Banker, John Doherty 'Jack'

1923 - 1999  (76 years)

• Name	Banker, John Doherty 'Jack'
  Birth	6 Sep 1923	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BANK.U001
  _FGRAVE	18350256
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army  [5]
  	Earned The Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster and The Bronze Star Medal. Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2085763
  		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
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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	19 Dec 1999	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 5]
  Burial	22 Dec 1999	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 5]
  	Lot 4, 1 Add, R 6
  		Headstone, Banker, John D. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I21009	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	30 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Banker, John Ezra,   b. 30 Dec 1898, Illinois d. 6 May 1976, Clackamas County, Oregon (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Doherty, Laota,   b. 9 Jul 1891, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jan 1951, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F9414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Acklin, Ellen Marie 'Peggy',   b. 12 Jan 1924, Drumright, Creek County, Oklahoma d. 6 Dec 1996, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Banker, Dorothy Marie,   b. 18 Jan 1947, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Jun 2015, St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 68 years) + 2. Banker, John Richard 'Dick',   b. 6 Oct 1949, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Jun 1994, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 44 years)   3. Banker, D.L.D.
  Family ID	F9413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Sep 1923 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 19 Dec 1999 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 22 Dec 1999 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was retired owner-operator of Banker Trucking.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5794] Obituary, Banker, John 'Jack', 76, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5795] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Banker, John D. "Jack", (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=81&GScid=105163&GRid=18350256&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S200] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, District 3 (Village), page 1b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584337_00605&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3394] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 10, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S5796] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Banker, John D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18350256/john-doherty-banker), none. (Reliability: 2).