Hoskins, Clyde

1920 - 1995  (74 years)

• Name	Hoskins, Clyde
  Birth	21 Dec 1920
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HOSK.C004
  _FGRAVE	806363
  Military Service	World War II, 2nd Lieutenant, United States Army Air Corps  [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=1903173
  		United States Army Air Corps
  		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, Hoskins, Clyde (1920-1995)
  		United States Army Air Corps
  		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. …
  Death	6 Mar 1995
  Burial	Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas
  	PLOT: I, 0, 1440
  		Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
  Person ID	I43035	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

• Notes

  There is a Clyde Hoskins (1920-1995) buried in the Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, FndaGrave Memorial 806363. World War II Army Air Corps 2nd Lieutenant. Clyde Hoskins, listed on the Flora, Illinois WWII Memorial was believed to be killed during WorldWar II. This Clyde Hoskins lived until 1995. Based upon the death date, they probably are not the same person.

  
  

• 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). [S14926] World War II Honoree, Clyde Hoskins (1920-1995), (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903173) (Reliability: 2).