Clyde Award Fields

1923 - 1945  (21 years)

• Name	Clyde Award Fields
  Born	1 Nov 1923	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Feb 1945	Gros Rederching, France   [1]
  Buried	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Clyde A Fields Birth Year: 1922 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: West Virginia State of Residence: West Virginia Enlistment Date: 16 Feb 1943 Enlistment State: West Virginia Enlistment City: Clarksburg Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 1 year of high school Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in production of rubber goods Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 68 Weight: 157 Death Record Name: Clyde A./Fields Note: P. F. C., World War II, KIA Sex: Male Death Date: 13 Feb 1945 Death Place: Gros Rederching, France Age at Death: 22y 3m 12d Burial Place: Clover, W. Va. Burial Date: 19 Sep 1948 Cemetery: Clover Cemetery Birth Date: 01 Nov 1922 Birth Place: Roane County, W. Va. Marital Status: S Occupation: Soldier Mother: Vesta/Spencer Mother's Birth Place: Lindon, W. Va. Father: Fenton/Fields Father's Birth Place: Tariff, W. Va. Obit: Pfc. Fields Rites Tomorrow in Tariff Service for Pfc. Clyde A. Fields, 23, Tariff, Roane County, who was killed in action at Gros Rederching, France, Feb. 13, 1945, will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at the Tariff Baptist church, Rev H.B. Strickland will officiate. Burial will be in the Clover cemetery. He was born at Tariff Nov 1, 1923, the son of Mr & Mrs Fenton Fields. He entered military service Feb 23, 1943 and went overseas the last of September, 1943. He was in Co A, 71st Rgt, 44th Infantry Division. A silver star was awarded to him for gallantry in action on Feb 13, 1945, when he engaged a hostile machine gun in ambush and was killed after he had enabled members of his patrol to withdraw. His service earned for him a good conduct medal, American Theater ribbon, two bronze stars for Northern France and Rhineland campaigns, World War II victory ribbon, combat infantry badge and purple heart. Surviving besides the parents are two brothers, Lawrence of Morgantown, Benton jr, of Tariff, two sisters, Mrs Virginia Jewel Nida of Hampton Roads, VA, and Miss Goldie Kathleen Fields of home; his grandfather Charles Spencer of Linden.
  Person ID	I110195	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Fenton Pierce Fields,   b. 22 Feb 1898, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1979  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Vesta Spencer,   b. 20 Nov 1902, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Sep 1976  (Age 73 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1922	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 1/21/1922 at the home of Charles Spencer Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States Fenton P Fields, 23, Roane Co, Tariff Vesta Spencer, 19, Roane Co, Linden, cert of Chas & Bertha Spencer of Roane Co 1930 Smithfield, Roane, WV Fields, Fenton 32 md age 24 WV WV WV Vesta wife 27 md age 19 WV WV WV Award son 7 WV WV WV Laurence son 4 WV WV WV Fenton son 3 WV WV WV Virginia da 3/12 W VWV WV 1940 Smithfield, Roane, WV Fields, Fenton 42 WVa, 1935: lived same house Vesta da 37 Award son 17 Larwence son 15 Fenton Jr son 13 Jewel da 9 Goldie da 7
  Family ID	F28021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S21] Obit. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.