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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Bradford C Rhodes
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State: West Virginia
County or City: Jackson
Enlistment Date: 12 Sep 1942
Enlistment State: Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington West
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 134
The Jackson Herald
Friday, Sept. 22, 1944
[Transcribed by Betty McIntyre]
Two soldiers, S/Sgt. Bradford C. Rhodes, and Pvt. Paul E. Fischer, are returning home after serving in the Mediterranean theatre of war for some time. Rhodes lives at Belgrove and saw seven months of service overseas. Fischer lives at Sandyville and has been on the Italian front for six months.
Bradford Carl Rhodes
Bradford Carl Rhodes, 90, of Ripley passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009, at Jackson General Hospital.
He was born April 4, 1919, in Belgrove, a son to the late Thomas and Mary Casto Rhodes. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Army Air Corps. He was a construction worker and farmer and was a member of the West Ripley Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Mary Jones Rhodes.
He is survived by his son, Mark Rhodes (Jeanie) of Evadale, TX; daughters, Brenda Simmons (David) of Ripley, and Lois Traylor (Stan) of Wheeling; grandchildren, Miranda, Jacob, Charles, Lucianna, and William Rhodes, Davida Drake, Katrina Meadows, Cody Simmons, Brittany Simmons, Lucus Simmons, Jeremy Traylor, Gene Traylor, and Rachelle Campbell; great-grandchildren, Olivia Drake, Maxwell Meadows, Elijah and Brody Campbell, Lilly and Ana Traylor; brothers, Eugene Rhodes, and Ronald Rhodes; sister, Hazel Raines; along with many other loving friends and family.
Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Pastor Jack Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at the funeral home
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