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John Devary Porter
(My mom's Brother)
From left to right: Uncle Woodrow, Uncle Sam, and Uncle Johnny circa 1919
Uncle Johnny & his bike  1930's
Uncle Johnny & wife Hazel before WWII
Uncle Johnny & his plane 1930's
Music:
Swing Kids
Facts
DOB: 4/5/1919
Lexington, Kentucky

DOD: 7/1953

Cause of Death: Leukemia

Buried at Grovelawn Cemetery in Pendleton, Indiana

Married to Hazel Francis Benefeal
They had one child named Joyce Elaine

He was in WWII and was captured by the Japanese but was rescued by American troops
Was wounded in the arm

After he came home from the war he was diagnosed with Leukemia and died a few years later

Hazel never remarried

She lives in Anderson, Indiana today
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