Pvt Bethel E. Ballard, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ballard, Graham, graduate of Weher High, Ogden, U. Entered Marines, 1944, trained at Camp Elliott, Cal. Served on Saipan and Tinian. Awarded Purple Heart. Wounded in Tinian, 1944. Killed in action in Tinian, 1944.

Listed on the "In Memoriam" page in the original 1940's publication, "The Men and Women in World War II From Young County Texas".