Devore, William L.

1926 - 1994  (67 years)

• Name	Devore, William L.
  Birth	22 Jul 1926
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DEVO.W003
  _FGRAVE	83928718
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Vienna Area Command, United States Army  [1]
  	During previous service in the Army of the U.S. from November 2, 1944 through October 26, 1945, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Supply Clerk (835). Honorably discharged and enlisted in the Regular Army on October 27, 1945 at Camp Swift, Texas. Departed the U.S. on January 19, 1946 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Vienna Area Command. Earned the WWII Victory Medal and the Army Of Occupation Medal (Germany). Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on October 30, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. 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=2091317
  		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
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Devore, William L. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Swift, Bastrop County, Texas
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Devore, William L. (1926-1994)
  Death	1 Jul 1994
  Burial	Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois
  	Garden of Gethsemane 156 C1
  Person ID	I42692	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	DeVore, Roy Walter,   b. 19 Jan 1891, Illinois d. 22 Feb 1954, Clay County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Jennings, Eva May,   b. 1902   d. 1948 (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F18455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daugherty, Beatrice Lucille,   b. 1925   d. 2020 (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F18454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Is this William Lewis Devore?

  
  

• Sources

  [S14878] World War II Honoree, William L. Devore, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2091317) (Reliability: 2).