Woodrow Nance

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Biography

• Woodrow Wilson Nance enlisted in the regular Army, as a Pvt., in June, 1937. In Dec, 1938 he was serving, as a Pvt., with Headquarters Company, 23rd Infantry, Ft. Sam Houston, TX. In Nov, 1939 he was still serving with HQ, 23rd Inf Div at Ft Sam Houston, TX as a PFC. In 1941 he was promoted to Sgt. In Sep, 1941 he was sent to Officers Candidate School at Ft Benning, GA and graduated with the rank of 2nd Lt. He sailed, from Ft Dix, NJ, for service in the European Theater, on Apr 1, 1942. In Aug, 1942 he participated in the Dieppe, France commando raid by British, Canadian and Australian units as an American Observer/Intelligence Officer. He was wounded in that action and subsequently received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for gallantry. He was promoted to 1st Lt. On 08 November 1942 he landed with Allied troops in Morroco during Operation Torch in North Africa, and was killed in action during the Battle of Kasserine Pass on 03 Feb, 1943 and received another Purple Heart, posthumously. He is buried in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial near Carthage, Tunisia, North Africa. [NOTE: There is a Memorial Marker in the Center Cemetery, near Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas. Marker inscription: "Nance, Woodrow, June 1, 1918 - Feb. 3, 1943, Lost in Action 1Lt Army WWII"]

Sources

• "US Census, 1920", (pop. sch.), FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org), (database with images), Commerce City (part), all that part of town lying east of Washington, Hunt County, Texas, p 19A, ED 144, lines 5-12, dwelling 375, family 426, Charlie Nance household, accessed Nov 15, 2018.
• "US Census, 1930", (pop. sch.), FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org), (database with images), Stephenville City, Erath County, Texas, p 1A (stamped 47), ED 72-3, lines 4-14, dwelling 2, family 2, Charles E Nanoe [Nance] household, accessed Nov 16, 2018.
• "US Census, 1940", (pop. sch.), FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org), (database with images), San Antonio City, Bexar County, Texas, p 7A (stamped 2374), ED 259-144, lines 5-6, family 154, Woodrow W Nance household, accessed Nov 16, 2018.
• "US Census, 1940", (pop. sch.), FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org), (database with images), Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio City, Bexar County, Texas, p 37B, ED 259-122, lines 76-80, Hqrs 2nd Battalion-23rd Inf, accessed Nov 16, 2018.

Research Notes

• FSID: L6RB-GRM
• Listed twice in the 1940 US Census, once civilian and once military