Payne, Lowell 'Spoonie'

1911 - 2004  (93 years)

• Name	Payne, Lowell 'Spoonie'
  Birth	2 Feb 1911  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	12 Apr 1940	Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b
  	Widowed
  		1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 02, page 01b
  Reference Number	PAYN.L014
  _FGRAVE	18079935
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Battery D, 54th Anti-Aircraft Training Battalion, Anti-Aircraft Replacement Training Center, United States Army  [2, 3]
  	With 6 months, 5 days of prior service in 1940, recalled to active duty again on August 13, 1942 at East Saint Louis, Illinois, as a draftee. Assigned to Battery D, 54th Anti-Aircraft Training Battalion, Anti-Aircraft Replacement Training Center, at Camp Callan, California. Honorably discharged as a Private on October 30, 1942 (just short of his 32nd birthday) at same station. Earned The American Defense Service Medal and The WWII Victory Medal for service during the periods of eligibility. (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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2282218
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Military Service Ribbons, Payne, Lowell 'Spoonie' (1911-2004) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		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, Payne, Lowell (1911-2004)
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Camp Callan, La Jolla, California
  		United States Army
  		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. …
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	15 Aug 2004	Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Payne, Lowell
  		Headstone, Payne, Lowell Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I35724	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Payne, William Henry,   b. 24 Jan 1841   d. 18 Jun 1923 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	?, Arvilla,   b. 1868   d. 1946 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F14479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S798] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 02, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11345] Ancestry.com, Headstone, Payne, Lowell, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18079935/lowell-%22spoonie%22-payne) (Reliability: 2). [S14855] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Lowell Payne, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2282218) (Reliability: 2).