Isaac Dorsey Privette was the only child of Isaac “Ike” Baker Privette and Myrtle Ida Jestes.

He enlisted on 3 June 1941 in Roanoke, Virginia
112th Infantry, 28th Division
Buried – Oliver Springs Cemetery, TN

The Knoxville Journal, June 18, 1949
Isaac Dorsey Privette, born Dec. 1, 1916, was killed in action in Germany Nov. 8, 1944, after four years and four months’ service. He was 28 years, 11 months and five days of age. He was a graduate of Oliver Springs High School, class of 1936. Survivors; parents, Ike Privette and Myrtle Lestes Privette; a host of relatives and friends.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 13 December 1916
  • Date of death: 8 November 1944
  • County: Roane
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Battles: Huertgen Forest
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Oliver Springs Cemetery, Oliver Springs, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XVII, Top Panel
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