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Kathy Gaskins sends four veterans of one Gaskins family

Kathy Gaskins Grant sent several names to add to the Adair County Veterans list including four members of one family, a father from World War I and three sons who served.

First was the name of Alvin Reed Gaskins, WWI. She added three sons of Alvin Reed Gaskins and Mary Ann Williams Gaskins were 1) Paul Gaskins: 2) Ruben Gaskins, Paratroopers, WWII; 3) James Ray Gaskins, Marine, Korean War: Phillip Gaskins, Vietnam; Paul Gaskins, WWII;



This brought the Gaskins total to six and a family breakout was added as follows:
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Alvin Reed Gaskins served in WWI; Three sons of Alvin Reed Gaskins and Mary Ann Williams Gaskins were 1) Paul Gaskins: 2) Ruben Gaskins, Paratroopers, WWII; 3) James Ray Gaskins, Marine, Korean War: Phillip Gaskins, Vietnam; Paul Gaskins, WWII;
She also sent the names of Donald Curry, U.S. Army, stationed in Germany, and Lilburn Earl Grant, 101st Airborne, Vietnam.

We greatly appreciate her help with this ongoing project. We hope you will look over the list and help by sending updates with missing names as well as sharing family wartime stories. To see the list, Click here.


This story was posted on 2007-08-19 20:47:04
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