Bayler, John Delmar

1918 - 2012  (94 years)

• Name	Bayler, John Delmar
  Birth	29 Jan 1918	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BAYL.J003
  _FGRAVE	135453445
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 970th Combat Information Center Detachment, U.S. Forces, United States Army  [2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on August 3, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (345). Departed the U.S. on May 18, 1946 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 970th Combat Information Center Detachment, U.S. Forces in the European Theater and participated in the occupation of Germany. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on August 6, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned The WWII Victory Medal and The Army Of Occupation Medal (Germany). 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=2112445 NOTE: His last name is spelled as Baylor on the World War II Memorial in Flora, Illinois
  		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
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Bayler, John Delmar (1918-2012) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		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, Baylor, John D. (1918-2012)
  Death	24 Nov 2012
  Burial	Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I15700	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Baylor, Isaac,   b. 1878, Illinois d. 1968 (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Hough, Cora M.,   b. 1881, Illinois d. 1963 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F7229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Travis, Dorothy E.,   b. 5 Aug 1914, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Jan 2018, Hamilton Memorial Hospital, McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois (Age 103 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1938
  Age at Marriage	He was 20 years and 4 months - She was 23 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F8116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jan 1918 - Illinois Burial - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1206] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 01, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15012] World War II Honoree, John D. Baylor, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2112445) (Reliability: 2).