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1. Welcome Letter
2. Announcements
a) Calling for Names of Recent Graduates of High School or College
b) Special Reunion Issue of Chastain Chatter
c) Enhanced version of Chastain Chatter Issue #063
3. Genealogy Tip: Genealogy Research in Military Records
4. Genealogy Tip: Three types of Military Records
5. Memorial Day
6. Prayer for America
7. Memorial Day Chastain Roll of Honor
a) Alvie Gene Chastainb) Arie Virginia Chastainc) Dread Elemander W.
Chastaind) George Eugene Chastaine) James Alexander
Chastain, Sr.f) James Alexander
Chastain, Jr.g) Joel William Chastain, Jr.h) John D. Chastaini) Johnie William Chastainj) Leslie E. Chastain
k) Lloyd Watson Chastainl) Lyle Eugene Chastain
m) Patrick Marvin Chastainn) Phillip Allen Chastaino) R. E. Chastain
p) Reginald Bryan Chastainq) Thurman Jene Chastainr) Victor Thrane Chastains) William Talmadge
Chastain, Jr.t) Woodrow Barthell
Chastainu) Andrew Dolphus
Chasteenv) Chandler Harris Chasteenw) Chesley Kenilsworth
Chasteenx) Homer Odell Chasteeny) James Wilson Chasteenz) Julian Bonnelle Chasteen
aa) Roger Wilson Chasteenbb) William Harold Chasteencc) Lee Edward Ellenburg
dd) Wayne Earl Grandstaffee) Oran Willard Grandstaff
ff) Francis Wilbur "Bud" Niemantsverdriet
gg) Walter Vincent Niemantsverdriet, Jr.
hh) Cloyd Ernest Peacockii) Ralph Verner Peacockjj) Carl Norman Peacock
kk) Cecil Arnold Peacockll) Chester Keith Peacock
mm) Burley Neil Roenn) Cecil Lee Stylesoo) Ralph James Stylespp) Ivy Odell Williamsqq) Raymond Bryant Williamsrr) Tazwell Birk Wingfield
8. Chastains in the News
a) Once in a Lifetime: A WWII Veteran’s Story
9. Obituaries
a) Houston Chastain
b) Burley Neil Roe
10. Chastain Chatter Publishing Information
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1. Welcome Letter
2. Announcements
a) Calling for Names of Recent Graduates of High School or College
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Dear Chastain Cousins,
This issue of the Chastain Chatter is primarilydevoted to Memorial Day and especiallyremembering our family members who servedin the military. Even the news and obituariesthis time are about our veterans.
There are a few other things in this issue, also.I encourage you to note the announcements inSection 2 calling for names of recentgraduates (both high school and college) andinformation about the upcoming PierreChastain Family Association reunion inRichmond, Virginia.
I’ve also included a couple genealogical tipsfor locating military information in Sections 3and 4. At the end of each ‘tip’ there is a link tothe website where I found the information.That website is a very helpful resource foranyone doing family tree research.
Since we changed mailing services, we arenow able to include photos in the ChastainChatter. As you will see when you read thisissue, we may make good use of this newfeature.
A special thanks goes out to Ron Robertswho spent more than a few hours figuring outhow to insert the photos of all of the veteransbeing remembered in the right place.
I’d love to hear from you; I especiallyappreciate comments suggestions, questions,stories, information, etc. to include in futureissues.
To contact me, send e-mails [email protected] and [email protected].
Love and peace,
(Karyl Chastain Beal, Spring Hill, Tennessee.)
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If any of your Chastain family members graduated from high school or college this month (May)or plan to graduate this summer, if you send me their names, a little information about them, itwould be nice to have a “Congratulations to Graduates” section in an upcoming issue of ChastainChatter.
(Information about graduates would include their names, names of their parents, school name,date of graduation, type of degree if they received a degree, future plans, etc.)
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3. Genealogy Tip A: Genealogy Research in Military Records
b) Special Reunion Issue of Chastain Chatter
c) Enhanced Version of Chastain Chatter Issue # 063
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Chastain Chatter issue # 064 will be exclusively about the PCFA reunion. We plan to send it outnext Saturday. That means that the next regular issue of Chastain Chatter will be a week or twolater.
