Sullens, John Jr. (1924 - Bef 2007): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1924 - Bef 2007 (< 83 years)

Name	Sullens, John
Suffix	Jr.
Birth	1924	Illinois [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	SULL.J003
Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army [3]
	Entered active service as a draftee on February 23, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Armorer (MOS 511). Departed the Continentatal U.S. on July 25, 1943 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Battery B, 210th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, in the New Guinea and Luzon Campaigns. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on January 7, 1946 at the Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 bronze battle star. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2300509
		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
		Military Service Ribbons, Sullens, John Jr. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
		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,…
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II Honoree, Sullens, John
		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
		Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
		United States Army
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		World War II (1939-1945)
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
Death	Bef 8 Dec 2007 [4]
Burial	Unknown
Person ID	I11230	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Sullens - Dunagan John Benjamin Sullens and Mary Jane 'Polly' Dunagan Descendants
Last Modified	31 May 2023

Father	Sullens, John Roland, b. 25 Jun 1895, Illinois d. 7 Nov 1941 (Age 46 years)
Mother	Cailteux, Sophie Caroline, b. 21 Dec 1897, Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois d. 8 Mar 2005, Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 107 years)
Marriage	23 Aug 1914	Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois [1, 5, 6, 7]
Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 2 months - She : 16 years and 8 months.
Family ID	F1736	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources

[S2970] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 05, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).
[S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 9a, none. (Reliability: 2).
[S14742] World War II Honoree, John Sullens, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2300509) (Reliability: 2).
[S1582] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sullens, Herman Elmer, 92, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2281&GScid=105163&GRid=23444595&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S1370] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilfong, Forest Earl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26914567/forest-earl-wilfong), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S2971] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilfong, Sophia Caroline, 107, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cailteux&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18083532&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S2969] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R., (hhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24145903/john-roland-sullens), none. (Reliability: 2).