The war in the Pacific was a series of wins and losses from 1942 through 1944. In two short years, the United States called up all able-bodied men to fight in Europe, the Pacific and other theaters of war. Only those men who were older, disabled, or were vital to the war effort (managers and supervisors in the industries producing goods for the war) remained in the United States. Women went to work in the factories in massive numbers all over the country. The automobile companies converted their production lines to the production of war machinery, and the country was fully mobilized for the difficult task that was ahead.
Among those who enlisted was Orville Couch, son of Homer Charles Couch and Elvy Turner Couch, of Denison, Grayson County, Texas. Orville Couch enlisted in the Navy on 29 January 1943, at the age of 25. His wife, Juanita, also enlisted in the Navy. Orville had no children during World War II, and later had no natural children of his own.
Orville had two brothers, Wayne, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. Wayne was classified 1F by the Grayson County, Texas, draft board. Orville’s other brother was William Ernest Couch (born 1912), who was a manager with the Denison Cotton Mill Company, a company that made tent material for our troops. William Ernest Couch was rated as vital to the defense effort by the Grayson County draft board, and in addition he was age 33 and had two children when the United States went to war. Orville did not favor his brothers in appearance. Orville shipped out to San Diego, California, where he got his basic training. After a short period of basic training, Orville was sent to the Pacific Theater. He fought a good number of the battles in the Pacific in 1945, until the Japanese surrendered on September 2, 1945. Orville Couch was released from active duty in the U. S. Navy on 26 October 1945. Orville lost many buddies during World War II. He related to me that two of the ships he was on were blown in half and that he witnessed the loss of some of his navy friends. Orville was never the same after his return from the war. Orville came back to Texas after the end of the war and his release from service. He was a manager at a garment factory in Dallas and worked in other positions in other parts of Texas.
Orville lived out the last years of his life back in Denison, Texas, with his second wife, Tilly. Orville and Tilly adopted a baby daughter and named her Sally, after his mother, Sarah Turner Couch, who was called “Sally.” He was seriously injured in an automobile accident, and the last year of his life was rather difficult.
Orville Couch died on 31 March 1974. He and his wife, Tilly, are buried in cemetery plots in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park on Old Highway 75 between Sherman and Denison, Texas. The lots were purchased by Orville’s brother, William Ernest Couch, and were intended for use by my father and mother, but when Orville died, my father decided to use the lots for Orville and his wife, Tilly.
Among those who enlisted was Orville Couch, son of Homer Charles Couch and Elvy Turner Couch, of Denison, Grayson County, Texas. Orville Couch enlisted in the Navy on 29 January 1943, at the age of 25. His wife, Juanita, also enlisted in the Navy. Orville had no children during World War II, and later had no natural children of his own.
Orville had two brothers, Wayne, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. Wayne was classified 1F by the Grayson County, Texas, draft board. Orville’s other brother was William Ernest Couch (born 1912), who was a manager with the Denison Cotton Mill Company, a company that made tent material for our troops. William Ernest Couch was rated as vital to the defense effort by the Grayson County draft board, and in addition he was age 33 and had two children when the United States went to war. Orville did not favor his brothers in appearance. Orville shipped out to San Diego, California, where he got his basic training. After a short period of basic training, Orville was sent to the Pacific Theater. He fought a good number of the battles in the Pacific in 1945, until the Japanese surrendered on September 2, 1945. Orville Couch was released from active duty in the U. S. Navy on 26 October 1945. Orville lost many buddies during World War II. He related to me that two of the ships he was on were blown in half and that he witnessed the loss of some of his navy friends. Orville was never the same after his return from the war. Orville came back to Texas after the end of the war and his release from service. He was a manager at a garment factory in Dallas and worked in other positions in other parts of Texas.
Orville lived out the last years of his life back in Denison, Texas, with his second wife, Tilly. Orville and Tilly adopted a baby daughter and named her Sally, after his mother, Sarah Turner Couch, who was called “Sally.” He was seriously injured in an automobile accident, and the last year of his life was rather difficult.
Orville Couch died on 31 March 1974. He and his wife, Tilly, are buried in cemetery plots in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park on Old Highway 75 between Sherman and Denison, Texas. The lots were purchased by Orville’s brother, William Ernest Couch, and were intended for use by my father and mother, but when Orville died, my father decided to use the lots for Orville and his wife, Tilly.
