Banning, Harley E.

1924 - 1982  (57 years)

• Name	Banning, Harley E.
  Birth	13 May 1924  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BANN.H001
  _FGRAVE	138368678
  Military Service	World War II, Private, 3502nd Army Air Force Base Unit's Detachment , United States Army Air Forces  [2, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on January 3, 1946 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Army Air Forces, completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of Basic Soldier (521), and was stationed at Chanute Field, Illinois for further training. Developed a medical condition and transferred to the 3502nd Army Air Force Base Unit's Detachment for patients from which he was discharged with a Certificate of Disability as a Private on February 9, 1947. (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: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2106759
  		World War II Honoree, Banning, Harley E. (1924-1982)
  		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,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		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	13 Apr 1982  [1]
  Burial	Edgewood Cemetery, Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Banning, Adelia M. and Harley E.
  		Headstone, Banning, Harley E.
  Person ID	I43132	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Banning, William Marion,   b. 1887   d. 1970 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Baker, Lucy M.,   b. 1891   d. 1980 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F16725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marlow, Adelia,   b. 24 Nov 1929   d. 2020 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S13518] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Banning, Adelia M. and Harley E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138368678/harley-e-banning), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15001] World War II Honoree, Harley E. Banning, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2106759) (Reliability: 2). [S13519] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Banning, Harley E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138368678/harley-e-banning), none. (Reliability: 2).