| 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
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World War II Honoree, Winchester, Billie Jene (1926-1976)
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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,… |
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United States Navy
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United States Navy
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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.
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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.
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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Military Service Ribbons, Winchester, Billie Jene 'Bill' (1926-1976)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
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USS Duluth (CL-87), United States Navy
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List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
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| Death |
9 Mar 1976 [1, 5] |
| Burial |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Winchester, Billie J.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| 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 |
1926 - 1976 (49 years)
