Matthew Gaius Weaver's Navy Separation of Service Form
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Title
Matthew Gaius Weaver's Navy Separation of Service Form
Subject
Weaver, Matthew Gaius (1921-1949)
Description
Photograph of a single page from a Notice of Separation packet for Matthew Gaius Weaver who was born in Shenandoah County, on 1 July 1921.
He entered Naval service on 10 August 1939 as an Apprentice Seaman. He served mainly in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, Bremerton, Washington, and Portland, Maine.
He was discharged on 1 September 1945, and given a travel allowance to get him from Portland, Maine, to Staunton, Virginia.
The name, J.C. Henry, Lieutenant, appears at the bottom of the page, and may be the person who prepared the form.
Matthew G. Weaver married Bettilu Hennessee, a telephone operator born in Georgia, in July 1948. At that time, Matthew was back in the Navy and living at the barracks in Arlington, Virginia.
Sadly, he was killed in late February 1949, when the car he was driving struck a telephone pole. He was 27 years old.
He entered Naval service on 10 August 1939 as an Apprentice Seaman. He served mainly in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, Bremerton, Washington, and Portland, Maine.
He was discharged on 1 September 1945, and given a travel allowance to get him from Portland, Maine, to Staunton, Virginia.
The name, J.C. Henry, Lieutenant, appears at the bottom of the page, and may be the person who prepared the form.
Matthew G. Weaver married Bettilu Hennessee, a telephone operator born in Georgia, in July 1948. At that time, Matthew was back in the Navy and living at the barracks in Arlington, Virginia.
Sadly, he was killed in late February 1949, when the car he was driving struck a telephone pole. He was 27 years old.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Additional documentation for Matthew Gaius Weaver's separation from the Navy appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026032.
Identifier
027180
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Matthew Gaius Weaver's Navy Separation of Service Form,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/56858.
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