John Bandy BEAVERS, Jr.

Notes:

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Bandy Beavers Junior
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1932
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son in household of Bandy and Anna Beavers
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade

Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Bandy Beavers Jr
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1932
Death Date: 4 Sep 1950
Cemetery: Maplewood Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Tazwell, Virginia
Enlisted: 31 Jan 1950
Discharge date: Killed in Action
Rank: PFC
Unit: Co. G, 9th Infantry, Second Infantry Division, US Army
Medals: Purple Heart


WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: Bandy Beavers Jr.
Birth Date: 1932
Birth City: McDowell
State Registered: West Virginia

Death Date: 4 Sep 1950
Death Country: Korea
Death Description: Killed in Action

War: Korean War
Title: Private First Class, U.S. Army
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 13339718
Notes: Private First Class Beavers was a member of the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea of September 4, 1950. Private First Class Beavers was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Data Source: Korean War Veterans Honor Roll

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
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W. Va. PFC Co. G. 9 Inf. Div. Korean War