West Virginia Pioneers
Rufus Henry Carney
1922 - 1943 (21 years)-
Name Rufus Henry Carney Born 22 May 1922 West Virginia, USA [1, 2] Gender Male Died 14 Nov 1943 [2] Notes
World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945
Name: Rufus Henry Carney
Relative Name: Mr. William Oscar Carney
Relative Relationship: Father - Mr William Oscar Carney, Rt 2, Ripley
State: West Virginia
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Killed In Action
Roll: ww2c_27
Purple Heart
Carney, Rufus Henry, Seaman 1Class, USN, father Mr William Oscar Carney, Rt 2, Ripley
He was KIA off Guadalcanal on the USS Barton in Ironbottom Sound. There is a memorial grave marker in Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley.
Person ID I51713 WVPioneers Last Modified 10 May 2010
Father William Oscar 'Willie' Carney, b. 15 Apr 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 28 Aug 1987 (Age 90 years) Mother Mary M Rhodes, b. May 1897, West Virginia, USA , d. 1 Jun 1936, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 39 years) Married Abt 1920 Notes
1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 256-257 all WVWVWV
Carney, William O 33 m age 23
Mary 32 m age 23
Kennith son 9
Henry son 7
Mildred da 5
Zell father 76 wd
Family ID F9279 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Headstones Carney, Rufus Henry
Headstone
Carney, Rufus Henry In Memory Of S1 US Navy World War II May 22, 1922 - Nov 14, 1943 Purple HeartCarney Plot
Large stone with small ones for Rufus Henry, Edrienne, and R.H.
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