Grabowski, Edwin Carl

1921 - 2010  (89 years)

• Name	Grabowski, Edwin Carl
  Birth	14 Jul 1921	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GRAB.E001
  Funeral	13 Aug 2010	Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, 20th Air Force, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	11 Aug 2010  [2]
  	DECATUR - Edwin Carl Grabowski passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Heartland Nursing Home in Decatur, IL.
  Burial	Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Grabowski, Amy R. and Edwin C.
  Person ID	I10399	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Payne - Williams George William Payne and Susan A. Williams Descendants
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Grabowski, A.
  Mother	Reich, G.
  Family ID	F5044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Payne, Amy Ruth,   b. 6 Mar 1918, Illinois d. 9 Dec 2003 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1949  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 3 months - She : 31 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F5043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Edwin was a lifelong active member of St. John's Lutheran Church, taught Sunday School and was a Trustee. Edwin was a proud Army Veteran of WWII, having served in the Pacific with the 20th Air Force on Saipan. After the war he became a tool and die maker, working at several companies before retiring from Marvel-Schebler Division of Borg Warner in 1983.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2833] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Grabowski, Edwin Carl, (ihttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57683929/edwin-carl-grabowski) (Reliability: 2). [S2832] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Grabowski, Amy R. and Edwin C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160619944/amy-ruth-grabowski) (Reliability: 2). [S2825] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Payne, Ralph, 65, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348795), none. (Reliability: 2).