John Putnam Inglett Jr. (1916 - 1978)

Born 27 Nov 1916 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Son of John Putnam Inglett Sr and Gertrude L (Leach) Inglett

Husband of Anna Cecilia (Johnston) Buchner — married about 1942 (to Jul 1958) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1978 at age 61 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida

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Biography

CPO John Inglett Jr. served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 08 Oct 1935
Unit(s): USS Mckean (ADP-5), USS Castor (AKS-1), USS Matar (AK-119), USS Ocklawaha (AO-84), USS Pecos AO-65
Service ended: 01 Aug 1951

CPO John Inglett Jr. served in the United States Navy in the Korean War
Service started: 25 Sep, 1950
Unit(s): USS_Vesole_(DD-878)
Service ended: 15 Apr 1955

John Inglett Jr. has Scottish Ancestors.

He was born on November 27, 1916 in Birmingham, Alabama to John Inglett Sr and Trudie Leach. ^[1][2] John was the youngest of four children. ^[3][4]

In 1920, his family rented a home on Mill Village Road in Birmingham, Alabama. His father and older brother, Louie Inglett, both worked at the cotton mill in town. His father was an overseer and Louis worked as a card hand operator ^[3]

By 1930, the family had moved back to Columbus, Georgia where John's father was born,^[4] and rented a house there. His father was a foreman in a textile plant and his brother, Frederic Inglett I, worked as a bookkeeper for the railroad. ^[5]

In 1932, at 15-years-old, he lost his father. The Great Depression was in full swing. His mother owned a beauty shop to support the family, and John worked a paper route. He earned $6 a week and he gave $4 a week to his mother. ^[4]

Military

Before WWII

On October 8, 1935 (at 18 years old), John joined enlisted in the Navy as an apprentice Seaman in Macon, Georgia. He went on to become a plank owner in two separate ships (Matar and the McKean).

On February 11, 1936 he joined the crew of the USS Mississippi. [6]Pre-WWII 1930's, other than routine caribbean patrols, the USS Mississippi was assigned to the Pacific theater. [7]

World War II

He was honorably discharged from the Navy as a Watertender second class at Norfolk, Virginia, but immediately re-enlisted for another four years. ^[8]

He was immediately re-assigned to the USS Mckean (ADP-5), [9]a high-speed transport ship. The McKean had just been re-commissioned and he was part of the first crew after it's re-designation from a destoyer to a transport. He stayed on the McKean from September 1939 to January 7, 1943. Following the outbreak of war in the Pacific on 7 December 1941, McKean departed the east coast on 10 May 1942 and reached the South Pacific on 20 July to prepare for the invasion of the Solomons. She landed troops at Battle of Tulagi on 7 August and during the next several months made escort and supply runs from bases in New Caledonia and the New Hebrides to American positions in the southern Solomons in support of the Guadalcanal campaign,[10]the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. [11]

On January 7 1943, John transferred from the USS McKean to the USS Castor (AKS-1). [12]The muster rolls say the ship was sailing from "White Poppy" when he joined. I'm unable to identify any location named White Poppy, however, and believe it may be a codename for a specific World War II location. He stayed on the ship until 8 June 1943. While this ship was involved in Pearl Harbor, he was not aboard it. During his time on the ship, the Castor aided in the opening of operations in the critical South Pacific area with cargo runs from San Francisco to bases in New Caledonia, the New Hebrides, the Fiji Islands, and New Zealand.[13]f[14] He left the ship on June 8 in San Francisco, transferring to NAVTRASCH (Navy Training School) for oil burning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During this time, his enlistment contract expired, and he re-enlisted.[15]

After school, John was stationed on the USS Matar (AK-119), a Crater-class cargo ship, out of Jacksonville, Florida and joined the crew at commissioning in May of 1944. He was the watender. [16]He stayed on the ship until August 1944. During that time, the Matar steamed to Norfolk, Virginia, 28 May for shakedown in Chesapeake Bay. Then, she loaded cargo at Davisville, Rhode Island, and Bayonne, New Jersey, before departing New York for the Pacific Ocean on 25 June, arriving Pearl Harbor on 25 July. Matar discharged cargo and refilled her holds with ammunition, field rations and amphibious equipment.[17][18]

