Payne, Glenn Curtis (b. 18 Aug 1920 - d. 21 Sep 1992): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1920 - 1992 (72 years)

Name	Payne, Glenn Curtis
Birth	18 Aug 1920	Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	PAYN.G002
_FGRAVE	18312614
Funeral	23 Sep 1992	Clay City Christian Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, 1134th Quartermaster Company Service Group, United States Army [1, 4, 5]
	Entered active service as a draftee on September 16, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Quartermaster Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Supply Technician (821). Departed the U.S.S. on June 27, 1943 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 1134th Quartermaster Company Service Group in New Guinea, Southern Philippines and Luzon Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 bronze battle stars. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on November 13, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, 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=2066460
		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,…
		Glenn Curtis Payne (1920-1992)
		United States Army
		Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		Military Service Ribbons, Payne, Glenn Curtis (1920-1992) 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
		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
		World War II (1939-1945)
		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
		Camp Grant, Illinois
		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, Payne, Glenn C. (1920-1992)
Death	21 Sep 1992	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2, 6, 7]
Burial	23 Sep 1992	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
		Headstone, Payne, Cleta M. and Glenn C. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
		Headstone, Payne, Glenn C. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
		Headstone, Payne, Cleta M. and Glenn C.
Person ID	I10392	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Payne - Williams George William Payne and Susan A. Williams Descendants
Last Modified	10 Jun 2023

Father	Payne, Crawford S., b. 16 Mar 1886, Illinois d. 1 Apr 1953 (Age 67 years)
Mother	Earhart, Bertha E., b. 3 Jun 1887, Wayne County, Illinois d. 16 Feb 1971, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
Marriage	Y [8, 9]
Family ID	F773	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Miller, Cleta Mae, b. 19 Sep 1924, Shidler, Osage County, Oklahoma d. 29 Oct 2003, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 79 years)

Marriage 21 Mar 1946 [2]

Age at Marriage He was 25 years and 7 months - She was 21 years and 6 months.

Children

+	1. Payne, M.K.
+	2. Payne, R.R.

Family ID F5037 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 18 Aug 1920 - Clay County, Illinois
	Death - 21 Sep 1992 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
	Funeral - 23 Sep 1992 - Clay City Christian Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
	Burial - 23 Sep 1992 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Sources

[S2814] The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Payne, Glenn C., (The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), date unknown), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S2815] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Cleta M. and Glenn C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18312614/glenn-c-payne), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S2817] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 32, page 61a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).
[S14737] World War II Honoree, Glenn C. Payne, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2066460) (Reliability: 2).
[S2818] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Glenn C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18312614/glenn-c-payne), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S2816] Obituary, Payne, Cleta Mae, 79, none. (Reliability: 2).
[S803] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Payne, Sherman, 97, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Payne&GSiman=1&GScid=105559&GRid=66866513&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S2812] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Crawford S. and Bertha E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24145124/bertha-e-payne), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S361] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 24, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).