Cecil Ray Diamond (1923 - 2015)

Born 4 Aug 1923 in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lorene (Pirtle) Diamond — married [date unknown] (to 2010) in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States

Husband of Pearllie Lou (Howard) Diamond — married 14 Sep 1942 (to 1984) in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 2015 at age 91 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Cecil Diamond is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 1943-1950
Served in WWII and the Korean War Purple Heart recipient

Cecil Ray DIamond Sr

Cecil

Birth and Death Date

He was born August 4 1923^[1] and died January 15 2015

Name Cecil Diamond

Gender Male

Death Age 91

Birth Date 4 Aug 1923

Death Date 15 Jan 2015

Source location Davenport, Washington, USA

Spouse Pearllie Diamond

Household Members

Name Age

Cecil Diamond ^[2]

Marriages

Cecil and Pearllie met at a Holiness Tent Revival. Pearllie and her sisters, Lois and Bea were curious and attended the revival to see what it was all about. Cecil and his brothers showed up curious and wanting to watch the "holy rollers" as he called them. This was where their paths crossed for the first time, and the rest is history.

Marriage to Pearllie Lou Howard 1942, Cecil and Pearllie Lou Howard signed a marriage license on September 14, 1942^[3]

marriage license for Cecil and Pearllie Diamond

They both lied about their ages of the marriage license. Cecil was about 18 at the time and Pearllie was about 14. I was told they rushed the marriage because of the war. Copy of marriage license attached to profile.

They had 3 children

Private daughter

Private son

Private daughter

Marriage to Lorraine (Pirtle) Whaley Unsure of the date of the wedding, the marriage occurred late in life for both of them, and I know she was a widow.^[4]

Census Records

1930 Census

Name Cecil R Dimond

Age in 1930 5

Birth Year abt 1925

Gender Male

Race White

Birthplace South Carolina

Marital Status Single

Relation to Head of House Son

Home in 1930 Norway, Orangeburg, South Carolina

Map of Home Norway, Orangeburg, South Carolina

Street Address Creek Street.

Dwelling Number 32

Family Number 35

Attended School No

Father's Birthplace South Carolina

Mother's Birthplace South Carolina

Household Members

Name Age

Charlie Dimond 45

Katie E Dimond 35

Harry Dimond 15

Clyde H Dimond 11

Jack D Demond 8

Cecil R Dimond 5

Katie E Dimond 4^[5]

1940 Census

Name Cecil Dismond

Age 16

Estimated Birth Year abt 1924

Gender Male

Race White

Birthplace South Carolina

Marital Status Single

Relation to Head of House Son

Map of Home in 1940 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia

Street Perkins Park

House Number 647

Inferred Residence in 1935 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia

Residence in 1935 Same Place

Sheet Number 14B

Occupation New Worker

Attended School or College No

Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 4th grade

Duration of Unemployment 52

Weeks Worked in 1939 0

Income 0

Income Other Sources No

Household Members

Name Age

Charles H Dismond 69

Katie E Dismond 49

Clyde Dismond 21

Cecil Dismond 16

Almeda Dismond 13

Jim Dismond 7

Horace Faulkner 50^[6]

City Directories

Residence 1946 Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1946

Name Cecil Diamond

Gender Male

Residence Year 1946

Street Address 647 Perkins pi

Residence Place Augusta, Georgia, USA

Spouse Pearle Diamond

Publication Title Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1946

Household Members

Name Age

Pearle Diamond

Cecil Diamond ^[7]

Residence 1947

Name Cecil R Diamond

Gender Male

Residence Year 1947

Residence Place Augusta, Georgia, USA

Occupation Repairman

Spouse Pearllie L Diamond

Publication Title Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1947

Household Members

Name Age

Cecil R Diamond

Pearllie L Diamond^[7]

Residence 1949

Name Cecil R Diamond

Gender Male

Residence Year 1949

Street Address 2110 A

Residence Place Augusta, Georgia, USA

Occupation Apprentice

Spouse Pearllie L Diamond

Publication Title Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1949

Household Members

Name Age

Pearllie L Diamond

Cecil R Diamond ^[7]

Residece 1953

Name Cecil R Diamond

Residence Year 1953

Street Address 806 11th

Residence Place Augusta; Fleming Heights; Lakemont; Lyndon Grove; North Austusta; ::Riverside Park, Georgia, USA

Occupation Electrician

Publication Title Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1953

Household Members

Name Age

Cecil R Diamond^[7]

Residence 1954

Name Cecil R Diamond

Gender Male

Residence Year 1954

Street Address 2143 Bungalow rd

Residence Place Augusta; Fleming Heights; Lakemont; Lyndon Grove; North Austusta; ::Riverside Park; Thomas Woods, Georgia, USA

Occupation Electrician

Spouse Pearllie L Diamond

Publication Title Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1954

Household Members

Name Age

Cecil R Diamond

Pearllie L Diamond^[7]

