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Elbert Basham

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Elbert Basham

Birth
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA
Death
20 Dec 2002 (aged 78)
Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Dupont, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Son of Elbert and Ruth Poindexter Basham
Siblings: Leona Delores and Dave Basham

Raised in Marion and was a former resident of Patriot, IN. He and his family moved to Jefferson County community in the 1940's.
WWII veteran, U.S. Army, corporal with the 772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, participating in the campaigns to liberate Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.
Helped to build several buildings at the Hanover College.
Retired from Williamson Heater and owned and operated Basham General Repair in Madison.
Married Kathleen Norris Nov. 8, 1946.
Children from this marriage: John and Alan
Member of the Bible Baptist Temple in Lancaster, IN.
Member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association and the National Rifle Assoiciation.
Son of Elbert and Ruth Poindexter Basham
Siblings: Leona Delores and Dave Basham

Raised in Marion and was a former resident of Patriot, IN. He and his family moved to Jefferson County community in the 1940's.
WWII veteran, U.S. Army, corporal with the 772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, participating in the campaigns to liberate Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe.
Helped to build several buildings at the Hanover College.
Retired from Williamson Heater and owned and operated Basham General Repair in Madison.
Married Kathleen Norris Nov. 8, 1946.
Children from this marriage: John and Alan
Member of the Bible Baptist Temple in Lancaster, IN.
Member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association and the National Rifle Assoiciation.


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