Elmer Irvin Caldwell, 1918-2008

Elmer Irvin Caldwell  was born Sunday, October 13, 1918 in Greenwood, West Virginia .

he died Monday, July 28, 2008. his recorded age was 89.

he was a veteran  of the Army and served in the Korean War, Vietnam War and World War II.

his remains can be found at Walnut Grove Cemetery in lot 186  - section D  - space #3 west (view map) .
Arrangements were made by Rutherford-Corbin Funeral Home. The burial took place on Saturday, August 2, 2008.
Contact Walnut Grove and Flint Cemeteries for more information.

Pinehurst, NC-Colonel Elmer Irvin Caldwell, US Army Retired, age 89, died Monday at Manor Care in Pinehurst. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday 8-2-08 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Worthington, Ohio. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery. He was born in a log cabin in Greenwood, WV to Charles Hamilton Caldwell and Myrtle Richards Caldwell. He served in WWII in North Africa, Anzio, Monte Casino, Northern Italy, Southern France and Germany. He served in the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War (Mekon Delta). He returned to Vietnam as State Department US AID. He was preceded in death by son, James Allen Caldwell. He is surved by wife, May Alice Wing Caldwell, sons Harold Ernest Caldwell and Curtis Irvin Caldwell. Arrangements by Boles Funeral Home of Pinehurst, Southern Pines, NC.