PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY MILITARY LEGACY
Written And Compiled By Waukesha Lowe Sammons
Copyright 2017 All Rights Reversed
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WORLD WAR II (1941 - 1945)
PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN, MARINES
REMEMBER AND NAME, P -Q
A World War II Introduction With Medal Of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross And Silver Star Medal Recipients Were Placed In The A Section.
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PARKER
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PARKER, JOHN F. (circa 1912-1944), KILLED IN ACTION, S.S. LEOPOLDVILLE, TROOP TRANSPORT, ENGLISH CHANNEL, WWII.
Hometown: BONNYMAN, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: 1940, U. S. Military Reservation, 11th Cavalry, Troop B, U. S. Army, Monterey County, California.
Date of Birth: circa 1912 in Tennessee.
Son of: Pearl Henry and Fred Parker.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Enlistment Date: 23 October 1941 in California.
Service Number: 6391316.
Rank: Staff Sergeant.
Branch of Service: Cavalry, U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry “Panther” Division.
Date of Death: Monday, 25 December 1944.
Place of Death: GERMAN U-BOAT ATTACK SUNK THE S.S. LEOPOLDVILLE IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, WWII.
Status: MISSING, KILLED IN ACTION – LOST AT SEA.
Disposition: NONRECOVERABLE.
Memorial Plaque: WWII Memorial Plaque, first displayed at the Bobby Davis Living Memorial; currently displayed at Memorial Gym in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Memorialized at: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Departement du Calvados, Basse - Normandie, France.
Monument: JOHN F. PARKER carved on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
U. S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal.
Note: “Dec. 24, 1944 ... the S.S. LEOPOLDVILLE, a Belgian passenger ship converted to a transport ... [was in] the English Channel. In the troop compartment, 2500 men of the 262nd and 264th Regts, 66th Infantry Division [were aboard] ... Ahead lay France and combat ... At 1755 [5:55pm] ... A torpedo launched by a German U-boat blasted the craft on the starboard side, ripped a gaping hole below water line ... Hundreds of 66th Panthermen were still aboard at 2035 [8:35 pm], when the ship lurched heavily to starboard and sank swiftly, stern first.” Source: “66th: The Story of the 66th Infantry Division”, G. I. Stories, Published by Stars & Stripes, Paris, 1944-1945. Website: lonesentry.com.
NOTE: OTIS FARLER, FROM FARLER, PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WAS ALSO ON BOARD THE SHIP AND WAS MISSING, LOST AT SEA, KILLED IN ACTION.
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PATRICK
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PATRICK, BENJAMIN (1926-1945), KILLED IN ACTION, GERMANY, WWII.
Hometown: ARY, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 16 March 1926, Perry County, Kentucky.
Son of: Shena Smith and Sylvester Patrick.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Service Number: 35089225.
Rank: Private First Class.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army
Combat Organization: 232rd Infantry, 42nd Infantry “Rainbow” Division, WWII.
Date of Death: Sunday, 8 April 1945, KILLED IN ACTION, WWII.
Place of Death: GERMANY, WWII.
Status: KILLED IN ACTION, WWII.
Disposition: BURIED.
Burial: Temporary Cemetery 3574. Permanent Cemetery 3503.
Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery Saint-Avold, Department de la Moselle, Lorraine, France.
Memorial Plaque: WWII Memorial Plaque, first displayed at the Bobby Davis Living Memorial; currently displayed at Memorial Gym in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Monument: BENJAMIN PATRICK carved on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
U. S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal.
Note: “... the 42nd captured Wertheim am Main, 1 April [1945], and Wurzburg, 2-6 April, after a fierce battle. Schweinfort fell next after hand-to-hand engagements, 9-12 April.” Source: U.S. Militaria Forum. Website: usmilitariaforum.com.
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PERKINS
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PERKINS, HASKELL ELMO (1921-1945), KILLED IN ACTION, OKINAWA, WWII.
Hometown: GLOMAWR, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 3 July 1921, Wise County, VIRGINIA.
Son of: America Ellen Shepherd and Joseph Ira Perkins.
Entered Service From: Virginia? Perry County, Kentucky? Should the state of Kentucky have been carved on his headstone?
Enlistment Date: 8 October 1942.
Service Number: 35664393.
Rank: Private First Class.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: G (Golf) Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.
Date of Death: 13 April 1945, Died On Active Duty.
Place of Death: SKYLINE RIDGE AREA, OKINAWA, WWII.
Status: KILLED IN ACTION.
Disposition: BURIED.
Overseas Burial: 7th Infantry Division Cemetery, Ryukyr Retto, Okinawa.
