Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Harrison, Carl Dayne
1927 - 2012 (85 years)-
Name Harrison, Carl Dayne Birth 25 Mar 1927 Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois 
[1] Gender Male Reference Number HARR.C012 _FGRAVE 89902430 Military Service World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy [2, 3] - Awards: American Campaign Medal, Pacific Campaign Medal with One Battle Star, World War II Victory Medal, Ruptured Duck Pin.
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. …
Military Service Ribbons, Harrison, Carl Dayne (1927-2012)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
World War II Honoree, Harrison, Carl D. (1927-2012) 
American Campaign Medal, United States 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces 
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces United States Navy 
United States Navy United States Navy Enlisted Rates 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military World War II
(1939-1945)
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,…World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Death 8 May 2012 Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois [1] Burial Fon du Lac Township Cemetery, East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois [1] 
Headstone, Harrison, Carl D. 
Headstone, Harrison, Carl D. Person ID I34562 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 23 May 2023
Father Harrison, Jesse Dempsey, b. 1893 d. 1936 (Age 43 years) Mother King, Velma Jane, b. 1897 d. 1962 (Age 65 years) Family ID F14124 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 ?, D.J. Family ID F14125 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Lyons, M. Family ID F14126 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Birth - 25 Mar 1927 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois 
Death - 8 May 2012 - Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois 
Burial - - Fon du Lac Township Cemetery, East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - Seaman U.S. Navy, World War II-Mr. Harrison died at Proctor Hospital in Peoria on 5-8-2012.
He is the son of Mr. Jesse & Mrs. Velma {King} Harrison of Sailor Springs, Illinois, and the husband of Mrs. Mary {Lyons} Harrison of East Peoria, Illinois, and they were married in Germantown Hills, Illinois on November 23, 1974 and the father of three daughters, Mrs. Kathy {Michael} Clifton of Pekin, Mrs. Connie {Michael} Carroll of Littleton, Colorado, and Mrs. Carla {Jon} Penrod of Washington, Illinois, and one step-son, Larry {Barb} Clauson of Hanna City, Illinois.
Mr. Harrison's first wife, Mrs. Doris Jean Harrison, died unexpectedly. He does leave one sister, Mrs. Mary Belle Lyons of Peoria, and one brother, James Harrison of Salem, Ohio.
Mr. Harrison had the priviledge to serve God & Country during World War II as an enlisted Seaman with the U.S. Navy, and retire from Caterpillar after 32 years of honest service. He was also a Life Member of the VFW Post 2078 in East Peoria, Illinois.
Awards: American Campaign Medal, Pacific Campaign Medal with One Battle Star, World War II Victory Medal, Ruptured Duck Pin.
- Seaman U.S. Navy, World War II-Mr. Harrison died at Proctor Hospital in Peoria on 5-8-2012.
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Sources - [S10820] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Headstone, Harrison, Carl D., (\https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89902430/carl-dayne-harrison) (Reliability: 2).
- [S10821] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Harrison, Carl Dayne, (\https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89902430/carl-dayne-harrison) (Reliability: 2).
- [S10686] World War II Honoree, Carl D. Harrison, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2144612) (Reliability: 2).
- [S10820] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Headstone, Harrison, Carl D., (\https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89902430/carl-dayne-harrison) (Reliability: 2).