James Joseph Porath 
James Joseph was born on April 11th, 1920 in Columbus, GA.1 James Joseph's father was Gustave Frederick Porath and his mother was Ada Lee Spradley. His maternal grandparents were Stephen Anderson Spradley and Avarilla Cathrine Castellaw. He had three brothers and five sisters, named Gaston Gustave, Frederick Spradley, Gustave Frederick, Emma Catherine, Ada Gertrude, Julia Dean, Blanche Louise and Living. He died at the age of 60 on February 16th, 1981 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL.1 General Notes
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The following was from a newspaper clipping given to me, Ron Bridges, by
Gertrude P. Parnell via the mail on August 20, 1996.
Porath Brothers in Army and Marines
Mrs. Ada Porath, of 8 Palmetto Street, has two sons serving in the armed
forces.
Sergt. James P. Porath enlisted in the Army at Fort Lewis, Wash., on Dec.
2, 1941, and was stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., until the early part of
1943. He was then sent to Camp Campbell, Ky., for a short period of
training before being assigned to overseas service. He first saw action
in Sicily, and his outfit was among the first to land on the Anzio
beachhead. (1) At present he is stationed somewhere in Italy.
Pfc. Gus F. Porath entered the Marine Corps in September, 1943, and
received his boot training at San Diego, Calif. He was then sent to the
Armored School at Fort Knox, Ky., where he completed a course in tank
mechanics. He was granted a short furlough home before being sent back to
San Diego, his present station.
Anzio
Anzio (àn´zê-o, än´tsyô)
A town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea south-southeast of Rome. In
World War II Allied troops landed at Anzio on January 22, 1944.
Population, 27,094.
Political Events, 1944
Allied troops storm ashore 25 miles from Rome on Anzio beach January 22
after the start of a new assault on the Gustav Line to the south. The
Germans have just withdrawn their patrols in the Anzio area to reinforce
the Gustav Line, but Gen. J. P. Lucas, commanding the U.S. VI Corps,
misses his chance to advance on Rome. He has his men dig foxholes for 2
days to consolidate their beachhead and the Germans rush in
reinforcements, firing from the Alban Hills to pin down Allied troops.
Allied bombers February 15 destroy the historic Benedictine abbey at
Monte Cassino, 1702 feet above the main road from Naples to Rome. Gen.
Frido von Senger und Etterlin has not used the abbey as an observation
post but employs its ruins as a fortress. Thousands of Allied troops die
at Monte Cassino before Polish forces take it in May.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.19 Oct 1885 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany d.12 Aug 1937 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL
- b.11 Apr 1920 in Columbus, GA d.16 Feb 1981 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL
- b.1767 in Camden District, Kershaw Co., SC d.18 Aug 1808 in Camden, SC
- b.~ 1794 in Camden District, Kershaw Co., SC d.03 May 1870 in Collirene, Lowndes Co., AL
- b.1770 in West Camden, SC d.> 1860 in Montgomery Co., AL
- b.19 Dec 1816 in Camden, Kershaw Co., S.C. d.02 Sep 1894 in Patsburg, Crenshaw Co., AL
- b.1753 in Kershaw Co., SC d.> 1820 in Probably Montgomery Co., AL
- b.~ 1794 in Camden District, Kershaw Co., SC d.23 Jun 1863 in Collirene, Lowndes Co., AL
- b.~ 1760 in Kershaw Co., SC d.> 1820 in Probably Montgomery Co., AL
- b.10 Oct 1849 in Lowndes Co., AL d.27 Dec 1928 in Troy, Pike Co., AL
- b.~ 1771 in NC d.~ 1855 in Crenshaw Co., AL
- b.28 Jul 1824 in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., NC d.24 Feb 1917 in Troy, Pike Co., AL
- b.01 Oct 1800 in Lafayette, Cumberland Co., NC d. in Crenshaw Co., AL
- b.14 Jan 1891 in Patsburg, Crenshaw Co., AL d.21 Oct 1982 in Montgomery, Montogmery Co., AL
- b.~ 1735 in Bertie Co., NC d.26 Sep 1785 in Barnwell Co., SC
- b.1770 in Barnwell Co., SC d.1857 in Jasper Co., GA
- b.1740 in Orangeburg Co., SC d.1826 in SC
- b.18 Nov 1812 in GA d.> 1870 in ?
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.27 May 1777 in Wilkes Co., GA d.~ 1830 in Quitman Co., GA
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.05 Jun 1852 in Lowndes Co., AL d.07 May 1927 in Youngblood, Pike Co., AL
- b.1755 in Amelia Co., VA d.Nov 1826 in Autauga Co., AL
- b.1791 in Amelia Co. VA d.01 Jul 1867 in Crenshaw Co., AL
- b.1761 in Prince Edward Co., VA d.1817 in Laurens District, SC
- b.12 Apr 1817 in SC d.> 1870 in ?
- b.1789 in Maryland d.~ 1872 in AL
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