McNair, Paul

1920 - 1943  (22 years)

• Name	McNair, Paul
  Birth	19 Nov 1920	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii   [1]
  	Courts of the Missing
  Reference Number	MCNA.P001
  _FGRAVE	56125235
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army  [1]
  		Paul McNair (1920-1943)
  		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 Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	26 Mar 1943	Southwest Pacific   [1]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  	Pvt Paul McNair, U.S. Army, died March 26 1943, in the Southwest Pacific. He was the son of Rolla McNair of rural Olney. He was admitted to the hospital aboard ship with measles followed by pneumonia for which he succumbed. Buried at Sea.
  Burial	Y  [1]
  	Buried at Sea
  Person ID	I49787	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	McNair, Rolla Peter,   b. 1876   d. 1958 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Poole, Carrie May,   b. 1897   d. 1942 (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F17952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Nov 1920 - Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lest We Forget Freedom Is Not Free Honor Roll of Richland County Illinois World War II During World War II, the Olney Kiwanis Club, sponsored a Roll of Honor upon which all Richland county servicemen's names were listed. In front of the Roll of Honor was placed the Honor Roll of those men who had made the supreme sacrifice. It was in the form of an open book and had inscribed upon it these words. "We Died That Freedom Might live; It is a fitting tribute to these young men who gave their lives to the cause of freedom. This tribute was place on the northeast corner of the Court House lawn. **** Source; Page 214- Foot Prints Past and Present - Winter 2007--Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society- Olney, Illinois) Pvt Paul McNair, U.S. Army, died March 26 1943, in the Southwest Pacific. He was the son of Rolla McNair of rural Olney. He was admitted to the hospital aboard ship with measles followed by pneumonia for which he succumbed. Buried at Sea. ******************************** WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings Name: Paul McNair State Registered: Hawaii Death Date: 26 Mar 1943 Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Cemetery City: Honolulu Cemetery Country: Hawaii War: World War II Title: Private Rank: Private Service: U.S. Army Service ID: 36702225 Division: Field Artillery Data Source: World War II Honor Roll ******* Paul's family in 1930 census Bonpas Twp Richland Co IL., Rolla McNear 53, Farming with wife Carrie 33, children; Paul 9, Rex 6, Robert 3 years. On Apr 27 1940 census in Bonpas Twp IL., Rolla McNair 63, a Farmer, wife Carrie 42 and children; Paul 19, Rex 16, Robert 14, Vera 9 years. ********

  
  

• Sources

  [S14607] http://findagrave.com, Memorial, McNair, Paul, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56125235/paul-mcnair), none. (Reliability: 2).