Sgt.
Claud
Milton
Whitesides
Born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (1920s - 2010s)]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
in Floyd County, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2016
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Biography
Sgt. Claud Whitesides served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 2 Feb 1942
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1945
Service started: 2 Feb 1942
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1945
Claud Milton Whitesides was born on Sep. 1, 1919 in Spartanburg County, the son of James "Fletcher" Whitesides and Mattie Brown.
He served as a S Sgt US Army World War II. He enlisted on February 2, 1942 at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina for the duration of the war. [1]
Claud married Helen Lenora Whitesides, daughter of Weldon Lancaster and Ruth Johnson Lancaster. They had three children:
- Allen Whitesides
- Marcus Whitesides
- Charlotte Whitesides, married Patrick Glass
Claud died on Apr. 10, 1997 in Floyd County, Indiana. He was buried at Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA.[2]
Sources
- ↑ United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, database, FamilySearch accessed 30 March 2016), Claud M Whitesides, enlisted 12 Feb 1942, Ft Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) National Archives and Records Administration, 2002 NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #85678585 "Sgt. Claud Milton Whitesides"
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