GOLDEN, Richard Dale 'Dick'

1928 - 1982  (53 years)

• Name	GOLDEN, Richard Dale 'Dick'
  Birth	11 Sep 1928	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GOLD.R001
  _FGRAVE	18565666
  Military Service	World War II, FIEM, United States Navy  [2]
  		United States Navy
  		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 (1939-1945)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		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. …
  Death	3 Mar 1982	Mennonite Hospital, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Golden, Richard Dale "Dick"
  Person ID	I20846	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Golden, Orland L.,   b. 8 Apr 1901   d. 23 Mar 1955 (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Payne, Editha L.,   b. 7 Feb 1906, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Sep 1996, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1928
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years and 8 months - She : ~ 21 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F9338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Richard D. Golden, 54, Bloomington, died at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday in Mennonite Hospital in Bloomington. Services will be in the Cardascio Funeral Home in Clay City. Burial will be in Dillman Cemetery in Sailor Springs. Mr. Golden was born Sept. 11, 1928 in Flora, the son of Orland and Edithe (Payne) Golden. He was a maintenance man for Illinois State University at Normal, and was a veteran of the US Navy. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Pebles of Bloomington. He was preceded in death by his father. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, March 3, 1982.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5736] (Reliability: 2). [S5737] (Reliability: 2).