1924 - 2011 (87 years)
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Fatheree, Billie E. |
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World War II Honoree, Fatheree, Billie E. (1924-2011)
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| Birth |
1924 |
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Male |
| Reference Number |
FATH.B003 |
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66099404 |
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World War II, Corporal, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on January 4, 1946 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the medical department, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Duty Non-Commissioned Officer (566). Assigned to Company A, 34th Training Battalion, at Camp Polk, Louisiana, was honorably discharged as a Corporal on July 8, 1946 to enlist in the regular army, which he did on the next day. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for his service during the period of eligibility.
(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=2233188
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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. … |
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Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army
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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,… |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
| Death |
24 Feb 2011 |
| Burial |
Baltimore Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois  |
| Person ID |
I43677 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
11 Aug 2022 |
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 | Burial - - Baltimore Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois |
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| At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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| Notes |
- 86-year-old Mt. Vernon, Illinois resident, Billie Eugene Fatheree, died on February 24th at Fairfield Memorial Hospital.
He served in the US Army during WWII and was owner of Ace Cleaners in Wayne City and Courtesy Cleaners in Mt. Vernon.
He was a member of the Wayne City Masonic Lodge, past president of the Mt. Vernon Optimists Club, a member of Central Christian Church in Mt. Vernon, a past member of the First Christian Church of Wayne City, and a member of the Little Egypt Roadrunners Camping Club.
Survivors include: two sons, Billy Ray Fatheree of Mt. Vernon, IL, and Keith Alan Fatheree of Girard, IL; one daughter, Lanna Kay Logan of Centralia; nine grandchildren; one great-grandson; and a loving friend, Eva Lane of Fairfield and her caring family.
Funeral Services for Billie Eugene Fatheree will held on Saturday, February 26th at the First Christian Church in Wayne City with burial in the Olive Branch Cemetery.
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- [S15399] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #10, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2).
- [S15485] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Billie E. Fatheree, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2233188) (Reliability: 2).
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