Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Bissey, Everett Jackson 'Jack'
1917 - 2012 (94 years)-
Name Bissey, Everett Jackson 'Jack' Birth 20 Aug 1917 Wayne County, Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Reference Number BISS.E002 _FGRAVE 86011138 Military Service World War II, Sergeant, 312th Depot Repair Squadron, 41st Air Depot Group, United States Army Air Forces [1] - Entered active service as a draftee on October 13, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Army Air Forces, completed basic training, attended the 19 week airplane mechanics service school, and later qualified in the military occupational specialty of administrative non-commissioned officer (502). Departed the Continental U.S. on August 21, 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 312th Depot Repair Squadron, 41st Air Depot Group through the Naples-Foggia and Rome-Arno Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on December 1, 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=2047910
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. …Everett Jackson 'Jack' Bissey (1917-2012) 
American Campaign Medal, United States 
Military Service Ribbons, Bissey, Everett Jackson 'Jack' (1917-2012)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
Camp Grant, Illinois 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military European Theater of World War II 
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States 
Good Conduct Medal, United States Army Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces 
Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
United States Army Air Forces 
United States Army Air Forces United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military World War II
(1939-1945)
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,…World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Death 25 Feb 2012 Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama [1] - Everett Jackson (Jack) Bissey Jack passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at his home at the age of 94.
Burial Memorial Gardens, Collinwood, Wayne County, Tennessee [1, 3] Person ID I18249 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 20 Jul 2023
Father Bissey, Henry Roland, b. 5 Sep 1892, Illinois d. 4 Aug 1986 (Age 93 years) Mother Zimmerman, Lulu Versa, b. 29 Aug 1894, Wayne County, Illinois d. 19 Jul 1982, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years) Marriage 20 Apr 1915 Flora, Clay County, Illinois [2, 4, 5, 6] Family ID F8152 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Dodd, J. Children > 1. Bissey, J. > 2. Bissey, J. Family ID F8154 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Entered active service as a draftee on October 13, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Army Air Forces, completed basic training, attended the 19 week airplane mechanics service school, and later qualified in the military occupational specialty of administrative non-commissioned officer (502). Departed the Continental U.S. on August 21, 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 312th Depot Repair Squadron, 41st Air Depot Group through the Naples-Foggia and Rome-Arno Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on December 1, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois.
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Event Map 
Birth - 20 Aug 1917 - Wayne County, Illinois 
Death - 25 Feb 2012 - Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama 
Burial - - Memorial Gardens, Collinwood, Wayne County, Tennessee = Link to Google Earth
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Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - Since he grew up working on his granddad's farm as a young man in Clay County, IL, he developed a true passion for farming which continued throughout his life. He enlisted in the United States Air Force from 1942 to 1945 in World War II in both North Africa and Italy.
After his return from the war, Jack worked for the Uniroyal Tire Company in Detroit, MI where he lived until his retirement. He resided in Alabama since his retirement in 1976. He and Jewel have been members of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Chuurch for all those years. Jack was active in the American Legion, serving as a Commander, the VFW, President of Civitan and the Masonic Lodge. His love of farming continued until age 72 when the sport of golf became his new passion and he enjoyed that wonderful sport with family and friends well into his 80's.
- Since he grew up working on his granddad's farm as a young man in Clay County, IL, he developed a true passion for farming which continued throughout his life. He enlisted in the United States Air Force from 1942 to 1945 in World War II in both North Africa and Italy.
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Sources - [S4611] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Everett Jackson "Jack", 94, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86011138), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S726] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S4615] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, Everett Jackson "Jack", (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bissey&GSiman=1&GScid=2156694&GRid=86011138&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S4613] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Versa, 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bissey&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26871755&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S4610] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, L. Versa and Henry R., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bissey&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26871770&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S4096] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 1, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-00769-00087?ssrc=&backlabel=Return) (Reliability: 3).
- [S4611] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Everett Jackson "Jack", 94, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86011138), none. (Reliability: 2).