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Onnie Gordon PERNELL

Onnie Gordon PERNELL

Male 1919 - 1958  (39 years)

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  • Name Onnie Gordon PERNELL 
    Born 22 Feb 1919  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920, 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 2 Mar 1937 to 26 Dec 1950  [2, 3, 4] 
    CSC, US Navy, World War II (South Pacific), Korea 
    • Served aboard the USS Gannet (AVP-8) in 1941-42, on the USS Ariel (AF-22) in 1942, on the LST-454 in 1943-44, on the USS Gilmer (APD-11) in 1944, on the USS Telamon (ARB-8) in 1945-47, on the USS Eversole (DE-404) in 1947-48, and on the USS Tekesta (ATF-93) in Dec 1948. Aboard the USS Gannet when it was sunk on June 7, 1942, he was one of 18 men who were in the ocean for 17-1/2 hours before they were rescued and taken to a hospital for three weeks.
    Died 3 Oct 1958  Garfield Heights, Cuyahoga Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I81900  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2014 

    Father Nathan Goff PERNELL,   b. Mar 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1971, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Grace Edna SIMS,   b. 9 Jul 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1956, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F33112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

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

    4. [S691] West Union Herald, 2/1/1945.

    5. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.