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Philip Sidney Pugh Jr (1892 - 1958)

Col. Philip Sidney (Sidney) Pugh Jr
Born in Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana, United Statesmap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 10 Jul 1917 in Garland County, Arkansas, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 65 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Captain Sidney Pugh Jr served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 1918
Unit(s):
Service ended: 11 Mar 1919

His obituary lists son Mr Robert Nicholls Pugh and daughters Dorothy Deloteus and Jane Ferguson.[1][2]

Military Service

During World War I he was a Captain in the 1st Infantry Louisiana National Guard (156th Infantry Regiment, United States Army). He served at several Camps in Louisiana, Colorado and New York, with overseas service from 22 Aug 1918 to 21 Feb 1919 and was discharged 11 Mar 1919.[3]

His gravestone shows that also served in World War II achieving the rank of Colonel.

Burial

He is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States of America[4]

Sources

  1. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKG4-CHVB : 25 October 2016), Colonel Philip S Pugh in entry for Mr Robert Nicholls Pugh, Kentucky, United States, 15 Jun 2005; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Lexington Herald-Leader, born-digital text.
  2. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKR8-1TFX : 25 October 2016), Col Philip S Pugh Jr in entry for Mrs Nelsie Copelin Pugh, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States, 06 Oct 1998; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Sun Herald, The, born-digital text.
  3. "Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2TY-GM59 : 8 February 2017), Philip Sidney Pugh, 1917.
  4. Find A Grave: Memorial #6542013 for Philip Sidney Pugh.
  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSP2-2QJ : accessed 29 May 2017), Sidney Pugh in household of Philip S Pugh, Ward 6 Crowley town, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,556.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPTD-CVZ : accessed 29 May 2017), Philip S Pugh Jr. in household of Philip S Pugh, Crowley Ward 1, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 5B, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 507; FHL microfilm 1,374,520.
  • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMRJ-VD4 : accessed 29 May 2017), Philip S Pugh, New Orleans (Districts 251-277), Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 268, sheet 18A, line 29, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 813; FHL microfilm 2,340,548.
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYP2-L6C : accessed 29 May 2017), Philip S Pugh, Ward 9, New Orleans, New Orleans City, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 36-235, sheet 2A, line 12, family 26, 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 1426.




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