The war in the Pacific was a series of wins and losses from 1942 through 1944. In two short years, the United States called up all able-bodied men to fight in Europe, the Pacific and other theaters of war. Only those men who were older, disabled, or were vital to the war effort (managers and supervisors in the industries producing goods for the war) remained in the United States. Women went to work in the factories in massive numbers all over the country. The automobile companies converted their production lines to the production of war machinery, and the country was fully mobilized for the difficult task that was ahead.
Among those who enlisted was Orville Couch, son of Homer Charles Couch and Elvy Turner Couch, of Denison, Grayson County, Texas. Orville Couch enlisted in the Navy on 29 January 1943, at the age of 25. His wife, Juanita, also enlisted in the Navy. Orville had no children during World War II, and later had no natural children of his own.
Orville had two brothers, Wayne, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. Wayne was classified 1F by the Grayson County, Texas, draft board. Orville’s other brother was William Ernest Couch (born 1912), who was a manager with the Denison Cotton Mill Company, a company that made tent material for our troops. William Ernest Couch was rated as vital to the defense effort by the Grayson County draft board, and in addition he was age 33 and had two children when the United States went to war. Orville did not favor his brothers in appearance. Orville shipped out to San Diego, California, where he got his basic training. After a short period of basic training, Orville was sent to the Pacific Theater. He fought a good number of the battles in the Pacific in 1945, until the Japanese surrendered on September 2, 1945. Orville Couch was released from active duty in the U. S. Navy on 26 October 1945. Orville lost many buddies during World War II. He related to me that two of the ships he was on were blown in half and that he witnessed the loss of some of his navy friends. Orville was never the same after his return from the war. Orville came back to Texas after the end of the war and his release from service. He was a manager at a garment factory in Dallas and worked in other positions in other parts of Texas.
Orville lived out the last years of his life back in Denison, Texas, with his second wife, Tilly. Orville and Tilly adopted a baby daughter and named her Sally, after his mother, Sarah Turner Couch, who was called “Sally.” He was seriously injured in an automobile accident, and the last year of his life was rather difficult.
Orville Couch died on 31 March 1974. He and his wife, Tilly, are buried in cemetery plots in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park on Old Highway 75 between Sherman and Denison, Texas. The lots were purchased by Orville’s brother, William Ernest Couch, and were intended for use by my father and mother, but when Orville died, my father decided to use the lots for Orville and his wife, Tilly.
Among those who enlisted was Orville Couch, son of Homer Charles Couch and Elvy Turner Couch, of Denison, Grayson County, Texas. Orville Couch enlisted in the Navy on 29 January 1943, at the age of 25. His wife, Juanita, also enlisted in the Navy. Orville had no children during World War II, and later had no natural children of his own.
Orville had two brothers, Wayne, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. Wayne was classified 1F by the Grayson County, Texas, draft board. Orville’s other brother was William Ernest Couch (born 1912), who was a manager with the Denison Cotton Mill Company, a company that made tent material for our troops. William Ernest Couch was rated as vital to the defense effort by the Grayson County draft board, and in addition he was age 33 and had two children when the United States went to war. Orville did not favor his brothers in appearance. Orville shipped out to San Diego, California, where he got his basic training. After a short period of basic training, Orville was sent to the Pacific Theater. He fought a good number of the battles in the Pacific in 1945, until the Japanese surrendered on September 2, 1945. Orville Couch was released from active duty in the U. S. Navy on 26 October 1945. Orville lost many buddies during World War II. He related to me that two of the ships he was on were blown in half and that he witnessed the loss of some of his navy friends. Orville was never the same after his return from the war. Orville came back to Texas after the end of the war and his release from service. He was a manager at a garment factory in Dallas and worked in other positions in other parts of Texas.
Orville lived out the last years of his life back in Denison, Texas, with his second wife, Tilly. Orville and Tilly adopted a baby daughter and named her Sally, after his mother, Sarah Turner Couch, who was called “Sally.” He was seriously injured in an automobile accident, and the last year of his life was rather difficult.
Orville Couch died on 31 March 1974. He and his wife, Tilly, are buried in cemetery plots in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park on Old Highway 75 between Sherman and Denison, Texas. The lots were purchased by Orville’s brother, William Ernest Couch, and were intended for use by my father and mother, but when Orville died, my father decided to use the lots for Orville and his wife, Tilly.
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