Major Bernard Shaw Proctor . United States Air Force Tuskagee Airmen 99th Fighter Squadron from West Chester, PA Dr. Proctor was selected as a young man to go to Tuskegge (Alabama) Institute. He became an officer in the Original 99th Fighter Squadron, Tuskagee Airmen, and fought for almost two years in North Africa, Italy and France during World War II.
For his service he received numerous military awards, including 12 battle stars, three distinguished unit citations and the Euorpean-African-Middle Eastern ribbon.
In an interview in 2003, Dr. Proctor told how he encountered racial discrimination as a youngster on the playground at an elementary school.
When a white student fell at recess, the teaching attendant would comfort the child. When Dr. Proctor, who was of West Indian and African American ancestry, fell, no one reacted.
"I learned from that experience that it's better not to fall and expect people to brush you off," he said.
Later, as mess hall officer and adjutant for the 99th Fighter Squadron and 332nd Fighter Group, he was singled out for grueling inspections of the dining hall. Any dirt particle resulted in a half-hour lectur for Dr. Proctor.
After proving to his superior, Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. and African American, that the facility was the cleanest in the unit, the lectures stopped. "The inspector changed his attitudr," he told the interviewer.
Dr. Proctor also said he encountered a belief in the military that a black man could not pilot a plane, let alone fly it in combat.
The performance of the airmen in 1943, he said in the oral history, proved that "the world could never again say that a black man couldn't shoot down enemy airplanes."
Dr. Proctor was honorably discharged from the Air Force reserve in 1958 with the rank of major.
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L Proctor . British Army L Proctor served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Gunner Leslie John Proctor . British Army 71st Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery (d.2nd Jul 1944) Leslie Proctor was one of the first casualties of the 71st Anti Tank Regiment, RA after landing in France on the 27th June 1944. Ironically his task before the invasion was making white crosses to mark graves of causalities.
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Pte. Norman Proctor . British Army 8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.17th July 1943)
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Lt. Harold Proff . United States Army from United States Medic POW in Fukuoka 17 in Japan
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Spr. William John Proffitt . British Army Royal Engineers My father was a Royal Engineer with the North West Expeditionary Force and served in Iceland. My mother told me when he came home on leave he brought her a matching seal skin coat, handbag and purse. He was then sent to North Africa.
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Stephen Prokop . United States Navy USS Boise from Ambridge This picture is from the USS Boise in 1945. My father, Stephen Prokop, Jr. is pictured.
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CE Prosser . British Army CE Prosser served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Edwin Thomas Prosser . Royal Air Force RAF Stanton Harcourt Does anyone who was stationed at RAF Stanton Harcourt remember my father Edwin Thomas Prosser?
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P.O. Reginald Eric Prothero . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Prunella (d.21st Jun 1940) My Great Uncle died on the HMS Cape Howe. His name was Reginald Eric Prothero. I was named after him.
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RG Protheroe . British Army 6th Airborne Armoured Regiment Reconnaissance Corps RG Protheroe served with the 6th Airborne Armoured Regiment Reconnaissance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt George V Protheroe. . RAF 12sqd
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Capt. Albert Protiva . US Army 785th AAA/AW Btn. 214th Field Artillery Regiment from Irving, Kansas, USA Albert Protiva was a battery commander in 785th Automatic Weapons Anti Aircraft Battalion that arrived on Morotai 15th of September 1944. The battalion was under command of the 214th, an anti aircraft unit that fought on Guadalcanal. They were assigned to the 13th Army Air Force and provided protection to the airstrip and coastal areas where many camps were set up for the more than 50,000 personnel on Morotai. After the September 1944 invasion of Morotai, there were over 80 bombing raids by the Japanese from nearby Halmahera Island.
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R Proud . British Army R Proud served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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A Proudfoot . British Army Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry A Proudfoot served with the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Marine. James Leslie Proudfoot . Royal Marines 41st Battalion from London My father James Proudfoot served on battleships throughout WW2.
Firstly HMS Resolution at the battles of Oran and Dakar, later on HMS Anson on Arctic convoys.
At the end of the war he was present at the surrender of the Japanese in Hong Kong.
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Jack Proudlove . Royal Navy from Bradford, Yorkshire My mum recently passed away leaving us with her pictures. During WWII both of her brothers served in the Armed Forces Jack Proudlove in the Royal Navy and Roy Proudlove in RAF. I don't know much more than the branch they served in.
Mum also left us pictures of her two friends, Herbert G. Gledhill and William Pickles, who were in the armed service during WWII. My family knows nothing more about these two men.
We also have pictures of our grandfather who was in the Bradford Fire Service during WWII.
