Clarence Broaddus Satterwhite US Army (1918 - 2007)

Born 19 Mar 1918 in Virginia, United States

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Died 1 Feb 2007 at age 88 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Clarence Satterwhite US Army was Wounded in Action during World War II.

Clarence Satterwhite US Army is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army about 1942-about 1945
Served in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the liberation of Paris, and the Battle of the Bulge, he was wounded three times in battle, hospitalized, and returned to active duty. Purple Heart medal.

Obituary: "Clarence Broaddus Satterwhite peacefully completed life's journey at his home on Little River Farm, Doswell, Va., on February 1, 2007 at the age of 88. He is survived by his sweetheart and wife of 64 years, Rosa Ellen Buchanan of Balty, Va. He is also survived by four daughters, twins Shelby S. De Bruicker of Haverford, Pa. and Marilyn S. Saul of Richmond, Vivian S. Sale of Mechanicsville, and Linda S. Taylor of Ashland; his grandchildren, Lauren Ellen De Bruicker, John Stewart De Bruicker and Meredith Saul Touchstone; great-grandson, William James Touchstone; his brother, Calvin A. Satterwhite; nephew and devoted caregiver, Mark W. Bay; and many loving, supportive relatives and friends. He was born March 19, 1918 and raised in Beaverdam, Va., the seventh of nine children born to Olive Jane Arnold Satterwhite and Ernest Linwood Satterwhite. He served as a Technician 5th grade, Company B Engineers, 4th Combat Battalion, Ivy Division of the United States Army during World War II. He proposed to Ellen by letter while stationed in Augusta, Ga. They married in December 1942. He went to war on the ship, George Washington. He drove a jeep off a landing craft into the D-Day Allied Invasion of Normandy, where he and his unit came ashore on Utah Beach. He also participated in the liberation of Paris and the Battle of the Bulge. On three separate occasions, he was wounded in battle, hospitalized and returned to active duty. He was discharged with two Purple Heart Medals, an Oak Leaf Cluster and many other awards and letters of commendation. Broaddus moved his family to Doswell in 1955 and became a member of Taylorsville Baptist Church, and a life member of the Doswell Ruritans and a part of the Doswell Fire Department. He was a ready volunteer in community activities, a lover of music, and a self-taught master of the guitar, mandolin and harmonica. In later years, he taught himself to play the banjo. He retired from DuPont Textile Fibers plant in Richmond after 30 years of service. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. in Taylorsville Baptist Church, 15415 Taylorsville Rd., Doswell, where services will be held 2:30 p.m. Monday, followed by interment in the church cemetery."

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 910 was passed "Celebrating the life of Clarence Broaddus Satterwhite. Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 16, 2007; Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2007: WHEREAS, Clarence Broaddus Satterwhite of Doswell, a respected citizen and decorated World War II veteran, died on February 1, 2007; and WHEREAS, Broaddus Satterwhite was born March 19, 1918, in Beaverdam, Virginia, the seventh of nine children of Ernest and Jane Satterwhite; and WHEREAS, Broaddus Satterwhite served in the United States Army during World War II as a Technician fifth grade in Company B Engineers, 4th Combat Battalion, Ivy Division; and WHEREAS, Broaddus Satterwhite participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the liberation of Paris, and the Battle of the Bulge, and on three occasions he was wounded in battle, hospitalized, and returned to active duty; and WHEREAS, when discharged from the Army, Broaddus Satterwhite had two Purple Heart medals, an Oak Leaf Cluster, and many other awards and letters of commendation; and WHEREAS, Broaddus Satterwhite worked for 30 years at a DuPont textile fibers plant in Richmond, and in 1955 he moved his family to Doswell, where he was a faithful member of Taylorsville Baptist Church, the Doswell Ruritans, and the Doswell Volunteer Fire Department, and a ready volunteer in many different community activities; and WHEREAS, a self-taught musician, Broaddus Satterwhite played guitar, mandolin, harmonica, and banjo, and he loved entertaining friends and family with his musical talent; and WHEREAS, Broaddus Satterwhite will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his wife of 64 years, Ellen, their four daughters, their grandchildren, and many other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Clarence Broaddus Satterwhite, a great patriot and a fine Virginian; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Clarence Broaddus Satterwhite as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory."

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKRX-PY7

• Satterwhite Family history, posted by D. Marshall Satterwhite.