Repatriated: 1949. “WWII deceased returned from Okinawa 7th Division Cemetery, Ryukyu Retto.” Source: U. S. National Cemetery Internment Forms.
U. S. A. Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Memorial Plaque: WWII Memorial Plaque, first displayed at the Bobby Davis Living Memorial; currently displayed at Memorial Gym in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Monument: HASKEL ELMO PERKINS carved on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Campaigns: Aleutian Island, Marshall Islands, The Philippines (Leyete) and on Okinawa.
Note: “Next D-day for the Division was 1 April 1945, when it made an assault landing on Okinawa. It drove from the west to east coast on the first day and engaged in a savage 51-day battle in the hills of south Okinawa.” Source: 7th Infantry Division WWII Combat Chronicle; website: army.mil.
Source: Martina Perkins Donehoo.
NOTE: I placed Haskell Elmo Perkins on my ~ Sammons Bradshaw Ferguson Wooton Castle Hopkins Daniel Spencer; McCoy Stafford Stanley May Rutherford Brashear Williamson Ball ~ In-law Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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PERKINS, JAMES GLADSTONE (1926-1944), KILLED IN ACTION, BURIED AT SEA, USS BEBAS, PACIFIC THEATRE, WWII.
Hometown: DAISY, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Irvin, Estill County, Kentucky.
Date of Birth: 5 January 1926 in Perry County, Kentucky.
Son of: May Cornett and William Perkins.
Grandson of: Ella Swafford and Lewis M. Perkins.
Grandson of: Rachael Ison and James Dixon Cornett.
Great-grandson of: Mary Polly Creech and Charles Lewis Cornett, Confederate States Army, American Civil War.
Great-great-grandson of: Mary Polly Lewis and Roger Cornett.
Great-great-great-grandson of: Mary Ann Everage and William Jesse Cornett, American Revolutionary War and War of 1812.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Enlistment Date: 15 January 1942 in Houston, Texas.
Service Number: 3605636.
Rank: Seaman Second Class.
Branch of Service: U. S. Navy.
Combat Organization: USS BEBAS (DE-10).
29 March 1943: received on board USS. SABINE (A025) from USS ARTIC for duty.
7-8-1944: received on board USS BEBAS (DE-10)
Date of Death: 16 September 1944, “Died At Sea By DROWNING, BURIED AT SEA.”
Place of Death: PACIFIC THEATRE.
Status: MISSING, DROWNED AT SEA, KILLED IN ACTION.
Disposition: NONRECOVERABLE.
Burial: “Buried at Sea by Administrative Decision.” Source: U. S. Rosters of WWII Dead.
Memorialized at: Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines.
Memorial Plaque: WWII Memorial Plaque, first displayed at the Bobby Davis Living Memorial; currently displayed at Memorial Gym in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Monument: JAMES G. PERKINS carved on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Note: “...BEBAS...joined a ‘hunter-killer’ task group formed around the escort carrier USS HOGGATT BAY and provided support...” Source: Wikipedia.org.
NOTE: I placed my fourth-cousin-1-time-removed, James Gladstone Perkins on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.
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PERRY
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PERRY, PERCY (1920-1942), DIED NON BATTLE, ALABAMA, USA, WWII.
Hometown: Knott County, Kentucky, per U. S. WWII Enlistment Records.
Other Residence: Marion, Perry County, Alabama. Fairfield City, Jefferson County, Alabama. Craig Field, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.
Date of Birth: 19 July 1920 in Marion, Perry County, Alabama.
Son of: Callie Jones and Howard Perry.
Entered Service From: Knott County, Kentucky, the State of Residence.
Enlistment Date: 28 April 1942 in Huntington, West Virginia, per U. S. WWII Enlistment Records.
Service Number: 35428963, per National Archives and Records Administration.
Rank: Private.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: Unknown.
Date of Death: 20 September 1942. Occupation, Soldier.
Place of Death: Craig Field, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.
Status: DIED NON BATTLE.
Monument: PERCY PERRY carved on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS Memorial in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Note: Data may not be correct. Currently unable to place him in Perry County, Kentucky.
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POLLARD
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POLLARD, OSCAR (1922-1944), KILLED IN ACTION, FRANCE, WWII.
Hometown: BLUE DIAMOND, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 7 November 1922 in Perry County, Kentucky.
Son of: Alpha Hudson and William Pollard.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Service Number: 35681500.
Rank: Private First Class.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: Company A, 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion.
Date of Death: Tuesday, 10 October 1944.
Place of Death: FRANCE, WWII.
