Preston Patrick West (1915 - 2006)

Born 18 Oct 1915 in Clem, Braxton County, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Kembelene (Lockard) West — married 27 Jun 1940 in Highland, Virginia, USA

Died 10 Dec 2006 at age 91 in Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

MOMM3 Preston West served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 17 Nov 1943
Unit(s): LST-560 / LCT-6
Service ended: 17 Dec 1945

Preston Patrick West ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Preston P West ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Preston West ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Born
18 Oct 1915
Clem, Braxton, West Virginia, United States ^{[2] [5] [7] [9] [12]}

Died
10 Dec 2006
Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, USA. ^{[5] [9] [12]}

Burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
Jane Lew, West Virginia ^[6]

Residence

1920 Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, United States Marital Status: Single Relationship to Head of Household: Son ^[8]

1930 Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States Marital Status: Single Relationship to Head of Household: Son ^[10]

1935 Rural, Lewis, West Virginia ^[11]

1940 Freemans Creek Magisterial District, Lewis, West Virginia, United States Marital Status: Single Relationship to Head of Household: Son ^[11]

1940 Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, USA. Relation to Head: Self Relative Relation to Head: Wife. ^[2]

Military Service
World War II Branch: NAVY Enlistment Date: 17 Nov 1943 Release Date: 17 Dec 1945 LST-560 / LCT-6 MOMM3 {Motor Machinist's Mate 3rd Class} ^{[3] [4] [6] [12]}

Marriage
27 Jun 1940
Highland, Virginia, USA. ^[1]
Husband Preston Patrick West.
Wife Mary Kembelene Lockard.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Ancestry Record 9279 #11354976 Data= Preston Patrick West Gender: Male Race: White Age: 24 Birth Date: abt 1916 Marriage Registration Place: Highland, Virginia, USA Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1940 Marriage Place: Highland, Virginia, USA Father: Preston P West Mother: Madora Ellison Spouse: Mary Kembelene Lockard Certificate Number: 940027627
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 522 Ancestry Record 2238 #13102544 Data= Preston Patrick West Gender: Male Race: White Age: 24 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 18 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Braxton, West Virginia, USA Residence Place: Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, USA Employer: C M Lockard Weight: 150 Complexion: Sallow Eye Color: Gray Hair Color: Brown Height: 6 1 Next of Kin: Mary West
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. 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. Ancestry Record 1143 #36257037 Data= Preston Patrick West Ship, Station or Activity: LST 560 Ship Number or Designation: LST-560 Muster Date: 30 Jun 1944
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. 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. Ancestry Record 1143 #34387140 Data= Preston Patrick West Ship, Station or Activity: LCT Group 44 Ship Number or Designation: LCT-6 Muster Date: 30 Sep 1944
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Ancestry Record 60901 #46411619 Data= Preston Patrick West [Preston P West] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 18 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Gassaway Bra, West Virginia Death Date: 10 Dec 2006 Father: Preston P West Mother: Madora M Ellison Notes: Feb 1938: Name listed as PRESTON PATRICK WEST; 16 Dec 2006: Name listed as PRESTON P WEST
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Nationwide Gravesite Locator Nationwide Gravesite Locator » Search Results https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/index.html WEST, PRESTON PATRICK MOMM3 US NAVY WORLD WAR II DATE OF BIRTH: 10/18/1915 DATE OF DEATH: 12/10/2006 BURIED AT: FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL GARDENS 2397 US HWY 19 NORTH JANE LEW, WV 26378 (304) 269-4231
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. "West Virginia Births." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. From digital images of copies of originals housed in County Courthouses throughout West Virginia. Birth records. Ancestry Record 2537 #401478 Data= Preston P West Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 18 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Clem, Braxton, West Virginia Father: P P West Mother: Maud West FHL Film Number: 573797
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNLD-NSS : accessed 28 February 2020), Preston P West in household of Preston F West, Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 8, sheet 12B, line 54, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1949; FHL microfilm 1,821,949.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3YP-F68 : 20 May 2014), Preston P West, 10 Dec 2006; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHG-SD8 : accessed 28 February 2020), Patrick West in household of Preston P West, Morgan, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 14B, line 75, family 295, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2548; FHL microfilm 2,342,282.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7CG-TQX : 10 December 2019), Patrick West in household of Preston P West, Freemans Creek Magisterial District, Lewis, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21-16, sheet 13B, line 56, family 240, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4417.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3} U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Ancestry Record 2441 #2054060 Data= Preston West Gender: Male Birth Date: 18 Oct 1915 Death Date: 10 Dec 2006 Cause of Death: Natural Branch 1: NAVY Enlistment Date 1: 17 Nov 1943 Release Date 1: 17 Dec 1945