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Pemberton, Roy Leo

Pemberton, Roy Leo

Male 1915 - 2005  (90 years)


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  • Name Pemberton, Roy Leo 
    Birth 9 Apr 1915  Casey, Guthrie County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 (90 years)  Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Military Service World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [1, 4, 5] 
    		 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. …
    Military Service Ribbons, Pemberton, Roy Leo (1915-2005)    		 Military Service Ribbons, Pemberton, Roy Leo (1915-2005)


    Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
    World War II Honoree, Pemberton, Roy Leo (1915-2005)    		 World War II Honoree, Pemberton, Roy Leo (1915-2005)
    		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
    		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
    		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
    		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
    		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
    		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.
    		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
    		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
    		United States Navy
    		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
    		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    		World War II
    (1939-1945)
    		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,…
    		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    Death 2 Jul 2005  St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Burial 6 Jul 2005  Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Headstone, Pemberton, Roy L. and Betty J.    		 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1986, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Fugate, Mamie Maria Caroline,   b. 23 Oct 1894, Walker, Vernon County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1991, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage Y  [6] 
    Family ID F3726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Porter, Betty Jean,   b. 23 Mar 1924, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 2011, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 10 Aug 1940  Oran County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Children 
    >1. Pemberton, E.
     2. Pemberton, D.
     3. Pemberton, Raymond Lowell,   b. 24 Jun 1941, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 2012, West Park Rehabilitation Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F6176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Apr 1915 - Casey, Guthrie County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Aug 1940 - Oran County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jul 2005 - St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - 6 Jul 2005 - Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 6 Jul 2005 - Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • 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 
    1. [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).

    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).

    3. [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).

    4. [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).

    5. [S3186] World War II Honoree, Roy Leo Pemberton, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1922978) (Reliability: 2).

    6. [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).

    7. [S3465] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pemberton, Betty Jean, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68331617) (Reliability: 2).


 

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