War of 1812
Presler, Jenkins 1 Regt. (Mean's) S.C. Mil.
Presler, Joshua 10 & 20 Consolidated Reg. Louisiana Mil.
Presler, Peter Hind's Batt'n Cavalry - Mississippi Mil.
Presley (no first name) Youngblood's Regt. S.C. Mil.
Presley, Daniel Austin's Regt. S.C. Mil.
Presley, Daniel Youngblood's Regt. S.C. Mil.
Presley, David Youngblood's Regt. S.C. Mil.
Presley, James (also Pressley) Felder's Batt'n Art'y S.C. Mil.
Presley, James 2 Reg. (West Tenn. Mil.)
Presley, Peter Hind's Batt'n Cavalry, Mississippi Mil.
Presley, Thomas 16 Regt. (Porter's) Ky. Mil.
Presley, William Austin's Regt. S.C. Mil.
Presly, Daniel Youngblood's Regt. S.C. Mil.
Presly, David Youngblood's Regt. S.C. Mil.
Presly, John Lanier's Indpt. Batt'n
Pressley, James Felder's Batt'n Art'y S.C. Mil.
Priestly, James 1 Regt. (Metcalfe's) West Tenn. Mil.
Priestly, William 1 Regt. (Metcalfe's) West Tenn. Mil. - 1 Lt.
Priestly, William 2 Regt. (Lillard's) East Tenn. Vols. - Corporal
Priestly, William Jr. 6 Regt. (Landry's) Louisiana Mil.
Mexican War
Presler, Valentine (also Pressler) Co. B, 1 Indiana Inf.
Presley, Augustus M. Co. I, 1 Alabama Vols. - Sergeant
Presley, Dunnan/Dusman Co. C, 5 Tenn. Inf. ~ {Elvis' 3xgrandfather}
Presley, Elbert (also Pressley) Co. E, 1 Ga. Inf.
Presley, Hugh Co. C, 5 Tenn. Inf.
Pressley, Levi Co. AFS, 6 Louisiana Mil. Vols. - Chaplain
Pressly, Hugh (also Presley) Co. C, 5 Tenn. Inf.
Pressly, Levi Co. AFS, 6 La. Mil. Vols.
SPANISH -AMERICAN WAR
(list under construction)
WORLD WAR I SERVICE
Jesse D. Presley (Elvis' grandfather) US Army - stateside (more info. soon available)
(Presley listing under construction)
WORLD WAR II SERVICE:
USS Presley DE-371
(DANFS Entry) *NOTABLE SERVICE RECORD
Launched: August 19, 1944
Commissioned: November 7, 1944
Decommissioned: June 20, 1946
Named for AMM 1/c Sam D. Presley, killed in action during the Battle of the
Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942. As Enterprise came under sustained enemy
air attack, AMM 1/c Presley voluntarily abandoned the shelter of his normal
battle station and climbed into a plane parked on the flight deck. Manning the
flexible guns in the rear cockpit, he commenced fire against the attacking aircraft.
As the battle continued, a bomb explosion blew the plane overboard. He received
the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism.
SAM DAVIS PRESLEY
was named for Sam
Davis, the Confederate Scout from Tennessee. Sam Davis Presley was born into
the Presley family of Leake County, MS (son of Annie and Boy Presley)
TO HONOR THE SERVICEMEN WHO PERISHED AT PEARL HARBOR ON DEC. 7, 1941,
ELVIS PRESLEY GAVE A LIVE BENEFIT PERFORMANCE FROM THE USS ARIZONA ON MARCH
25, 1961. ALL PROCEEDS WENT TO PRESERVE THE SHIP AS A MEMORIAL.
JOHNNIE PRESSLEY
34304365
(the obituary for this combat infantryman, no rank given, is from a paper in
Union County, NC. Pressley was born in Monroe, NC, Union County, the seat of
a large Presley/Pressley line descended from the earlier Presley/Pressley lines
of Andrew, Thomas, and John Presley/Pressley. Johnnie Pressley is a Carolina
cousin.)
Parents
Names: R.A. Pressley and the late Mrs. Pressley
Date of Birth: May 13, 1914
Place of Birth: Union County, Monroe, N.C. He attended Unionville School, married Fay Hasty1941, attended and was member of Bentons Cross Roads Baptist Church.
He was killed overseas in Kirchherten, Germany. March 1st 1945. In combat about a year before his death.
He was buried in Holland. His body was returned home April 17, 1949 for reburial.
Memorial services
were held at Benton Crossroads Baptist Church. Rev. J. W. Digh, Rev. J. Calvin
Ray and Rev. J. A. Hudson officiated. Burial in Lakeland Memorial Park. Honors
were accorded by the Monroe National Guard Unit.
He was employed by Cannon Mills in Kannapolis at the time of his entry into
service in May,1942. He sailed for overseas January 1944. He was a member of
the 30th Division 1st Army.
Received training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Camp Blanding, Fla.., Tennessee and Indiana.
He was in five major battles. The battle of Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe.
Surviving are his
wife who is now Mrs. Houston Pressley, his father, a step-mother, five brothers:
Fulton Pressley, Newton, N.C.; Briice Pressley, Houston Pressley, Buren Pressley,
Broughton Pressley, three sisters: Mrs. Harry Mcginnis, Mrs. Woodrow Richardson,
Mrs. Floyd Helms, of Monroe. three half-brothers: R.A. Pressley, Jr., Vann Pressley,
David Pressley, four half-sisters: Billie, Sue, Lorraine, and Beulah Pressley
VIETNAM CONFLICT:
{Elvis' Cousin started the DARE Program in schools to help educate
children against the evils of drug use.}
Harold Ray
Presley was the sheriff of Lee County, Mississippi from 1993 to 2001.
Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on October 5, 1948, Mr. Harold Ray Presley was one of six children born to Noah Edward Presley and Christine Presley. He attended local schools, but dropped out of school in the tenth grade. In 1968 he was drafted into the Army and served in Vietnam in the Twenty-ninth General Support Group. After serving four years, he received an honorable discharge and returned to Tupelo.
Mr. Presley was married, and he became the father of two sons and a daughter. Additionally, his family includes Elvis Presley who was his second cousin.
In 1993 he was elected sheriff of Lee County. During his tenure as sheriff, Mr. Presley received numerous awards including the Buford Pusser Award and the "Best of the Best Officers" for five years. Perceiving a need for battling both the demand and supply of illegal drugs, Mr. Presley initiated the DARE Program in local schools to educate young people, several twelve-step programs in the jail to help recovering addicts, and a tough approach to law enforcement regarding illegal drug sales and use. After earning his own GED, he provided GED classes for training and testing inmates; he also started a work-center program for the inmates in his jail.
Presley was as notorious for stopping the drug trade and drug traffic in Lee County, Mississippi as Buford Pusser was for chasing down the State Line Mob and bootleggers in McNairy County, Tennessee in the 1960's.
Mr. Presley died in the early morning hours of July 6, 2001, in a shootout with a kidnapping suspect. In his last moments, Mr. Presley pushed his deputy out of the line of fire, almost certainly saving him from injury or death.
Harold Ray Presley was the uncle of New York Mets 1993 First Round Draft Pick Curt Presley.
Jerry Presley ~ US ARMY
(information to come)
GULF WAR AND WAR ON TERROR
(requesting Presley submitters of their service)
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