World War II U.S. Marine Corps Veteran.
My beloved father, Mr. Claude Stiner Wyrick, Jr. was the second child born on July 7, 1920 to Mr. Claude S. Wyrick, Sr. and Mrs. Nellie Bumgarner Wyrick; both of the White Oak Mill Village area or Denim Station as it was known then . (Their first born died upon birth prematurely in 1917). His parents later moved to Yarbrough Drive and built the second house on the dirt road at the time, and there he grew up with his younger brothers Ted and Aaron. Dad helped his father in working the large corn and vegetable fields on either side of the house as well as raising beagle hounds, chickens and hogs. He attended Rankin High School until 1935. He left his studies after the eleventh grade per the request of his mother as the eldest to go work at Cone Mills White Oak Plant to help support the family. There he worked as a sanforizing machine operator until April of 1942, when Dad enlisted in the US Marine Corps on the 28th of that month, and served in the operations of Guadalcanal, Bougainville and the consolidation of the Soloman Islands in the Pacific Theatre. He received his boot training at Parris Island, S.C. and went into advanced training at New River(Haw River). Upon discharge October 19, 1945 he was classified as a Private 1st Class, a pistol marksman, and a heavy machine gun crewman. Right before his discharge though, he was stationed back in Washington, D.C. doing guard duty at the time, and it was there he met his bride to be, my beloved mother, Mrs Betty B. Wyrick. She had been stationed in and around the Pentagon doing miscellaneous duties as a W.A.V.E. When they met it was love at first sight for my Dad because as my mother recounts the story, she had "to marry him just to get rid of him". As Washington D.C. was a large enough city, my mother remained flabbergasted for it seemed to never fail that everywhere she would go either by herself or her girlfriends, my Dad would always appear out of nowhere. He reminded her that he did say when he first met her that she would be the girl he would marry. Since there were no cellphones at that time it is believed that a "special doorman" may have been involved. When he finally asked her to marry him she said, "If it means getting rid of you, then I will marry you!" They were married on April 6, 1945 and were happily married for 55 years. As he was from Greensboro, N.C. and she was from Toledo, Ohio they later moved to his hometown and settled in. A home was built in 1956 after living with his parents for awhile. For a few years after that my parents became foster parents through the Guilford County Childrens Home Society. They did so out of love for children and eventually wanting a family.
(Bio not completed.)
**A very special heartfelt thanks to David Perez who took the initiative and dedication to colorize my
handsome Dad's Marine picture and gift it to me, and I so proudly show it on his memorial**
My beloved father, Mr. Claude Stiner Wyrick, Jr. was the second child born on July 7, 1920 to Mr. Claude S. Wyrick, Sr. and Mrs. Nellie Bumgarner Wyrick; both of the White Oak Mill Village area or Denim Station as it was known then . (Their first born died upon birth prematurely in 1917). His parents later moved to Yarbrough Drive and built the second house on the dirt road at the time, and there he grew up with his younger brothers Ted and Aaron. Dad helped his father in working the large corn and vegetable fields on either side of the house as well as raising beagle hounds, chickens and hogs. He attended Rankin High School until 1935. He left his studies after the eleventh grade per the request of his mother as the eldest to go work at Cone Mills White Oak Plant to help support the family. There he worked as a sanforizing machine operator until April of 1942, when Dad enlisted in the US Marine Corps on the 28th of that month, and served in the operations of Guadalcanal, Bougainville and the consolidation of the Soloman Islands in the Pacific Theatre. He received his boot training at Parris Island, S.C. and went into advanced training at New River(Haw River). Upon discharge October 19, 1945 he was classified as a Private 1st Class, a pistol marksman, and a heavy machine gun crewman. Right before his discharge though, he was stationed back in Washington, D.C. doing guard duty at the time, and it was there he met his bride to be, my beloved mother, Mrs Betty B. Wyrick. She had been stationed in and around the Pentagon doing miscellaneous duties as a W.A.V.E. When they met it was love at first sight for my Dad because as my mother recounts the story, she had "to marry him just to get rid of him". As Washington D.C. was a large enough city, my mother remained flabbergasted for it seemed to never fail that everywhere she would go either by herself or her girlfriends, my Dad would always appear out of nowhere. He reminded her that he did say when he first met her that she would be the girl he would marry. Since there were no cellphones at that time it is believed that a "special doorman" may have been involved. When he finally asked her to marry him she said, "If it means getting rid of you, then I will marry you!" They were married on April 6, 1945 and were happily married for 55 years. As he was from Greensboro, N.C. and she was from Toledo, Ohio they later moved to his hometown and settled in. A home was built in 1956 after living with his parents for awhile. For a few years after that my parents became foster parents through the Guilford County Childrens Home Society. They did so out of love for children and eventually wanting a family.
(Bio not completed.)
**A very special heartfelt thanks to David Perez who took the initiative and dedication to colorize my
handsome Dad's Marine picture and gift it to me, and I so proudly show it on his memorial**
World War II U.S. Marine Corps Veteran.
