Braden, Lyman Sylvester Sr.

1920 - 1998  (78 years)

• Name	Braden, Lyman Sylvester
  		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)…
  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
  		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 Air Corps
  		United States Army Air Corps
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		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, Braden, Lyman Sylvester Sr. (1920-1998) 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
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		Aleutian Islands Campaign
  		Fort MacArthur, 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, Braden, Lyman S. (1920-1998)
  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	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  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)
  Family ID	F8601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	?, S.
  Family ID	F8604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  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]
  Age at Marriage	He was 26 years and 5 months - She was 27 years and 7 months.
  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

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Notes

  He is a retired health provider from the U.S. Naval Home in Biloxi, Mississippi and a U.S. Army, WWII veteran.

  
  

• 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).