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Roy Proudlove . Royal Air Force My mum recently passed away leaving us with her pictures. During WWII both of her brothers served in the Armed Forces Jack Proudlove in the Royal Navy and Roy Proudlove in the RAF. I don't know much more than the branch they served in.
Mum also left us pictures of her two friends, Herbert G. Gledhill and William Pickles, who were in the armed service during WWII. My family knows nothing more about these two men.
We also have pictures of our grandfather who was in the Bradford Fire Service during WWII.
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Sgt. Leo E. Proulx . US Army Battery B 172nd Field Artillery Battalion
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George John "Bill" Prouse . Royal Air Force from London My father, George Prouse, nicknamed Bill, served on the ground crew as a radio technician. He was also an artist and did a number of watercolour paintings of life at RAF Bassingbourne. At one time he was approached while painting, by the millitary police who though maybe he was a spy as he was painting Wellingtons on dispersal. I still have the painting.
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A Provan . British Army Royal Armoured Corps A Provan served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Barber David Provan . Merchant Navy SS. Athenia (d.3rd Sep 1939)
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Pte. Andrew John "Jock " Proven . British Army Royal Scots Andrew Proven was a POW in Stalag XXb at Malbork in Poland and suffered badly at the hands of the Nazis, but out of all the bad that happened to him, nearly 60 years later and after a lot of searching I found out I have a half sister. They say that out of bad there is good. The whole story is too horrible to write on here but I'm sure someone knows what happened in these camps, it all came about when letters Andrew wrote while he was a POW that were saved and hidden until now.
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F/Sgt. Charles Frank "Ted" Prowles . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 514 Sqdn. from Southampton (d.16th June 1944) F/Sgt Ted Prowles was lost after a raid on Valenciennes on 16th June 1944. Six of the crew of Lancaster II DS816 JI-O are buried at Croisilles British War Cemetery (one member survived and evaded capture). The full crew were:
F/Sgt C.F. Prowles, KIA
Sgt. H.A. Osborn, KIA
F/Sgt R.B. Spencer, KIA
Sgt. R. Surtees, KIA
Sgt. J. Porrelli, KIA
Sgt. A.A. Holmes, KIA
F/O A.H. Morrison, evaded capture
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Lt. Ernest Prowse . British Army 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery from Liverpool
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John Henry Prowse . British Army 17th Light AA Regiment, 49th Bty. Royal Artillery from Cornwall John Prowse was born in Mousehole, Cornwall
and emigrated to the USA on the 15th of July 1909 as a Stone Mason, he joined the US Army and helped build the Panama Canal.
When WW1 broke out he returned to defend his homeland and joined the Royal Artillery, until war finished.
He was recalled to active service in 1938 when WW2 was imminent.
He was in the 49th Bty, 17th Lightt AA Regiment, Royal Artillery, he was wounded, we believe in the Dunkirk evacuation.
He died as a result of those wounds on 8th January 1947.
He is buried in a Commonwealth war grave in Southend on Sea.
His great, great grandchildren placed a stone on his grave from Mousehole beach Cornwall with flag of Cornwall painted on each.
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Sgt Norman F Prowse . RAF 12sqd
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Sgt. Ronald George Frederick Prowse . Royal Air Force 158 Squadron from Plymouth, Devon My Dad told me about my grandfather and his adventures. I called him Grandad George even though his name was Ron, I only ever heard my Grandmother call him this.
George was a plumber before the War. He was born in 1922. I believe his occupation was a reserved occupation and he wasn't required to enlist.
However, while working at Princetown Home of Dartmoor Prison, George received a few white feathers and subsequently asked his employer for permission to enlist.
Eventually, in 1943 he joined the RAF as part of 158 Squadron. Initially, George was a radio controller but couldn't get on with morse code so volunteered to be a rear gunner on a Halifax. Unbeknownst at the time, George suffered sinus problems so spent most of his flight time, with misted up flight goggles and icicles hanging from his eyes.
Eventually he was grounded on medical advice.
George then joined the Navy as a coppersmith with the rank of Chief Petty Officer onboard the HMS Sirius (I think). Upon his return to shore and the end of his naval career, George became a member of the Home Guard.
He is the only man I have come across to have been part of all 3 services
He married my grandmother, Alma Wilkins, who was also involved in the war effort.
George was an amazing man and I am very proud to have called him Grandad.
Sadly, he passed away in 2003 at the age of 81.
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TF Prowse . British Army TF Prowse served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt Alexander Alwyn Prowse. . RAAF 12Sqd. (d.26th May 1943) Flt Eng. Alexander Prowse was killed on 26th May 1943 in Lancaster ED967 PH-F with 12sqd
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