Kelm, Howard R.

1927 - 1951  (24 years)

• Name	Kelm, Howard R.
  Birth	2 Apr 1927  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KELM.U002
  _FGRAVE	18562275
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 1058 Military Police Company (Aviation), United States Army Air Forces  [1, 2]
  		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
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Kelm, Howard R. (1927-1951)
  Death	24 Apr 1951  [1]
  Burial	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Kelm, Howard R.
  Person ID	I30915	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Kelm, Ople,   b. 7 Jan 1899   d. 23 Oct 1982 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Stanley, Ethel Irene,   b. 13 Jul 1910   d. 2 Aug 1984 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F9913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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