Annis World War Two Veterans M-Z

ANNIS FAMILY HONOR ROLL

World War Two

1939-1945

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Updated May 25, 2023

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Cormac Annis Descendant

Charles Annis (Barnstable, MA) Descendant

Andrew Annis Descendant

Jeremiah Annas Descendant

Robert R. Annis (Tennessee Descendant

Richard Annis Descendant

Samuel Annis Descendant

Other Documented Lineages

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Later Immigrants

Name	Birth	Death	Branch and Active Service Dates	Rank Service Number	Nativity	Photograph	Notes
Marshall Hoyt Annis	August 7, 1910	February 16, 1986	United States Army	#31450140	New Brunswick, Canada		Son of Orin and Helen Annis. Enlisted January 18, 1944 at Brewer, ME. Died at Hermon, ME Lineage: Orin W., Martin B., Thomas, Charles T., Daniel, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Mason Dennis Annis	July 27, 1922	October 23, 2005	United States Navy	SC3C V-6	Guilford, VA		Son of William Harrison Annis and Pearl L. (Thorne) Annis. Served aboard USS Green River LSM (R) 506 [Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)]. The Green River was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, but the war ended before she saw any action. Lineage: William H., Franklin W., William, Levi, Levi Annis
Mattie B. Annis	1904		United States Army Women's Army Corps	Aviation Cadet	Fulton, GA		Divorced. Enlisted December 11, 1941 at Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, GA
Miland Elbert Annis	April 13, 1924	July 4, 2005	United States Army Air Corps	Sergeant	Santa Monica, CA		Buried Eagle Point National VA Cemetery, Eagle Point, OR Miland served in the US Army Air Corps during WWII as a Ball Turrett Gunner in the European theater. He completed 50 combat missions, including raids over the Ploesti oil fields and Munich and Vienna area. He has received the Air Medal, three oak leaf clusters, the group Presidential citation and the European theater ribbon with three battle stars for action over Italy, France and the rest of Europe. Lineage: Henry P., Henry B., Charles, Jacob, Jacob, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Milton Albert Annis	August 7, 1920	August 3, 2002	United States Army 1940-1945	Sergeant	St. Stephans, ME		Son of Albert and Mary Annis. Enlisted February 24, 1941 at Bangor, ME. Medals: Bronze Star Medal, American Defense Medal, Philipine Liberation Medal, Good Conduct Medal. Died at Calais, ME and is buried at Woodland Cemetery, Woodland, ME Lineage: Albert F., Martin B., Thomas, Charles T., Daniel, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Morris "Mick" Norman Annis	January 16, 1924	August 23, 2004	Unites States Navy	Coxswain	Sherman, IA		Son of Frank and Maude Annis. Died at Reno, NV and is buried Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, IA. Lineage: Frank J., Benjamin H., Francis, Benjamin, Jacob, Jacob, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Nicholas Annis	May 12, 1914	July 19, 2013	United States Army		Barnesboro, PA		Son of Cosmo and Anna Annis. His father was born in Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1906. Nicholas served in North Africa and Europe. Upon his return he settled in Endicott, NY with his wife. He worked for Endicott Johnson and gradually built up his own contracting business. He was respected for his expertise and integrity. He really never retired, and worked well into his 90's.
Nick Annis, Jr.			United States Navy	Seaman 2/C SN 3146413			Served aboard Aircraft Carrier CV-12, USS Hornet 1945
Norman Ellsworth Annis	June 21, 1918	July 23, 2002	United States Navy 1939-1968	Chief Petty Officer SN 2016206	Island Pond, VT		Son of Eugene and Hazel Annis. Died at Bolivar, MO and is buried at Slagle Cemetery, Bolivar, MO. Enlisted February 12, 1942 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Served aboard the USS Yorktown as a Aircrew Gunner. Medals and Ribbons: Distinquished Flying Cross, Navy Commendation (Combat Device), American Area, American Defense Medal, National Defense, Good Conduct (three stars), Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War Victory, Korean Service (two stars), U.N. Service, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Occupation (Asia Clasp), Air Crew Insignia (three stars), Air Gunner Insignia. Lineage: Eugene W., Ellsworth J., Josiah W., Webster D., David, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Norman Warren Annis	December 12, 1915	November 7, 1995	United States Army	SN 33853127	Virginia		Son of Warren and Bertie Annis. Enlisted February 13, 1944 at Richmond, VA Lineage: Warren S., Franklin P., Sylvester J., Levi, Levi
Norris Samuel Annis	June 13, 1919	August 23, 1998	United States Army 1943-1946		Clarion, IA		Served 32 months w/ the Army Adjutant General's Office - European Theater of Operations. Died at Rochester, MN. Son of Henry S. and Bertie Annis. Served as an officer in the Naval Air Corps. Grandfather, Seymour Annis (b.1865) immigrated from Holland.
Oral Jackson Annis	May 22, 1916	April 17, 1986	United States Army	SN 38019349	Oklahoma		Son of Orange and Lyla Annis. Enlisted March 4,1941 at Oklahoma City, OK. Died at San Francisco, CA. Lineage: Orange L., Jackson, Thomas, James W., Jacob, Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Orville J. Annis, Jr.	May 3, 1923	February 13, 2004	United States Army	Private First Class	Corydon, IA		Son of Orville and Edna Annis. Served with Battery C, 110th AAA. Buried at Corydon Cemetery, Corydon, IA Lineage: Orville J., Harry, George M., Eleson A., Samuel, John, Andrew
