Bricker, Roy Edward

1921 - 2015  (94 years)

• Name	Bricker, Roy Edward
  		Roy Edward Bricker (1921-2015)
  Birth	7 Nov 1921	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BRIC.R003
  _FGRAVE	156237489
  Funeral	22 Dec 2015	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, Company H, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry "Santa Fe" Division, United States Army  [4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on September 2, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. After basic training as a rifleman, assigned to Company H, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry "Santa Fe" Division at Camp Butner, North Carolina. Departed the U.S. on May 12, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Entered combat in vicinity of Moon-Sur-Elle, France on July 11, 1944 and fought through the rest of the Normandy Campaign and the Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Served as a squad leader (military occupational specialty 1607). Earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 silver battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on November 5, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1950206
  		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,…
  		Roy Edward Bricker (1921-2015)
  		United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Bricker, Roy Edward (1921-2015) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		35th Infantry Division ("Santa Fe"), United States Army
  		35th Infantry Division ("Santa Fe"), United States Army
  		Camp Butner, Butner, North Carolina
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Operation Overlord, World War II
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Bricker, Roy E. (1921-2015)
  Death	20 Dec 2015	Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Burial	22 Dec 2015	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [5]
  		Headstone, Bricker, Roy E.
  Person ID	I822	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Bricker - Shock Conrad Bricker and Lucinda Shock Descendants
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Bricker, Jerry Elias,   b. 25 Dec 1881, Wayne County, Illinois d. 4 Jun 1964 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Pettyjohn, Mary E.,   b. 8 Jan 1897, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Dec 1981, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	17 Jan 1916	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	Jerry's obituary says they were married on January 17, 1916, Mary's obituary says they were married in 1917.
  Age at Marriage	He was 34 years and 1 month - She was 19 years.
  Family ID	F800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Foreman, Erma Marie,   b. 9 Sep 1924, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Jun 1999, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1943	St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri   [3]
  Age at Marriage	He was 21 years and 6 months - She was 18 years and 8 months.
  Children	+ 1. Bricker, Roy David,   b. 16 Jul 1944   d. 21 Aug 2023, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 79 years)   2. Bricker, Robert Dale,   b. 8 Jun 1947, Clay County, Illinois d. 4 Aug 2024, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 77 years) + 3. Bricker, Judy K.,   b. 15 Aug 1948, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Oct 2005, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Nov 1921 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 25 May 1943 - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Death - 20 Dec 2015 - Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 22 Dec 2015 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 22 Dec 2015 - Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Roy E. Bricker, 94, of Flora passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Flora Gardens. Roy was born November 7, 1921 in Clay County, Illinois, the son of Jerry and Mary (Pettyjohn) Bricker. He married Erma Foreman on May 25, 1943 in St. Louis, MO. She preceded him in death on June 29, 1999. Roy was a WWII Veteran, worked as a farm hand, and for over 30 years was a tank truck driver for Abners Trucking, Gasken Trucking and Booth Oil. Roy enjoyed gardening, going to auctions, hunting and fishing and visiting with the grandkids and family. He is survived by his son, Roy D. Bricker and wife Janet of Flora, IL; son, Robert Dale Bricker and wife Regina of Xenia, IL; nine grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and nine great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, daughter, Judy Frank, three brothers and two sisters.

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 20, page 10b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S4] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 04, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S828] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bricker, Roy E., 94, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156237489/roy-edward-bricker), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14725] World War II Honoree, Roy E. Bricker, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1950206) (Reliability: 2). [S834] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bricker, Roy E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=108285&GRid=156237489&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S821] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bricker, Jerry Elias, 82, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bricker&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24075030&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S829] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bricker, Mary E., 84, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bricker&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24075041&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S822] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bricker, Jerry E. and Mary E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24075030/jerry-elias-bricker) (Reliability: 2). [S823] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 5A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00616&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).