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Sgt Porter Wilson Broadwater

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Birth	:	4 Jun 1912 Maryland, USA
Death	:	20 Nov 1944 Leyte Province, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
Burial	:	Oak Hill Cemetery, Lonaconing, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5746994, -78.9768982
Description	:	Porter served as a Tech. Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Allegany County, Maryland prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on September 12, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a miner and also as Single, without dependents. He was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded a Purple Heart. Service # 33375411 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Below Articles found by: Charles Riend Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, page 9, col. 1: ~~Monday, December 18, 1944~~ KILLED T-Sgt. Porter W. Broadwater, 32, of Dan's Mountain, on the Island... Read More	Porter served as a Tech. Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Allegany County, Maryland prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on September 12, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a miner and also as Single, without dependents. He was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded a Purple Heart. Service # 33375411 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Below Articles found by: Charles Riend Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, page 9, col. 1: ~~Monday, December 18, 1944~~ KILLED T-Sgt. Porter W. Broadwater, 32, of Dan's Mountain, on the Island of Leyte in the Philippines, November 20. T-Sgt. Boadwater was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Broadwater, of Dan's Mountain near Lonaconing. He entered the armed forces September 26, 1942, and was trained at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and Camp Breckenridge, Ky. Before going into action on Leyte he was stationed in New Guinea. His last letter home was dated November 17. A former coal miner, T-Sgt. Broadwater has a brother in the Navy, Yeoman Third Class Ray Broadwater, with the Atlantic fleet. Other survivors, include a brother Owen Broadwater, of Lonaconing; and a sister, Mrs. Lola Fairgrieve, Potomac Park. His brother-in-law, T-5 Lee Fairgrieve, is serving in France. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ( Burial Location found by: Anne Cady )

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Sgt Porter Wilson Broadwater's memorial is located at: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lonaconing, Allegany County, USA.
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Sgt Porter Wilson Broadwater death on 20 Nov 1944 in Leyte Province, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
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Latitude: 39.5746994
Longitude: -78.9768982

Family Members:

Parent

Arthur Peter Broadwater

(1885 - 1972)

Carrie Iantha Simpson Broadwater

(1893 - 1972)

Siblings

Lola Mary Broadwater Fairgrieve

(1919 - 2009)

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