Henson, Billy J.

1926 - 1988  (61 years)

• Name	Henson, Billy J.
  Birth	31 Jul 1926
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HENS.B007
  _FGRAVE	130374167
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, United States Army  [1]
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		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
  		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	28 Mar 1988
  Burial	Saint Charles Memorial Gardens, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri
  Person ID	I43909	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Henson, William Henry,   b. 14 Feb 1879, Orchardville, Wayne County, Illinois d. 27 Dec 1943, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Wilfong, Ollie Myrtle,   b. 1886   d. 1929 (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F16802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearson, Bonnie,   b. 1929   d. 2015 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F16803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (Reliability: 2).