David
Joseph
"Dave"
Compton
Sr.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1930s - unknown)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 82
in Hermitage, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 May 2013
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Biography
David was born on April 29, 1934 and passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. David was a resident of Hermitage, Pennsylvania at the time of his passing. He attended Penn State University. He was a Navy Reservist for seven years. In 1959 he joined the active Army and served in Korea. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam in 1965-66 and 1969-70.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by David Compton at registration.
I enlisted In the U.S. Army on 4 may 1959 and stayed in service until 17 July 1979. I attained the Rank of Master Sergeant And Retired after having had heart attacks .I am currently married To the former Jeannette R. Disko and was previously married to Patsy Ann Holmes with whom we had 5 children David Joseph Jr., Lynette Michelle, Michael Paul, Patricia Marie and (Allen Blake Deceased)
- Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 12 January 2020), memorial page for David Joseph Compton (1934–2016), Find A Grave: Memorial #191746010, citing Americas Cemetery, Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Victoria Cripps-Sauer (contributor 47399903) .
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