Duke, Henry A.

1905 - 1981  (75 years)

• Name	Duke, Henry A.
  Birth	29 Jun 1905
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DUKE.H002
  _FGRAVE	15687659
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, Battery A, 537th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion, 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,…
  		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, Duke, Henry A. (1905-1981)
  Death	13 Feb 1981
  Burial	Gunion Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43607	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Gunion Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15318] World War II Honoree, Henry A. Duke, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2135960) (Reliability: 2).