Individual Details
David Edgar Aiken Jr.
(2 Jun 1921 - 13 Jun 1944)
Posted at findagrave.com: First Lieutenant David E. Aiken, Jr., was the son of David Edgar Aiken and his wife, Mayme Kirkpatrick Aiken of Strother, S.C. He had lived with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McFadden of Clarendon County since his childhood.
He graduated Salem High School in New Zion, S.C. and entered Clemson College in Sept. 1938. He was graduated from Clemson in 1942 with a B.S. degree in Agronomy. At that time he was also commissioned a Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army. While at Clemson he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Sigma, an honorary scholastic fraternity.
After graduation he reported to Camp Wolters, Texas where he was assigned to the 38th Infantry Regiment of the Second Division (U.S. Army). He then transferred to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin and then deployed overseas to Northern Ireland in Oct. 1943. He was reported killed in action in France on June 13, 1944.
He was baptized Dec. 25, 1921 in Salem Presbyterian Church. He was later received into membership at Salem Church by transfer of letter on Nov. 3, 1933. He was a member in good standing of the Salem Church at the time of his untimely death. (Salem Session Book, 1925-1949, q.v. Aiken)
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LT. D. E. AIKEN OF STROTHER DIES IN FRANCE
Chester (SC), July 20 (1944)-(Special)-Mrs. W. G. Anderson of Chester was notified today of the death on the battlefield in France, July 13, of her nephew, First Lt. David Edgar Aiken, Jr., 24, son of David Edgar Aiken, Sr., of the Strother community, who served in the famous Rainbow Division in World War I. No details were given. He was a member of an infantry company under Lt. Gen. Omar K. Bradley. Prior to the invasion he had been in Ireland for about a year. He was recently transferred to England and then to Normandy, France. Since the invasion began he was promoted from second to first lieutenant. Two years ago Lieutenant Aiken was graduated from Clemson College and entered the army. He first went to Texas for training and later went to the Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga. In addition to his father, he is survived by his aunts, Mrs. W. G. Anderson of Chester and Mrs. James Hugh McFadden of New Zion. His mother, Mamie Kirkpatrick Aiken, died in 1928. Lieutenant Aiken had numerous friends throughout the state. (The State Newspaper, Columbia, S.C., July 21, 1944, p. 5.)
He graduated Salem High School in New Zion, S.C. and entered Clemson College in Sept. 1938. He was graduated from Clemson in 1942 with a B.S. degree in Agronomy. At that time he was also commissioned a Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army. While at Clemson he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Sigma, an honorary scholastic fraternity.
After graduation he reported to Camp Wolters, Texas where he was assigned to the 38th Infantry Regiment of the Second Division (U.S. Army). He then transferred to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin and then deployed overseas to Northern Ireland in Oct. 1943. He was reported killed in action in France on June 13, 1944.
He was baptized Dec. 25, 1921 in Salem Presbyterian Church. He was later received into membership at Salem Church by transfer of letter on Nov. 3, 1933. He was a member in good standing of the Salem Church at the time of his untimely death. (Salem Session Book, 1925-1949, q.v. Aiken)
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LT. D. E. AIKEN OF STROTHER DIES IN FRANCE
Chester (SC), July 20 (1944)-(Special)-Mrs. W. G. Anderson of Chester was notified today of the death on the battlefield in France, July 13, of her nephew, First Lt. David Edgar Aiken, Jr., 24, son of David Edgar Aiken, Sr., of the Strother community, who served in the famous Rainbow Division in World War I. No details were given. He was a member of an infantry company under Lt. Gen. Omar K. Bradley. Prior to the invasion he had been in Ireland for about a year. He was recently transferred to England and then to Normandy, France. Since the invasion began he was promoted from second to first lieutenant. Two years ago Lieutenant Aiken was graduated from Clemson College and entered the army. He first went to Texas for training and later went to the Officers Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga. In addition to his father, he is survived by his aunts, Mrs. W. G. Anderson of Chester and Mrs. James Hugh McFadden of New Zion. His mother, Mamie Kirkpatrick Aiken, died in 1928. Lieutenant Aiken had numerous friends throughout the state. (The State Newspaper, Columbia, S.C., July 21, 1944, p. 5.)
Events
| Birth | 2 Jun 1921 |  | |||
| Death | 13 Jun 1944 | Europe during World War II | | ||
| Burial | Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield Co., South Carolina | |
Families
| Father | David Edgar Aiken Sr. (1887 - 1958) |
| Mother | Mamie Ethel Kirkpatrick (1889 - 1928) |
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