Bryant, Dean William

1916 - 2005  (88 years)

• Name	Bryant, Dean William
  		Dean William Bryant (1916-205)
  Birth	27 Dec 1916	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BRYA.D004
  _FGRAVE	12656627
  Military Service	Wold War II, Sergeant, 1077th Army Air Forces Base Unit, Personnel Distribution Command, United States Army Air Force  [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,…
  		Dean William Bryant (1916-2005)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		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	7 Dec 2005	Kern County, California
  Burial	Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Kern County, California
  Person ID	I43286	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Bryant, Ray,   b. 23 Feb 1891, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 May 1973, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Kistner, Odessie May 'Dessie',   b. 4 Feb 1889   d. 25 Oct 1967 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F19924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Dean William Bryant 1916 - 2005 Dean William Bryant Dec. 27, 1916 Dec. 7, 2005 Dean W. Bryant was born in Louisville, Illinois to Ray & Odessie M. Bryant (Kistner). He was one of six children and an identical twin raised on a small farm in southern Illinois. As a young man, he moved to Iowa to work as a farmhand. It was there that he met his future wife Geraldine B. Schneider of Cosgrove, Iowa. Within 30 days after the attack upon Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp to serve his country. Dean & Geri eventually found their way to Kern County where he was stationed at Minter Field during WWII. After the conclusion of the war, he began a career in the meat cutting business, eventually becoming half owner of Magunden Meat Locker. In the early 1980s, he decided to retire with 40+ years as butcher and began working part time for Aarons Home Center in the Plumbing Department. Dean was an avid bowler. He enjoyed all his friends and accomplishments tied to bowling, especially his plaques and trophies. A sports fan and grandfather, Dean also loved attending his great-grandsons sporting events. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years Geraldine, twin brother Jean H. Bryant of Iowa, brother Ray H. Bryant of Utah, grandson Ron Bryant & wife Tyra, great grandsons Cole & Blake. Dean is preceded in death by his parents, brother Oscar, Sisters Leona Slagley, Dorothea McHenery, and son Ronald D. Bryant. Services will be held Wednesday December 14, 2005 10:00 a.m. at the Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association or Optimal Hospice Care. Legacy.com Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 12/11/2005.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15671] World War II Honoree, Dean W. Bryant, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2004423) (Reliability: 2).