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First timers: Congratulations, you did it!Experienced Chatterers: It’s boring by now. :)
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MENUMilitary records can often provide valuable information about the veteran as well as about
other members of the veteran’s family. Researching military records may be time-consuming, butthey may be well worth the effort.
The first challenge will be figuring out how to begin and which records to search. Thefollowing information comes from the National Archives website, however, I’ve only copied a littlebit of it to give you a feel for what is there. If you click the link below, you will find informationabout all sorts of military records, in addition to links to click so you can request specificdocuments, including records from every war American’s have been involved in since theAmerican Revolution.
How do I begin?There is no simple explanation for how to begin research in military records. Your research
path will depend on aspects such as:
1) What branch of service your ancestor was in2) Which conflict3) What dates4) Whether Regular Army or a volunteer unit5) Whether your ancestor was an officer or enlisted personnel, 6) Whether there was a pension application.
Source: https://www.archives.gov/research/military/genealogy.html
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4. Genealogy Tip: Three types of Military Records
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How can Military Records help in my genealogy research?Military records can often provide valuable information on the veteran, as well as on all membersof the family. For example:
! Compiled Service Records:Compiled service records consist of an envelope containing card abstracts taken frommuster rolls, returns, pay vouchers, and other records. They will provide you with yourancestor's rank, unit, date mustered in and mustered out, basic biographical information,medical information, and military information.
! Pension Applications and Pension Payment Records:The National Archives also has pension applications and records of pension payments forveterans, their widows, and other heirs.
! The pension records in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. are based onservice in the armed forces of the United States between 1775 and 1916. Pensionapplication files usually provide the most genealogical information.
! These files often contain supporting documents such as: narratives of events duringservice, marriage certificates, birth records, death certificates, pages from family Bibles,family letters, depositions of witnesses, affidavits, discharge papers and other supportingpapers.
! Bounty Land:Bounty land warrant application files relate to claims based on wartime service between1775 and March 3, 1855. If your ancestor served in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812,early Indian Wars, or the Mexican War, a search of these records may be worthwhile.
! Bounty land records often contain documents similar to those in pension files, with lots ofgenealogical information. Many of the bounty land application files relating toRevolutionary War and War of 1812 service have been combined with the pension files.
Source: https://www.archives.gov/research/military/genealogy.html
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5. Memorial Day or Decoration Day
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Memorial Day or Decoration Day is afederal holiday in the United States forremembering the people who died whileserving in the country's armed forces.The holiday, which is currently observedevery year on the last Monday of May,will be held on May 28, 2018. Theholiday was held on May 30 from 1868to 1970.
Memorial Day is not to be confused withVeterans Day – Memorial Day is a day ofremembering the men and women whodied while serving, whereas VeteransDay celebrates the service of all U.S.military veterans.
The preferred name for the holidaygradually changed from "DecorationDay" to "Memorial Day," which was firstused in 1882. Memorial Day did notbecome the more common name untilafter World War II, and was not declaredthe official name by Federal law until1967. On June 28, 1968, Congresspassed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act,which moved four holidays, includingMemorial Day, from their traditionaldates to a specified Monday in order tocreate a convenient three-day weekend.The change moved Memorial Day fromits traditional May 30 date to the lastMonday in May. The law took effect atthe federal level in 1971. After someinitial confusion and unwillingness tocomply, all 50 states adopted Congress'change of date within a few years.
— From Wikipedia - Memorial Day
1870 Decoration Day paradein St. Paul, Minnesota
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6. Prayer for America MENU
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7. Memorial Day Chastain Roll of Honor
As we approach Memorial Day, we may especially remember andhonor our family members who served in the US military, eventhough they are no longer with us in person. We hope that readingtheir names and seeing their photos will be meaningful to you.
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a) Alvie Gene ChastainArmy/Army AC/Air Force08 January 1921 - 09 May 2005Buried at Fort Sam Houston National CemeteryMajor, Strategic Air Command
Submitted by Gary Chastain, son
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b) Arie Virginia ChastainAir Force20 January 1925 - 21 April 2008Nurse, Korean War, retired,Buried in Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery,Pickens County, South Carolina(Known as Ginnie)
Submitted by Kitty Chastain, sister-in-law
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c) Dread Elemander W. ChastainConfederate States of America1843 in South Carolina - 11 July 1924 in Charleston, Bryson City, North CarolinaJoined the C.S.A. 08 March 1862 in Webster, Jackson County, North Carolina. Was woundedseveral times and was on the Roll of Honor. HIs service is well documented in Fold-3.
