Pflaum, Doris Lenora

1920 - 2005  (84 years)

• Name	Pflaum, Doris Lenora
  Birth	21 Aug 1920	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	PFLA.D003
  _FGRAVE	10542560
  Military Service	Korean War, 1st Lieutenant, United States Army  [1]
  		First Lieutenant, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		First Lieutenant
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		Korea
  		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,…
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
  Military Service	World War II, 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
  		United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	26 Feb 2005	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Guerin, Doris Lenora
  		Headstone, Pflaum, Doris Guerin, Grace, and Clarence
  Person ID	I45629	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Pflaum, Clarence Willard,   b. 21 May 1900, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 9 Sep 1991, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Gray, Grace J.,   b. 12 Sep 1900, Passport, Richland County, Illinois d. 27 Dec 1994, Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F10748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Guerin
  Family ID	F16984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Aug 1920 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Death - 26 Feb 2005 - Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois Burial - - Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Born in Nobel, IL to Clarence and Grace Gray Pflaum, she died in Peoria. She served in the U. S. Army Nurses Corps as a first lieutenant during W. W. II and the Korean Conflict. Guerin retired in 1982 from OSF St. Francis Medical Center as head nurse in the Psychiatric Unit. She had been a member of First Presbyterian church of Peoria. Surviving are two daughters, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13730] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Guerin, Doris Lenora, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10542560/doris-lenora-guerin), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6834] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pflaum, Doris Guerin, Grace, and Clarence, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41841199/clarence-willard-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2).