Stanford, Willis Wayne 'Willie'

1927 - 2001  (73 years)

• Name	Stanford, Willis Wayne 'Willie'
  Birth	4 Sep 1927	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	STAN.W005
  _FGRAVE	18792446
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on December 9, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the BI arm of service, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Horse Breaker (093). Departed the Continental U.S.S. on May 14, 1946 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Completed his tour of duty engaged in training horses with the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of a unit in the territory of Hawaii. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 12, 1947 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned 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=2030694
  		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
  		Willis Wayne 'Willie' Stanford (1927-2001)
  		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, Stanford, Willis Wayne 'Willie' (1927-2001) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Stanford, Willis Wayne (1927-2001)
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Fort Sheridan, 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 Victory Medal, United States Military
  Death	14 Feb 2001  [1, 4, 5]
  Burial	Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Stanford, Thelma A. and Willis W.
  Person ID	I19232	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	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Stanford, Robert H.,   b. 9 Dec 1902, Illinois d. 3 Nov 1987 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Bayler, Edna Olive,   b. 29 Apr 1901, Illinois d. 27 Jan 1988 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [6]
  Family ID	F8703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CONNERLY, Thelma Agnus,   b. 4 Jun 1925, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Jan 2012, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1951  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He was 23 years and 10 months - She was 26 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F8704	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Sep 1927 - Illinois Burial - - Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  CISNE - Willis W. "Willie" Stanford 73, oil field construction worker, died Wednesday (Feb. 14, 2001). Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial: Foster Hill (Mount Zion) Cemetery, Clay City. Memorials: donor's choice. Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Friday, February 16, 2001

  
  

• Sources

  [S5238] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Thelma A. and Willis W., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stanford&GSiman=1&GSsr=81&GScid=2138401&GRid=18792446&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 1a, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5086] World War II Honoree, Willis Wayne Stanford, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2030694) (Reliability: 2). [S5236] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Corry, Cathryn Marie, 73, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Dec 04, 2009 @ 01:37 PM), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5239] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Stanford, Thelma Agnus, 86, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 10 Jan 2012 @ 02:08 PM), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5235] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Edna O. and Robert H., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18792422) (Reliability: 2).