Darr, George William

1920 - 1978  (57 years)

• Name	Darr, George William
  Birth	6 Jun 1920	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DARR.G001
  _FGRAVE	26536257
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, Service Company, 33rd Field Artillery Battalion, 1st 'Big Red One' Infantry Division, United States Army  [1]
  		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. …
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		World War II Honoree, Darr, George W. (1920-1978)
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		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
  Death	25 Mar 1978	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I11422	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Colclasure - Stalcup Jacob 'Jakie Wang' Colclasure and Ruth Stalcup Descendants, Graham - Hornick John Riley Graham and Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell' Hornick Descendants
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Darr, John Dewey,   b. 14 Dec 1896, Colfax, McLean County, Illinois d. 7 Oct 1979, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Colclasure, Helen Genell,   b. 11 Sep 1900, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 11 Aug 1983, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F5441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bowan, J.M.
  Children	+ 1. Darr, J.A. + 2. Darr, P.L.
  Family ID	F5454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Jun 1920 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Death - 25 Mar 1978 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Camp Ground Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Notes

  George William Darr, 57, of Xenia died 7:15 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 1978, in Clay County Hospital, Flora. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday in John T. Frank Funeral Home, Flora, with visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Camp Ground Cemetery, east of Xenia, with military graveside rites. He was born in Xenia, son of Dewey and Helen Colclasure Darr. He was a World War II Veteran. Surviving daughters are, Jo Ann Rose of Flora; Patsy Lou Stanfield of Kansas; parents of Xenia; and sis grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2648] World War II Honoree, George W. Darr, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2160168) (Reliability: 2). [S3033] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Darr, J. Dewey and Helen G., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26536232), none. (Reliability: 2).