Chattanooga National
Cemetery
CPL. R.H. SELVIDGE
Funeral
services for Cpl. Richard H. Selvidge, former
Sweetwater High School student and News-Sentinel carrier who was killed in
Italy, will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow in Chattanooga.
Cpl.
Selvidge entered the Army in December, 1940, and
was killed in action in March 1944. He
was 19 at the time of his death. He
was the son of W.T. Selvidge, Route 2. Fountain
City, and Hattie Selvidge, Rossville, Ga. Burial will be in National Cemetery in
Chattanooga.
The
Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sun., Mar 13, 1949
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SELVIDGE,
Richard H. The remains of Richard H. Selvidge arrived in Chattanooga Thursday morning. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Hattie Selvidge, Rossville; father, W.T. Selvidge,
Knoxville; three brothers, William W. Selvidge,
Charles Austin Selvidge and Carl T.
"Tiny" Selvidge, Rossville; grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Reynolds, Knoxville, Tenn.
Funeral serves will be held at 1 o'clock Monday from the Chapel of the
National Funeral Home, with Revs. A.C. Marshall and W.F. Hefflin
conducting. Burial will be in National
Cemetery. The body will remain at the
funeral home until the hour of service.
Pallbearers will be Gordon "Boots" Payne, Ray L. Haskins,
Harold North, Bill North, Harold Hall and Bill Bowman.
Chattanooga
Daily Times, Fri. Mar. 11, 1949
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Name:
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Richard H Selvidge
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Birth Year:
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1922
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Race:
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White, Citizen (White)
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Nativity State or Country:
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Alabama
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State of Residence:
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Georgia
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County or
City:
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Walker
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Enlistment
Date:
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1 Aug 1940
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Enlistment State:
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Georgia
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Enlistment City:
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Fort
Benning
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Branch:
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Infantry
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Branch Code:
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Infantry
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Grade Code:
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Private
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Term of
Enlistment:
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Enlistment for the Philippine Department
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Component:
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Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant
Officers, and Enlisted Men)
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Source:
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Civil Life
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Education:
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1 year of high school
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Civil
Occupation:
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Skilled occupations in production of beverages
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Marital
Status:
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Single, without dependents
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Height:
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66
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Weight:
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125
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Researcher and Designer
Joy Locke & Joe Irons
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