World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Vernon V. Ginnings
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R. Beck
SERVED FROM MARCH 18, 1941; TRAINED AT FORT BLISS, TEXAS. LEFT FOR OVERSEAS ON AUGUST 20, 1941; FOUGHT ON BATAAN AND MANILA. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. DIED IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH MALARIA ON AUGUST 23, 1943.