Jennings, Stephen Earl

1920 - 2001  (81 years)

• Name	Jennings, Stephen Earl
  Birth	11 Feb 1920  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	JENN.S001
  _FGRAVE	159970865
  Military Service	World War II, Technical Sergeant, 40th Mobile Communications Squadron , United States Army Air Forces  [2, 3]
  	Enlisted in the Air Corps and entered active service on February 25, 1941 at Chanute Field, Illinois. Completed basic training and attended the Radio Operator and Mechanic Service School, qualifying in that military occupational specialty (756). Departed the Continental U.S. on July 17, 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with the 40th Mobile Communications Squadron in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe Campaigns. Honorable discharged as a Technical Sergeant on September 30, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 silver battle star, and the WWII Victory Medal. 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=2204838
  		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 Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Technical Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Jennings, Stephen Earl (1920-2001) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		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, Jennings, Stephen E. ((1920-2001)
  Death	7 Apr 2001  [1]
  Burial	Iuka Cemetery, Iuka, Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Jennings, Stephen E. and Virginia (Gordon)
  		Headstone, Jennings, Stephen E.
  Person ID	I13585	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Gordon - Denier Fred Raymond Gordon Sr. and Ruth Delight Denier Descendants
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Gordon, Virginia,   b. 12 May 1924, Shelby County, Illinois d. 4 Aug 2006, St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1946	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He was 26 years - She was 21 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F6386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 10 Feb 1946 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Iuka Cemetery, Iuka, Marion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S14759] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jennings, Stephen E. and Virginia (Gordon), (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159970900/virginia-jennings), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14764] World War II Honoree, Stephen E. Jennings, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2204838) (Reliability: 2). [S14760] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jennings, Stephen E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159970865/stephen-e.-jennings), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3615] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Jennings, Virginia M., 77, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65332547), none. (Reliability: 2).