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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 49964" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Humphrey</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Waldo Decker</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Marine Raider Bn</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Private First Class</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>333985</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Silver Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Shortland Island,Solomon Islands 1943</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Kansas City,Missouri</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 8.3.1918 Kansas City,Missouri</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father Walter Decker Humphrey (1862-1944)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Virgia Aulana (nee Martin) Humphrey (1883-1941)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 Marine Raider Bn 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>9 Marine Regiment (HQ&S Company) (3 MarDiv) 1945 (Platoon Sgt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awarded second Silver Star (GS) for Iwo Jima 1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>served in Korea and Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>reached rank of CWO 2</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 7.6.2011 Madisonville,Kentucky</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 69 Site 307</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-humphrey.35612/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35612-3b3274b59a602b70402546d7dfe555b3.jpg?1623930495" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-humphrey-grave.35611/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35611-9939ccc4d49ebafabdd5466c410892a0.jpg?1623930494" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">Mr. W. Decker Humphrey, of White Plains, passed away Tuesday June 7, 2011, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. </span></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>He was born December March 8th, 1918 in Kansas City, KS to the late Walter Decker Humphrey and Virginia Martin Humphrey. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. </em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>Mr. Humphrey was a mining engineer, retired from the P&M Coal Company and served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps where he was the recipient of two silver stars during action in the Pacific in WWII. </em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>He is survived by his wife, Ruth "Pat" Carter Humphrey; two daughters, Christine Thorowgood of White Plains and Jan Humphrey of Madisonville; two sons, James Humphrey of Decatur, IL and John Humphrey of Parker, CO; five grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. </em></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M on Sunday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Madisonville with the Reverend Candyce Loescher officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 49964, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Humphrey[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Waldo Decker[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]3 Marine Raider Bn[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Private First Class[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]333985[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Silver Star[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Shortland Island,Solomon Islands 1943[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Kansas City,Missouri[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 8.3.1918 Kansas City,Missouri[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father Walter Decker Humphrey (1862-1944)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Virgia Aulana (nee Martin) Humphrey (1883-1941)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]3 Marine Raider Bn 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]9 Marine Regiment (HQ&S Company) (3 MarDiv) 1945 (Platoon Sgt)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awarded second Silver Star (GS) for Iwo Jima 1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]served in Korea and Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]reached rank of CWO 2[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 7.6.2011 Madisonville,Kentucky[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 69 Site 307[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-humphrey.35612/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35612-3b3274b59a602b70402546d7dfe555b3.jpg?1623930495[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-humphrey-grave.35611/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/35/35611-9939ccc4d49ebafabdd5466c410892a0.jpg?1623930494[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Mr. W. Decker Humphrey, of White Plains, passed away Tuesday June 7, 2011, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. [/COLOR][/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]He was born December March 8th, 1918 in Kansas City, KS to the late Walter Decker Humphrey and Virginia Martin Humphrey. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. [/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]Mr. Humphrey was a mining engineer, retired from the P&M Coal Company and served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps where he was the recipient of two silver stars during action in the Pacific in WWII. [/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]He is survived by his wife, Ruth "Pat" Carter Humphrey; two daughters, Christine Thorowgood of White Plains and Jan Humphrey of Madisonville; two sons, James Humphrey of Decatur, IL and John Humphrey of Parker, CO; five grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. [/I][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M on Sunday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Madisonville with the Reverend Candyce Loescher officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.[/COLOR][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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