William
Douglas
"Doug"
Pugh
Born in Buford, Hall, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Wesley Pugh
and Alma Eunice (Fuller) Pugh
Brother of
Helen Opal (Pugh) Martinez, Paul Myron Pugh, James Richard Pugh, [private brother (1930s - unknown)] and Jimmy Pugh
Husband of
Naoma (Abernathy) Pugh
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at age 88
in Gainesville, Hall, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jan 2021
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Biography
William was born in 1926. He was the son of William Pugh and Alma Fuller. He passed away in 2014. he served in the US Army, Combat Infantry, during WWII. Before his 19th birthday, he had received two Bronze Stars for valor in the European Theatre. At the end of WWII, he served on the security detail for the judges that presided over the Nuremberg Trials. Doug loved his country and loved to sing the song "God Bless America," a video recording of Doug in his last days singing "God Bless America" was played at his funeral and it brought many in attendance to tears.
Naoma Nivens was his only marriage and she had three children from a previous marriage (Nivens,) her and Douglas Pugh had no children together.
Sources
- Douglas Ray Williams, Jr
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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50.00%
100.00%
Jimmy Pugh 
:
AncestryDNA
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Douglas Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AQ5442207 [compare], yourDNAportal DOUf23c3df5, Ancestry member dwilll5353
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Sherry Bailey :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Slbailey72
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Charlene Bailey :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Piddlepan
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Marilyn (Bailey) Goolesby :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Deborah Henson :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Jean (Gregory) Gregory Evans :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A692960 [compare], Ancestry member jeangregoryevans
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~0.78%
Roxane (Turner) Goodwin :
AncestryDNA
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