McQueen, John Clifford

1923 - 1957  (34 years)

• Name	McQueen, John Clifford
  Birth	1923
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MCQU.J001
  _FGRAVE	6316527
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company L, 381st Infantry, 96th Infantry Division, United States Army
  		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,…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (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. …
  Death	1957	Odessa, Texas
  	Cause: Suicide
  Person ID	I44294	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	McQueen, Ora Clarence,   b. 1879   d. 1945 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Bethel, Laura May,   b. 1879   d. 1965 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F18360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Clifford McQueen, formerly of Flora, Illinois died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head in Odessa, Texas on December 3, 1957. His Texas death certificate states he lived in Odessa, Texas about a year at the time of his death and that he was employed in the oil field. His survivors were, his wife, Betty Anne, daughter, Darla Jean, mother, May McQueen, all Flora, Illinois residents; sisters Mrs. Ruth Wilson, Johnsonville, IL; Mrs. Zoe Thomason, Keenes, IL.; Mrs. Olive Mitchener and Miss Pauline McQueen, both of St. Louis; and a brother, Gerald St. Louis. A detailed article about his suicide appears in the Odessa American, December 3, 1957, pg. 28,and a short obituary appears in the Decatur Herald, Wednesday, December 4, 1957, pg. 22. Both articles are available on-line through Newspaper.com