John Calvin Purvis was born 17 May 1917, the son of James Frances ‘Jim’ Purvis and Lucy Pearl Deese.
He married Alice Gertrude Morton daughter of William Thomas Morton and Nannie E. McSwain on 20 August 1938.
He enlisted into the Army on 18 February 1943. At the time of his enlistment Uncle John and Aunt Alice were living in China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina. Uncle John had taken his new bride there to work in the Cotton Mills as many others did prior to the war.
WWII Draft Card
World War II Army Enlistment Records
Coming Home
Uncle John served in the European theater and returned home to his wife and daughter on September 10, 1945 on the Queen Mary.
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[1] "World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947," on-line digital images, ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 March 2013), John Calvin Purvis; citing World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64: 1940-1947; Spouse: Mrs. Alice Gertrude Purvis.
[2] Department of Veterans Affairs, "Burial locations of Veterans" database, National Grave Locator (http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov : accessed 1 March 2013), entry for John Calvin PURVIS, Private First Class (PFC); US ARMY; World War II.
[3] : William J. Purvis Family Family Bible Holy Bible, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Birth: 18 May 1917; John Calvin Purvis, Obtained from {Name Withheld], Wadesboro, North Carolina.
[4] 1940 U. S. Census, Rowan County, North Carolina, population schedule, China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #80-7, Page 142A/20A; Line 17, Household #337, Household of John C. PURVIS; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (http://1940census.archives.gov : viewed 7 April 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2968.
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