Fry, Herschel T.

1921 - 2006  (84 years)

• Name	Fry, Herschel T.
  		Herschel T. Fry (1921-2006)
  Birth	24 May 1921	Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Owned and Operated Fry's Garage, Flora, Illinois  [1, 3]
  Reference Number	FRY.H001  [2]
  _FGRAVE	18083470
  Funeral	15 Apr 2006	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Battery B, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th 'Old Hickory' Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 3, 4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on November 11, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Field Artillery, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Heavy Machine Gunner (605). Assigned to Batterery B, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th 'Old Hickory' Infantry Division. Continued training at Camp Blanding, Florida; Camp Forrest, Tennessee and Camp Atterbury, Indiana and then departed with his unit for the European Theater of Operations on February 12, 1944. Entered combat via Omaha Beach on D-Day Plus 4 and fought through the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 silver battle star, WWII Victory Medal, Army Of Occupation Medal (Germany) and the French Croix de Guerre. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on October 20, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2011946
  		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, Fry, Herschel T. (1921-2006) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		30th Infantry Division ("Old Hickory"), United States Army
  		30th Infantry Division, United States Army
  		Camp Atterbury, Indiana
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Camp Blanding, Florida
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		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, Fry, Herschel T. (1921-2006)
  Death	11 Apr 2006	Country Lane Boarding Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 5, 6]
  Burial	15 Apr 2006	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Plot: Lot 5 - First Add - Row 1
  		Headstone, Fry, Minnie L. and Herschel T.
  		Headstone, Fry, Herschel T. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I17311	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Fry, Charles Harrison 'Charlie',   b. 18 Jan 1887   d. 4 Jan 1979 (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Howe, Katie Mable,   b. 19 Aug 1899, Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois d. 1 Jan 1995, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1917  [7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 30 years and 4 months - She was 17 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F6231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stanley, Minnie Louise,   b. 23 Jul 1931, Hamilton County, Illinois d. 22 Dec 2013, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1948	Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky   [1, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He was 27 years and 7 months - She was 17 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Fry, S.   2. Fry, Gerald Lee 'Jerry',   b. 28 Jun 1950   d. 8 Oct 1950 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F7722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 May 1921 - Wayne County, Illinois Marriage - 2 Dec 1948 - Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky Death - 11 Apr 2006 - Country Lane Boarding Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 15 Apr 2006 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 15 Apr 2006 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He owned and operated Fry's Garage in Flora for over 50 years and was also a farmer. He was a veteran, and a member of the Clay City Church of God and Flora American Legion Post #14. He enjoyed boating, fishing, flowers, his dogs, and being with the family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3493] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fry, Herschel T., 84, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083470), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4211] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fry, Minnie L. and Herschel T., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083470), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14782] World War II Honoree, Herschel T. Fry, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2011946) (Reliability: 2). [S4213] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fry, Herschel T., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083470), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3492] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fry, Andrew D, 74, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=841&GScid=105163&GRid=24400409&CScn=Clay+City&CScntry=4&CSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4212] Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Illinois), Obituary, Fry, Minnie Louise, 82, (http://www.remembering-when.com/advocatepress/obituaries.shtml), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4206] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fry, Katie M. and Charlie H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=18350272&PIpi=5456117), none. (Reliability: 2).