Leroy Yeazel Squires
1887 - 1951 (63 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Leroy Yeazel Squires was born on 31 Oct 1887 in Nebraska; died on 6 Mar 1951 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Occupation: mail clerk for rail road
- Census: 1930, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38617178/leroy-yeazel-squires
Section C, Site 483Leroy married Mary Bridget Fahey on 11 Oct 1920 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Mary was born on 11 Jan 1891 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 11 Sep 1961 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Leroy F. Squires
was born on 21 Sep 1922 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 2 Jan 1976 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried in burial details unknown. - 3. Stephen Fahey Squires was born on 14 Aug 1924 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 20 Feb 2004 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
- 4. John Charles Squires was born on 19 May 1925 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 23 May 1944 in Anzio, Italy; was buried on 4 Dec 1948 in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
- 5. Mary Virginia Squires was born on 11 Mar 1927 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 10 Dec 2006 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; was cremated in location of ashes unknown.
- 6. Martha Lou Squires was born on 24 Mar 1929 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 2 Dec 1932 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried on 5 Dec 1932 in Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Generation: 2
2. Leroy F. Squires (1.Leroy1) was born on 21 Sep 1922 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 2 Jan 1976 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried in burial details unknown. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48312474/leroy-f_-squires3. Stephen Fahey Squires (1.Leroy1) was born on 14 Aug 1924 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 20 Feb 2004 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- _MILT: World War II. US Army.
Notes:
COURIER-JOURNAL OBITUARY - February 21 to February 22, 2004 - Stephen Squires, 80, of Louisville, passed away Friday, February 20, 2004 at his home. He was a retired electrician for Philip Morris USA, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and IBEW Local #369 and former commissioner of Strathmoor Village. He was preceded in death by his sons, John and Mark Squires. He is survived by his wife, Mary Squires; two sons, Mike and Perry Squires; sister, Mary Virginia Karthman; and two grandchildren, Mark and Mary Squires. The funeral Mass will be held at noon Monday at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 2141 Lancashire Ave., with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1-8 p.m. Sunday at Resthaven Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of Louisville.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38617163/stephen-f_-squiresStephen married Mary H. Hall on 18 Nov 1950. Mary was born in 1926; died on 17 Aug 2018 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. John Charles Squires (1.Leroy1) was born on 19 May 1925 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 23 May 1944 in Anzio, Italy; was buried on 4 Dec 1948 in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Notes:
War Department
Bureau of Public Relations
Press Branch
SIS Release B-28.
In his first combat action last April 23, in Italy, PFC John Charles Squires, 18 and only nine months in the Army, won the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest military award.
A month later to the day, PFC Squires, Kentucky Infantryman, was killed in action on the Anzio beachhead, Italy.
Posthumous award of the medal was announced today. Presentation will be made to his father, Leroy Y. Squires, 663 Westlawn, Louisville, in ceremonies to be announced later.
PFC Squires was a member of the 30th Infantry, Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, action as platoon messenger on April 23 when he volunteered for a series of dangerous missions, captured 15 German machineguns, one of which he used against the energy, and took 21 prisoners by himself.
He was described by his parents as an "average" American boy, who played sand-lot football with his friends and worked at what he could find to do. He had an "average" record at school. He ran with his "gang" in the Shawnee section of Louisville, where he was born May 19, 1925.
His grey-haired mother still greviously mourns the death of her youngest son. There are two other boys in service, Cpl. Leroy Squires, 23, and Pvt. Steven Squires, 21, both in the Army in Italy. They have a younger sister, Mary Virginia, 17, who lives at home.
John was born at the address where his parents now live. He attended Holy Cross elementary school, then went to Shawnee High School for a year and spent another year at Louisville Male High School, quitting to take a job. He had been a member of the Junior Reserve Officers Trailing Corps at Male High.
First he worked for the Jeffersonville Boat & Machine works at Jeffersonville, Ind., but when his age was discovered - he was 17 - he was discharged. He went to work in the office of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad where he stayed until being inducted on August 14, 1943.
He received his training at the Infantry Replacement Training Center, Ft. McClellan, Ala., and had his last furlough home for Christmas, 1943. He went overseas to join the 3d Infantry Division in January of 1944.
His father is in the U.S. Postal Service in Louisville, having taken a postal job in 1925. He is a native of Nebraska and was living in Indianapolis when the first World War started. He served with the 309th Engineers for 10 months in France, most of the time around Metz.
The action in which PFC Squires won the Medal of Honor was called
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5900/john-c_-squires
Section A, Site 1359.5. Mary Virginia Squires (1.Leroy1) was born on 11 Mar 1927 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 10 Dec 2006 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; was cremated in location of ashes unknown. Notes:
KARTHMAN, MARY VIRGINIA, was born March 11, 1927 and passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2006. The family of the beloved Mary Virginia Karthman announces her passing. She was born in Louisville of Mary Bridget and Leroy Y. Squires and lived here her whole life. She was a member of the large and prolific Fahey family. She attended Holy Cross grade school and Shawnee High School. She worked at Tube Turns until her marriage to Joseph D. Karthman. They were married for 57 years. She was mother to six children: Joe Jr., Kathy, LeRoy, Karen, Bridget and Barbara; and grandmother to nine grandchildren. She loved her family, playing bingo and watching game shows. She will be greatly missed. Your prayers for her and her family are sincerely appreciated. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at Highlands, with cremation to follow. Viewing will be from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, December 11, 2006 and from 2-8 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at the Highlands Funeral Home at Taylorsville Rd. Donations can be made in her name to Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville, located at 315 East Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202.
Published in The Courier-Journal on 12/11/2006.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16991817/mary-virginia-karthmanFamily/Spouse: Joseph Daniel Karthman. Joseph was born on 20 Aug 1922 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 7 Jun 2011; was cremated in location of ashes unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Martha Lou Squires (1.Leroy1) was born on 24 Mar 1929 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 2 Dec 1932 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried on 5 Dec 1932 in Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38617353/martha-lou-squires