Pemberton, Roy Leo

1915 - 2005  (90 years)

• Name	Pemberton, Roy Leo
  Birth	9 Apr 1915	Casey, Guthrie County, Iowa   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Retired Deliveryman for Meadow Gold Milk  [1]
  	Entered active service as an able seaman draftee on April 18, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Trained at Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Illinois. Assigned to 143rd Naval Construction Battalion (Advanced Base Construction Depot). Served abroad in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Earned The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, The Philippine Liberation Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on August 29, 1947 at Great Lakes, Illinois. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1922978
  Reference Number	PEMB.R002
  _FGRAVE	30806309
  Funeral	6 Jul 2005	Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [1, 4, 5]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II, Shoulder Piping Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve; all other branches were worn on the left.
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Pemberton, Roy Leo (1915-2005) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Pemberton, Roy Leo (1915-2005)
  Death	2 Jul 2005	St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	6 Jul 2005	Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  		Headstone, Pemberton, Roy L. and Betty J.
  Person ID	I13133	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Pemberton, Thomas Howard,   b. 19 Mar 1891, Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio d. 10 Feb 1986, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 94 years)
  Mother	FUGATE, Mamie Maria Caroline,   b. 23 Oct 1894, Walker, Vernon County, Missouri d. 4 Jun 1991, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	Y  [6]
  Family ID	F3726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Porter, Betty Jean,   b. 23 Mar 1924, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Apr 2011, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	10 Aug 1940	Oran County, Missouri   [3, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 25 years and 4 months - She was 16 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Pemberton, E.   2. Pemberton, D.   3. Pemberton, Raymond Lowell,   b. 24 Jun 1941, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Apr 2012, West Park Rehabilitation Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F6176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Apr 1915 - Casey, Guthrie County, Iowa Marriage - 10 Aug 1940 - Oran County, Missouri Death - 2 Jul 2005 - St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Funeral - 6 Jul 2005 - Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 6 Jul 2005 - Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Roy L. Pemberton, 90, of Flora, died July 2, 2005, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. He was born April 9, 1915, in Casey, Iowa, the son of Thomas Howard and Mamie Fugate Pemberton. He married Betty Porter August 10, 1940. He was retired from Meadow Gold Milk as a delivery man, was a World War II Navy veteran, and a member of First christian church of Flora and Flora Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Lowell and Earl Pemberton; a daughter, Diana Pemberton; two brothers Elmo and Harold Pemberton; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents and two brothers, Dean and LaVern Pemberton. Funeral services were held at Neal Funeral Home with burial in Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3459] The Daily Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Pemberton, Roy, 90, (The Daily Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 5 July 2005), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3460] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pemberton, Roy L., 90, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=321&GScid=1990064&GRid=30806309&) (Reliability: 2). [S3461] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pemberton, Roy L. and Betty J., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=321&GScid=1990064&GRid=30806309&) (Reliability: 2). [S3462] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pemberton, Roy Leo, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=321&GScid=1990064&GRid=30806309&) (Reliability: 2). [S3186] World War II Honoree, Roy Leo Pemberton, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1922978) (Reliability: 2). [S2743] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pemberton, T. Howard and Mamie M., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=321&GScid=105786&GRid=22929462&) (Reliability: 2). [S3465] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pemberton, Betty Jean, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68331617) (Reliability: 2).