Crowder, George W.

• Name	Crowder, George W.
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CROW.G001
  Military Service	World War II,  [1, 2]
  	Veteran's branch and dates of service unknown. Honored at the WWII memorial in Flora, Illinois. (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=1902315
  		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 Honoree, Crowder, George W.
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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. …
  Burial	Illinois
  Person ID	I42977	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14887] World War II Honoree, George W. Crowder, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1902315) (Reliability: 2).