Patridge, Herbert Edward 'Bus'

1927 - 2002  (75 years)

• Name	Patridge, Herbert Edward 'Bus'
  		Herbert Edward 'Bus' Patridge (1927-2002)
  Birth	3 Nov 1927	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PATR.H001
  _FGRAVE	26564478
  Funeral	20 Nov 2002	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Battery B, 865th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, United States Army  [1, 5, 6]
  	Enlisted in the Regular Army and entered active service on June 11, 1946 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Guard (mos 577). Departed the Continental U.S. on September 26, 1946 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Battery B, 865th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, engaged in the occupation of Japan. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on November 24, 1947 at Fort Lawton, Washington. Earned the WWII Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal (Japan). This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2281921
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Patridge, Herbert Edward 'Bus' (1927-2002) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Fort Lawton, Seattle, Washington
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Patridge, Herbert E. (1927-2002)
  Death	17 Nov 2002	Sunbridge Nursing Home, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	20 Nov 2002	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Plot: Lot 13 - 2 Add - Row 4
  		Headstone, Patridge, Herbert E. and Marilyn J.
  		Headstone, Patridge, Herbert E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I19257	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Patridge - Travis Frank Patridge and Florence Anna Travis Descendants
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Patridge, Pearl H.,   b. 1 Aug 1906, Illinois d. 15 Dec 1978, Clay County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Cash, Lois Virginia,   b. 26 Sep 1908, Illinois d. 22 Oct 1992, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1925  [3, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 18 years and 10 months - She was 16 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F8711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cockerel, Marilyn Jean,   b. 8 Apr 1931   d. 12 Sep 2010, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	30 Sep 1949	Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky   [2, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He was 21 years and 10 months - She was 18 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Patridge, M.J.M. + 2. Patridge, Steven Edward,   b. 1954   d. 13 Jul 1996, Dime Box, Lee County, Texas (Age 42 years) + 3. Patridge, S.
  Family ID	F7117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Nov 1927 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 30 Sep 1949 - Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky Death - 17 Nov 2002 - Sunbridge Nursing Home, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Funeral - 20 Nov 2002 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 20 Nov 2002 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Patridge was a member of the Clay City Christian Church, Clay City Lions, Clay City Oddfellows, and Sailor Springs American Legion. He was a WW II Army Veteran.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5252] Obituary, Patridge, Herbert E. "Bus", 75, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5258] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Patridge, Herbert E. and Marilyn J., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1721&GScid=105163&GRid=26564478&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S474] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 25, page 12b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 5b, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5109] World War II Honoree, Herbert E. Patridge, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2281921) (Reliability: 2). [S5259] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Patridge, Herbert E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26564478), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5251] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Patridge, Lois Virginia and Pearl H., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18311036), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5531] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Patridge, Marilyn Jean, 79, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1761&GScid=105163&GRid=58593497&), none. (Reliability: 2).