Wathan, Melvin Eugene 'Gene'

1932 - 2008  (75 years)

• Name	Wathan, Melvin Eugene 'Gene'
  Birth	8 Jul 1932	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WATH.M002
  Funeral	23 Feb 2008	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, United States Army  [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 Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal (abbreviated as Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Generic Military Service Ribbons, Korean War NOTE: This list may be incomplete. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	18 Feb 2008	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	23 Feb 2008	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Wathan, Melvin Eugene
  Person ID	I36205	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Wathan, Christopher 'Tiny',   b. 23 Apr 1903   d. 23 Jan 1966 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Stoops, Mamie Marie,   b. 18 Mar 1910   d. 20 May 1978 (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F13584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oulrey, Dena D.,   b. 24 Mar 1933, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Mar 2015, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1953	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 8 months - She : 20 years.
  Children	1. WATHAN, B.   2. Wathan, David,   b. 1955   d. 2011 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F6018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 21 Mar 1953 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Death - 18 Feb 2008 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Gene was a retired truck driver, a U.S. Army veteran, and his memberships included Xenia Christian Church, Flora VFW Post #3999 and Flora American Legion Post #14.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11512] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wathan, Melvin Eugene, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24752316), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11513] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wathan, Melvin "Gene", 75, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24752316), none. (Reliability: 2).