Submitted by Rodney Lamar Chastain, his great great grandson
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d) George Eugene Chastain (Gene)
United States Army, World War II24 June 1912 - 07 March 1997Buried: Aquone Baptist Church Cemetery, Aquone, North Carolina
He was drafted in World War II when I was three months old; went to Fort Jackson, SouthCarolina (at that time, Camp Jackson). After arriving by train in June of 1945, they were told togo home, the war was over.
Submitted by Rodney Lamar Chastain, his son
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e) James Alexander Chastain, Sr.Navy05 January 1923 - 10 September 2013Buried at Newcastle, Placer, California
Submitted by Gary Chastain, nephew
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f) James Alexander Chastain, Jr.Army - Viet Nam23 November 1945 - 19 October 2003Buried at Tahoma National Cemetery
Submitted by Gary Chastain, cousin
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g) Joel William Chastain, Jr.10 September 1921 - 03 September 1978Navy, Lieutenant Junior Grade
Submitted by Claudia Starr Chastain, daughter
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h) Captain John D. Chastain (William , John , Pierre, Jr. , Pierre )5 4 3 2 1
Union Army24 April 1834 Alabama - Between 1878-1880 Tennessee Son of William Chastain and Margaret DobbsResidence - County of Massac, IllinoisHeight - 5' 8Hair - LIGHTEyes - BLUEComplexion - LIGHTMarital Status - MarriedOccupation - Teacher; War Between the States (Civil War)Enlistment Date - 1 September 1861Rank at enlistment - SergeantState Served - IllinoisSurvived the War - YesService Record - Enlisted in Company A, Illinois 48th Infantry Regiment on 07 September 1861 Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 20 April 1864Promoted to Full Captain on 08 April 1865Mustered out on 15 Aug 1865 at Little Rock, Arkansas
Submitted by Donna D. Chastain Roberts, great granddaughter
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i) Johnie William ChastainUS Navy03 May 1922 Checotah, Oklahoma - 14 February 1984Buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Cedar Hill, New Mexico
Parents were James Henry Lawson and Cora Chastain Fox of Crawford, Arkansas. Johnie wasadopted by Charlie Chastain, a cousin when he was in his teens. While in the Navy he trainedNavy fighter pilots during World War II.
Submitted by Thomas Chastain
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j) Leslie Elgin Chastain
US Army-Anti Tank Company 2nd Division, Infantry 5thDivision, World War II13 September 1919 - 17 March 1982Buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Salem IN
Awards: Tech-5. Medals received-American TheaterRibbon, EAME Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Victory Medal World
Comment: My dad never talked about the war. I just always imagined he saw things he didn'twant to tell or relive. But, he served his country as did many young men in our community-andthey were proud to do so.
Submitted by Marcia Brown, his daughter
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l) Lyle Eugene ChastainNavy27 December 1922 - 13 June 1990World War II, Korean, VietnamAshes scattered in Arizona,Memorial stone Holly Springs BaptistChurch Cemetery, Pickens County,South Carolina(He was also known as Spunky.)
Submitted by Kitty Chastain,sister-in-law
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k) Lloyd Watson Chastain (George Bunn John D , William , John , Pierre, Jr. , Pierre )7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Army31 March 1912 Ellsinore, Carter, Missouri -21 October 1992 Paragould, Greene, ArkansasSon of George Bunn (GB) Chastain and Fannie Leora HensonNativity State or Country - MissouriResidence - St Louis City, MissouriEnlistment Date - 6 Jul 1942Enlistment site - Jefferson Barracks, MissouriWar - WWIIGrade - PrivateJob - Special forces (equivalent to civilian USO)Civil Occupation - Showman
Note from his daughter Donna Dee Chastain Roberts:Dad served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 in special forces (equivalent to civilian USO). Histroop entertained fellow GI’s everywhere they were needed including, or especially, the frontlines. I cannot see White Christmas without seeing my dad on that makeshift stage with shellsand bombs going off all around.