On August 7, 1944, he transferred to the USS Ocklawaha (AO-84) and became their Chief Water Tender. The ship set sail with secret orders on August 18, 1944. He remained on this ship until April 9, 1945. During his time on the Ocklawah, the ship become a part of the forces being assembled there for the Marianas operations. Following the conquest of Saipan and Guam, she continued to supply fresh water in the forward areas, transporting 12 additional loads from Pearl Harbor and Manus to Eniwetok, Ulithi, Guam, Kossol Passage and Leyte Gulf. During this period, she delivered water to 809 ships, mostly landing vessels actively engaged in amphibious operations against the Japanese.^[19][20]

On April 22, 1945, he transferred to the USS Pecos AO-65. [21]The ship spent April and May at sea in the fueling area off Okinawa transferring oil and gasoline to 3rd Fleet ships. Pecos spent two hectic days outside of Hagushi Anchorage, adjoining the war-torn city of Naha, fueling destroyers on the perilous picket lines. On the evening of 20 May, in a major Japanese air raid, kamikaze pilots hit five of the picket ships. but the tanker was untouched. Pecos sailed for the United States on 28 May, after seventeen consecutive months overseas. [22]

In August of 1945, he transferred to Terminal Island in San Pedro, California. ^[23]

After World War II

On July 2, 1946 he transferred to the USS Hector AR-7 a repair ship working to repair other ships docked in California. On July 11, he was reassigned.[24][25]

On September 4, 1946, he joined the crew of the USS Mount Katmai(AE-16), an ammunition ship, as the Chief Water Tender. [26]This ship was primarily responsible for resupplying ammunition on ships located in the Pacific. On January 19, 1948, while still on the ship,[27] he extended his enlistment date for another two years. [28]He left the ship on January 23, 1948 to attend school in San Diego with the promise that, if he qualified, the Navy would send him to Macon, Georgia to work as a recruiter, which he did for a few years. [29]

Korean War

On September 25, 1950, John is appointed the Chief Boilerman on board the USS Vesole (DDR-878).[30] During his time aboard, the Vesole alternated operations along the United States East Coast and in the Caribbean with the 2nd Fleet with deployments to the Mediterranean with the 6th Fleet [31]

He was later stationed in Pensacola onboard the USS Monterey sometime before 1953. The USS Monterey acted as a training ship under the Naval Training command at Pensacola NAS[4]

He finally retired on 18 Apr 1955. ^[32] in Pensacola, Florida. He remained in Pensacola because one of his children had asthma, and a doctor promised the climate would help. ^[4]

Marriage

Marriage to Dorothy Johnston

John Inglett with children of Dorothy Johnston

John Putnam Inglett married sisters.

He married Dorothy Johnston after 1939 (his first set of discharge paperwork declared him single) and had two children - one in 1941 and one in 1942 (both while stationed out of Norfolk, VA).

Soon after, they divorced and John married Dorothy's sister. His first son with Anna was stillborn in 1943, so I assume he and Dorothy divorced sometime in 1942. ^[4]

Marriage to Anna Cecilia Johnston

Sometime before 1943, he married Dorothy's sister, Anna Johnston.

On 19 Nov 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while John was stationed there, the couple had a stillborn child,Boy Inglett. So, I believe John and Anna married around 1942 or 1943.

They had their second son, Steve Inglett, while John was stationed in California. Their third child, (born in Georgia on 17 Feb 1949) Cynthia Inglett, lived only 3 short days.

In 1950, the family lived in Columbus, Georgia. ^[33]

In total, the couple had seven children, including one set of twins. Cynthia and Timothy Inglett were both born in Georgia. Sometime after 1950 (when Tim was born) and before 1953 (when their next child was born in Florida), the couple moved to Pensacola, Florida and bought a farm. Three of the children went on to join the military with two serving in Viet Nam.

