Patridge, Samuel Pearl 'Sam'

1926 - 1993  (67 years)

• Name	Patridge, Samuel Pearl 'Sam'
  Birth	11 Apr 1926	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 12b 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 25, page 12b
  Occupation	Oil Field Pumper  [1]
  Reference Number	PATR.S003
  _FGRAVE	18311010
  Death	21 Jul 1993	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 5]
  Funeral	24 Jul 1993	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Motor Machinist Mate 3d Class, United States Navy  [6, 7]
  	Entered active service on March 15, 1944. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. Served aboard or at, in turn, the Landing Ship, Tank USS LST 704, and Naval Training Station, Camp Bradford, Virginia. Honorably discharged as a Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class on May 13, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and the Philippines Liberation Medal with 2 bronze battle stars. 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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2282100
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		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, Samuel Pearl (1926-1993)
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		Military Service Ribbons, Samuel Pearl 'Sam' Patridge (1926-1993) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		United States Navy Shield
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 19 of 26 pages 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. This…
  Burial	24 Jul 1993	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Full military rites will be performed at the graveside.
  		Headstone, Patridge, Mary Ruth and Samuel P.
  Person ID	I19256	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Patridge - Travis Frank Patridge and Florence Anna Travis Descendants
  Last Modified	23 May 2023

  
  

  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, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 18 years and 10 months - She : 16 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F8711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sloan, Mary Ruth,   b. 24 Nov 1929, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Nov 2001, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1946  [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 1 month - She : 16 years and 6 months.
  Children	> 1. Patridge, Kathy > 2. Living + 3. Patridge, Connie Rae,   b. 4 Nov 1952, Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois d. 11 Apr 2025, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F8712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Apr 1926 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 21 Jul 1993 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 24 Jul 1993 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 24 Jul 1993 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a pumper for Shakespeare Oil Co., and a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, and Sailor Springs Ameri­can Legion.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5253] Obituary, Patridge, Samuel, 67, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5254] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Patridge, Mary Ruth and Samuel P., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18311010), 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). [S5255] Obituary, Patridge, Mary Ruth, 71, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5256] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Patridge, Samuel P., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1761&GScid=105163&GRid=18310998&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5097] World War II Honoree, Samuel Pearl Patridge, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2282100) (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).