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Carroll Junior RICHARDS

Carroll Junior RICHARDS

Male 1911 - 2011  (100 years)

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  • Name Carroll Junior RICHARDS 
    Born 11 Jan 1911  Rocky Ford, Otero Co, CO Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birth date given in marriage record as Mar 21 1912, but obituary and Social Security records state Jan 11 1911. Birthplace given in 1920 and 1930 censuses as West Virginia, and in marriage record as Salem, WV. But his World War II enlistment document states Colorado, his WW II draft registration states Denver, Colorado, and his obituary states Rocky Ford, Colorado.
    Gender Male 
    Military (ENLISTED 5/6/1942)  [5] 
    Airplane Flight Chief, US Army, World War II 
    • Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, Distinguished Unit Badge, European African Middle Eastern Ribbon and Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon.
    Census 1920, 1930  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation roller at Weirton Steel (35 yrs, retired 1969)  [1, 6] 
    Residence 1940  Hollidays Cove, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1941  Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence SINCE 2007  Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 6 May 2011 
    Buried South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Person ID I86671  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2017 

    Father Herman Jesse RICHARDS,   b. 16 Jun 1883, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1969, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Ora L. RICHARDS,   b. 3 Sep 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1986  (Age 100 years) 
    Family ID F37173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eula Erma HOLMES,   b. 9 Jun 1920, Captina, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 2013  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1941  Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F48519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S2049] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    5. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S2125] Marshall County Marriage Records, (Moundsville, WV), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10320467&Type=Marriage.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.