Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
Name | West, Menford | |
Birth | 15 Dec 1891 | Illinois |
Gender | Male | |
Reference Number | WEST.M007 | |
_FGRAVE | 21780363 | |
Military Service | World War I, Private, Machine Gun Company, 132d Infantry, 33rd Infantry Division [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,… |
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33rd Infantry Division ("Prairie Division"), United States Army |
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World War I (1914 - 1918) |
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No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit |
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Death | 10 Jun 1953 | Marion, Williamson County, Illinois [2, 3] |
Burial | Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] | |
Headstone, West, Menford |
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Person ID | I32858 | Carl Wayne Gray Research |
Last Modified | 3 Sep 2021 |
Family | Rumley, Fern A., b. 22 Feb 1905 d. 27 Feb 1990 (Age 85 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family ID | F13640 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified | 31 Jan 2023 |
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