Status: MISSING, KILLED IN ACTION, WWII.
Disposition: NONRECOVERABLE.
Memorialized at: Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold (Moselle), France.
Memorial Plaque: WWII Memorial Plaque, first displayed at the Bobby Davis Living Memorial; currently displayed at Memorial Gym in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Monument: OSCAR POLLARD carved on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
U. S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal.
Note: “... on October 10, 1944, during an encounter with rear elements of the retreating German army ...” Source: 134th infantry Regiment, 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion; website: coulthart.com.
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POPP
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POPP, RAYMOND (1927-1944), KILLED IN ACTION, FRANCE, WWII.
Hometown: WILLARD, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 30 August 1927 in Perry County, Kentucky.
Son of: Martha Couch and John Popp (born Roumania, now spelled Romania).
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Enlistment Date: 12 August 1943.
Service Number: 35874074.
Rank: Private.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: Company C, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, WWII.
Date of Death: 3 November 1944, Died on active duty, Death occurred overseas.
Place of Death: FRANCE, WWII.
Status: KILLED IN ACTION, WWII.
Disposition: BURIED
Burial: Limey-Toul, France.
Repatriated: 1949, Returned from Limey-Toul, France to Nancy, Kentucky. Source: U. S. National Cemetery Internment Control Forms.
Internment: 17 October 1949.
Cemetery: Mill Springs National Cemetery, Nancy, Pulaski County, Kentucky.
Memorial Plaque: WWII Memorial Plaque, first displayed at the Bobby Davis Living Memorial; currently displayed at Memorial Gym in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Monument: RAYMOND POPP carved within the WWII military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Note: “The Division ... prepared for the assault on Metz ... First attempts to take the fortress failed, 16 September – 16 October 1944, and the division withdrew ... Source: 5th Infantry Division WWII Combat Chronicle; website: army.mil.
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PRATT
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PRATT, JUSTINE (1923-1944), KILLED IN ACTION, FRANCE, WWII.
Hometown: PERRY COUNTY, Kentucky, USA.
Other Residence: Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky.
Date of Birth: 4 July 1923 on Headstone Application and on Headstone. Born on 26 June 1924 in Perry County, Kentucky on a birth record.
Son of: Mary Trusty and Homer Pratt.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Service Number: 35805798.
Rank: Private.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army.
Combat Organization: Company G, 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, WWII.
Date of Death: 19 December 1944.
Place of Death: FRANCE.
Status: KILLED IN ACTION.
Disposition: BURIED.
Burial: Battlefield Burial Unknown.
Repatriated: 1951.
Cemetery: Hillgrove Cemetery, Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio.
Memorial Plaque: WWII Memorial Plaque, first displayed at the Bobby Davis Living Memorial; currently displayed at Memorial Gym in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Monument: JUSTINE PRATT carved within the WWII military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Note: C. R. Brough signed the headstone application on 23 April 1951.
U. S. Awards: Bronze Star Medal. Purple Heart Medal.
Note: “The crossing operations commenced ... December 16 [1944] ... On the 17th the Regimental CP moved into Lauterberg ... The operation ... [ran] into hot resistance ... We had encountered the Siegfield line!” Source: “History Of The 313th Infantry In World War II.” Website: archive.org.
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PULLIAM
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PULLIAM, EUGENE T. (1921-1944), KILLED IN ACTION, GERMANY, WWII.
Hometown: GLOMAWR, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
Date of Birth: 13 February 1921, McCreary County, Kentucky.
Son of: Bonnie Bell Slaven and Henry Talmadge Pulliam.
Entered Service From: Kentucky.
Enlistment Date: 17 September 1942.
Service Number: T-124451.
Rank: Flight Officer.
Branch of Service: U. S. Army Air Force.
Combat Organization: 351st Bombardment Group, 510th Bombardment Squadron, Air Corps.
Date of Death: 21 July 1944.
Place of Death: GERMANY, WWII.
Status: KILLED IN ACTION, WWII.
Disposition: BURIED.
Burial: Battlefield Burial Unknown.
Repatriated: 1949.
Cemetery: Englewood Cemetery, Christopher, Perry County, Kentucky.
Memorial Plaque: WWII Memorial Plaque, first displayed at the Bobby Davis Living Memorial; currently displayed at Memorial Gym in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Monument: EUGENE T. PULLIAM carved within the WWII military section on PLACE OF THE PATRIOTS, a memorial located in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.
Note: “351 BG (H), U. S. 8th Air Force ... based at Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England, during World War II.” Source: 351st Bombardment Group, Heavy; website: togetherweserved.com.
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