Corporal Paul Bunyan Peavy
1920 - 1945 (24 years)-
Name Paul Bunyan Peavy [1] Title Corporal Born 24 Jul 1920 Quincy, Gadsden County, Florida [1, 2] Gender Male Buried Apr 1945 Lorraine American Cemetery; St. Avold, France [1] Died 6 Apr 1945 Germany [1] Person ID I1878 My Genealogy Last Modified 22 Feb 2020
Father William Arther Peavy, b. 10 Mar 1886, Gadsden, Florida, USA , d. 9 Dec 1962, Concord, Gadsden, Florida, USA (Age 76 years) Relationship natural Mother Amelia Bowen, b. 15 Mar 1889, Gadsden, Florida, USA , d. 25 Dec 1981, Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA (Age 92 years) Relationship natural Married 19 Mar 1906 Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, USA Family ID F642 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - - Corporal Paul Bunyan "Bunny" Peavy was killed in action 6 April 1945, during World War II, when the vehicle he was driving struck a land mine in Germany. He had volunteered for service in the United States Army in September 1940, sailed for England with the 3rd Army, 4th Division, and was wounded during the Normandy Invasion. After treatment in England, he rejoined his unit in France. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star posthumouslu, and is buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery at St. Avold, France. [SOME HISTORY OF THE JAMES ALEXANDER BOWEN AND RELATED FAMILIES AND THE TOWN OF CONCORD, FLORIDA by Mr. C. S. Dixon]
- According to the American Battle Monuments Commission, Corporal Paul B. Peavy served in the Artillery Division, 4th Infantry Divison, United States Army. He is buried at Plot B, Row 17, Grave 26, Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
- - Corporal Paul Bunyan "Bunny" Peavy was killed in action 6 April 1945, during World War II, when the vehicle he was driving struck a land mine in Germany. He had volunteered for service in the United States Army in September 1940, sailed for England with the 3rd Army, 4th Division, and was wounded during the Normandy Invasion. After treatment in England, he rejoined his unit in France. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star posthumouslu, and is buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery at St. Avold, France. [SOME HISTORY OF THE JAMES ALEXANDER BOWEN AND RELATED FAMILIES AND THE TOWN OF CONCORD, FLORIDA by Mr. C. S. Dixon]
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