Judson Tidwell Pate (1918 - 1945)

Born 12 May 1918 in Blountsville, Blount, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Apr 1945 at age 26 in Italy

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Biography

Private First Class Judson Pate was Killed in Action in Italy during World War II.

Judson Pate was born in Appalachia, in Alabama.

Judson Tidwell Pate was born in 1918 to Clarence Pate and Lillie Tidwell in Blountsville, Alabama.

He served the United States Army during World War II. He was a Private First Class in the 339th Infantry Regiment and the 85th Infantry Division. He received the Purple Heart for his service.^[1]

He married Novelene Miller on February 11, 1941 in Blount County, Alabama.^[2] They didn't have children.

He died, at the age of 26, on April 17, 1945 in Italy.^[3] He is buried at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949", American Battle Monuments Commission; Arlington, VA; Cemetery Records, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9170 #36550 (accessed 7 September 2023), Name: Judson T Pate; Gender: Male; Rank: Private First Class; Residence Place: Alabama; Type of Medal: Purple Heart; Service Number: 34813878; Military Unit: 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division; Military Branch: U.S. Army; War: World War II; Death Date: 17 Apr 1945; Cemetery Plot Number: C; Cemetery Row: 11; Cemetery Section: Grave: 8; Cemetery: Florence; Burial Place: Via Cassia, Italy; Next of Kin: Mrs O M Mason.
2. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q218-CWRD : 19 February 2021), Judson T Pate and Novaline Miller, 11 Feb 1941; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,877,278.
3. ↑ "U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas", Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Register, World War II Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War II and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, Ancestry Record 4283 #111522 (accessed 7 September 2023), Name: Judson T Pate; Inducted From: Alabama; Rank: Private First Class; Combat Organization: 339th Infantry 85th Division; Death Date: Apr 17 1945; Monument: Florence, Italy; Last Known Status: Buried; U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56365891/judson-tidwell-pate: accessed 07 September 2023), memorial page for PFC Judson Tidwell Pate (12 May 1918–17 Apr 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #56365891 citing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy; Maintained by Jan Miller-Crews (contributor 47608804).

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXC5-6LD : Wed Jul 12 03:42:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Clarence J Pate and Lillie I Pate, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3DBV-7MM : Fri Aug 04 22:30:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Lillie Pate and Judson T Pate, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1LW-T97 : Sun Jul 23 10:09:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Lillie Pate and Judson Pate, 1940.
• Family Search Profile for Judson Tidwell Pate