th Ordnance Battalion of the First Armored Division was deactivated at Fort Knox, Kentucky in August 1941. As part of 19th Ordnance, the company had trained alongside the 192nd Tank Battalion.
Pvt. Charles Louis Urban
Born: Ashland, Kentucky
Mother: Bessie Urban
Home: Ashland, Kentucky
Enlisted:
– U.S. Army
– 7 May 1940
Selective Service Registration:
– did not register since he was serving in the Army
Training:
– Fort Knox, Kentucky
Name: Sgt. Walter Vaughn
Born: 23 October 1912 – Gallatin County, Illinois
Parents: Frank Vaughn & Nellie Lowe-Vaughn
Siblings: 1 sister, 2 brothers
Hometown: Raleigh, Kentucky
– resided in Henshaw, Kentucky, in 1940
Employment: Henshaw Produce House – Henshaw, Kentucky
Pvt. Pierce Herring Wade
Born: 4 February 1919 – Lexington, Kentucky
Parents: William H. Wade & Estelle E. Carter-Wade
Siblings: 1 half-sister, 1 sister, 2 brothers
Nickname: “Panama”
Hometown: Hahira, Georgia
Residence: 1014 Apex Street – Nashville, Tennessee
Married: Viola
PFC Malcolm S. Webb
Born: 1 October 1916 – Jefferson County, Kentucky
Parents: Lyndza Webb & Lucy Renfro-Webb
Siblings: 2 brothers, 3 sisters
Home: 2603 South Fourth Street – Louisville, Kentucky
Education: grade school
Occupation: welder – Louisville & Nashville
Born: 20 April 1915 – Illinois
Parents: Abe & Bessie Wolf
Siblings: 1 brother
Home: Grayville, Illinois
Enlisted:
– Illinois National Guard
Enlisted:
– U.S. Army
– 22 January 1940 – Camp Shelby, Mississippi
Training:
– Fort Knox, Kentucky
Units:
1st Lt. Jack Thurston Woodson
Born: 17 September 1917 – Vinita, Oklahoma
Parents: Charles W. & Winifred Woodson
Siblings: 1 brother
Hometown: Vinita, Oklahoma
Education:
– University of Oklahoma
– Bachelors Degree – Electrical Engineering
– ROTC
– joined to
Sgt. Stanley L. Zaronsky
Born: 1914 – Dayton, Ohio
Parents: Adam & Helen Zaronsky
Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother (known)
Hometown: 54 Kiser – Dayton, Ohio
– later resided in Kettering, Ohio
Boxed:
– Used the name “Pepper Lawrence”
Enlisted:
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