Crown, Abram Julian 'A. J.' Jr.

1927 - 2009  (82 years)

• Name	Crown, Abram Julian 'A. J.'
  		Abram Julian 'A. J.' Crown Jr. (1927-2009)
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	5 Jun 1927	Ball, Crawford County, Arkansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CROW.A002
  _FGRAVE	38814986
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army  [2]
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		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
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	26 Jun 2009	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Crown, Abram J. Jr.
  Person ID	I32480	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Crown, Abram Julian,   b. 22 Mar 1886, Illinois d. 8 Dec 1937, Corning, Clay County, Arkansas (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Raley, Kathryn Jeanet 'Kitty',   b. 5 Jul 1892, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 May 1959, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F5746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Crown, J.J.   2. Crown, C.J.   3. Crown, B.S.   4. Crown, Roger D.,   b. 6 Jul 1950   d. 12 Jun 2012 (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F13507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Jun 1927 - Ball, Crawford County, Arkansas Death - 26 Jun 2009 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a shear operator & foreman at Rockford Drop Forge in Rockford, IL and farmed after retiring from there. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, was a member of the Rockford American Legion & VFW, past board member of Morris-Kennedy School District in Rockford, and past board member of the Rockford Christian Camp. A.J. enjoyed bowling, fishing, golfing and being with his family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9981] (Reliability: 2). [S9982] (Reliability: 2). [S3206] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Crown, David Raley, 94, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=134733567), none. (Reliability: 2).