Headstone of Private Van Buren Porcher at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
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Title
Headstone of Private Van Buren Porcher at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Alternative Title
Headstone of Pvt. Van Porcher
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Army
Cemeteries--Europe
Description
The headstone of Private Van Buren Porcher (d. 1944), who was born in Alachua County, Florida. Porcher was married twice in Gainesville: first to Taresa May Aldridge in 1933 and then to Hattie Smith in 1939. After enlistment, Pvt. Porcher was assigned to the U.S. Army's 448th Quartermaster Troop Transport Company on May 28, 1943. While serving in World War II, Pvt. Porcher was Killed in Action (KIA) on September, 2, 1944. He is currently buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Creator
Anderson, Dwight
Source
Digital reproduction of original GRid=56374900">color digital image by Dwight Anderson.
Date Created
ca. 2014-11-26
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Dwight Anderson.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dwight Anderson and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Project
Curator
Dones, Abraham, Jr.
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
"GRid=56374900" target="_blank">Pvt Van B Porcher." Find A Grave. http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56374900.
"Van Buren Porcher." FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZ9-JLY.
"Van Buren Porcher." FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZ6-879.
Citation
Abraham Dones Jr., “Headstone of Private Van Buren Porcher at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial,” RICHES, accessed December 3, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9338.