Eleam, James Earl

1918 - 1997  (79 years)

• Name	Eleam, James Earl
  Birth	2 Feb 1918  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ELEA.J001
  _FGRAVE	35201962
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army  [2, 3]
  		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
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		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, Eleam, James Earl (1918-1997)
  Death	9 Jun 1997  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I43640	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Eleam, James Elmer,   b. 1894   d. 1966 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Farmer, Ora Lee,   b. 1893   d. 1963 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F19225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cole, B. Rosalind,   b. 12 Feb 1921   d. 20 Oct 2017 (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F19224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15371] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Eleam, James E. and Rosaliind B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35201962/james-e-eleam), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15370] World War II Honoree, James Earl Eleam, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1386091) (Reliability: 2). [S15372] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Eleam, James E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35201962/james-e-eleam), none. (Reliability: 2).