Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
Name | Smith, Donald R. 'Don' | |
Birth | 22 Apr 1929 | Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Gender | Male | |
Reference Number | SMIT.D005 | |
_FGRAVE | 71829852 | |
Funeral | 28 Jan 2010 | Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Noble, Richland County, Illinois [1] |
Military Service | Korean War, Technical Sergeant, United States Army [1, 5] | |
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,… |
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United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the… |
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United States Army |
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Sergeant First Class, United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951) |
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Specialist (Rank) Specialist is a military rank in some countries’ armed forces. In the United States Armed Forces, it is one of the four junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army, above private (PVT), private (PV2), and private first class and is equivalent in pay grade to corporal. In the U.S. Space Force it consists of the four junior enlisted ranks, prior to… |
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Korean War (1950-1953) |
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Korea |
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Death | 25 Jan 2010 | Richland Care & Rehab Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2] |
Cause: Alzheimers | ||
Burial | 28 Jan 2010 | Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2] |
Headstone, Smith, Lora Marie and Donald R. |
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Headstone, Smith, Donald R. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black |
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Person ID | I12502 | Carl Wayne Gray Research | Herdes - MinardJoseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants, Travis - Jones Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants |
Last Modified | 26 Oct 2023 |
Father | Smith, William Henry, b. 27 Oct 1892, Illinois d. 19 May 1978 (Age 85 years) | |
Mother | Travis, Sylvia Carida, b. 31 Jul 1897, Illinois d. 2 May 1979 (Age 81 years) | |
Marriage | 22 Dec 1915 [3, 4, 6] | |
Age at Marriage | He was 23 years and 2 months - She was 18 years and 5 months. | |
Family ID | F5705 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Herdes, Lora Marie, b. 6 Mar 1933, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Sep 2017, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years) | |||||||
Marriage | 11 Jun 1950 | Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2, 7] | ||||||
Age at Marriage | He was 21 years and 2 months - She was 17 years and 3 months. | |||||||
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Family ID | F5885 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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