Samuel McArthur CAVINS

1942 - 1968  (26 years)

• Name	Samuel McArthur CAVINS
  Birth	10 Apr 1942	Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Cpl, US Marine Corps, Combat Engineer, Vietnam (Purple Heart, casualty, non-hostile)  [2, 3]
  Residence	Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV   [2]
  Death	30 Sep 1968	Vietnam   [2]
  Burial	Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV   [4]
  Person ID	I79194	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	28 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Charles Leonard CAVINS,   b. 12 Feb 1893, Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV d. 16 Mar 1959, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Bessie Opal CHIPPS,   b. 2 Jul 1905, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV d. 4 Feb 1972, Bay City, Bay Co, MI (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F33877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacqueline Chisholm HARRIS  [5]
  Children	> 1. Robert John "Kodiak" CAVINS,   b. 24 Nov 1961, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH d. 7 Aug 2025 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F34465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S14] Obituary. [S2576] U.S. Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives). [S2624] Military Grave Marker. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)). [S110] Obituary of husband.