Payne, Dumas Alexander

1915 - 2007  (91 years)

• Name	Payne, Dumas Alexander
  Birth	19 Aug 1915	Texas
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PAYN.D017
  _FGRAVE	18549494
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army  [1]
  	He was a cook in the Army and was awarded The Purple Heart.
  		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
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	21 Mar 2007	Saint John's Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
  Burial	Oak Mound Cemetery, Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois
  		Headstone, Payne, Dumas A.
  		Headstone, Payne, Dumas Alexander and Tressie Helen
  Person ID	I44420	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Asher, Tressie Helen,   b. 30 Mar 1926   d. 28 Jan 2002 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1941  [2]
  Age at Marriage	He was 25 years and 10 months - She was 15 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F16817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Aug 1915 - Texas Death - 21 Mar 2007 - Saint John's Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Burial - - Oak Mound Cemetery, Songer Township, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a retired timber buyer, retiring in 1976 from Brown Forman Distillers. He was a member of Oak Mound Christian Church. Dumas also enjoyed woodworking, fishing, mushroom hunting, and spotting timber. He was a former elder and pastor, as well as, a WWII Army veteran for which he received a Purple Heart.

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (Reliability: 2). [S14295] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Dumas Alexander and Tressie Helen, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18549494/dumas-alexander-payne), none. (Reliability: 2).