Patridge, Samuel Pearl 'Sam' (1926 - 1993): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1926 - 1993 (67 years)

Name	Patridge, Samuel Pearl 'Sam'
Birth	11 Apr 1926	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Oil Field Pumper [1]
Reference Number	PATR.S003
_FGRAVE	18311010
Funeral	24 Jul 1993	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Military Service	World War II, Motor Machinist Mate 3d Class, United States Navy [5, 6]
	Entered active service on March 15, 1944. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. Served aboard or at, in turn, the Landing Ship, Tank USS LST 704, and Naval Training Station, Camp Bradford, Virginia. Honorably discharged as a Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class on May 13, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and the Philippines Liberation Medal with 2 bronze battle stars. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2282100
		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
		Military Service Ribbons, Patridge, Samuel Pearl 'Sam' (1926-1993) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
		United States Navy
		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
		World War II Honoree, Patridge, Samuel Pearl (1926-1993)
		American Campaign Medal, United States
		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
		World War II (1939-1945)
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		United States Navy
		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
		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. …
Death	21 Jul 1993	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 7]
Burial	24 Jul 1993	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
	Full military rites will be performed at the graveside.
		Headstone, Patridge, Samuel P. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
		Headstone, Patridge, Mary Ruth and Samuel P. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID	I19256	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Patridge - Travis Frank Patridge and Florence Anna Travis Descendants
Last Modified	6 May 2024

Father	Patridge, Pearl H., b. 1 Aug 1906, Illinois d. 15 Dec 1978, Clay County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
Mother	Cash, Lois Virginia, b. 26 Sep 1908, Illinois d. 22 Oct 1992, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
Marriage	6 Jun 1925 [3, 8]
Age at Marriage	He : 18 years and 10 months - She : 16 years and 9 months.
Family ID	F8711	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sloan, Mary Ruth, b. 24 Nov 1929, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Nov 2001, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 71 years)

Marriage 26 May 1946 [2]

Age at Marriage He : 20 years and 1 month - She : 16 years and 6 months.

Children

	1. Patridge, C.
	2. Patridge, K.
	3. Patridge, D.D.

Family ID F8712 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Notes
He was a pumper for Shakespeare Oil Co., and a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, and Sailor Springs American Legion.

Sources

[S5253] Obituary, Patridge, Samuel, 67, none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5254] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Patridge, Mary Ruth and Samuel P., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18311010), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S474] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 25, page 12b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).
[S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 5b, none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5256] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Patridge, Samuel P., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1761&GScid=105163&GRid=18310998&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5097] World War II Honoree, Samuel Pearl Patridge, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2282100) (Reliability: 2).
[S5255] Obituary, Patridge, Mary Ruth, 71, none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5251] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Patridge, Lois Virginia and Pearl H., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18311036), none. (Reliability: 2).