John C. Kelsey

1924 - 1944  (19 years)

• 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.
  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