Pfc. Vernon F. Stewart

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Knoxville National Cemetery

 

 

 

 

PFC Vernon F. Stewart
ID: 34505174
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Monroe County, TN
Status: KIA


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The body of Pfc. Vernon Faye Stewart of Tellico Plains is back from France.  Vernon was killed in the battle of St. Lo on August 2, 1944.  Funeral services were held Friday at the National Cemetery in Knoxville.

Pfc. Stewart was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Stewart of near Tellico Plains.

Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Carroll White and Miss Blanche Stewart; three brothers, Howard, Oran and Lester.

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Pfc. Vernon F. Stewart Killed In French War

Pfc. Vernon Fay Stewart 21, son of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lee Stewart of Tellico Plains, was killed in action in France Aug. 2, according to information received by the parents from the War Department.

Private Stewart entered the service January, 1943.

Additional survivors include: two sisters, Mrs. Avis and Miss Blanche Stewart; two brothers, Howard and Oran Stewart, all of Tellico Plains.

Prior to entering the service, Private Stewart was employed by the TVA at Fontana Dam, NC.

The Knoxville Journal, Wed, Aug 30, 1944

 

 

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name:

Vernon F Stewart

Birth Year:

1922

Race:

White, Citizen (White)

Nativity State or Country:

Tennessee

State of Residence:

Tennessee

County or City:

Monroe

 

 

Enlistment Date:

11 Jan 1943

Enlistment State:

Georgia

Enlistment City:

Fort Oglethorpe

Branch:

Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Branch Code:

Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Grade:

Private

Grade Code:

Private

Term of Enlistment:

Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Component:

Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Source:

Civil Life

 

 

Education:

Grammar school

Civil Occupation:

Unskilled construction occupations, n.e.c.

Marital Status:

Single, with dependents

Height:

65

Weight:

142

 

 

Researcher and Designer

Joy Locke & Joe Irons