Brainard, Marvin Henry

1923 - 1945  (22 years)

• Name	Brainard, Marvin Henry
  Birth	15 Mar 1923	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BRAI.M002
  _FGRAVE	24196282
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company A, 93rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, United States Army  [1, 5, 6]
  	Service number assignment was 36638025. ==================================== Private First Class with Company A, 93rd Chemical Mortar Battalion. Died of non-battle causes on April 25, 1945. Buried with military honors at Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, 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=1901361
  		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,…
  		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (East Side) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		United States Army
  		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (East Side, Right Panel) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Brainard, Marvin Henry (1923-1945)
  		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
  Death	25 Apr 1945	Germany   [1, 7]
  	Cause: Died of Non-battle causes
  Burial	28 Jan 1949	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Brainard, Marvin H. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Brainard, Marvin H.
  Person ID	I12100	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Jun 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, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 21 years - She was ~ 21 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F4941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Mar 1923 - Illinois Death - Cause: Died of Non-battle causes - 25 Apr 1945 - Germany Burial - 28 Jan 1949 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3204] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brainard, Marvin H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24196282/marvin-h-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. [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14705] World War II Honoree, Marvin H. Brainard, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1901361) (Reliability: 2). [S14671] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, PFC Marvin Henry Brainard, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1040595) (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).