| Name |
John C. Kelsey |
| Birth |
26 Nov 1924 |
, Washington County, Tennessee,  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
16 Jan 1944 |
Papua, , , New Guinea |
| Burial |
Monte Vista Memorial Park, Washington County, Tennessee, |
| Notes |
- John attended Asbury School and later moved with his family to Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. After his parents seperated he moved back to Johnson City and lived with his grandparents. He continued his schooling at Asbury, but ran away and enlisted in the United States Army on 26 November 1940 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He told the recruiter that today was his birthday and he was 19, in fact he was only 16 this day.
John's the son of John Grover Kelsey and Betty May Moody. His younger brother Hershel served in the United States Navy in World War II aboard LST 487 also in the Pacific.
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| Person ID |
36967205 |
DeLoach Ancestry |
| Last Modified |
3 Jul 2022 |
| Father |
John Grover Kelsey, b. 18 May 1893, , , Tennessee, d. 23 Mar 1972, , Washington County, Tennessee, (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Bertie Mae Moody, b. 1 May 1898, Washintgon County, , , Tennessee d. 12 Dec 1996 (Age 98 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Dec 1913 |
, Washington County, Tennessee, |
| Family ID |
F3733 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1924 - 1944 (19 years)