Submitted by Donna D. Chastain Roberts, daughter
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m) Patrick Marvin ChastainUS Navy – USS Fitch, Korean War24 May 1927 – 11 August 1989Headstone is in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia
Submitted by his three daughters,Teresa Chastain Balatico,Rebecca Chastain Bigsby, and Karyl Chastain Beal
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n) Phillip Allen Chastain (alias: John Lee Chastain)
US Army – PrivateSpanish American WarBorn 05 August 1867 in North Carolina. (Death certificate says he was born in 1870; however,the 1870 census says he was 3 years old).Died 01 May 1921 in Proctor (Bryson City), North Carolina.
Served in the Spanish American War, was in the Phillipines where he contracted malaria. He wasin an old soldiers home several times due to his ill health before he died.
Submitted by Rodney Lamar Chastain, his grandson
o) R. E. Chastain MENU
Army, I LT 4th Signal Battalion - CorpsNon-hostile, died of other causesBorn: 4 September 1921Date Of Loss: 26 April 1951Service Number: O-1173184Home Or Place Of Enlistment Chanute, Neosho County, KansasLocation Or Battle Zone: PusanBurial Location: Morehead Cemetery,Morehead, Ks
First Lieutenant Chastain was amember of the 4th Signal Battalion, U.S.Army. He suffered intra-cerebralhemorrhage and was evacuated to the3rd Station Hospital near Pusan, South Korea where he died on 26 April 1951. Cherokee andCaucasian heritage. The Chapel on the Parallel was dedicated to the lost from the 4th SignalBattalion, on 4 May 1952.
Submitted by John R. E. Chastain, his son.
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p) Reginald Bryan ChastainUS Army - Served in Panama1898 - 1988Buried: Miami Florida
Submitted by Richard Chastain, his son
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q) Thurman Jene ChastainUS Army28 October 1917 - 15 February 1951Buried in Fullerton, CaliforniaFirst Lieutenant, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
He was killed in action while fighting the enemy in SouthKorea on 15 February 1951. First Lieutenant Chastain wasawarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge,the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal,the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean PresidentialUnit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Submitted by Gary Chastain, nephew
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r) Victor Thrane ChastainUS Army, World War II18 January 1921 – 13 October 2012Buried in Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina
Submitted by Kitty Chastain, wife of 64 years.
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s) William Talmadge Chastain, Jr.US Navy 1939 – 19451921 – 1979Buried in Birmingham, AlabamaServed as Quartermaster Chief (QMC) on USS Wasp during World War II
Submitted by Rusty Chastain, his son.
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t) Woodrow Barthell ChastainUS Air Force, World War II and Korean War15 June 1918 – 2 September 1993Buried in Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens County, South Carolina
Submitted by Kitty Chastain
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u) Andrew Dolphus ChasteenUS Navy4 December 1913 - 24 July 1999Buried in Locus Grove City Cemetery, Locus Grove, Georgia.
Submitted by Nancy Chasteen Denny, niece; Dean Chasteen
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v) Chandler Harris ChasteenUS Army. Served as E5 Sargeant in Germany 1956 – 195809 January 1934 to 31 March 2015Buried at Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery in Griffin, Georgia.
Submitted by Nancy Chasteen Denny, niece; Dean Chasteen
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w) Chesley Kenilsworth ChasteenUS Air Force23 April 1931 - 23 February 2005Ashes disbursed by his children in Georgia and Florida.
Submitted by Nancy Chasteen Denny, niece; Dean Chasteen
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x) Homer Odell ChasteenUS ArmyMay 26, 1919 to 14 February 1995Buried in Griffin Memorial Gardens in Griffin, Georgia.
Submitted by Nancy Chasteen Denny, niece; Dean Chasteen
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y) James Wilson ChasteenUS NavyJune 5, 1915 to April 1, 1991Buried at Forest Hills Memorial Garden Cemeteryin Forest Park, Georgia.
Submitted by Nancy Chasteen Denny, Daughter; DeanChasteen
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z) Julian Bonnelle ChasteenUS Navy - US Coast Guard30 March 1926 - 26 May 1994Ashes deposited in Deadman Bay, Florida
Submitted by Nancy Chasteen Denny, niece; Dean Chasteen
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aa) Roger Wilson ChasteenUS Marine Corps11 April 1947 - 10 May 1967Quang Nam, South VietnamBuried at Trinity Lutheran, Saint Louis, MissouriRank Private First Class
Roger valiantly gave his life to go and retrieve a fallen Marine, whiledoing so was killed instantly by a sniper. He gave his life for thecountry he loved & was Proud to be a Marine. In loving memory ofmy brother that I love so dearly.
