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John D . " JD " Largent
JD was born on Jan . 9 , 1933 to John E . and Inez M . Largent . He has one brother ,
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Tom . He attended grade school in Manchester and graduated from Aurora High School . Mr .
JD Largent Largent married Donna Morling on Apr . 17 , 1980 . They have one son , JD Jr ., and two daughters , Linda and Kathi , along with ten grandchildren and fourteen greatgrandchildren .
JD served in the U . S . Air Force and entered at Indianapolis , IN on June 3 , 1952 . He was discharged on May 26 , 1956 . Mr . Largent was awarded the National Defense Medal and Air Force Good Conduct Medal .
JD worked for Monsanto for sixteen years , then as a scheduling coordinator for the Post Office in Dillsboro . He retired after eight years of service .
JD chose the Air Force because his brother , Tom , was already in the Air Force . When Tom came home on
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leave , he talked to JD about how great it was . JD figured if it was good enough for Tom , it was good enough for him . He enlisted , along with three buddies , before high school graduation but couldn ' t leave until after graduating . They left for Indianapolis the day after graduation . He completed eight weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio , TX and was transferred as Permanent Party to Amarillo AFB , TX where he worked in Officer Personnel
After two years he transferred to Parks AFB doing the same duty in California , just outside of Hayward .
He was an Airman 2nd Class ( two stripes ) and spent ten months at Parks AFB . Then the Air Force decided JD was needed in the Northeast Air Command , Narsarssuak AFB , Greenland . He didn ' t volunteer for this frigid move but received another stripe and left as an Airman 1st Class .
The purpose of this base in Greenland , which is owned by Denmark , was to refuel planes going to Europe . Many F-86 Saber Jets passed through . The code name for the base was Bluie West One . After two weeks in Greenland , JD said he would have paid his own way to Korea .
While in Greenland , his job was to originate and handle classified reports for a Major and 1st Lieutenant . Everything he sent back to the USA was either confidential , restricted or secret- mostly secret . JD was assigned to the 6611th Supply Squadron APO 858 NEAC . Before leaving Greenland , he was promoted to Staff Sergeant .
After spending one year in Greenland , his active enlistment was up , and he boarded a plane for Manhattan Beach Air Force Station in New York where he was released from active duty .
JD still had four years of required service in the Reserves but was never called back to active duty and received his honorable discharge through the mail in 1960 .
Today JD is the Commander of the Southeastern Indiana Korean War Veterans Chapter # 4 in Aurora . He is very dedicated to making it an outstanding organization and takes pride in the details supplied by the Color Guard for civic functions and funerals for our departed comrades . The KWVA Color Guard is always recognizable with its blue jackets . JD and brother , Tom , who is the chaplain and finance officer , are the leaders of the KWVA and JD ' s wife , Donna , coordinates their functions , ensuring that they are ready to roll . She is very much appreciated .
JD is a former Mayor of Aurora and City Councilman . He is very patriotic and dedicated to our great nation .
Carroll " Jockey " Ammons
Carroll was born on March 28 , 1933 , to Katherine and Caroll Ammons . He has eight siblings : Jerry , Joe , Lou Ellen , Linda , Wayne , Patty , Diane , and Terry . Jockey attended
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Grade School in Lawrenceburg and Lawrenceburg Consolidated High School ( LCHS ) with the Class of 1951 .
Jockey entered the U . S . Army on Apr . 13 , 1953 at Camp Atterbury , IN . and then was sent to Ft . Lee , VA for AlT . He returned to Camp Atterbury and then was sent to a Field Artillery Unit at Fort Carson , CO for training to be sent to Korea but suffered a concussion and remained stateside . He was assigned as a Quartermaster until his discharge on Apr . 13 , 1955 as a PFC . He was awarded the National Defense Medal .
Jockey married Dixie McMullen on June 20 , 1953 at the Hogan Hill Baptist Church while on a weekend pass . They have two children : Debbie ( Al ) Stevens and son , Tracy ( Denise ) Ammons along with one granddaughter , Kaitlyn , a recent graduate of IU .
Jockey is a member of the Southeastern Indiana Korean War Veterans Association ( KWVA ) Chapter # 4 , Aurora American Legion Post # 231 and the Disabled American Veterans ( DAV ). For many years , Jockey transported local veterans from Southeastern Indiana to the Cincinnati Veterans Hospital .
Jockey is proud of his service to our nation and is always there to help his fellow veterans in time of need . He believes in the USA and continues to support our troops serving around the world .
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