| 1. |  Franklin, Woodrow T. was born on 28 Feb 1924 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois; died on 6 Sep 2013 in Missouri; was buried in Marshfield Cemetery, Marshfield, Webster County, Missouri. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: FRAN.W003
- _FGRAVE: 134813947
- Military Service: World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 472nd Glider Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army
Notes:
Military Service:
Enlisted in the Field Artillery and entered active service on November 9, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Mess Sergeant (824). Departed the Continental U.S. on March 14, 1946 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 472nd Glider Field Artillery Battalion engaged in the occupation of Japan. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on April 23, 1947 at the Separation Center, Camp Beale, California. Earned the WWII Victory Medal and the Army Of Occupation Medal (Japan).
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=2233684
Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Woodrow married Bonner, Grace Ann on 14 Apr 2017 in Sherwood, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Grace (daughter of Bonner, ? and ?, J.) was born on 8 Oct 1956 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan; died on 1 Jan 2021 in SSM Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Number Four Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1924 - 2013 (89 years)