Submitted by Joyce Smith
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bb) William Harold ChasteenUS Merchant Marines - Captain23 April 1911 - 27 March 1982Buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Port Arthur, Texas
Submitted by Nancy Chasteen Denny, niece; Dean Chasteen
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cc) Lee Edward Ellenburg ADD PHOTO
US Army1 January 1945 - 8 December 2006Sergeant in US Army (S5)- ArtilleryServed during Vietnam War from 1968-1970Buried: Baldwin City Cemetery, Habersham County, Georgia
Lee E. Ellenburg was the oldest son of Mary Ann (Thompson) and Roy Lee Ellenburg. He wasborn in Rabun County, Georgia and lived in Habersham County, Georgia most of his life until heattended the University of Georgia. After graduation, he was drafted during the Vietnam War. Upon returning home, he and his wife Cheryl (Chandler) Ellenburg moved to Hall County, Georgiaand raised three daughters.
Lee is the 2x great-grandson of John Merritt Chastain through his mother Mary Ann ThompsonEllenburg. John Merritt was the son of John Marion Chastain, the grandson of Abner Chastainand the great-grandson of Rev. John Chastain.
Lee E. Ellenburg > Mary Ann Thompson Ellenburg > Sellie Clark Thompson > Algenora“Angie” Chastain Clark > John Merritt Chastain > John Marion Chastain > Abner Chastain> Rev. John Chastain
Submitted by Julie Ellenburg Wingate, his daughter
dd) Wayne Earl Grandstaff MENU
US Army7 December 1921 - 6 August 1985Buried Mount Hope Cemetery in Logansport, Cass County, IndianaServed from 2 August 1944 through 1 July 1946Grandson of Joseph Williard Peacock (1862-1932) and Lelia Pearl Chasteen (1877-1962) andgreat-grandson of William H. Chasteen (1855 – 1922).
Submitted by Jan Peacock Beasley, his cousin
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ee) Oran Willard Grandstaff ADD PHOTO
4 April 1926 - 10 January 2002Mount Hope Cemetery in Logansport, Cass County, IndianaEnlisted 2 Aug 1944Brother of Wayne Earl Grandstaff
Grandson of Joseph Williard Peacock (1862-1932) and Lelia Pearl Chasteen (1877-1962) andgreat-grandson of William H. Chasteen (1855 – 1922).
Submitted by Jan Peacock Beasley, his cousin
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ff) Francis Wilbur "Bud" NiemantsverdrietNavy -- World War II29 December 1924 - 24 June 2017Burial: Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, TippecanoeCounty, Indiana
Bud, a life-long resident of Lafayette, Indiana, worked as a firemanfor the Lafayette Fire Department and later for Alcoa. He was activein the community, playing and coaching basketball and softball. Healso served as a Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts. He was the fatherof three children.
Submitted by Carolyn Bauer Niemantsverdriet, niece
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gg) Walter Vincent Niemantsverdriet, Jr.Navy -- World War II20 January 1922 - 10 December 2005Burial: Pyrmont Cemetery, Pyrmont, CarrollCounty, Indiana
Walter, a life-long resident of Lafayette, Indiana,worked as a master toolmaker. He wasappointed as a founding Board of Directorsmember for Ivy Tech Community College -- apost he held for 25 years. He was also afounding member of the Industrial Federal CreditUnion in Lafayette. He was an avid gardenerand could grow anything (e.g. plant a ruler andgrow a yard-stick!) He was interested in familyhistory and was able to recount wonderful stories -- as well as being extremely tolerant of hisgenealogist daughter who was always dragging him to cemeteries. He often said that we were
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related to all of the Chastains, Chasteens, Shasteens, etc., in the state of Indiana! He was thefather of five children.