Oscar Lee Annis	April 12, 1925	November 19, 1991	United States Navy	FN	Georgia		Son of Charles Lee Annis and Leila Blanche (Hanson) Annis. Lineage: Charles L., Charles S., Jesse M., Emerson B., Jesse M., Jesse, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Parker Bridges Annis	March 22, 1916	April 17, 1997	United States Navy		Deer Isle, ME		Son of Moses and Helen Annis. Born at Deer Isle, ME, died at Worchester, MA, buried at Howard Cemetery, Worchester, MA. Lineage: Moses F., Charles D., William, Samuel, John, Andrew
Peter T. Annis	March 29, 1910	June 6, 1994	United States Army	#32273019	New York		Enlisted May 15, 1943 at New York, NY. Died at Middletown, NY. Peter's father died before 1920. His mother remarried Peter Debneritto.
Philip Carleton Annis	August 2, 1922	June 3, 2014	US Army 6th Armored Division	#31282594	Harmony, ME		Son of Howard and Maude Annis. Enlisted December 23, 1942 at Bangor, ME. European Theater of Operations. Serving in England, France, Belgium and Germany as a rifleman in the 603rd Tank Destroyer Battalion which was attached to the 6th Armored Division. Died at Harmony, ME and is buried at North Road Cemetery, Harmony, ME. Lineage: James H., Morrill, Dudley, Charles, Nehemiah, Charles, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Philip F. Annis	July 17, 1902	June 27, 1959	United States Army Air Force 1020 Base Unit AAF	Sergeant #31157970	Brockton, MA		Enlisted August 1, 1942 at Boston, MA. Died in Brockton, MA and is buried at Melrose Cemetery in that city.
Philip J. Annis	July 22, 1921	June 20, 1991	United States Army	Master Sergeant #32547071	Adams, MA		His father, Jan Anuszewski (1899-1930) was born in Poland. Philip changed his name to Annis before he enlisted November 2, 1942 at Syracuse, NY. He resided most of his life in the Syracuse area. He retired from the army in 1962 as a Sergeant after 20 years service. Philip then retired in 1983 after 20 years with Syracuse University Bookstore. His brother, Frederick Anuszewski (1922-1944) served as a Private in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, during World War II. He enlisted in the Army on December 7, 1942 in Syracuse, New York. Fred "Died Of Wounds" on June 20, 1944 as a result of combat during the Normandy invasion. He is buried in Normandy American Cemetery in France.
Philip Sands Annis	January 11, 1922	April 30, 2004	United States Army	Corpsman #31222391	Dover-Foxcroft, ME		Enlisted November 10, 1942 at Bangor, ME. He served with the 308th Medical Battalion of the 83d Infantry Division, U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II. He reached Normandy on D-12 Day and also served in the Battle of the Bulge. Buried at Dover Cemetery, Dover-Foxcroft, ME Lineage: Ralph L., Alfred, Alfred, Charles T., Daniel, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Prince Roy Annis	September 30, 1924	July 22, 2003	United States Coast Guard	Seaman 2nd Class	Scioto, OH		Born at Scioto, OH, the son of James and Myra Annis. Enlisted October 30,1943. Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ Section 50 Site 40
Raleigh Edmond Annis	April 15, 1919	October 4, 1992	United States Army Air Force		Bakersfield, CA		Enlisted initially on November 26, 1940, released on November 21, 1941. Enlisted again on January 5, 1942 and remained in service until July 21, 1948. Raleigh once again enlisted in the Army on August 26, 1948 and retired on February 28, 1961. Burial place unknown Lineage: George Edmond Annis
Raleigh "Rollie" Edward Annis, Sr.	January 28, 1909	October 3, 1969	United States Army Air Force	Tec5	Wells, Iowa		Buried at Shaul Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa. Lineage: Hiram L., Albert L., Hiram C., James, James, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Ralph Langdon Annis	June 6, 1920	May 3, 2018	US Army Signal Corps	Tec5	Joliet, IL		Enlisted July 9, 1942 at Chicago, IL. Ralph was a graduate of Joliet Township High School Class of 1938. After WW II ended he worked on the rehabilitation of French, Belgian, German and Luxembourg communication equipment. Ralph retired from Illinois Bell Telephone. He was a member of the V.F.W. and Telephone Pioneers. Died at Joliet, IL. Ralph and his wife Dorothy are buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL. Lineage: Fred B., Daniel J., Daniel, Stephen, Thomas, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Raymond Eldon Annis	April 17, 1926	January 23, 2004	United States Navy	Seaman 1st Class	Elkhorn, WI		Son of Fred and Ruth V. Annis. Died at East Troy, WI and is buried at Quarterline Cemetery, East Troy, WI Lineage: Fred B., Ulysses S. G., William H., Jonathan A., Moses, Daniel, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Raymond Joseph Annis	April 22, 1916	March 9, 1963	United States Army	SN 33823627	Coal Township, PA		Son of Joseph and Rosie Annis, both born in Italy. Enlisted February 1,1945 at Harrisburg, PA.
Dr. Raymond Laverne Annis	March 15, 1924	February 22, 2006	United States Navy	Captain	Joliet, IL		Son of John and Mabel Annis. Buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Joliet, IL. Served two tours of duty with the U.S. Navy during WWII and again with the U.S. Air Force in the mid 1950's. Graduate of Joliet Catholic High School Class of 1943, he attended Brown University and graduated from the University of Illinois Medical School in 1950. Retired from Joliet Medical Group in December of 1989 following 40 years of dedicated service as an Ob/Gyn.
