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PT Boats were used by the U.S. Navy in World War II. They were designed by a British engineer, Hubert Scott-Paine, to be lighter armed and to depend exclusively on speed for defense.

Did you know that the "PT" in PT Boats stands for plywood torpedo?

The PROJECT
County

Name of Veteran County City
Bartley, Eugene T. Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Brewer, Ross Edward Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Freeman, Austin Floyd Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Grant, Maxwell M. Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Stanford, Herbert Stanley Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
The following veterans have been interviewed and are still under development for their personal pages.
Batson, Rowland Hampton Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Brantley, Floyd Lee Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Brewer, Ross Edward Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Chestnut, William Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Coppenger, Raymond A. Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Fendley, Duel Artean Clark County Amity, AR
Gregory, Charles Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Lide, James Orlando Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Pillard, Eugene George Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Price, Jr., William Penn Clark County Okolona, AR
Roberson, James Paul Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Sandford, Herman Prestridge Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Smith, Jr., Ivy Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Sutley, Cecil Calvin Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Thompson, Gaines Spencer Clark County Gurdon, AR
Tobin, Robert B. Clark County Arkadelphia, AR
Yeager, Jacob Beebe Clark County Arkadelphia, AR



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