| 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 (67 years) |
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
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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. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Patridge, Samuel Pearl 'Sam' (1926-1993)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Patridge, Samuel Pearl (1926-1993)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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United States Navy
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United States Navy
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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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,… |
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| 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.
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Headstone, Patridge, Samuel P.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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Headstone, Patridge, Mary Ruth and Samuel P.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I19256 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Patridge - Travis Frank Patridge and Florence Anna Travis Descendants |
| Last Modified |
23 May 2023 |
| 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] |
| Children |
| > | 1. Patridge, D.D. |
| + | 2. Patridge, Connie Rae, b. 4 Nov 1952, Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois d. 11 Apr 2025, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 72 years) |
| > | 3. Patridge, K. |
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| Family ID |
F8712 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
English
1926 - 1993 (67 years)