Raymond Richard Annis	January 22, 1918	February 4, 2001	United States Army	Private First Class SN 39157110	Osawatomie, KS		Enlisted April 8, 1941 at Los Angles, CA. Died at Huntington Beach, CA and buried at Good Shepherd Cemetery, Huntington, CA. Lineage: John W., Franklin W., Edwin E., Luman, James, James, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Reginald F. Annis	August 24, 1925	September 7, 2008	United States Marine Corps	Corporal SN 932221	Harmony, ME		Enlisted December 15, 1943, and served with the 9th Military Police Bn. and Third Battalion, Twenty Third Marines, Fourth Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. He was stationed in Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and Maui during his time in the Pacific Theater. Died at Athens, ME. Lineage: James H., Morrill J., Dudley, Charles, Nehemiah, Charles, Charles, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Richard Hamilton Annis	August 14, 1922	June 9, 1972	United States Army Air Force	Private SN 31266256	Nashua NH		Enlisted January 22, 1943 at Manchester, NH. Died in New York City, NY Lineage: Bernard E., Leon E., Clovis A., Nathaniel F., David, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Robert Annis			United States Army 82nd Airborne Division
Robert Charles (Darling) Annis	September 19, 1918	March 20, 1978	United States Army	Private First Class SN 31468332	Proctor, VT		Robert was the son of Clyde and Anna Annis. He was adopted by Clyde Annis and was the biological son of Anna and Walter E. Darling., Enlisted June 8, 1944 at Fort Devens, MA. Died at New Haven, CT and is buried at Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, CT. Lineage: (adopted) Clyde T., Alfred, James L., Joseph, Stephen, Stephen, Stephen, Charles, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Robert Dewey Annis	July 5, 1926	January 4, 20171	United States Navy		Pikesville, TN		Bob was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a degree in Agriculture. He was a veteran of W. W. II serving in the U.S. Navy. Bob was a member of Sixth Avenue Church of God. He retired from T.V.A. and loved to fish and garden. Preceded in death by his wife, Louise Annis; parents and all his brothers and sisters. Survived by his children and spouses: Trena and Vaughn Goodson of Madisonville; Dianne and Harry Hartsook of Lenoir City, Robert Wayne and Kathy Annis of Knoxville; grandchildren: Buffi and Clayton McDonald, Casey and Marla Hartsook, Brad and Mallory Annis, Corey and Jessica Annis, and Amber Ivey; great-grandchildren: Emma, Alden and Chase Hartsook, James and Charles McDonald, Delaney, James, Barrett, and Jon Luke Annis; several nieces and nephews. Lineage: Robert R., John R., Robert R., John Annis
Robert Eugene Annis	November 19, 1924	July 26, 2001	United States Army	SN 31400651	Gorham, NH		Son of Roland and Eugenia Annis. Enlisted January 7, 1944 at Portland, ME. Died at Gorham, ME and is buried at Middle Intervale Cemetery, Bethel, ME. Lineage: Roland E., Ellis G., Newell B., Benjamin, Solomon, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Robert Glenn Annis	March 16, 1918	June 15, 1972	United States Army		Heafer, AR		Stationed at the Fort Reno Internment Camp (POW) for three years. Robert was employed as a fireman for the Rock Island Railroad, and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen. He attended Wesley Methodist Church, and is buried at El Reno (Oklahoma) cemetery. Lineage: Robert P., Daniel C., Robert R., John Annis
Robert H. Annis	1913		United States Army Signal Corps		Iowa		Enlisted September 23, 1942 at Fort Crook, NE
Robert James Annis	January 25, 1923	March 1977	United States Army Engineer Corps		Detroit, MI		Robert removed to Alaska in 1957 and was an attorney for the Veteran's Administration, and soon became a staff member of the Office of the Attorney General. At the time of his death he was a partner in a private law firm at Juneau. In a Legislative Resolve (Number 71, dated 1977) Robert was recognized by the State of Alaska for the esteem held for him by the Alaska legal community. Buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska. Lineage: Dewey W., John R., Robert R., John Annis
Robert Leslie Annis	March 20, 1925	August 8, 1974	United States Marine Corps	Private SN 001187699	Laconia, NH		Born in Laconia, NH, the son of Vern L. and Catherine A. (Runnals) Annis. Enlisted February 1, 1942. Honorably discharged on August 5, 1946 Died at Belmont, NH and is buried at Union Cemetery, Laconia, NH. Lineage: Vern L., Robert L., Royal B., John B., John B., Jesse, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Dr. Robert Nichols Annis	August 20, 1907	April 29, 1960	United States Navy (Retired)	Chief Warrant Officer 2 SN 3717463	Adrian, MI		Born in Adrian, MI, the son of Thomas and Ida Annis. Enlisted June 1, 1935 at Denver, Colorado. Served as a Pharmacist Mate with the US Marines. Stationed aboard the USS Kanawha on November 18, 1941 at NAS Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Died in Riverside, CA and is buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego Co., CA, Section W Site 526 Lineage: Thomas A., Hollis B., Augustus B., Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Robert Wayne Annis	December 7, 1923	September 30, 2009	United States Navy Reserve	Seaman 1st Class SN 8704241	Mapleton, MN		Born in Mapleton, MN, the son of Ross Edward Annis and Nettie Luella (Keith) Annis. Served aboard the USS Garnet PYc-15. Garnet departed New York 21 July 1942, for brief operations in Chesapeake Bay. After shakedown off Key West and Miami, Florida, she steamed via the Bahamas and the Panama Canal to San Diego, California, arriving 22 September. After coastal patrol off southern California, she departed San Diego, 2 December, for the Hawaiian Islands, arriving Pearl Harbor 15 December. Except for an escort mission to Funafuti, Ellice Islands, in November 1943, Garnet spent the remainder of World War II on convoy escort and patrol duty between Pearl Harbor and Midway. He died in Cambridge, MN. Lineage: Ross E., Edward R., Azro, James, Solomon, Daniel, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Robert William Annis, Jr.	