White, Delbert D.

1915 - 1994  (79 years)

• Name	White, Delbert D.
  Birth	31 Jan 1915	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WHIT.D009
  _FGRAVE	20917999
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army  [2]
  		World War II Honoree, White, Delbert D. (1915-1994)
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army
  		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 Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	2 Jun 1994
  Burial	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  		Headstone, White, Delbert and Alyne Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, White, Delbert and Alyne Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, White, Delbert D. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I42122	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Bowen, Opal Alyne,   b. 4 May 1918, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Jan 2018, Mason Point, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	1937  [1]
  Children	1. White, R.
  Family ID	F16442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Jan 1915 - Illinois Burial - - Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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

  [S6023] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 16, page 8b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S10959] World War II Honoree, Delbert D. White, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=909450) (Reliability: 2).