The Mississippi enterprise., 1945-03-03
Large Number Of Mississippians
Among Group Cited For
Work In France
Company Activated At
Camp Shelby

The 656th ordinance ammunition
| Company, with the u. S. Army on
the Western Front, stationed in
France, has bbeen commended for
its efficient operation of ammuni-
ton depots since its arrival on the
continent.
Working around the clock on a
"a hour basis, this Negro company
also received a special commenda-
ton for its record time completion
of an important ammunition sup
ply order, critically needed by out
front line men in Belgium.
Echelons of the First, Third and
Ninth Armies have received the
bulk of the ammunition handled by
this outfit. Many units have been
supplied their basic load of am
munition before moving up for
front line duty by depots operated
by the company
Activitated at Camp Shelby, in
November, 1943, these. ordnance
men trained at Camp Shelby and
Tennessee maneuvers before depar-
ture for overseas duty. Men of the
656th, commanded by Capt. A. ].
Hyde, 6122 South McVickers Ave,
Chicago, are fro mall sections of
the country.
Following is the roster of enlist
ed men:
Mississippi: Aberdeen, Pfc. Sam
uel James, Rt. 3, Box 21A; Acker-
man, Pvt. James Gladney, box 1868;
Bay st. Louis, Pfc A. J. Bilbert,
421 Sycamore ST.; Byhalia, Sgt.
Sam Freeman, Rt. 2, box 36; Calyx,
Pfc. Willie L. Johnson; Cameta,
Pfc. James Gray, box II; Cleveland
Pfc. Aubra Green, Rt. 2, box lit;
Crystal Springs, Sgt Bennie M.
Lewis, $50 S. Jackson; Durant, Pfc.
Amos Glover, box 251; Eta, Pfc.
Jimmie T. Longest, Rt 2, box 20;
Forest, Pfc. Jimmie Gatewood;
Greenville, Pfc. Prestel Glass, 806
Kinds; Grenada, Pfc. Manuel Jones,
118 East ST.; Gulfport, Pvt. J. w.
Horn, Rt. 1, box 216A; Hattiesburg,
Cpl. Sid D. Hudson, 815 Arnold
st.
Hazlehurst, Sgt. Grover C. Lowe;
Hermanville, Pvt Isiah S. Coins,
Rt. 2, box SO; Houtson, Pfc. J. c.
Howell, Rt. 2, box 81; Luka, Pvt.
Sam E. Lonard, Rt 5; Jackson,
Sgt. Aaron Flowers, Jr., 305 Cliff
ton St; Cpl Robert E. Lee, 1131
Montgomery ST; Kokomo, Pfc. Ne
70 Jefferson; Kosciusko, Pfc. F. P.
Hopkins, Rt 2, box 156; Laurel, Pfc.
Lawrence Jones, 341 S. Maple ST.;
Louisville, Pfc. Raphael Haynes,
Rt. 6; Meridian, Cpl. Albert Haw-
kins, 1856 Ave.
Mergilod, Cpl. James Roby, Jr.,
Rt. 2, box so; Metcalfe, Pfc. Te-
thara w. Mason, box 80; Morton,
Pvt. NJ M. Gray, Rt l, box rs;
Ntchez, Pfc. Dave Hardin, Jr., 729
Maple ST.; Pfc. George johnson,
Jr., 332 st. Catherine ST.; Pvt. Will
liam Harden, Dunleith Alley; Pvt.
Herbert Lewis, AIT S. Pearl ST.;
Pvt. Walter Lynch, Rt /, box 40;
New Albany; Tech Sgt. Ernest Will
Hanson, Rt 4, box 54; New Au-
gusta, Pfc. Henderson Goudy, Rt.
/, box ITS; Pass Christian, Pfc. j.
P. Gavin, $40 E. RR ST.; Pauling,
Pvt. Melvin Griffin; Port Gibson,
Sgt Edwin W. Merrick, Jr., 4O5
Orange ST.; Rich, Pfc. James w.
Divine, box 98; Richton, Sgt. Ray
Hinton, Rt 3, box 173; Roxie, Pfc.
M. c. Johnson, Rt 8; Senatobia,
Cpl. F. c. Jones, box 373; Silver
Creek, Cpl. Willie Lewis, Rt. l, box
OBJ; Sturgis, Cpl. w. B. Latham, Rt.
2; Vicksburg, Sgt F. H. Smith,
1417 Oakland ST.; Pvt. James w.
Green, 813 S. Madison ST.; Yazoo
City, Pfc. Juddie l. Hampton, 221
lst ST.; Pfc. John W. Hardy, 181
Grady Ave; Pfc. Herman c. Le-
veil, 544 Fillmore ST.; Pvt. Robert
L. Logan, 211 Perry ST.; Pvt. Will
liam M. Luster, Box 81, Grand
Ave.