May 17, 1916	April 29, 1976	United States Army	Private SN 31492744	Dorchester, MA		Son of Robert and Mildred Annis. Enlisted June 21, 1945 at Fort Banks, Boston, MA, released from active duty July 16, 1946. Lineage: Robert W., Robert, William B. Annis
Roland Franklin Annis	May 17, 1909	December 17, 2000	United States Coast Guard United States Navy	BMC	Guilford, VA		Enlisted in the Coast Guard July 8, 1931. Enlisted in the United States Navy July 9, 1940. Stationed aboard the USS Neville on December 31, 1941. On 18 June 1941, Neville reported for duty with the Atlantic Fleet and for the remaining days of quasi-peace in 1941 transported military and naval personnel to various points along the East Coast and in the Caribbean. On 7 December 1941 she was at San Juan, en route from Trinidad to New York. Within the month, however, she was conducting landing exercises with Army units along the Virginia coast. Detached from that duty in mid-February, she embarked Army and Navy personnel and equipment and departed the East Coast, on 19 February 1942, on the first trans-oceanic run of her second world war. Born in Guilford, VA, the son of Samuel and Mary Annis. Died at Nassawadox, VA and is buried at Wachapreague Cemetery, Wachapreague, VA Lineage: Samuel J., Franklin P., Sylvester J., Levi, Levi Annis
Roland Morton Annis	October 2, 1910	May 1983	United States Army	Staff Sergeant SN 31454492	Otisfield, ME		Son of Sanford and Eva Annis. Enlisted March 9, 1944 at Fort Devens, MA. Died at Riverside, RI. Buried at Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter, RI Section C-1 Site 24>BR> Lineage: Sanford M., William W., John G., Solomon, Solomon, Thomas, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Romie A. Annis	July 23, 1923	February 2, 1975	UNited States Army Air Force	Captain SN 11071480	Greenfield, MA		Romie A. Annis was born July 23, 1923 at Greenfield, Massachusetts, the only son of Romie W. and Ruby P. Annis. He had one sister, Claire Marie Annis 1934-1990. Romie was a flyer and his dreams of flying came to pass during World War Two. He enlisted in the USAAF August 27, 1942 at Springfield, MA and after training in California, was sent to England where he served with the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group Heavy at Deenthorpe England. Romie was the pilot of several B-17 Flying Fortresses including "Satan's Chillen" and the well known "Maximum Effort". He flew 26 missions over Germany beginning October 14, 1944 to Cologne and ending with his final mission on January 3, 1945 to Hermulheim, Germany. Romie never married and when he returned home from Europe he moved to California. On February 2, 1975 Romie died when his light plane crashed near Clearlake, Oregon. He is buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, Corvallis, Oregon. Lineage: Romie W., Charles F., William V., Matthew D., David, Solomon, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Ronald Samuel Annis	March 9, 1925	February 18, 2005	United States Marine Corps	Sergeant SN 868924	Bremen, IN		Son of Orris Earl and Addie Elizabeth Annis. Died at South Bend, IN. Also served in the Korean War Lineage: Orris E., Samuel P., Jehiel, James W., Jacob, Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Ross Evered Annis, Jr.	April 6, 1920	April 29, 1982	United States Army Air Force	Colonel	Elmira, NY		Colonel Ross E. Annis, Jr was General MacArthur's navigator on his private plane during the occupation of Japan after an Army Air Force career flying the "Hump", hauling gliders and other ATC duties in the China-Burma-India area in WWII. Service in Korea and Vietnam. Died at San Diego, CA and is buried at: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA - Plot: H, 0, 702 Lineage: Ross E., Sumner P., Elisha G., Dean, James, Thomas, Charles
Roy Annis	August 11, 1918	November 11, 1990	United States Army Air Force	SN 34086436	Tift Co., GA		Enlisted August 13, 1941 at Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, GA. Awarded the Bronze Star for valor. Died in Colusa, California and he was cremated, ashes scattered. Roy's father, Walter, was born Walter Cue Brazil an illegimate son of an unknown father and Barbara Ann 'Annie' Brazil. Jesse Maslon Annis was his step-father as found in 1900 Dillard, Monroe Co., GA census: Jesse M Annis, wife Annie, step-sons Andrew Brazile, Walter Brazile, and daughter Katie L Annis. Walter had assumed the Annis surname by 1910 Berrien, GA census. He is found in all records as Walter Cue Annis. All of Walter's children were born with the Annis surname. Lineage: Walter C., Jesse M., Emerson B., Jesse M., Jesse, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Roy Arthur Annis	August 12, 1924	December 13, 1955	United States Army Co. D, 331st Medical Bn.	Tec5/Corporal	Manchester, CT		Elroy (Roy) Arthur Annis, theson of Effie Ardel Annis and Henry A Kerswell. He was raised and adopted by his uncle Truman Wadsworth Annis and his wife Ruth. Enlisted April 7, 1943 at Hartford, CT Lineage: Effie A., Truman W., Simon, Simon, Benjamin, Rolfe, John, Cormac Annis