Residence 1955

Name Cecil R Diamond

Gender Male

Residence Year 1955

Street Address 2143 Bungalow rd

Residence Place Augusta; Fleming Heights; Lakemont; Lyndon Grove; North Austusta; ::Riverside Park; Thomas Woods, Georgia, USA

Occupation Electrician

Spouse Pearlie L Diamond

Publication Title Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1955

Household Members

Name Age

Pearlie L Diamond

Cecil R Diamond^[7]

Residence 1958

Name Cecil R Diamond

Gender Male

Residence Year 1958

Street Address Do

Residence Place Augusta, Georgia, USA

Occupation Electrical Contractor

Spouse Pearllie L Diamond

Publication Title Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1958

Household Members

Name Age

Pearllie L Diamond

Cecil R Diamond^[7]

Residence 1959

Name Cecil R Diamond

Residence Year 1959

Street Address 1510 Kissingbower Rd

Residence Place Augusta, Georgia, USA

Publication Title Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1959

Household Members

Name Age

Cecil R Diamond^[7]

Residence 1960

Name Cecil R Diamond

Residence Year 1960

Street Address 510 Kissingbower rd

Residence Place Augusta, Georgia, USA

Publication Title Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1960

Household Members

Name Age

Cecil R Diamond^[7]

Military Service

• He served in the Phillipines and in Japan during WWII, Company I, 163rd Infantry

Company I, 163rd Infantry Regiment, 41st Division, Cecil Diamond is standing 3rd from the left

WWII

Name Cecil R Diamond

Birth Year 1923

Race White, citizen

Nativity State or Country South Carolina

State of Residence Georgia

County or City Richmond

Enlistment Date 26 May 1943

Enlistment State Georgia

Enlistment City Fort Mcpherson Atlanta

Branch No branch assignment

Branch Code No branch assignment

Grade Private

Grade Code Private

Term of Enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six ::months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Component Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Source Civil Life

Education 3 years of high school

Civil Occupation Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor

Marital Status Married

Height 88

Weight 072^[8][9]

Korean War

Name Cecil R Diamond

Race White

Home State Georgia

Casualty Date 29 Nov 1950

Casualty Country North Korea Sector

Casualty Type Died-Nonbattle (US) OR Separated from Army (US) OR Current Wounded ::(US) OR Returned to Duty (US)

Group Returned to Duty (US)

Branch Infantry

Component USA - RA (Reg Army)

Rank Sergeant 1st Class

Pay Grade Sergeant First Class

Previous Detail Seriously wounded in action by missile

Disposed Date 4 Jan 1951

Disposed Place V0

Organization In Div - 7th

Element Sequence Cv Div Cav Regt Inf

Disposition Returned to duty

Unit # 0031

Service Occupation Light Weapons Assault Infantryman^[10]

Presented with the Purple Heart for bravery against the enemy on November 29 1950 during the Chosin Battle, Letter of presentation front and back attached to profile^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "South Carolina Births and Christenings, 1681-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HH1T-6GW2 : 22 January 2020), Cecil Ray Diamond, 1923.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Publication Date: 16/ Jan/ 2015; Publication Place: New York, New York, USA; URL: http://www.currentobituary.com/Memory.aspx?Memory_ObitdID=150476. (Ancestry Record 7545 #371138412 accessed 12/16/2020) [Cecil Ray Diamond Sr., Death Date: 15 Jan 2015, Burial Date: 18 Jan 2015, Obituary Date: 16 Jan 2015]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} scanned from a family collection, marriage license from Edgefield SC Septmeber 14 1942
4. ↑ Memory of his granddaughter Melissa
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPZ7-V6K : accessed 16 February 2020), Cecil R Dimond in household of Charlie Dimond, Norway, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 50, sheet 2B, line 61, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2208; FHL microfilm 2,341,942.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7PD-CT1 : 15 February 2020), Cecil Diamond in household of Charles H Diamond, Ward 4, Augusta, Militia District 600, Richmond, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 121-26, sheet 14B, line 46, family 325, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 705.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8} Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. (Ancestry Record 2469 #566342028 with Image and Ancestry Sharing Link accessed 12/16/2020) [Augusta, Georgia, City Directory, 1946,
8. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8YW-S62 : 5 December 2014), Cecil R Diamond, enlisted 26 May 1943, Ft Mcpherson, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
9. ↑ "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QZ-6SMT : accessed 16 February 2020), Cecil Ray Diamond, 1940-1942; citing Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States, Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FamilySearch digital folder 005427453.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005. National Archives and Records Administration. Korean Conflict Casualty File, 1/1/1950-2/7/1957 [Archival Database]; Records of Military Personnel Who Died as a Result of Hostilities During the Korean War, ca. 1977-11/1979; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. Korean War Casualty File, 2/13/1950-12/31/1953 [Archival Database]; Records on Korean War Dead and Wounded Army Casualties, 1950-1970; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, Record Group 407; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
11. ↑ scanned from family collection