Dawkins, Loren Orval

1914 - 1976  (61 years)

• Name	Dawkins, Loren Orval
  Birth	28 Dec 1914
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DAWK.L003
  _FGRAVE	30833694
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Class, Company C, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, United States Army  [1]
  		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,…
  		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, Dawkins, Loren Orval
  		Loren Orval Dawkins (1914-1976)
  Death	2 Dec 1976
  Burial	Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43566	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Dawkins, Ray,   b. 1893   d. 1964 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Daugherty, Lillie,   b. 1893   d. 1976 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F19063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15285] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Loren Orval Dawkins, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1803267) (Reliability: 2).