Lloyd C. Ball – Tech 5, United States Army

Courtesy of the West Virginia Veterans Database:

War: WWII
Last Name: Ball
First Name: Lloyd
Middle Name or Initial: C
Sex: M
County: Monroe
Community: Peterstown, West Virginia
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: T/5
Service Number: 35739080
Date of Death: 6 January 1945
Place of Death: France
Cause of Death: DNB
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cem, Arlington VA
Unit: Company A, 9th Armored Engineer Battalion
Date of Birth: 16 January 1918
Place of Birth: Peterstown, Monroe County, West Virginia
Father: Luther Claude
Mother: Ellen Victoria Pine
Spouse:
Date of Marriage:
Place of Marriage:
Children: Mickey S.
Date Added to Memorial: Original
Social Security Number:

Source: Pentagon Form; Young American Patriots – 940.53 V81y, WV Archives, Charleston WV; Monroe County Birth Record; Veterans Affairs, Charleston WV – Military records for survivor bonus (H-8808); e-mail form John Coffey – 2001
stating that he is nephew of Lloyd and that Lloyd always lived in Monroe Co. WV; Dept of Army, Arlington National Cemetery burial information

Notes: Veterans Affairs records include a request for bonus by Mr. J. L. Ingles, the guardian of Mickey S. Ball (infant son) Arlington Cemetary says he was originally interred in Grand Failly-Longuyor, France, but that his remains were returned to this country on 17 June 1949. He was interred in Secttion 34, Grave 1672.

Michael Robert Patterson

Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.

Reviewed by: Michael Howard