Roy Edwin Annis	January 7, 1925	May 17, 2013	United States Army	Private SN 31296191	Hooksett, NH		Enlisted June 28, 1943 at Portland, ME. He graduated from Portsmouth High School before enlisting to serve in WWII with the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division in the South Pacific with Easy Company's second platoon, earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star among many other recognitions. Awarded the Bronze Star Medal (GO#19,1945,11ABDiv) He spent nearly 35 years at the Suncook Post Office, serving as rural mail carrier, postal clerk, as well as interim postmaster. He was a member of the Pembroke Board of Selectmen, the Pembroke School Board, the Pembroke Planning Board and the Pembroke Budget Committee and a long-standing member of Mason's Jewell Lodge #94 as well as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the American Legion. He died in Concord, NH and is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Pembroke, NH. Lineage: Edwin M., Ellsworth J., Josiah W., Webster D., David, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Roy Lee Annis	September 14, 1907	March 4, 1965	United States Army 1755 Service Command Unit	Private First Class	Joplin, Missouri		Roy Lee Annis, the son of Noah Dyer Annis Jr. and Minnie Ruby (Karr) Annis. Died in Neosho, Missouri and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Neosho, Missouri Lineage: Noah D., Noah D., Uriah, James, John, Cormac Annis
Roy Russell Annis	May 30, 1925	November 9, 2016	United States Army Air Force		Denver, CO		Son of Fred and Mildred Annis. Served as Radioman/Gunner Lineage: Frederick G., Fred V., William G., Abraham, Benjamin, Rolfe, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Rupert Ellsworth Annis, Jr.	June 3, 1915	August 17, 1991	United States Army Air Force	1st Lieutenant SN O-865354	Salem, MA		Son of Rupert and Anna Annis. Enlisted November 19, 1942 at Westover Field, Chicopee, MA, the same year he married Angela Gesmundo. After the war he worked as an engineer for IM Inc. in Nashua, NH and had a family of four children. He died in West Yarmouth, MA. Lineage: Rupert E., Arthur, Elisha G., Dean, James, Thomas, Charles
Russell Howard Annis	October 24, 1921	December 31, 2003	United States Army		Grayling, MI		Died at Traverse City, MI. Lineage: Howard G., George R., Augustus H., James W., Jacob, Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Russell Kaye Annis, Jr.	May 26, 1924	April 19, 2004	United States Army Air Force		Franklin Co., OH		Enlisted February 22, 1943 at Columbus, OH. The son of Russell and Grace Annis. He was a World War II Army Air Corps Veteran, a graduate of the Ohio State University School of Engineering, a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, and retired from the Duriron Corp. after 20 years of service. He died at Dayton, OH and is buried at Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, OH. Lineage: Russell K., Burleigh S., John A., John, Stephen, Stephen, Charles, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Dr. Russell Wayne Annis	September 2, 1927	July 15, 2002	United States Army		Omaha, NE		During his youth, Russell lived in different cities in Iowa and also in Port Author, Texas and Portland Oregon. He graduated from high school in Pasco, Washington. During WWII, Russell served in the U.S. Army at Camp Roberts, and he attended officer training at Fort Benning, Georgia. Russell received his BS, MA,and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. Russell taught high school English in Shawnee Mission, Kansas and later taught in the Department of Education at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, Missouri. Russell worked as a principal, counselor, and teacher for the Department of Defense in LaRochelle, France from 1963 until 1964. In 1964, the family moved to Panama, where Russell worked for the Panama Canal Company. At Canal Zone Junior College, Russell was a counselor and taught psychology. Later, he was the Branch Chief and Director of Curriculum for the Canal Zone school system. After retiring from Panama, Russell and Betty moved to Albuquerque to be close to their daughters and their families. Died at Albuquerque, NM. Buried at Ageneda Cemetery, Agenda, KS. Lineage: Raleigh O.D., Jackson,Thomas, James W., Jacob, Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Sterling LeRoy Annis	May 8, 1923	December 9, 1998	United States Army Air Force		Alameda, CA		Son of Roy and Helen Annis. Enlisted October 8, 1942 at San Francisco, CA. He was the older brother of Bruce and Beverly Annis, twin brothers who were lost on the USS Sims. He did at Pittsburg CA. Lineage: Roy A., Alexander G., Thomas, Samuel, John, Andrew
Stanley J. Annis	October 1, 1919	July 13, 2003	United States Army	Private First Class SN 33154987	Metompkin, VA		Enlisted March 10, 1942 at Camp Lee, VA. Died at Parksley, VA. Buried at Liberty Cemetery, Parksley, VA Lineage: Major H., Franklin P., Sylvester, Levi
Sylvester Annis	April 16, 1923	November 17, 1993	United States Army	SN 33524461	Guilford, VA		Enlisted February 2, 1943 at Richmond, VA. Died at Bloxom, VA Lineage: Vernon, Franklin P., Sylvester, Levi
