Winston L. Westberry

WINTON L. WESTBERRY (LANKFORD FRANK W.6, MAGGIE5 BUNKLEY, MIRIAM ELLEN4 WESTBERRY, RABON KNIGHTEN3, RABUN2, MOSES1) was born November 14, 1936 in Georgia. He married JOAN MARTIN September 30, 1956, daughter of LEWIS MARTIN and NEILA TYRE. She was born July 05, 1937.

Notes for WINTON L. WESTBERRY:
*The Jesup Sentinel, Thursday, August 16, 1956.
Private Winton L. Westberry, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Westberry of 281 11th Street, Jesup, has been assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 1st Training Regiment at Fort Jackson for eight weeks of basic infantry training. He will spend eight weeks learning the fundamentals of being a soldier. This includes classroom lectures in such things as military courtesy, first aid, and combat field problems involving the use of the M-1 rifle, which he will learn to fire on various ranges. After eight weeks of training at the U.S. Army Training Center – Infantry, the trainee is given about 14 days leave. He may return to Fort Jackson for eight weeks more of infantry training or he may be assigned to one of the many Army schools. Basic training is required of each man coming into the Army. Fort Jackson is one of the Army’s largest training installations. Primarily an infantry training post, the Fort also offers schooling in specialties associated with an infantry division, as well as in combat tactics.

*The Jesup Sentinel, Thursday, September 26, 1963
Mr. and Mrs. Winton Westberry, Sr. announce the birth of a son, Michael Lanier, September 19. Mrs. Westberry is the former Miss Joan Martin of Jesup.

Children of WINTON WESTBERRY and JOAN MARTIN are:
i. WINTON L. WESTBERRY, JR, b. December 28, 1957.
ii. MICHAEL LANIER WESTBERRY, b. September 19, 1963.
iii. CYNTHIA ANN WESTBERRY, b. May 04, 1970.

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