Lindsey, Sammie F.
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Pfc. Sammie F. Lindsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Lindsey, attended Tipton High School. Entered Army in Oct., 1943, trained in Tyler, Camp Fannin, Texas; served in the S. Pacific; was wounded in action in Aug, 1944 in New Guinea; was killed in action in May, 1945, in the Philippines. Awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Added comment by Bill Freeland Jan. 2007:
I was using a list of Purple Heart recipients that included Pvt. Sammie F. Lindsey. For reference, the list was dated Aug 10, 1944, 30th Evacuation Hospital, General Orders #29. Both my father and Pvt. Lindsey were wounded at Aitape, New Guinea, on Aug. 8, 1944.