Theodore Roosevelt Annis	June 14, 1911	July 27, 1965	United States Army	SN 31234145	Boston, MA		Son of Robert and Alice Annis. Enlisted November 18, 1942 at Boston, MA. Died at Winthrop, MA. Grandfather was born in Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk, England and immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada as a young man. Lineage: Robert, William B.
Thomas Everett Annis	April 2, 1911	August 30, 1978	United States Navy	Electricians Mate 1st Class SN 7053390	Attleboro, MA		Born in Attleboro, MA, the son of Thomas E. and Ethel Annis. Served aboard Aircraft Carrier CV-20, USS Bennington, 1944-45. Died in Brockton, MA Lineage: Thomas E., Thomas, Dean, James, Thomas, Charles
Thomas Newton Annis	June 2, 1912	September 15, 1988	United States Army Engineer	Corporal	Crescent, OK		Son of Jackson and Mary Annis. Drafted at Fort Sill, OK on March 7,1944 and served in Germany as an engineer. Died in Perry, Kansas. Lineage: Jackson J., Thomas, James W., Jacob, Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Truman J. Annis	January 13, 1917	July 20, 2002	United States Army	Private SN 39587267	Colorado		Son of Truman and Hazel Annis. Enlisted at San Diego, CA May 29,1944. Died in San Diego, CA. Lineage: Truman B., Curtis M., Benjamin F., Lyman, James, James, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Vernon Alfonzo Annis	August 8, 1915	August 14, 1954	United States Army	Private First Class	Virginia		Enlisted October 28, 1943. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, Farmington, NY Section R Site 1762 African descent
Vernon Fay Annis	April 11, 1921	January 20, 2012	United States Navy	MOMM	Rochester, NY		Son of Fayette and Marion Annis. Served aboard the landing craft LCI-715 and USS Colonial LSD-18. After the war he worked for 17 years at Robert E. Whitney Appliances as an appliance repairman and was known as "Mr. Maytag," but also worked for three years with Foster Wheeler, two years with Alexander and Black Furniture Store and 21 years with Bennett Bros. Construction. Additionally, Mr. Annis was a 70-year member of the American Legion Post in Dansville, NY as well as the Masonic Lodge and United Methodist Church. Died at Lady Lake, FL Lineage: Fayette I., Irving B., Edgar S., James, Augustus B., Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Vinston William Annis	June 11, 1924	August 6, 1981	United States Navy SN 227203216		Guilford, VA		Son of William Harrison Annis and Pearl L. (Thorne) Annis. Enlisted on August 17, 1942 and served in North Africa and Algeria. Released from active duty on March 3, 1944. Died in Parksley, VA and is buried at Parksley Cemetery. Lineage: William H., Franklin W., William, Levi, Levi Annis
Warner Sylvester Annis	February 23, 1914	August 1, 1994	United States Army	SN 33853134	Metompkin, VA		Son of Warren and Bertie Annis. Enlisted January 13, 1944 at Richmond, VA. Died at Parksley, VA and is buried at Parksley Cemetery, Parksley, VA Lineage: Warren S., Franklin P., Sylvester, Levi Annis
Warren C. Annis	November 28, 1923	January 8, 1991	United States Army	SN 31289407	Rhode Island		Son of Frank and Helen Annis. Enlisted February 2, 1943 at Providence, RI. Died at Warwick, RI and is buried at St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston, RI Lineage: Frank L., George H., George W., Thomas, John, Andrew
Warren H. Annis, Jr.	November 28, 1926		United States Army	Private SN 31480082	New Brunswick, NJ		Re-enlisted February 28, 1945 at Rutland, VT
Warren McLeod Annis	October 21, 1920	December 22, 2013	United States Navy	Lieutenant	Duluth, MN		Born in Duluth, MN, the son of Roderick and Ethel Annis. After graduating college in December of 1943 Warren attended the Naval Reserve Midshipman's Officer's Training School at Columbia University in New York, NY, graduating as an Ensign on June 29, 1944. Warren was then deployed to the USS Menard, APA 201, and sailed in the South Pacific theater during World War II, participating in the landing at Okinawa on April 1, 1945. His ship also transported the first occupational troops into Nagasaki, Japan, after the dropping of the atomic bomb. After the war he settled in California with his wife, Fannie and his two sons. Lineage: Roderick D., Benjamin H., Benjamin H., James, Thomas, Charles Annis
Walter E. Annis	July 14, 1917	October 18, 1969	United States Army	SN 35247825	Wisconsin		Born in Wate, WI, the son of Albert and Frieda Annis. Enlisted 3/22/1944 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. Died at Wate, WI. Lineage: Albert, Charles E., Chauncey, L., James, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Walter Harvey Annis	December 22, 1922	March 7, 1996	United States Army Air Force	Tec4/ Sergeant SN 31296191	Braintree, MA		Enlisted Feb 9, 1943 at Boston, MA. Walter Annis was born December 31, 1922 at Dorchester, Massachusetts, the son of Harvey James and Helen Mae (Belyea) Annis. He married September 24, 1950, Eva Jean Burke at Braintree, Massachusetts. A lifelong Braintree resident, he graduated from Braintree High School, where he played on the football team. He was a member of the Braintree Fire Department for 45 years, and was promoted to captain when his brother-in-law, Roland Belyea, died. Walter was disturbed that his promotion came because of a death, but his sister told him that he would have been Roland Belyea's own choice for the job. In the 