They divorced in Florida in September 1958, when the twins were just one year old. ^[34] She moved out of the state, leaving John with all the children and the farm. ^[4]

Remarried

I am not sure when they married, but some of John's children were still living at home. She and John remained married and maintained the farm until his death in 1978, ^[35]

Family Lore

John Inglett boxed under the name "The Kid" in Golden Gloves fights. He never bragged about it, but his older brother called him "Kid," and told one of John's children that John fought.

Further, John always told one of his sons that if life ever got so hard that he had to fight for a living, come to him. He didn't want any of his kids having to box for money. ^[4]

I am not sure where to look for these records, however. Any help with documentation greatly appreciated.

Death and Burial

He died on July 31, 1978.^[1][2] He is buried in Riverdale Cemetery in Columbus Georgia^[36]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVQT-RGB : 25 December 2014), John P Inglett, 31 Jul 1978; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 54994, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville..
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5DV-2Y8 : 20 May 2014), John Inglett, Jul 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} FamilySearch: "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX8C-BHQ : 31 January 2021), John P Inglett, Jr in entry for John P Inglett, 1920. United States Census 1920:

   Name:	John P Inglett
   Age:	37
   Event Date:	1920
   Event Place:	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
   Birth Year -Estimated-:	1883
   Birthplace:	Georgia
   Marital Status:	Married
   Race:	White
   Relationship to Head of Household:	Head
   Father's Birthplace:	Georgia
   Mother's Birthplace:	Georgia

   Household Members
   John P Inglett	Father	M	37	Georgia
   Gertie L Inglett	Mother	F	34	Alabama
   Lanie C Inglett	Brother	M	16	Alabama
   Fred W Inglett	Brother	M	9	Alabama
   Grover M Inglett	Brother	M	7	Alabama
   John P Inglett	Brother	M	3	Alabama

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} Personal Knowledge gained from multiple conversations with his son, Frederic Inglett II from 1975 to 2020.
5. ↑ FamilySearch: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3H7Z-5MM : accessed 9 March 2022), J P Inglett in household of John P Inglett, Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm . United States Census 1930:

   Name:	John P Inglett
   Age:	49
   Event Date:	1930
   Event Place:	Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States
   Birth Year -Estimated-:	1881
   Birthplace:	Georgia
   Marital Status:	Married
   Race:	White
   Relationship to Head of Household:	Head
   Father's Birthplace:	Georgia
   Mother's Birthplace:	Georgia

   Household Members
   John P Inglett	Father	M	49	Georgia
   Gertrude Inglett	Mother	F	45	Alabama
   Fred W Inglett	Brother	M	19	Alabama
   Grover M Inglett	Brother	M	18	Alabama

6. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #23493303U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949; A-1 Entry 135, 10230 rolls, ARC ID: 594996. Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group Number 24. National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
7. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2022, March 9). USS Mississippi (BB-41). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:46, March 9, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Mississippi_(BB-41)&oldid=1076086762
8. ↑ John Inglett's discharge paperwork Privately held by his granddaughter Alicia Taylor in Florida
9. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #23449422National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135. John P Inglett on the McKean APD-5 Muster Date 11 Dec 1940, Rating WT2C, Recieved on board, Sept 1939.
10. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_McKean_(DD-90)#World_War_II
11. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2022, January 18). USS McKean (DD-90). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:49, March 9, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_McKean_(DD-90)&oldid=1066369867
12. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #19848471 National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135 John Putnam Inglett. Ship: Caster AKS-1 Muster Date: 15 Jan 1943. Received from McKean 7 Jan 1943. Rating WTC 1
13. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2022, February 12). USS Castor (AKS-1). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:50, March 9, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Castor_(AKS-1)&oldid=1071334724
14. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Castor_(AKS-1)#Transporting_emergency_material_after_start_of_war
15. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #19849617 National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135 John Putnam Inglett, on the Castor AKS-1. Muster Date 10 June 1943. Rating WT1C, Transferred on June 8, 1943. Tran to NAVTRASCH(Oil Burning) NYd, Phila., Penn)
16. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #39164898National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135 John Putman Inglett on the Matar AK-119 at commissioning. Rating WT1C
17. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2022, February 15). USS Matar (AK-119). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:52, March 9, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Matar_(AK-119)&oldid=1072018529
18. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Matar_(AK-119)#Transporting_troops_to_invasion_beaches
19. ↑ https://www.historycentral.com/navy/oiler/ocklawaha.html
20. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #45756938National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135 John Putnam Inglett Ship Ocklawaha AO-84. Muster Date 18 Aug 1944 Enlistment place Philadelphia. Rating CWT AA. Received from USS Matar AK-119
21. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #42488026National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID John Putnam Inglett, USS Pecos AO-65, Muster Dae 30 Apr 1945 Rating CWT (AA) Received from USS Ocklawaha on 22 April 1945. He remained on the Pecos until 10 August 1945.
22. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2022, March 9). USS Pecos (AO-65). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:54, March 9, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Pecos_(AO-65)&oldid=1076092991
23. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #42489195National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135 John Putnam Inglett. Ship: Pecos. Rating CWT(T), Transferred to RecSt. Terminal Island, San Pedro, California 10 August 1945.
24. ↑ The History of the USS Hector AR-7
25. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949"
    National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
    Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
    Ancestry Record 1143 #51071210 (subscription required, accessed 26 February 2024)
    Name: John P Inglett; Ship, Station or Activity: Hector; Ship Number or Designation: AR-7; Muster Date: 1 Aug 1946.
26. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #48110580National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC ID: 594996; Series MLR Number: A1 135
27. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2022, March 9). USS Mount Katmai (AE-16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:55, March 9, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Mount_Katmai_(AE-16)&oldid=1076076729
28. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #48115759 Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949; A-1 Entry 135, 10230 rolls, ARC ID: 594996. Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group Number 24. National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
29. ↑ Ancestry Record 1143 #48115776Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939-01/01/1949; A-1 Entry 135, 10230 rolls, ARC ID: 594996. Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Record Group Number 24. National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
30. ↑ John Putnam Inglett's assignment as Boilerman on 25 Sept 1950 to the USS Vesole Privately held by his granddaughter Alicia Taylor in Florida
31. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2022, February 14). USS Vesole. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:56, March 9, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Vesole&oldid=1071754929
32. ↑ Ancestry Record 2441 #3442433Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
33. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
    citing Page: 13; Line: 19;
    FamilySearch Record: 6F73-WGYW (accessed 30 March 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-YJHK
    Stephen Earl Inglett (3), single son, in household of John P Inglett (32 years) in Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States. Born in California.
    • • John P Inglett M 32 years Married Head Armed Forces Alabama
      • Anne C Inglett F 26 years Married Wife Pennsylvania
      • John P Inglett, III M 8 years Never married Son Virginia
      • Dorothy Marie Inglett F 7 years Never married Daughter Pennsylvania
      • Stephen Earl Inglett M 3 years Never married Son California
34. ↑ "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKWR-86H : 25 December 2014), John P Inglett and Anna C Inglett, Jul 1958; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Escambia, Florida, certificate 9354, volume 829, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
35. ↑ Inglett Obituaries, Pensacola News Journal Pensacola, Florida 02 Aug 1978, Wed • Page 2
36. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVV-M342 : 13 December 2015), John Putnam Inglett, 1978; Burial, Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States of America, Riverdale Cemetery; citing record ID 17755019, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Frederick Inglett and RMoore, his 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Pertilla Leach and Cynthia Gwinn, the great grandparents of both Frederick Inglett and RMoore. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Half 2nd cousin, based on sharing 148 cM across 9 segments. DNA test taker Frederick Inglett is the son of John Inglett, the son of Gertrude Leach, the daughter of the common ancestors Pertilla Leach & Cynthia Gwinn.