Submitted by Carolyn Bauer Niemantsverdriet, his daughter
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hh) Cloyd Ernest PeacockUS Air Force17 December 1922, Scott County, Indiana - Died 20 January 1995Buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Kentland, Newton County, Indiana
During World War II, he served as a bombardier and navigator in B-24 Liberator bombers. Hewas in the 445th Bomb Group (Heavy) based in Tibenham, England. He earned theDistinguished Flying Cross. He returned to the Air Force during the Korean War and stayed inuntil his retirement in 1968 with the rank of Major.
Three of his four brothers also served in the military, all after World War II, and all in the USNavy.
Grandson of Joseph Williard Peacock (1862-1932) and Lelia Pearl Chasteen (1877-1962) andgreat-grandson of William H. Chasteen (1855 – 1922).
Submitted by Jan Peacock Beasley, his daughter
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ii) Ralph Verner PeacockUS Navy4 January 1930 - 4 January 2013Buried at Fairlawn Cemetery in Kentland, Newton County, Indiana
Ralph served in the Navy for four years. During this time he made 23 trips to Europe and back,but he never served aboard a ship or submarine.
Brother of Cloyd Peacock
Grandson of Joseph Williard Peacock (1862-1932) and Lelia Pearl Chasteen (1877-1962) andgreat-grandson of William H. Chasteen (1855 – 1922).
Submitted by Jan Peacock Beasley, his sister
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jj) Carl Norman PeacockUS Navy27 December 1931 - 14 February 1996Buried at Oakland Cemetery in Morocco, Newton County, IndianaCarl never served aboard a ship or submarine.Brother of Cloyd PeacockGrandson of Joseph Williard Peacock (1862-1932) and Lelia Pearl Chasteen (1877-1962) andgreat-grandson of William H. Chasteen (1855 – 1922).
Submitted by Jan Peacock Beasley, his sister
The Four Peacock Brothers
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kk) Cecil Arnold PeacockUS Army29 November 1922 - 24 May 2005Buried at Park Cemetery in Greenfield, Hancock County, IndianaEnlisted as a Private on 10 February 1943Grandson of Joseph Williard Peacock (1862-1932) and Lelia Pearl Chasteen (1877-1962) andgreat-grandson of William H. Chasteen (1855 – 1922).
Submitted by Jan Peacock Beasley, his cousin
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ll) Chester Keith Peacock MENU
US Army4 February 1926 - 21 June 2005Buried at Prairie Memorial Cemetery in Noblesville, Hamilton County, IndianaServed from 19 August 1944 through 26 June 1946, as a medic in the European Theater
Brother of Cecil Arnold Peacock
Grandson of Joseph Williard Peacock (1862-1932) and Lelia Pearl Chasteen (1877-1962) andgreat-grandson of William H. Chasteen (1855 – 1922).
Submitted by Jan Peacock Beasley, his cousin
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US Army Air Corps, Corporal10 May 1914 - 25 November 1982Buried: Restlawn Memorial Park, Altus, Jackson County, OklahomaEntered Army Air Corp 24 September 1942Received training at Enid Army Flying School, Enid, OklahomaSent to Altus, Oklahoma to complete his instruction.Received Honorable Discharge
Submitted by Kimberly Roe Yuhasz, his granddaughter
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27 May 1916 – 1 Oct 2000
National Guard – 27 January 1941 –I year enlistment – only 1 month remaining. On 7 Dec 1941Dad returned back to National Guard base to finish his last few weeks and to be released. Notknowing about the bombing when he left home.
But with Pearl Harbor bombing he was drafted - Army, Private, and Artillery and also served ascook. He said one General requested soup before his meals. Dad put together whatever hecould and the General never complained. He was stationed in Italy. Released 14 Jul 1945
Interred at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Greer, South Carolina
Submitted by Sandra Lee Styles Bright.
