Devore, James Samuel (b. 6 Aug 1919 - d. 25 Oct 2004): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1919 - 2004 (85 years)

Name	Devore, James Samuel
Birth	6 Aug 1919	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	DEVO.J008
_FGRAVE	13352558
Military Service	World War II, Boatswain's Mate First Class, United States Navy [2]
		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, DeVore, James Samuel (1919-2004)
Death	25 Oct 2004	Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico
Burial	Resthaven Cemetery, Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico [3]
		Headstone, DeVore, James S. and Rosie M.
		Headstone, DeVore, James Samuel
Person ID	I43585	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	21 Jun 2023

Father	Devore, Sam Raleigh, b. 1891, Illinois
Mother	Hildabrand, Mable Bena, b. 1899, Illinois
Marriage	Y [1]
Family ID	F16793	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Edwards, R.M.
Family ID	F16792	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 6 Aug 1919 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
	Death - 25 Oct 2004 - Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico
	Burial - - Resthaven Cemetery, Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico

[S10183] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 19, page 9b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).
[S15303] World War II Honoree, James Samuel DeVore, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2230437) (Reliability: 2).
[S13595] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, DeVore, James S. and Rosie M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13352558/james-samuel-devore), none. (Reliability: 2).