Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Braden, Lyman Sylvester Sr.
1920 - 1998 (78 years)-
Name Braden, Lyman Sylvester Suffix Sr. Birth 28 Jul 1920 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Reference Number BRAD.L002 _FGRAVE 27166497 Military Service World War II, Private First Class, 397th Air Base Squadron, United States Army Air Forces [2, 6] - Entered active service as a draftee on November 6, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of special vehicle operator (932). Departed the Continental U.S. on May 26, 1943 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 397th Air Base Squadron and participated in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on December 10, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort MacArthur, California.
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=2115005
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. …
Military Service Ribbons, Braden, Lyman Sylvester Sr. (1920-1998)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
World War II Honoree, Braden, Lyman S. (1920-1998) 
Aleutian Islands Campaign 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military American Campaign Medal, United States 
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces 
Good Conduct Medal, United States Army Camp Grant, Illinois 
Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
Fort MacArthur, California 
United States Army Air Corps Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces 
United States Army Air Forces United States Army Air Corps 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military United States Army Air Forces 
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 Enlisted Rank Insignia World War II
(1939-1945)World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Death 7 Nov 1998 Biloxi Veterans Hospital, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi [1, 2] Burial 12 Nov 1998 Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2] - Graveside services, buried with full military rites.
Headstone, Braden, Lyman S. Sr.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID I18986 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 20 Jul 2023
Father Braden, William Everett, b. 28 Jan 1894, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Jul 1956, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 62 years) Mother Renfrow, Evelyn Susan, b. 7 May 1902, White County, Illinois d. 27 Mar 1985, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years) Marriage Y [3, 5, 7] Family ID F8600 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father Braden, Lyman, b. 17 Mar 1862, Posey County, Indiana d. 2 Jul 1920, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 58 years) Mother Williams, Adelphia Jane 'Delphia', b. 8 Oct 1870, Illinois d. 8 Jan 1961, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 90 years) Marriage Y [5, 8, 9] Family ID F8601 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 ?, S. Family ID F8604 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Griffin, Dorothy Talatha, b. 31 May 1919, Nowata, Nowata County, Oklahoma d. 21 Jun 2003, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri (Age 84 years) Marriage Dec 1946 [2] Children > 1. Braden, W.C. > 2. Braden, L.S. Jr. > 3. Braden, R. 4. Braden, C.A. Family ID F8603 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2023
- Entered active service as a draftee on November 6, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of special vehicle operator (932). Departed the Continental U.S. on May 26, 1943 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 397th Air Base Squadron and participated in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on December 10, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort MacArthur, California.
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Event Map 
Birth - 28 Jul 1920 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
Death - 7 Nov 1998 - Biloxi Veterans Hospital, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi 
Burial - 12 Nov 1998 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Clay City Elementary School, 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)…
Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - He is a retired health provider from the U.S. Naval Home in Biloxi, Mississippi and a U.S. Army, WWII veteran.
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Sources - [S5107] Obituary, Braden, Lyman Sylvester Sr., 78, none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5108] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Braden, Lyman S. and Dorothy T., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27166497), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S1170] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 08, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).
- [S77] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 14, page 7b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none.
- [S77] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 14, page 7b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5009] World War II Honoree, Lyman S. Braden, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2115005) (Reliability: 2).
- [S5106] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Braden, William E. and Evelyn S., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=24056539&PIpi=10730060), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S1644] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 15A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00636&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).
- [S5841] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Braden, Lyman and Delphia, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24056528), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5107] Obituary, Braden, Lyman Sylvester Sr., 78, none. (Reliability: 2).