Mears, Robert William 'Bob'

1931 - 2008  (77 years)

• Name	Mears, Robert William 'Bob'
  Birth	22 Feb 1931	Kenney, DeWitt County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	MEAR.R010
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, United States Army National Guard  [2, 3]
  		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 Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army National Guard
  		Corporal (abbreviated as Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	7 Apr 2008	Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Mears, Mary C. "Cat" and Robert W. "Bob"
  Person ID	I16399	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Mears - Spurgeon William M. 'Uncle Billy' Mears and Cynthia Ann Spurgeon Descendants
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Mears, Emery Elwood,   b. 1906, Cold Springs, Shelby County, Illinois d. 19 Mar 1970, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 64 years)
  Mother	LINTON, Margaret L.,   b. 31 Aug 1909, Logan County, Illinois d. 14 May 1993, Normal, McLean County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F7455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wey, M.C.
  Family ID	F7457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S4043] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mears, Mary C. "Cat" and Robert W. "Bob", (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25944393/robert-william-mears), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4044] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mears, Robert William, 77, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25944393/robert-william-mears), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4045] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mears, Robert William, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25944393/robert-william-mears), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4042] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mears, Emery L. and Margaret L., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40291162), none. (Reliability: 2).