William Jarvis
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William Reeves Jarvis (1921 - 1962)

MSgt William Reeves Jarvis
Born in Barnardsville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married 18 Jan 1942 (to 25 Nov 1958) in Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 9 Dec 1959 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USAmap
Father of
Died at age 40 in At Sea, Pacific Ocean between Guam and Philippinesmap
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* William  was on an airplane  with ninety-two  other  American  *
* military  personnel on the way to a secret  mission in Vietnam *
* when Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 was lost in the Pacific Ocean *
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Biography

William Jarvis was awarded the Purple Heart.

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M-Sgt. William R. Jarvis, husband of Mrs. Mary B. Jarvis, Glendale, Ky.Anderson Herald

William was born in 1921 in North Carolina to parents Silas Rufus Jarvis and Myrtle J Carson.

William, age 21, and Pauline Elizabeth Lovin, age 16, married in 1942 in North Carolina, by Rev. Leroy Thomas. Witnesses were Marjorie Lovin, Mrs. C.H. Lovin and Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Jarvis.

William registered for the World War II draft one month later.

Pauline and William divorced 25 November 1958, Buncombe County, North Carolina, North Carolina.[1] William married Mary B Adams on 9 December 1959 in North Carolina. William lived in Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Mary lived in Elisabethton, Tennessee. He was 38, she was 32.[2]

William Reeves Jarvis, a decorated 20-year veteran, was lost in the Flying Tiger flight 739 disaster.

March 15, 1962, three years before American combat troops were sent to Vietnam, 104 people lost their lives when a charter flight operated by Flying Tiger Line on behalf of the Military Air Transport Service was lost in the Pacific Ocean while en route to Saigon, Vietnam, on a secret mission. No wreckage or remains were ever found.

Marriage

Name: William Reeves Jarvis
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1921
Marriage Date: 18 Jan 1942
Marriage Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Pauline Elizabeth Lovin
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 16
Event Type: Marriage[3]

Draft Card

Name: William Reeves Jarvis
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1921
Birth Place: Barnardsville, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Democrat, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Democrat, Buncombe, North Carolina[4]

Statement of Service

William Reeves Jarvis
Service Serial No. 34 599 660
Date of Induction: 9 Jan 1943
Date of Release: 29 Dec 1945
Highest Grade: S/Sgt
Discharge: Honorable
Battles and Campaigns: Ardennes; Rhineland
Decorations and Citations: American Campaign Medal; EAME Campaign Medal w/2 Bronze Service Stars; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal; Combat Infantryman Badge.
Foreign and/or Sea Service: 1 year - 3 months - 20 days[5]

Headstone Application

Name: William Reeves Jarvis
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1921
Service Number: 34 599 660
Unit: RA US ELM MAAG Vietnam
Enlistment Date: 10 Nov 1958
Death Date: 16 Mar 1962
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Medals: Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart[6]

Arlington National Cemetery

Cenotaph Headstone
KENTUCKY
M SGT
US ELM MAAG VIETNAM
WORLD WAR II
BSM - PH

Research Notes

Birth Place:
Kentucky on tombstone, which is where his wife and three children live.
North Carolina on draft card, service record, and headstone application.

Sources

  1. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2008, Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
  2. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Marriage Record - Mary Adams
  3. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Marriage Record
  4. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. WWII draft card
  5. ↑ North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2019. [North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: FamilySearch, 2019. Service Record]
  6. ↑ U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Headstone Application
  • Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/22511561/william-reeves-jarvis : accessed 14 May 2021), memorial page for William Reeves Jarvis (4 Apr 1921–16 Mar 1962), Find A Grave: Memorial #22511561, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).




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