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oo) Ralph James Styles12 September 1942 Private, Army, Fort Jackson, Columbia, SouthCarolina
12 October 1920 – 7 June 1944 Interred in Colleville-sur-Mer,Normandy, France and transferred to Beaufort National Cemetery,Beaufort, South Carolina 29 April 1948
He served his country and died in the invasion of France. PurpleHeart Recipient
(Zelia Ledford – Dora Jane Black – Nancy Allen – ElizabethChastain – Rev John Chastain Jr – Rev John Chastain - PierreChastain)
Submitted by Sandra Lee Styles Bright, his niece
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pp) Ivy Odell WilliamsServed as a TEC5 in the U.S. Army in World War II in France13 March 1917 - 6 October 1986Buried Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, OklahomaWife: Edna Nell Gregston. Children: Curtis Dean, Gary Odell,Jeanette NellHe was called Odell.Son of Addie Josephine (Chasteen) and Ivy Williams
Submitted by Carol Migdat, his niece
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qq) Raymond Bryant WilliamsServed as a Corporal in the U.S. Army in World War II in Philippines19 July 1925 - 30 January 2001Buried Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Duncan, OklahomaWife: Betty Jean Wilson. Children: Monty Ray, Peggy Nan.Son of Addie Josephine (Chasteen) and Ivy Williams
Submitted by Carol Migdat, his niece
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rr) Tazwell Birk WingfieldArmy Air Corps, WWII, 8th Air Force, 94th Bomb Group,410th Bomb Squadron22 Oct 1920 (West Virginia) - 15 April 1995 (Florida)Where buried - Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell
My father (a descendant of Pierre Chastain through his son, David,grandson, David, and great-granddaughter Elizabeth Chastain) wasTazwell Birk Wingfield, flight officer and navigator on a B-17 flyingout of Rougham air field near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England,whose plane was disabled near Mannheim on its 3rd mission (overMunich). Their B-17 Flying Fortress,"Gloria" (aka "Filthy Hag")#42102457, had mechanical failure and (guided by him) landed inDubendorf, Switzerland on 12 July 1944, where he was interned atCamp Davos Platz for 8+ months. At first he was listed as M.I.A.;repatriated late March 1945.
My father enlisted in the US Army Air Corps in 1943. He had worked at a newspaper and likedto paint and draw cartoons. While a Swiss internee, he learned German, was involved in a localMethodist church and their youth group, painted, took long walks, and ice skated a lot.
He later used the GI bill to obtain 2 college degrees in education from Florida Southern Collegeand Stetson University. He had a career as an elementary school teacher and principal in centralFlorida.
After retirement, he had a vegetable garden, researched his family tree (whose Wingfieldsactually originated in Suffolk, England--where he flew from), and joined 94th Bomb GroupMemorial Association and the Swiss internees Association. He was a Sunday Schoolsuperintendent in the Methodist Church in Tavares, Florida for 36 years.
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If not for WWII, he would not have met my mother while on R&R in Miami for just two weeks. Hislast station was in Texas (San Antonio, I believe) and while there, wrote to propose marriage--shealso accepted by letter. They were married during a hurricane on September 15, 1945 in Miami.
Submitted by Esther Benitez, his daughter
His plane in fight. It actually was his disabled plane beingaccompanied by Swiss Air Force planes to Switzerland.
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a) Once in a Lifetime: A WWII Veteran’s StoryBy Josh Roe, June 8, 2016, WTVC Cleveland, Tennessee
(WTVC) Cleveland, TN — Many of ournation's combat veterans go their entire life,and never tell the stories of what they saw inwar. Mitchell Chastain is a combat veteran .In 2004. just before his deployment to a warzone, his grand father told him his story offighting World War II.
Mitchell had never heard the story before, andas far as he knows this was the only time hisgrandfather ever told that story.
"As a child he knew I always wanted to knowabout how he was wounded, and whathappened," Mitchell Chastain said. "At thatpoint he decided to tell me basically whatoccurred."
The first thing Clifford Chastain wanted hisgrand son to know was he was no hero. "Onthe 21st day of January of 1945 they were ontop of a mountain in Luxembourg," It was theBattle of the Bulge.
"He remembered the date sixty years later. Heremembered the exact time which I thoughtagain was pretty unique," Mr. Chastain said."He said they came along and told them at 3o'clock in the afternoon they were going to getup out of their fox holes,and they were goingto charge across the field. They weren't goingto stop."
It was an intense day of fighting, and theycame to a point where a field separated theUS soldiers and the German Forces. Duringthat charge Clifford Chastain was shotthrough the arm.
"They told him that they couldn't do anythingmore for him there." Mr. Chastain said. "There
was a town down below the mountain." SoClifford Chastain started walking.
"He made it to the aid station," Mr. Chastainsaid. "He said there were so many woundedthere." They wouldn't treat him, and sent himaway. He wandered around the town for awhile at one point he lied down in a door step,and he said almost died there.
