Published in Arizona Daily Star (Apr. 15, 2015):
J.W. Fleming, aged 90, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2015, at his home in Tucson, AZ, surrounded by much of his family and his three loyal dogs.
He was born on August 2, 1924, in Valliant, OK, to William and Daisy Dean Fleming.
He was a decorated combat veteran of WWII, earning the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, and two Purple Heart medals fighting in the Philippine Islands with the 40th Infantry Division. Additionally, he received a battlefield commission in May 1945 for "demonstrated fitness in actual combat," one of only 25,500 of the nearly 9 million enlisted men in all theaters of war to do so.
He is survived by his older brother, Finis Fleming of Tucson; and his three children, Charles (Sheilah) Fleming of Paulden, AZ, Linda (Jack) Pennington of Vail, AZ, and Barbara Austen of Tucson. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-granddaughters.
J.W is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Helen, who passed away on January 5, 2014.
All services are at East Lawn Palms Mortuary in Tucson. A viewing will be held on Friday, April 17, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; another viewing will be held on Saturday, April 18, from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. Funeral services will follow at 12:30 p.m., and he will be laid to rest with military honors at 1:30 p.m.
J.W. Fleming, aged 90, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2015, at his home in Tucson, AZ, surrounded by much of his family and his three loyal dogs.
He was born on August 2, 1924, in Valliant, OK, to William and Daisy Dean Fleming.
He was a decorated combat veteran of WWII, earning the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, and two Purple Heart medals fighting in the Philippine Islands with the 40th Infantry Division. Additionally, he received a battlefield commission in May 1945 for "demonstrated fitness in actual combat," one of only 25,500 of the nearly 9 million enlisted men in all theaters of war to do so.
He is survived by his older brother, Finis Fleming of Tucson; and his three children, Charles (Sheilah) Fleming of Paulden, AZ, Linda (Jack) Pennington of Vail, AZ, and Barbara Austen of Tucson. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-granddaughters.
J.W is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Helen, who passed away on January 5, 2014.
All services are at East Lawn Palms Mortuary in Tucson. A viewing will be held on Friday, April 17, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; another viewing will be held on Saturday, April 18, from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. Funeral services will follow at 12:30 p.m., and he will be laid to rest with military honors at 1:30 p.m.
Published in Arizona Daily Star (Apr. 15, 2015):
J.W. Fleming, aged 90, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2015, at his home in Tucson, AZ, surrounded by much of his family and his three loyal dogs.
He was born on August 2, 1924, in Valliant, OK, to William and Daisy Dean Fleming.
He was a decorated combat veteran of WWII, earning the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, and two Purple Heart medals fighting in the Philippine Islands with the 40th Infantry Division. Additionally, he received a battlefield commission in May 1945 for "demonstrated fitness in actual combat," one of only 25,500 of the nearly 9 million enlisted men in all theaters of war to do so.
He is survived by his older brother, Finis Fleming of Tucson; and his three children, Charles (Sheilah) Fleming of Paulden, AZ, Linda (Jack) Pennington of Vail, AZ, and Barbara Austen of Tucson. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-granddaughters.
J.W is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Helen, who passed away on January 5, 2014.
All services are at East Lawn Palms Mortuary in Tucson. A viewing will be held on Friday, April 17, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; another viewing will be held on Saturday, April 18, from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. Funeral services will follow at 12:30 p.m., and he will be laid to rest with military honors at 1:30 p.m.
J.W. Fleming, aged 90, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2015, at his home in Tucson, AZ, surrounded by much of his family and his three loyal dogs.
He was born on August 2, 1924, in Valliant, OK, to William and Daisy Dean Fleming.
He was a decorated combat veteran of WWII, earning the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, and two Purple Heart medals fighting in the Philippine Islands with the 40th Infantry Division. Additionally, he received a battlefield commission in May 1945 for "demonstrated fitness in actual combat," one of only 25,500 of the nearly 9 million enlisted men in all theaters of war to do so.
He is survived by his older brother, Finis Fleming of Tucson; and his three children, Charles (Sheilah) Fleming of Paulden, AZ, Linda (Jack) Pennington of Vail, AZ, and Barbara Austen of Tucson. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-granddaughters.
J.W is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Helen, who passed away on January 5, 2014.
All services are at East Lawn Palms Mortuary in Tucson. A viewing will be held on Friday, April 17, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; another viewing will be held on Saturday, April 18, from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. Funeral services will follow at 12:30 p.m., and he will be laid to rest with military honors at 1:30 p.m.
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