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Jennings Hosea BERDINE

Jennings Hosea BERDINE

Male 1929 - 1952  (22 years)

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  • Name Jennings Hosea BERDINE 
    Born 31 Jul 1929  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military (ENLISTED 6/14/1951)  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Pfc, 17th Inf Regt, 7th Inf Div, US Army, Korea (KIA) 
    Census 1930  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 14 Feb 1952  Korea Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Buried Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • Private First Class Berdine was a member of the 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on February 14, 1952. Private First Class Berdine was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. [3]
    Person ID I70310  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2014 

    Father Paul Hosea BERDINE,   b. 21 May 1908, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1929, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years) 
    Mother Ruth Evelyn BALL,   b. 8 Apr 1911, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1960, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Family ID F18441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Feb 1952 - Korea Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S2585] WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings [database online], (Ancestry.com and American Battle Monuments Commission).

    4. [S2271] Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, National Archives and Records Administration, (database online at Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).