1960s, Walter was hospitalized with burns suffered while rescuing a priest from a fire at St. Thomas More rectory. He was awarded a commendation for that effort and held other citations but rarely spoke of them. His son, Bradley H. Annis of Weymouth, a Boston Fire Department lieutenant, called him a quiet man who sought no accolades. Walter Annis attended fire science courses at Massasoit Community College. He was promoted to deputy chief in 1970 and retired in 1987. Walter was part ofa proud family of firefighters. His father, Harvey J. Annis, had been one of the first permanent firefighters in the town and later transferred to the Braintree Police Department. Another brother-in-law served on the Quincy Fire Department, a son and a nephew are firefighters in Boston and a nephew serves with the Braintree Fire Department. A radio operator and gunner with the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group during World War Two, he was awarded the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon with seven battle stars. A good deal of his time in the Army Air Corps was spent living in a tent in Italy. The crew of his aircraft stayed in touch after the war and had regular reunions. Described as a "world class putterer," he enjoyed working around his house and yard. He loved gizmos and gimmicks and did a lot of woodworking and was very talented at repairs. Walter Annis was a member of the Braintree Men's Club, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the International Association of Firefighters and was a former president of the Braintree Firefighters Union. A member of the Heritage United Methodist Church, he had been a lay leader there and chairman of the board of trustees. He died on March 7, 1996 and was buried at Braintree Cemetery. Medals: Air Medal (w/2 Oak Clusters), European Theater, Middle Eastern Theater (w/7 Battle Stars), Presidential Unit, Good Conduct. Lineage: Harvey J., Harry L., James L., Joseph, Stephen, Stephen, Stephen, Charles, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Walter Leslie Annis	June 14, 1919	December 7, 1980	United States Navy	SN 31117048	Maine		Enlisted June 19, 1942 at Portland, ME. Served aboard the ship USS YMS-324 (Minesweeper) 1944-45. After shakedown and minesweeping training, YMS-324 sailed from San Pedro, California, 20 June 1944 via Pearl Harbor and reached Guadalcanal 1 August to prepare for the coming invasion of Peleliu. She put in at Peleliu and swept her first enemy mine 14 September, the day before the famous 1st Marine Division stormed ashore, and for the next month continued minesweeping operations there and at Ulithi. Sailing from Ulithi 14 October for the attack on the Ngulu Islands, the ship swept mines under enemy fire without damage or casualties and subsequently continued her duties at Ulithi until departing 19 March 1945 for Okinawa. YMS-324 aided in clearing the approaches to Okinawa, and remained in those waters until the fall of 1945, returning to San Pedro, California, 20 September 1945. Walter was the son of Cecil H. and Zilpha Annis. Lineage: Cecil H., Henry C., John, Samuel, John, Andrew Annis
Walter M. Annis	1920		Unites States Army	SN 33518724	Virginia		Enlisted 12-3-1942 at Richmond, VA Lineage: Warren S., Franklin P., Sylvester J., Levi, Levi
Wayne Frank Annis	July 31, 1923	August 20, 1970	United States Navy	Fireman 2nd Class SN 8067433	Manchester, NH		Enlisted March 4, 1943 and served aboard the USS Overton APD-23. His ship from 7 February until 26 May 1943, escorted convoys between New York and Casablanca in French Morocco. Overhaul followed and toward the end of June 1943 Overton joined one of the first escort carrier groups, Task Group 21.11 centered on the escort carrier USS Santee (CVE-29). With that group, she covered the Norfolk, Virginia-to-Casablanca convoy route. On 14 and 30 July 1943, planes from her group were credited with sinking the German submarines U-160 and U-43, respectively. He is buried at Errol Village Cemetery, Errol, NH. Lineage: Florence M. Annis, Franklin P., David P., Webster D., Webster D., David, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Wayne P. Annis	March 3, 1920	August 13, 2000	United States Army	Tec3/Staff Sergeant	Twin Falls, ID		Born in Twins Falls, ID, the son of Elmer and Lela Annis. Died at Prior Lake, MN and is buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Plot: Sect 7, 906, Minneapolis, MN. Lineage: Elmer S., Lurid P., John E., Eleson A., Samuel, John, Andrew Annis
Wilber David Annis	October 10, 1914	December 21, 1995	United States Army Artillery	Staff Sergeant SN 38017537	Guthrie, OK		Born in Guthrie, OK, the son of Orange and Lyla Annis. Died at Granite, OK and is buried at Roselawn Cemetery, Mangum, OK. "In field artillery of the Army, Annis is stationed at Fort Ord, Calif. He was inducted into the Army February 5, 1941. He was a graduate of Guthrie high school, and the son of O. L. Annis, Guthrie." Lineage: Orange L., Jackson, Thomas, James W., Jacob, Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Wilbert Annis	November 3, 1908	November 26, 2009	United States Navy	Lieutenant	Spokane, WA		As a young man he attended school, where he was a long distance runner, and continued running later in life. Bert attended Junior College at Sacramento, CA and later graduated from the University of California (Berkley) with a B.S. in Geophysics at the age of 26. He worked at the Geophysics Earthquake Observatory, National Science Foundation, and then for Shell Oil Company (Geophysical Exploration). Bert then worked in Indonesia and lived in Borneo for three years while on a geophysical expedition for Royal Dutch Shell Company. With the outbreak of World War Two, he took a job with the Navy Department and was sent to Officers Candidate School at Princeton University. Commissioned a Lieutenant and assigned to the Office of Naval Research, by 1945 he was working at Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research - Navy Electronics. He was instrumental in recommending William Thaler for work on the hydrogen bomb experiments. Died at Del Ray Beach, FL Lineage: Lucien E., Adoniram J., Thomas J., Thomas, Jesse, John, Abrahm, Cormac Annis
