McIlvain, John D.

1921 - 1973  (52 years)

• Name	McIlvain, John D.
  		Clay City 1st Grade 1928 1st grade Apr 20, 1928 Front: Mildred Wilson, Mary Barbara Ausbrook, Sadie Marie Crackel, Rosie Mae Wiese, Grace McDowell, Georgia Helen Scrugham, Charles William Hohlbauch, Gerald Murvin. Back row: teacher, Amy Dean, Fay Brainard, Sylvester Braden, John McIlvain, Harold Ray Cox, James Gipson. Contributed by Doris (Mayo)…
  Birth	3 Oct 1921	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MCIL.J001
  _FGRAVE	96454576
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 748th Military Police Battalion, United States Army  [3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on September 16, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for duty with the Corps of Military Police, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (mos 345). Departed the Continental U.S. on December 8, 1942 bound for other parts of the American Theater of Operations, serving abroad with the 748th Military Police Battalion. Returned to the states on May 23, 1945 and was honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on October 29, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Beale, California. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, 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=2256842
  		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
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, McIlvain, John D. (1921-1973) 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
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Beale Air Force Base, Marysville, Yuba County, California
  		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, McIlvain, John D. (1921-1973)
  Death	11 Oct 1973	Hillsdale County, Michigan
  Burial	Sunset View Cemetery, Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Michigan
  Person ID	I18672	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	McIlvain, Earl,   b. 15 Aug 1891, Illinois d. 10 Apr 1970, Brazoria County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Mother	McElvey, Mary L.,   b. 6 Aug 1894, Illinois d. 18 Jun 1966 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F8422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Boldery, C.M.
  Family ID	F8425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Oct 1921 - Illinois Death - 11 Oct 1973 - Hillsdale County, Michigan Burial - - Sunset View Cemetery, Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 15, page 7b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S354] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 06, page 3b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584337_00609&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4839] World War II Honoree, John D. McIlvain, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2256842) (Reliability: 2). [S4910] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McIlvain, Mary L. and Earl, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1481&GScid=105163&GRid=26467944&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S42] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 10A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00626&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).