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Home Town Keyser
Last Address Virginia Beach VA
Date of Passing Jan 12, 2017
Location of Interment Queens Meadow Point Cemetery - Keyser, West Virginia
Harry Bill Ervin, 86, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017.
Mr. Ervin, born in Keyser, W.Va., on Aug. 4, 1930, was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Ervin Sr.
He graduated from Keyser High School in 1948 and immediately enlisted in the United States Navy. After 30 years of service in the Naval Submarine Force, Mr. Ervin retired as a Chief Petty Officer and began a second career with ITT Henze. He was a life member of the U.S. Submarine Veterans Association, a life member of VFW Post 3518, Keyser, and the American Legion, Boyce-Houser Chapter, Keyser, a member of the Bayside Masonic Lodge and Khedive Temple Legion of Honor and Haygood United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, Iva Jean Ervin; two daughters, Debra Heare and husband, Don, Fort Ashby, W.Va. and Donna Rowley, Norfolk; five grandchildren, Stephanie Perkins, Melanie Hedrick, Sara Rowley, Kristen Adams and husband Julian, and Allison Rowley; five great-grandchildren, Hannah, Abigail and Chloe Hedrick, Riley and Jackson Adams; and a sister, Virginia Bill, Keyser.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel.
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, 2 p.m. at Haygood United Methodist Church.
A graveside service with Full Military Honors will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m. at Potomac Memorial Gardens in Keyser.
"I served my Country proudly".
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shriners Children's Hospital Transportation Fund or Haygood United Methodist Church.
Friends may offer condolences at www.smithandwilliamskempsville. - See more at: http://obituaries.times-news.com/stories/obituaries/harry-ervin-1930-2017-866597882/D80C22CE02e2922F87OxY1D9BB44#sthash.quOUmF0w.dpuf
The USS Corporal SS-346 was named for the corporal, an alternate name for the fallfish, found in streams of the eastern United States. The Corporal is a Balao- class submarine launched on June 10 1945 by Electric Boat Co., Groton Connecticut and sponsored by Mr.s H.C. Wick. Corporal was commissioned on November 9 1945 with Commander E. E. Shelby in command. Corporal reported to the Atlantic Fleet.
She arrived at her base in Key West, Florida and took part in antisubmarine warfare projects and fleet exercises off Florida and Bermuda and in the Caribbean. After widespread modernization of the ship, she returned to Key West in March of 1948. She left in July of 1952 for her first tour of duty in the Mediterranean with the 6th Fleet from July 15 1952 to October 15. She also participated in large-scale fleet exercises in the Atlantic and Caribbean.From March 11 to the 16 of May, 1957, she cruised to the British Isles and when she returned to Key West, she continued training and services to the Fleet Sonar School. There she operated in ordinance tests and then in August 1959 Charleston, South Carolina became her home port.
USS Corporal was converted to a Guppy III configuration and continued to operate throughout the 60’s and the early part of the 70s. She assisted in various capacities during the Cold War making regular “Northern” runs across the Arctic Circle, regular “Mediterranean Cruises” and trained submarine sailors in accordance with the Submarine School in New London, Connecticut.
Other Memories USS Corporal was converted to a Guppy III configuration and continued to operate throughout the 1960s and early 1970s in various capacities during the Cold War. She made regular "Northern" runs across the Arctic Circle above the North Sea, regular "Mediterranean Cruises", frequently operated in the Caribbean and trained submarine sailors in conjunction with the Submarine School in New London, Connecticut.
