Winford R Cramer

1933 - 1950  (16 years)

• Name	Winford R Cramer
  Born	23 Dec 1933  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Sep 1950	South Korea   [1]
  Buried	Montgomery Co, OH
  Notes	PFC Winford Ray Cramer Birth: Dec. 23, 1933 Death: Sep. 5, 1950, South Korea Battle Zone: TAEGU AREA Private First Class Cramer was a member of the 99th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on September 5, 1950. Awarded Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal United Nations Service Medal Republic of Korea War Service Medal Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Family links: Parents: Charles T Cramer (1897 - 1958) Dicie Ella Cramer (1896 - 1979) Burial: Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery Dayton Montgomery County Ohio, USA Plot: Section 3 Lot 725 Gr 3 Created by: GraveHunter Record added: Nov 09, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 138544106 Relatives of PFC Winford R Cramer have been notified that he was killed in action on Sept 5, the message informing them of the young man's death was received on Thursday. Pfc Camer is a grandson of the late Mr and Mrs W R Casto of Rockcastle and his mother, Mrs Dicie Cramer is living at Dayton at the present time. The Cramer family formerly lived at Ripley. Mrs Cramer is the youngest of the Casto children. The Defense Department informed the relatives that the young man was killed at Taegu around which bitter fighting has been raging for some time. Charles T Cramer, a brother, said that the young soldier would not have been 17 until Sept 23. The brother added that when young Winford joine the Army in August of 1949, he told the recruiting officers that he was 17 but was actually 15. He also has a sister, Mrs Harold J Healberlin. (Jackson Herald 29 Sept 1950)
  Person ID	I109521	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Charles T Cramer,   b. 2 Mar 1897, Cambria Co, PA ,   d. 9 May 1958  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Dicie Ella Casto,   b. 18 Jan 1896, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1979, Adams County, Ohio, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1921	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 10/10/1921 at the residence of W R Casto Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Charles T Cramer, 24, Cambria Co, PA; Camp Dix, NJ Dicie Casto, 24, Jackson Co, Rockcastle, WV Informant - W O Casto Jackson County Birth Record Cramer, male, 9/17/1929, C F & Dicie (Casto) Cramer, Ripley, laborer U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Name: Charles T Cramer Gender: Male Residence Year: 1924 Street address: rear 1412 6th av W C Residence Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA Occupation: Glass Worker Spouse: Dicie Cramer Publication Title: Charleston, West Virginia, City Directory, 1924 Name: Charles T Cramer Gender: Male Residence Year: 1926 Street address: rear 1412 6th av WC Residence Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA Occupation: Glass Worker Spouse: Dicie Cramer Publication Title: Charleston, West Virginia, City Directory, 1926 Name: Charles T Cramer Gender: Male Residence Year: 1941 Street address: 94 W 1st av Residence Place: Columbus, Ohio, USA Spouse: Dicle E Cramer Publication Title: Columbus, Ohio, City Directory, 1941 Name: Charles T Cramer Gender: Male Residence Year: 1942 Street address: 94 W 1st Residence Place: Columbus, Ohio, USA Occupation: Painter Spouse: Dicie E Cramer Publication Title: Columbus, Ohio, City Directory, 1942 Name: Charles T Cramer Gender: Male Residence Year: 1945 Street address: 94 W 1st av Residence Place: Columbus, Ohio, USA Occupation: Painter Spouse: Dlcle E Cramer Publication Title: Columbus, Ohio, City Directory, 1945
  Family ID	F27825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.