BRAINARD, Fay Elmo

1920 - 2003  (82 years)

• Name	BRAINARD, Fay Elmo
  		Clay City 1st Grade 1928 1st grade Apr 20, 1928 Front: Mildred Wilson, Mary Barbara Ausbrook, Sadie Marie Crackel, Rosie Mae Wiese, Grace McDowell, Georgia Helen Scrugham, Charles William Hohlbauch, Gerald Murvin. Back row: teacher, Amy Dean, Fay Brainard, Sylvester Braden, John McIlvain, Harold Ray Cox, James Gipson. Contributed by Doris (Mayo)…
  Birth	8 Sep 1920	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BRAI.F001
  _FGRAVE	36681470
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 10th PE, United States Army  [5]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on September 2, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Transportation Corps, completed basic training, and departed the Continental U.S. on April 29, 1943 bound for the European Theater Of Operations. Assigned to and served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th PE through the Sicily, Rome-Arno and Northern Apennines Campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician 5th Grade on November 20, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. 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://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2019147
  		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
  		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.
  		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 Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Brainard, Fay Elmo (1920-2003) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		Allied invasion of Sicily, World War II
  		European Theater of World War II
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Brainard, Fay E. (1920-2003)
  Death	30 Jan 2003	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	1 Feb 2003	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Plot: Lot 15 1/2, Franklin, Space 2, R-B
  		Headstone, Brainard, Fay and Bernice Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Brainard, Fay and Bernice
  Person ID	I12095	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Brainard, George,   b. 1893, Illinois d. 12 Oct 1967 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Pettyjohn, Louisa 'Lou',   b. 2 Mar 1892, Illinois d. 28 May 1977 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1914  [2, 3, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 21 years - She was ~ 21 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F4941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FARLEY, Bernice,   b. 11 Apr 1925   d. 29 Dec 1996 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1942  [1, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He was 21 years and 11 months - She was 17 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. BRAINARD, G.   2. BRAINARD, V.
  Family ID	F5726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Sep 1920 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 30 Jan 2003 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 1 Feb 2003 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3198] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brainard, Fay and Bernice, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36681470/fay-elmo-brainard), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1784] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00052?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S2764] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 12, page 6b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2764] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 12, page 6b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. [S14745] World War II Honoree, Fay E. Brainard, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2019147) (Reliability: 2). [S2765] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Brainard, Ray Norman, 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121174160/ray-norman-brainard), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2763] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brainard, Louisa and George, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24196261/louisa-brainard), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15508] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brainard, Fay and Bernice, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36607018/bernice-brainard), none. (Reliability: 2).