Strange, George Washington

1923 - 1975  (52 years)

• Name	Strange, George Washington
  Birth	22 Feb 1923	Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	STRA.G008
  _FGRAVE	35427877
  Military Service	World War II, Technical Sergeant, United States Army  [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,…
  		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	27 Jun 1975	Missouri
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I44716	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

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