Ward, William H. 'Bill'

1919 - 2004  (85 years)

• Name	Ward, William H. 'Bill'
  Birth	29 Oct 1919	Brownstown, Fayette County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WARD.U005
  _FGRAVE	18083373
  Funeral	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	World War II, Technical Sergeant, United States Army  [3]
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States
  		Military Service Ribbons, Ward, William H. (1919-2004) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Technical Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		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,…
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	30 Nov 2004	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Plot: Lot 15 - Franklin - Row A
  		Headstone, Ward, William H. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I28340	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Ward, Henry Sampson,   b. 28 Oct 1885, Rose Hill, Jasper County, Illinois d. 12 Jul 1976, Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Smith, Mary Na,   b. 12 Feb 1892, Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois d. 7 May 1970, Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F12081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LINDEMAN, Donna Jean,   b. 27 Oct 1935, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Feb 2017 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1965	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 45 years and 6 months - She : 29 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F9073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Oct 1919 - Brownstown, Fayette County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a heavy equipment operator for J. W. Rudy in Clay City and as area farmer. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of the Clay City Baptist Church and Sailor Springs American Legion.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5526] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ward, William H. "Bill" and Donna J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083373), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8239] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Ward, William H. "Bill", 85, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2481&GScid=105163&GRid=18083373&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8240] (Reliability: 2). [S5525] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Ward, Donna J., 81, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ward&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=175890380&), none. (Reliability: 3).