Echoes of Valor: A Tribute to Courage

  Pvt. Henry "Brownie" Russell Prestage U.S. Army - WWII Courtesy Bruce B. Mize (Grandson). Pvt. Henry R. Prestage enlisted into the United States Army on 30 June 1944 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi and was discharged 4 January 1946. While in service he was a heavy machine gunner and transferred to the motor pool. Upon his discharge, Pvt. Prestage hitch-hiked back home where he learned that his prized farming mules were sold. Undeterred, he began to work for the local Ford Dealership. Afterwards, he was a successful businessman selling produce to individuals and small country stores throughout the state of Mississippi.  Courtesy of Fold3.com. Identification Card Enlisted Reserve Corps Courtesy of Family. Russell Prestage and his Wife Joan. Courtesy of Family. Russell Prestage and his daughter Barbara. Courtesy of Family. North Mississippi Herald. Courtesy FindaGrave.com.

  Cpl. William M. Hatten, USMC Mr. & Mrs. William M. Hatten Ancestry, WWII Military Draft Card. 6th Marine Division Formed September 1944 | Disbanded April 1946 Only Marine Division to be formed & disbanded overseas & NEVER set foot on U.S. soil.  Activated on Guadalcanal September 7, 1944. Battle of Okinawa Presidential Unit Citation Scheduled to Invade Honshu, Japan HQ & Service Company 6th Tank Battalion / 6th Marine Division Commanded by: Major Harry T. Milne 29 Sep. 44 - 16 Oct. 44 Lt. Col. Robert L. Denig, Jr. 17 Oct. 44 - 26 March 46 Unit has had FIVE (5) Medal of Honor Recipients  Stationed in Tsingtao, China 11 Oct 1945 until disbanded 1 April 1946.  First known political flyer for William M. Hatten.  "A Vote for Hatten is a vote for good Government."  Tsingtao, China - 6th Marine Division Cpl. Hatten in Tsingtao, China - 1946 “The short time I have been here has taught me a lot. The world is bigger than one’s own backyard. One can only get a true pic