My beloved father, Mr. Claude Stiner Wyrick, Jr. was the second child born on July 7, 1920 to Mr. Claude S. Wyrick, Sr. and Mrs. Nellie Bumgarner Wyrick; both of the White Oak Mill Village area or Denim Station as it was known then . (Their first born died upon birth prematurely in 1917). His parents later moved to Yarbrough Drive and built the second house on the dirt road at the time, and there he grew up with his younger brothers Ted and Aaron. Dad helped his father in working the large corn and vegetable fields on either side of the house as well as raising beagle hounds, chickens and hogs. He attended Rankin High School until 1935. He left his studies after the eleventh grade per the request of his mother as the eldest to go work at Cone Mills White Oak Plant to help support the family. There he worked as a sanforizing machine operator until April of 1942, when Dad enlisted in the US Marine Corps on the 28th of that month, and served in the operations of Guadalcanal, Bougainville and the consolidation of the Soloman Islands in the Pacific Theatre. He received his boot training at Parris Island, S.C. and went into advanced training at New River(Haw River). Upon discharge October 19, 1945 he was classified as a Private 1st Class, a pistol marksman, and a heavy machine gun crewman. Right before his discharge though, he was stationed back in Washington, D.C. doing guard duty at the time, and it was there he met his bride to be, my beloved mother, Mrs Betty B. Wyrick. She had been stationed in and around the Pentagon doing miscellaneous duties as a W.A.V.E. When they met it was love at first sight for my Dad because as my mother recounts the story, she had "to marry him just to get rid of him". As Washington D.C. was a large enough city, my mother remained flabbergasted for it seemed to never fail that everywhere she would go either by herself or her girlfriends, my Dad would always appear out of nowhere. He reminded her that he did say when he first met her that she would be the girl he would marry. Since there were no cellphones at that time it is believed that a "special doorman" may have been involved. When he finally asked her to marry him she said, "If it means getting rid of you, then I will marry you!" They were married on April 6, 1945 and were happily married for 55 years. As he was from Greensboro, N.C. and she was from Toledo, Ohio they later moved to his hometown and settled in. A home was built in 1956 after living with his parents for awhile. For a few years after that my parents became foster parents through the Guilford County Childrens Home Society. They did so out of love for children and eventually wanting a family.
(Bio not completed.)
**A very special heartfelt thanks to David Perez who took the initiative and dedication to colorize my
handsome Dad's Marine picture and gift it to me, and I so proudly show it on his memorial**
My beloved father, Mr. Claude Stiner Wyrick, Jr. was the second child born on July 7, 1920 to Mr. Claude S. Wyrick, Sr. and Mrs. Nellie Bumgarner Wyrick; both of the White Oak Mill Village area or Denim Station as it was known then . (Their first born died upon birth prematurely in 1917). His parents later moved to Yarbrough Drive and built the second house on the dirt road at the time, and there he grew up with his younger brothers Ted and Aaron. Dad helped his father in working the large corn and vegetable fields on either side of the house as well as raising beagle hounds, chickens and hogs. He attended Rankin High School until 1935. He left his studies after the eleventh grade per the request of his mother as the eldest to go work at Cone Mills White Oak Plant to help support the family. There he worked as a sanforizing machine operator until April of 1942, when Dad enlisted in the US Marine Corps on the 28th of that month, and served in the operations of Guadalcanal, Bougainville and the consolidation of the Soloman Islands in the Pacific Theatre. He received his boot training at Parris Island, S.C. and went into advanced training at New River(Haw River). Upon discharge October 19, 1945 he was classified as a Private 1st Class, a pistol marksman, and a heavy machine gun crewman. Right before his discharge though, he was stationed back in Washington, D.C. doing guard duty at the time, and it was there he met his bride to be, my beloved mother, Mrs Betty B. Wyrick. She had been stationed in and around the Pentagon doing miscellaneous duties as a W.A.V.E. When they met it was love at first sight for my Dad because as my mother recounts the story, she had "to marry him just to get rid of him". As Washington D.C. was a large enough city, my mother remained flabbergasted for it seemed to never fail that everywhere she would go either by herself or her girlfriends, my Dad would always appear out of nowhere. He reminded her that he did say when he first met her that she would be the girl he would marry. Since there were no cellphones at that time it is believed that a "special doorman" may have been involved. When he finally asked her to marry him she said, "If it means getting rid of you, then I will marry you!" They were married on April 6, 1945 and were happily married for 55 years. As he was from Greensboro, N.C. and she was from Toledo, Ohio they later moved to his hometown and settled in. A home was built in 1956 after living with his parents for awhile. For a few years after that my parents became foster parents through the Guilford County Childrens Home Society. They did so out of love for children and eventually wanting a family.
(Bio not completed.)
**A very special heartfelt thanks to David Perez who took the initiative and dedication to colorize my
handsome Dad's Marine picture and gift it to me, and I so proudly show it on his memorial**
Inscription
Together Forever. Note: U.S. Bronze Marine Service Medallion affixed to marker.