"He started thinking about my dad who wasjust a baby at that time. He really didn't knowmy dad that well, and his little girl at home andhis wife," Mr. Chastain said. "He said that gothim thinking. He said he made himself getback up because he decided he was not goingto die in that door step."
He eventually got help. He was sent tohospital in France. He got patched up a bit,and was sent back out to the battle. "At thattime he said he turned over. He said nosooner had he turned over that a round hittrees above him, and showered the fox holeand everything with shrapnel and so forth," Mr.Chastain said.
He was hit in the other arm , and that injurytook him out of the war. He was awarded aBronze star, and received two purple hearts.
"My hats off to all of those guys who served inWorld War II. Sometimes I think we take forgranted what they actually did." Mr. Chastainsaid.
Clifford Chastain .came back home had fivemore Children, seven total. Mitchell Chastaintold this story at his grand father's funeral, andother than his father none of the other ofClifford Chastain's children or grand childrenhad ever heard the story.
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9. Obituaries
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a) Houston ChastainFrom etvma.org
Rank: Private First ClassBorn: 5 February 1925Died: 10 June 1945County: Sullivan Hometown: KingsportService Branch: Marine CorpsDivision/Assignment: 7th Marines,
1st Marine DivisionConflict: World War II Battles: OkinawaAwards: Purple Heart,
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign MedalBurial/Memorial Location: Holly Springs
Cemetery, Pickens, South CarolinaLocation In Memorial: Pillar XVIII, Top Panel
Houston ChastainBorn 5 February 1925Died 10 June 19457th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Company F
The Kingsport News, 13 March 1949Funeral services for PFC Houston Chastain,U.S. Marines, who died June 10, 1945 of
wounds received on Okinawa, will be held atHolly Springs Cemetery, Pickens, SouthCarolina.
Private Chastain, a former student ofDobyns-Bennett High school, had made hishome here with an aunt, Mrs. A.L. Dean, 1765Circle Drive for ten years prior to his enteringthe service in 1944. Following his basictraining he was sent overseas in late 1944.Private Chastain had been awarded thePurple Heart and the Asiatic Pacific Medal.
Survivors include his grandfather, C.W.Chastain, 1765 Circle Drive, two aunts, Mrs.A.L. Dean of 1765 Circle Drive and Mrs. W.E.Tipton of Route 8, Kingsport; five uncles,Waymon Chastain, Clifton Chastain andFulton Chastain of Charlotte, N.C., C.J.Chastain of Sanford, N.C. and NathanChastain of Vero Beach, Fla.
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b) Burley Neil Roe(Submitted by Kimberly Ann Roe Yuhasz, his granddaughter)
Burley Neil RoeMay 10, 1914 - November 25, 1982
Burley Neil Roe passed away November25th, 1982 at Jackson County MemorialHospital in Altus, Oklahoma. He was born May10th, 1914 in Headrick, Oklahoma to JacobCoffee Roe and Lula Belle Neil Roe.
Burley was married to Claudia Lee Robertsonin Altus in 1932. They were members of theFirst Christian Church, served in the UnitedStates Air Force during World War II, a
mechanic at the Ford Garage for over fortyyears, a member of the American Legion anda life long resident of Jackson County.
Mr. Roe is preceded in death by his parentsJacob Coffee and Lula Bell Neil Roe. He issurvived by his wife Claudia Robertson Roe ofAltus, Oklahoma, one son, Wilbur Neil Roe ofMartha, Oklahoma and one sister Mrs. RoyFerris (Clara) of Clarendon, Texas. Alsosurviving are four grandchildren: KimberlyAnn Roe, Phillip Neil Roe, Theresa Dawn Roe,Traci DeLynn Roe.
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10. Chastain Chatter Publishing Information
Services for Burley Neil Roe are scheduled for2:00 P.M., Saturday, November 27th, 1982 atthe Tims Chapel of Memories with Rev.Laverne Draper officiating. Interment willfollow at Restlawn Cemetery under thedirection of Tims Funeral Home.
11/27/1982, 2:00 PMFuneral Tims Chapel of Memories201 East Cypress Altus OK 73521
MENUKaryl Chastain Beal, Content Editor
[email protected] and [email protected] Roberts, Technical Editor
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