Erwin, James Lee 'Pappy'

1926 - 2010  (84 years)

• Name	Erwin, James Lee 'Pappy'
  Birth	1 Jan 1926	Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ERWI.J005
  _FGRAVE	194705945
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman Second Class, USS Brown DD-54, United States Navy  [2]
  		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. …
  		James Lee 'Pappy' Erwin (1926-2010)
  		World War II Honoree, Erwin, James Lee (1926-2010)
  		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,…
  Death	14 Jun 2010	Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois   [3]
  Burial	Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois
  Person ID	I34587	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Erwin, Paul Hobson,   b. 21 May 1898, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 1991, Clay County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Mother	McCraw, Beulah Mae,   b. 24 Nov 1899, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Aug 1990, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1918  [1, 4]
  Family ID	F12186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Erdman, La Jean,   b. 1929   d. 2009 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1947
  Family ID	F17968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Jan 1926 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Death - 14 Jun 2010 - Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois Burial - - Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

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• Sources

  [S2147] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Sailor Springs, (Pixley Township), Clay County, Illinois, District 15 (East), page 2b, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 1a, none. (Reliability: 2). [S10745] World War II Honoree, James Lee Erwin, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1914680) (Reliability: 2). [S10830] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Ferguson, Delta June "Jean", 83, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95353375), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8371] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Erwin, Beulah M., 90, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27822541), none. (Reliability: 2).