Alverson R. C.

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R. C. Alverson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

UN Memorial Wall of Remembrance

Name:

R. C. Alverson

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

44033344

Unit:

9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division

Date of Death:

1950-08-13

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA

Plot:

Block 36

Row:

Lot 76

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

R. C. Alverson was born on May 20, 1923, in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Alverson Sr. and Leona Mae "Lona" Naymon Alverson. He was married to Effie Mae Adams Alverson. He served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Sergeant and Light Weapons Assault Infantryman during the Korean War.

Sgt Alverson died from his wounds received in battle on August 13, 1950, in North Korea. He is now buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.koreanwar.org