William "Bill" Carlton Annis	September 1, 1926	October 7, 2011	United States Army	Tec4/Sergeant SN 31377820	Nashua, NH		Born in Nashua, NH, the son of Andrew and Mary Annis. Enlisted January 24, 1945 at Manchester, NH. During WWII he served in the 724th Ordinance Maintenance Co. of the 24th Infantry Division. Bill was stationed in both the Philippines and Japan. After the war Bill was employed for more than 30 years by Public Service Co. of NH in the GMAC division out of Hooksett, NH. Lineage: Andrew J., Robert P., Andrew J., Levi, Phineas, Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
William Dewey Annis	December 8, 1924	January 1, 1977	United States Army Air Force	SN 380185131	Detroit, MI		Enlisted July 16, 1943 and released from active duty on March 5, 1946. Died at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Radioman - Served in the Pacific Theater - Lineage: Dewey W., John R., Robert R., John Annis
William E. Annis	December 10, 1918	August 20, 1983	United States Army	SN 31400651	New Jersey		Born in New Jersey, the son of George and Caroline Annis. Enlisted August 21, 1944 at Portland, ME. Died at Chelsea, ME Lineage: George B., Elbride A., John, Samuel, John, Andrew Annis
William Edward Annis	February 18, 1927	August 5, 2009	United States Army		Indiana		Enlisted June 6, 1945 at Indianapolis, IN. Released from active duty in 1948 and moved to Arizona, where he raised his family. He married Jo Anne Johnston on July 22, 1950 and they had three children. Lineage: Merrill T., Andrew J., William M., James W., Jacob, Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac
William Ernest Annis	November 12, 1911	November 1983	United States Coast Guard		New Hampshire		Stationed at the Coast Guard station in New Hampshire. Lineage: Milo E., Moses S., Gardner G., Joseph D., David, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac
William Gabrial Annis	September 5, 1922	October 2, 2005	United States Army Air Force	Corporal SN 13134230	Turtle Creek, PA		Enlisted November 13, 1942 at Pittsburg, PA. Applied for Veterans compensation in 1950. Died at St. Petersburg, FL.
William Homer Annis	October 24, 1913	July 1975	United States Army	SN 34189655	Tennessee		Enlisted February 21, 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, GA. Born at Pikeville, TN. Lineage: Alfred H., John R., Robert R. Annis
William "Bill" Lawrence Annis	July 8, 1925	July 29, 2014	United Marine Corps	Master Sergeant Career 28 years	Butler County, Kentucky		Retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 28 years as a Master Sgt. He served in World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War, having done three tours of duty. He died at Nashville, Tennessee and is buried at Bowling Green Gardens Cemetery, Bowling Green, Kentucky Lineage: Conley V., Lawrence E., William T., John, Thomas, Richard Annis
William Mack Sanford Annis	Novemeber 15, 1907	October 1986	United States Navy National Guard	SN 33846043	Kingsville, TX		Enlisted March 17, 1944 at Fort Meade, MD. Born, Kingsville, TX - Served aboard the battleship, U.S.S. California before Pearl Harbor attack; medical discharge after injury aboard ship. Enlisted in the Colorado National Guard and served with the 120th Observation Squadron. - Lineage: Charles F., Jerome T.L., Jerome B., Thomas, Daniel, Abraham, Cormac Annis
William Richard Annis	July 12, 1918	November 10, 1990	United States Army	Corporal	Mapleton, MN		Son of William and Helen Annis. Died at Granite Falls, MN and is buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN Lineage: William R., William H., Ira, James, Solomon, Daniel, Daniel,John, Abraham, Cormac
William Wyan Annis	December 20, 1919	July 3, 1980	United States Army	Staff Sargeant SN 31025802	Deer Isle ME		Enlisted January 8, 1942 at Fort Devens, MA. Battery D, 441st Antiaircraft Artillery (AW) Battalion. Lineage: William E., Charles D., William, Samuel, John, Andrew
Willie F. Annis	1919		United States Army	SN 35109595	Kentucky		Enlisted October 15, 1941 at Louisville, KY
Clarence Samuel Ennis	May 31, 1910	February 25, 1962	United States Army	Private SN 35987511	Cincinnati, OH		Enlisted May 10, 1945 at Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH. Born, Cincinnati, OH, died Duarte, CA, buried Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA. Lineage: Samuel E., Zacariah, Hamlet, John C., John, Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac Annis
Herbert Woodward Ennis	May 17, 1912	January 8, 1974	United States Army	Tec5/Corporal	Cincinnati, OH		Entered service January 8, 1944, released from active duty December 4, 1945. Born and died in Cincinnati, OH - Lineage: Samuel E., Zacariah, Hamlet, John C., John, Ezra, John, Abraham, Cormac

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