Reynolds, George Francis

1914 - 1944  (30 years)

• Name	Reynolds, George Francis
  Birth	14 Apr 1914	Iola, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	REYN.G002
  _FGRAVE	24356376
  Military Service	World War II, Private, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  	Private with the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Entered combat just after the Normandy D-Day and died on August 19, 1944. Later buried with military honors at Keens Chapel Cemetery in his hometown. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois. (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: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1903184
  		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
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead"), United States Army
  		2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead"), United States Army
  		38th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		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, Reynolds, George F. (1914-1944)
  Death	19 Aug 1944  [1, 3]
  Burial	Keens Chapel Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Reynolds, George F.
  		Headstone, Reynolds, George F.
  Person ID	I43057	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Ricketts, Florence Josephine,   b. 18 May 1916   d. 7 Oct 1984 (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Reynolds, Cecil Eugene,   b. 19 Apr 1935   d. 3 Jan 1988 (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F16685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Apr 1914 - Iola, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Keens Chapel Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13403] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Reynolds, George F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24356376), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S13386] World War II Honoree, George F. Reynolds, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903184) (Reliability: 2).