1914 - 1999 (84 years)
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| Name |
Williams, Homer N. |
| Birth |
26 May 1914 |
Texas  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
WILL.H006 |
| _FGRAVE |
19337109 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Staff Sergeant, United States Army |
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Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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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) |
| Death |
23 Feb 1999 |
| Burial |
Cisne Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois |
| Person ID |
I39659 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
9 Sep 2021 |
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| Documents |
 | 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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| Sources |
- [S4475] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).
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English
