1906 - 1962 (56 years)
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Name |
SMITH, Elmer Lee |
Birth |
21 Feb 1906 [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
SMIT.E001 |
_FGRAVE |
34733130 |
Military Service |
World War II, Apprentice Seaman, United States Navy Reserve [2] |
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United States Navy
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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,… |
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World War II (1939-1945) |
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United States Navy
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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Death |
27 May 1962 [1, 2] |
Burial |
Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois [1] |
![Headstone, Smith, Elmer L. and Tressie Headstone, Smith, Elmer L. and Tressie](img/headstones_thumb.png) |
Headstone, Smith, Elmer L. and Tressie
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Person ID |
I867 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants |
Last Modified |
25 Nov 2022 |
Family |
Payne, Tressa 'Tressie', b. 4 May 1912, Richland County, Illinois d. 21 Dec 1999, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years) |
Marriage |
Y [1, 4] |
Children |
+ | 1. Smith, Virgil d. Bef 21 Dec 1999 |
+ | 2. Smith, Gladys M., b. 31 Jul 1929, Richland County, Illinois d. 1 Jun 1999, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 69 years) |
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Family ID |
F263 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S351] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Elmer L. and Tressie Murry, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Payne&GSiman=1&GScid=106030&GRid=34733113&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S858] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Elmer Lee, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34733130), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S11072] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Sarah M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21812464/helen-mccawley), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S352] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Murry, Tressie (Smith), 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34733113/tressie-murry_smith), none. (Reliability: 2).
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