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30. Herbert Reginald Thompson Merle Anne Powell b. May 15, 1917
Emanuel County, GA
b. May 15, 1917 b. January 1, 1919 Swainsboro, GA d. March 12, 1997 E i. City Cemetery
Swainsboro, GAm. July 4, 1941,
Swainsboro, GA.
Herbert Reginald Thompson. Attended University of Georgia and Georgia Southern University; LLB degree, Woodrow Wilson College of Law. o. Retired attorney; District Attorney Emeritus, State of Georgia; retired U. S. Army Reserve Lt. Colonel. Member, State Bar of Georgia, Emanuel County Bar Association and the Middle Judicial Bar Association. Member, Sigma Delta Kappa National Legal Fraternity, Swainsboro Lodge 244, F&AM, American Legion, Alee Temple Shrine, VFW, Reserve Officers Association of the U. S. Army, Emanuel County Farm Bureau, Emanuel County Sportsmen's Club and Swainsboro Shrine Club. Entered U. S. Army as a private in 1941 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in 1942. Assigned to Camp Davis, NC and Ft. Stewart, GA until 1944; then assigned to the G-5 Section, Allied Forces Headquarters, Mediterranean Theater of Operations until December 1945, by which time he had been promoted to Major. Assigned to Headquarters, 3rd Army, Ft. McPherson, GA as a member of the Reserve Augmentation Unit, attaining the rank of Lt. Colonel; transferred to retired reserve, 1964; retired 1977. Military decorations include battle stars for the Rome-Arno and North Appenine campaigns, Presidential Unit Citation and Commendation Medal. Served as chairman of the Executive Committee and member of the Board of Directors of the (Swainsboro) Central Bank. He was a U. S. Commissioner from 1949 to 1951 and he served as Special Assistant U. S. Attorney, Southern district of Georgia, from 1951 to 1952. He served two terms as Solicitor, City Court of Swainsboro (now State Court of Emanuel County) and one term as Solicitor Pro Tem of the same court. Appointed Solicitor General (now District Attorney) by Governor Lester Maddox in 1967, he was then elected once and re-elected three times to that office. He was selected outstanding District Attorney of Georgia in 1980 by his fellow district attorneys. While District Attorney, he was a member of the Executive Board, Prosecuting Attorneys Council of the State of Georgia, board member of the District Attorneys' Association of Georgia and a member of the National District Attorney' Association. He also served on the State Crime Commission, the Planning and Goals Committee of the Judicial Council of Georgia, the Joint Federal and State Law Enforcement Committee; and several other state judicial committees. He is a member of the Swainsboro Presbyterian Church, Inc. where he is ordained as a Ruling Elder and is a Lay Leader of the church. Merle Anne (Powell) Thompson. Bachelor of Arts (history and English, home economics), Georgia Southern University. o. Former teacher, Emanuel County School System. Received the Golden Deeds Service Award from the Exchange Club of Swainsboro for her outstanding service to her community and fellow citizens. Member and former Regent and Registrar of the Governor David Emanuel Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Member of the Swainsboro Presbyterian Church and past District Chairman of the Women of the Church. Member and Past Worthy Matron of Moring Chapter 231, Order of the Eastern Star. Member, Ladies Auxiliary of the Swainsboro Shrine Club. r. Swainsboro, GA.
82. John Robert b. 03-02-1943
83. Loretta Anne b. 09-08-1944
31. Leslie Gene Thompson Carolyn (NMN) Jernigan b. October 28, 1919
b. July 9, 1922 Emanuel County, GA Wetumpka, AL m. July 11, 1942,
Monroeville, AL.
Gene: Graduate, Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine. o. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Member, Mason and Shrine organizations; American Veterinary Association; Georgia Veterinary Association; Vidalia Elks Club; Vidalia First Baptist Church. Member, Alpha Xi, veterinary fraternity. Carolyn: Graduate, Athens College for Women, Athens, AL. o. Homemaker. r. Vidalia, GA.
84. Infant daughter b. 02-03-1944 d. 02-03-1944
Vidalia, GA i. Pinecrest Cemetery
Vidalia, GA
85. Carolyn Gene b. 10-05-1945
86. Robert Bragg II b. 02-20-1947
87. Kay Llanelle b. 01-22-1955
32. Elmo Wyatt Youngblood Nellie Bell Brown b. April 13, 1916
b. June 14, 1917 Emanuel County, GA
Covena, GA F d. April 1998 m. February 5, 1938. Elmo: o. Farmer. Nellie: o. Homemaker.
r. Swainsboro, GA.
88. Marvin Wyatt b. 05-11-1939
89. George Archie b. 08-25-1941
90. Myra Sue b. 08-01-1944
91. Ivey Dean b. 11-28-1950
33. Margaret Jennette Youngblood Carl Alfred Olander b. November 27, 1917
b. May 22, 1905 d. May 3, 1980
i. Ft. Lauderdale, FL m. April 4, 1939. Margaret: o. Department store sales.
r. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.Carl: o. News reporter.
34. Mildred Frances Youngblood Alfred Garrett Moore b. October 17, 1918
b. February 22, 1897 Emanuel County, GA Emanuel County, GA d. February 16, 1967 I. Forest Lawn Memorial
Gardens, Swainsborom. September 22, 1938.
Mildred: o. Postmaster (retired). Member, Governor David Emanuel Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. r. Nunez, GA. Alfred: o. Salesman. Member, American Legion. He was a corporal in the U. S. Army in WWI and was on a troop ship that was torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean.92. Alfred Gail b. 12-17-1939
35. Wilbur Rudolph Youngblood May Jacqueline Levassuer b. January 15, 1922
b. May 15, 1918 Emanuel County, GA Waterville, MA m. July 28, 1950,
Pompano Beach, FL.Wilbur: o. Farmer.
r. Delray Beach, FL.May: o. Homemaker.
r. Pompano Beach, FL.
