1909 - 1945 (35 years)
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| Name |
Sons, Bert |
| Birth |
12 Mar 1909 |
Wayne County, Illinois  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
SONS.B003 |
| _FGRAVE |
126740208 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Staff Sergeant, United States Army [1] |
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National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, Sons, Bert (1909-1945)
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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 |
14 Jan 1945 |
Golbey, France [1] |
| Cause: Died Non Battle |
- killed while in the Army, there was no war going on at the time. Source: Donna Taylor.
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| Burial |
Lappin Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Sons, Bert
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Headstone, Sons, Bert
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| Person ID |
I41732 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Sons - Laird James Elias Sons Sr. and Ellen Laird Descendants |
| Last Modified |
28 Apr 2023 |
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| Sources |
- [S13115] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sons, Bert, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126740208/bert-sons), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S789] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Berry Township, Wayne County, Illinois, (District 0015), image 17, sheet 14A, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7884/31111_4328227-00684?pid=6081018&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ss) (Reliability: 2).
- [S13112] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Manring, J. L. and May, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37810746/may-manring), none. (Reliability: 2).
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