| Name |
Payne, Lowell 'Spoonie' |
| Birth |
2 Feb 1911 [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
12 Apr 1940 (29 years) |
Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
| 1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b |
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1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b
1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 02, page 01b
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| Reference Number |
PAYN.L014 |
| _FGRAVE |
18079935 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private, Battery D, 54th Anti-Aircraft Training Battalion, Anti-Aircraft Replacement Training Center, United States Army [2, 3] |
- With 6 months, 5 days of prior service in 1940, recalled to active duty again on August 13, 1942 at East Saint Louis, Illinois, as a draftee. Assigned to Battery D, 54th Anti-Aircraft Training Battalion, Anti-Aircraft Replacement Training Center, at Camp Callan, California. Honorably discharged as a Private on October 30, 1942 (just short of his 32nd birthday) at same station. Earned The American Defense Service Medal and The WWII Victory Medal for service during the periods of eligibility.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2282218
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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. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Payne, Lowell 'Spoonie' (1911-2004)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Payne, Lowell (1911-2004)
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Camp Callan, La Jolla, California
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army
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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,… |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
15 Aug 2004 |
Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [2] |
| Burial |
Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois [2] |
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Headstone, Payne, Lowell
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Headstone, Payne, Lowell
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I35724 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
1 Jun 2023 |
English
1911 - 2004 (93 years)
