John Wesley SINGLETON, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1921 - 1981  (59 years)

• Name	John Wesley SINGLETON  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	2 Oct 1921	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [3]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	John Wesley Singleton An Ode to John 10th Mtn Medical Battalion July 4, 2012 Now your flag is waving In the cool and crispy air The reason for your service In the war of yester-year. It was given to me at your funeral It covered your resting place However I could not touch it For the reverence of your fate. From the boat of the Alps in Italy To the gap at Brenner Pass Was your foxhole sleeping place Til the night of the final blast. The item of your comfort Was the blanket in which to wrap However it did not counter The cold of the below zero draft. You prayed, gave thanks for living Also for your family back home For your buddies more zealously To keep them from awful harm. You received the wounded soldiers Wreaking in pain and blood Gave them a shot of morphine And wrapped it tight as a glove. You gave your youngest years Amazed at what you saw Brought home The Purple Heart A Bronze and Two Battle Stars. Not only do I have the medals Representing your courageous fight I have the picture of The Red Cross On top of your helmet at night. Fly on American Flag You must be honorably kept This generation must realize All wars are not over yet. Edith A. Singleton (Your wife)  [5]
  MILI	a veteran of World War II, U. S. Army Medical Corp. and received the Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars He was in Italy (where he received his Purple Heart) with the 10th Mountain Infantry Division, out of Colorado.  [3, 8]
  Occupation	civil service at Shaw Air Force Base for 33 years before his retirement  [3]
  Religion	member of First Baptist Church of Sumter, South Carolina
  _UID	CB9665D7C1FC49B1A209ADAC00A324CAE992
  Death	24 Feb 1981	Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	25 Feb 1981	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [3]
  	Dr. Kirk L. Smith officiating, Bradham-Griffin Funeral Home
  Person ID	I121	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Wesley Barden SINGLETON,   b. 13 Feb 1894, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 4 Apr 1968, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Susan Coradelia “Adelia” HOLLADAY, twin,   b. 24 Aug 1896, Mt Zion, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 29 May 1976, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1918	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [9, 10]
  _UID	A10B3DC308DF44D1A579F1DD1E10CD12A1AA
  _UID	A10B3DC308DF44D1A579F1DD1E10CD12A1AA
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith M. ARDIS,   b. 3 Jan 1922, Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 29 Jun 2015, Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	21 Apr 1951	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [7]
  _UID	05A73ECC015F4639867E880C46C2F0D8FDDB
  _UID	05A73ECC015F4639867E880C46C2F0D8FDDB
  Children	1. John Wesley “Johnny” SINGLETON, Jr.,   b. 19 Sep 1954, Sumter, South Carolina d. 17 Jun 1996, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 41 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] . [S24870] Julian B. Singleton. [S816] Obituary for John Wesley Singleton. [S12222] William Copeland Stiles, page 31. [S18268] . [S19996] An autograph and a smooch. [S22707] Edith A. Singleton. [S13053] Interview with Julian Singleton. [S3] . [S196] Marriage License Index 1/1/1911-12/31/1999, Index 5 Page 2017.