Winchester, Billie Jene 'Bill'

1926 - 1976  (49 years)

• Name	Winchester, Billie Jene 'Bill'
  Birth	16 Jul 1926	Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WINC.B002
  _FGRAVE	18119257
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, USS Duluth CL-87, United States Navy  [3, 4]
  	Entered active service on June 9, 1944 at Springfield, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, with further training at Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island. Assigned to and served aboard the Cleveland-Class Light Cruiser USS Duluth CL-87. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on May 26, 1946 at the naval Personnel Separation Center, Saint Louis, Missouri. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 stars, 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2316914
  		World War II Honoree, Winchester, Billie Jene (1926-1976)
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II, Shoulder Piping Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve; all other branches were worn on the left.
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Winchester, Billie Jene 'Bill' (1926-1976) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		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)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		USS Duluth (CL-87), United States Navy
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  Death	9 Mar 1976  [1, 5]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Winchester, Billie J. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I21004	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Winchester, Robert W.,   b. 30 May 1902, Newton County, Missouri d. 12 Oct 1975, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Chandler, A. Naomi,   b. 2 Jan 1906, Granby, Newton County, Missouri d. Jun 1984, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1923
  Age at Marriage	He was 21 years and 1 month - She was 17 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F9412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Acklin, Martha Adeline,   b. 16 Jan 1927, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma d. 16 Jun 2011, Medical Center Hospital, Odessa, Ector County, Texas (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1945
  Age at Marriage	He was 19 years and 4 months - She was 18 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. WINCHESTER, D.   2. WINCHESTER, J.   3. WINCHESTER, C.
  Family ID	F9411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jul 1926 - Missouri Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5790] (Reliability: 2). [S1784] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00052?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S5513] (Reliability: 2). [S5791] (Reliability: 2). [S5787] Olney Daily Mail, Obituary, Winchester, Martha Adeline, 84, (Olney Daily Mail, 20 Jun 2011, 05:06PM CST), none. (Reliability: 2).