World War II
PVT J T Tramell
Army - KIA
32 Inf 7 Inf Div

Photo of some men from his unit on Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa
Starting 1 Apr 1945 and lasted 82 days.
Bloodiest battle of the war
Read more about this Battle in links below on this page.

I have included him as he lived in Dexter at the start of the war, see his registration card on this page. Dexter is just over the line to Grayson County.  His wife was in Whitesboro at the time of his death. Pvt T J Tramell Photo and paragraph from "Men and Women in the armed forces from Cooke County" Service Number: 38635694 Born in Oklahoma, 22 Dec 1918-17 Jun 1945. His wife was Sylvia Serena Edington She remarried later. She is in the Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville also. Their children seem to be adopted by her second husband.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram 17 Jul 1945 Fort Worth Star-Telegram 18 Jan 1949 He had two brothers also in the war; Hulen who was in the Navy and R L. who was in Army also. 1930 Census. He lived in Dexter, Parents; George W and Mintie Tramell. Ch: Hulen , TJ, RL, Helen & Billie

Ancestry.com has a little bit of information made out by Medics who identified and made out the death info after the battle. Just quick assessments; he was hit by an artillery shell and died of head damage. Buried in: Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke Co, Texas He first would have been buried in a temporary grave on the island. Then later moved another time to a larger area and then in 1949 he was returned to the US. His final marker order & Buried in Fairview. This is his WWII Registration Card. He was living in Dexter in Cooke Co. which is very close to the Grayson Co Line. His parents lived in Gainesville where he is eventually buried. PVT Tramell's wife at the time of his death was living in Whitesboro in Grayson County.

The Battle of Okinawa was unique in many ways. PVT T J Tramell lived through most of that Battle having died 17 Jun 1945. Red Arrow across the Pacific: The 32nd Infantry Division during WWII Youtube- 1:23 mins 7th Division Advances Okinawa 1945- Youtube- 9:17 mins History Channels article about the Battle of Okinawa Okinawa: the Last Battle Battle of Okinawa: the most intense Battle of WWII's Pacific Theater. Other Youtube Films 82 Days in Hell: The Bloody Story of the Battle of Okinawa -54 mins. Okinawa 1945: Japan's Last Stand -19 mins Battle of Okinawa: Every Day Campaign 1945 - 1:14 mins.

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