93. Janis Delphine b. 08-18-195194. Anita Louise b. 08-04-1953
95. Marie Yvonne b. 05-14-1964
36. Dorothy Lou Youngblood Ezra Cincinnati Bell b. September 25, 1924
b. November 25, 1926 Emanuel County, GA Charlotte, NC
m. October 8, 1949.
Dorothy: o. Homemaker. Ezra: o. Retired Chief Petty Officer, U. S. Navy. Enlisted in the U. S. Navy April 1943; was assigned to Commander, Cruiser Destroyers Pacific Fleet. Served on Destroyers USS English, Staddard and John Weeks, Aircraft Carrier Santees (CVE29), and amphibians (LSM). While serving aboard the destroyer USS John Weeks, near Okinawa, it took a hit which required all to "abandon ship." The destroyer was later saved and returned to war service. r. Lake Park, Fl.96. Donna Jean b. 11-25-1950
97. Jenny Lynn b. 08-16-1954
Atlanta, GA
98. Jerry Young b. 08-01-1955
37. Sara Nell Youngblood Melvin Edward Whitley b. December 17, 1926
b. November 17, 1923 Emanuel County, GA Atlanta, GA m. August 14, 1948.
Atlanta, GA
Sara: o. Accounting technician, U. S. Government (retired). Melvin: o. Sales Representative, Atlanta Gas Light Co. (retired). Joined the U. S. Navy in January 1943 and received basic training in Baltimore, MD. After reassignment to Norfolk, VA, he was sent to New York and then shipped to England. He participated in the Normandy Invasion while serving on LST 376. On the the third day of the invasion, his ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. At the time, Melvin's ship was transporting troops to the Normandy Beach and many men were lost. The crew and troops did, however, have time to get a few life rafts into the water before the ship sunk. Melvin and others hung onto the sides of the rafts for about 8 hours before being rescued by a British destroyer and transported back to England. To compound the tragedy, many of those who had survived the sinking became tired while hanging onto the rafts and simply slid off and drowned. While in England, before being assigned to another ship, Melvin experienced the constant air raids and bombing of England by Germany. He was later reassigned to another LST for the duration of the war in Europe. He then returned to the United States and was shipped to China before being discharged in February 1947. r. Lithonia, GA.99. Craig Edward b. 12-30-1960
38. Mary Elizabeth Youngblood Brooks White Lovelace, Jr. b. March 16, 1929
b. January 3, 1925 Emanuel County, GA College Park, GA m. November 25, 1948,
Swainsboro, GA.
Mary: o. Homemaker. Received Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America; has served as nursery helper, Sunday School teacher, leader of the Women of the Church and Chapter Chairman at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Twin to Millard Kenneth. Brooks: o. Retired from U. S. Air Force as a Major. Attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America as a youth and after his miliary retirement, worked as a Professional Scouter for the BSA in Albany, GA for three years; received the Silver Beaver Award from the BSA in Omaha, NE. Too young to join the military in 1942, he joined the Civil Air Patrol where his duties included flying as an observer on anti-submarine patrols from Savannah, GA to Jacksonville, FL. In 1943, he enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Forces (now USAF) aviation cadet program, but due to the reduction in pilot cadets (due to the course of the war in Europe), he was released and assigned to B-17 mechanic school; he saw service at Williams Field, AZ; San Angelo, TX; Mission, TX; Monroe, LA; and Grand Island, NE. In between, he was assigned to schools at San Antonio, TX; Burbank, CA; Amarillo, TX; and Hondo, TX. He was appointed a Flight Officer/B-29 Flight Engineer on graduation at Hondo, TX. While stationed at Grand Island, NE he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and discharged in 1946. He attended engineering school at Northrup Aeronautical Institute, Hawthorne, CA, then worked for North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA and a fire insurance company in Atlanta, GA. After completing the FAA (then CAA) engine mechanic course in Miami, FL, he returned to Atlanta, GA where he worked for Southern and Delta Airlines as a flight line mechanic. Recalled to active duty in 1953 as a B-36 flight engineer, he was stationed at Ft. Worth, TX and Loring AFB, ME. He was then assigned to Baltimore, MD and Turner AFB, GA where his wing's mission in a new aircraft (RB-57D) was reconnaissance. This aircraft was a forerunner to the U-2 spy plane. He was on temporary duty in Japan for seven months with this aircraft. On returning, the wing was transferred to Del Rio, TX. Promoted to Captain in 1957, he was sent to navigation and aircraft engineering schools at Mather, CA. Transferred to Turner AFB, GA, he flew missions on B-52 and KC-135 aircraft and he was promoted to Major. He next saw assignments at Kinchloe AFB, MI and with the Strategic Air Command at Offutt AFB, NE. While at Offutt he was assigned to the "Arc Light" section, where all B-52 missions in Southeast Asia were programmed. In 1968 he was sent to Thailand, where he flew many KC-135 missions and some B-52 missions over Vietnam. He retired in 1969. Among his military awards are the Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal (3), Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass device, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze stars and Republic of Vietnam Service Medal with device. r. Albany, GA.100. Michael Anthony b. 05-07-1950
101. Steven Carl b. 01-07-1952 d. 05-03-75
102. Kenneth Richard b. 08-30-1953
103. William Randolph b. 12-06-1954
104. David Paul b. 07-05-1958
105. Elizabeth Gail b. 11-24-1960
39. Millard Kenneth Youngblood
b. March 16, 1929Emanuel County, GA
d. October 3, 1989
i. Ebenezer Church Cemetery
Never married. Twin to Mary Elizabeth. Died at VA Hospital, Augusta, GA. o. Farmer. Military veteran.
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