Stanford, Earl E.

1933 - 1976  (42 years)

• Name	Stanford, Earl E.
  Birth	29 Jun 1933
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	STAN.E024
  _FGRAVE	35261815
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, 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,…
  		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…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal (abbreviated as Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	16 Feb 1976	Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I50683	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Stanford, George Jackson,   b. 2 Sep 1894, Illinois d. 7 Aug 1957, Clay County, Illinois (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Flexter, Silva Arvilla,   b. 16 Sep 1897, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois d. 27 Sep 1980, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1913  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 18 years and 3 months - She was ~ 15 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F7123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 16 Feb 1976 - Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5245] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Sylvia A. Coble Selezen, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59734715), none. (Reliability: 2).