Gray, Virgil Leroy

1909 - 1959  (50 years)

• Name	Gray, Virgil Leroy
  Birth	18 Oct 1909	Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Laborer  [5]
  Reference Number	GRAY.V002
  _FGRAVE	24056715
  Funeral	7 Nov 1959	Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army  [1, 5, 6]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on October 14, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Artillery Ammunition Handler. Developed a condition requiring admittance to the Service Command, Unit 1911, Station Hospital as unassigned. Honorably discharged with a certificate of disability as a Private on September 10, 1943 at Camp Adair, Oregon. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for his service during the period of eligibility. 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2187056
  		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
  		Military Service Ribbons, Gray, Virgil Leroy Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Camp Adair, Oregon
  		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. …
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Military Discharge, Gray, Virgil
  Death	4 Nov 1959	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3, 7]
  	Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
  		Death Certificate, Gray, Virgil Leroy (1909-1959) Contributed by Bill and Barb Maglone
  Burial	7 Nov 1959	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  		Headstone, Gray, Virgil Leroy Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Gray, Virgil Leroy
  Person ID	I1434	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Mitchell - ? James Mitchell and ? Descendants, Mitchell - Pendleton Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton Descendants, Pendleton - Wilson Jonathan Pendleton and Eliza Ann Wilson Descendants
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Gray, Charles I. 'Charley',   b. 1870   d. 1926 (Age 56 years)
  Mother	CAMPBELL, Emma,   b. 4 Apr 1877, Illinois d. 1947, Cumberland County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1894  [4]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 24 years - She was ~ 16 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F1136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	U.
  Family ID	F1134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Mitchell, Evelyn Joyce,   b. 26 May 1930, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 8 Jan 2001, Eastview Terrace Nursing Home, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1953	Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois   [3, 4, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 43 years and 11 months - She was 23 years and 4 months.
  Children	+ 1. Gray, C.L.   2. Gray, K. + 3. Gray, Randall E. 'Randy',   b. 24 Mar 1956, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Aug 2009, Missouri (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F1135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Oct 1909 - Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana Marriage - 14 Sep 1953 - Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois Death - Cause: Coronary Thrombosis - 4 Nov 1959 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 7 Nov 1959 - Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 7 Nov 1959 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1045] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gray, Virgil Leroy, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24056715/virgil-leroy-gray), none. (Reliability: 2). [S347] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 23, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S1046] State of Illinois Coroner's Certificate of Death, Death Certificate, Gray, Virgil Leroy (1909-1959), (29 December 1959), none. (Reliability: 3). [S1047] Ancestry.com, Help with the Grays Family Tree (Public Tree), (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32142044/family?cfpid=18192222774) (Reliability: 2). [S1046] State of Illinois Coroner's Certificate of Death, Death Certificate, Gray, Virgil Leroy (1909-1959), (29 December 1959), none. (Reliability: 2). [S725] World War II Honoree, Virgil L. Gray, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2187056) (Reliability: 2). [S1048] Obituary, Young, Evelyn J.. 70, none. (Reliability: 2).