Richmond City: West, Irvin William

personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead

virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission

part-i-personal-data

first-name: Irvin

middle-name: William

last-name: West

suffix:

home-address: Richmond, Virginia

county:

birthplace: Richmond, Virginia

date-of-birth: 1919-07-17

race: W

sex: Male

height-ft: 5

height-ins: 8

weight-lbs: 160

marital-status: Married

wife-maiden-name-or-husband

first-name: Alice

middle-name: McMillan

last-name: Monroe

suffix:

place-of-marriage: Marion, South Carolina

date-of-marriage: 1942-05-30

children-1:

date-of-birth-1:

children-2:

date-of-birth-2:

children-3:

date-of-birth-3:

children-4:

date-of-birth-4:

education

elementary-years: 7

high-school-years: 4

college-years: 4

other:

degrees: B. S.

occupation: Lumber Mills

religious-affiliation: Presbyterian

citizen-of-what-nation: U. S. A.

father-s-name

first-name: William

middle-name: A.

last-name: West

suffix:

mother-s-maiden-name

first-name: Bessie

middle-name: May

last-name: Melius

part-ii-military-record

means-of-entry: Commissioned

date-of-entry: 1942-05-23

place-of-entry: Clemson College, Clemson, S. C.

rank-at-entry: Second Lieutenant

first-served: Infantry

branch-of-service: Army

service-number: 0-460017

previous-military-education-training-and-service: 4 years military training at Clemson College

trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states

camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Camp Wolters Texas June 12, 1942 Oct. 29, 1943 Fort Benning (Detached service) Georgia Feb. 16, 1943 May, 1943 Fort Leonard Wood Missouri Oct. 30, 1943 Jan. 23, 1944 Louisiana Maneuvers La. Jan. 23, 1944 Apr. 9, 1944 Camp Breckinridge Kentucky Apr. 9, 1944 Apr. 26, 1944 Fort Meade Maryland April 27, 1944 May 1, 1944

promoted

from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Second Lieutenant First Lieutenant April, 1944

information-about-overseas-service: Sailed from U. S. May 10, 1944. Somewhere in England from May 22, 1944, to June 20, 1944. Joined 29th Division in France June 22, 1944. Killed July 18, 1944, near St. Lo, France.

citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: Purple Heart

circumstances-of-death: Killed in Action

area-of-place-of-death: Battle of St. Lo, France

date-of-death: 1944-07-18

any-other-details-known: None

photograph: Yes

next-of-kin

prefix:

first-name: Bessie

middle-name: Melius

last-name: West

suffix:

address: 1011 A Porter Street, Richmond 24, Virginia

relationship: Mother

people-supplying-this-information

prefix:

first-name: Alice

middle-name: Monroe

last-name: West (Wife)

suffix:

address: 505 Willcox Avenue, Marion, South Carolina

people-submitting-this-information

prefix:

first-name: Mary

middle-name: Leavell

last-name: Jerman

suffix:

address: Hampton Hills Lane, Richmond, 21, Virginia