Bryan, Lee Gayle

1919 - 2004  (84 years)

• Name	Bryan, Lee Gayle
  Birth	12 Dec 1919	Hoosier, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BRYA.L006
  _FGRAVE	95427618
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, Military Police Detachment, 2507th Service Command Unit, Military Police Detachment, United States Army  [1]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on October 30, 1941 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Completed basic training and departed the U.S. on May 11, 1942 bound for North Africa. Served in the Military Occupational Specialty of Pioneer (729) with units through the Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, and Naples-Foggia Campaigns. Wounded by enemy action on December 10, 1942 in North Africa. Returned to the U.S. on July 12, 1942 and assigned to the 2507th Service Command Unit, Military Police Detachment, Fort Myers, Virginia. Earned The Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign medal with 3 bronze battle stars and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged from The Corps of Military Police as a Corporal on August 24, 1945 at The Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, 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=1993483
  		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
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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, Bryan, Lee G. (1919-2004)
  Death	18 Feb 2004	Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois
  Burial	Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43284	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Bryan, Lankford Earl 'Ferd',   b. 1895, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois d. 1928, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Coggin, Chloe Alpine,   b. 19 May 1892, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Jul 1979, Tyler, Smith County, Texas (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1912
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 17 years - She was ~ 19 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F18152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Haegele, Wanda Marie,   b. 31 Jul 1925, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois d. 28 Feb 2004, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F16758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Dec 1919 - Hoosier, Clay County, Illinois Death - 18 Feb 2004 - Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Burial - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15087] World War II Honoree, Lee G. Bryan, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1993483) (Reliability: 2).