Marvin E. CHEDESTER

1926 - 2016  (89 years)

• Name	Marvin E. CHEDESTER
  Birth	19 Dec 1926	West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Census	1940	Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV
  Military	Between 20 Jan 1945 and Nov 1946  [4, 5]
  	Tec 5, US Army, World War II (Japan)
  	News article, West Union Herald, Thursday, 7 Nov 1946, front page, in its entirety: TO GET DISCHARGE T-5 Marvin E. Chedister, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Chedister of Smithburg, who has been in the service 22 months, 14 of this overseas, in Japan, has arrived home and will be honorably discharged this month. Another son, M/Sgt Carroll E. Chedister, who has been in the service 8 years, is stationed in France with the Army Air Force.
  Education	Doddridge County High School (1944)
  Residence	Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co, MD   [2, 6]
  Death	19 Jul 2016	Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co, MD   [1]
  Burial	(ASHES)	Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville, Anne Arundel Co, MD   [1, 7]
  Person ID	I86480	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Gerald C. CHEDESTER,   b. 25 May 1897, Doddridge Co, WV d. 1956 (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Sarah Grace SAMPLES,   b. 20 Jan 1900   d. 15 Apr 1954, Weston, Lewis Co, WV (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F37089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ariel "Airy" REIDY,   b. 19 Mar 1920, Adams, Walsh Co, ND d. 27 Jul 2008, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co, MD (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F37536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  86480_MarvinEChedester_DoddridgeCoHS_1944.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S934] Findagrave.com. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com). [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration). [S1596] Newspaper article, West Union Herald, Thursday, 7 Nov 1946, front page. [S692] Obituary of wife. [S14] Obituary.