Shelton, Russell Marion

1918 - 1983  (64 years)

• Name	Shelton, Russell Marion
  Birth	14 Nov 1918	Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SHEL.R001
  _FGRAVE	21120856
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 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,…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		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. …
  Death	13 Jul 1983	Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
  Burial	Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  		Headstone, Shelton, Russell M. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I10855	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Shelton, Joseph Warren,   b. 1876   d. 1959 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Tolliver, Esta Mae,   b. 1892   d. 1970 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F18479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Moats, Martha Bernice,   b. 21 Jan 1920, Illinois bur. 2 May 2001, Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age ~ 81 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1954  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He was 35 years and 3 months - She was 34 years and 1 month.
  Children	1. Shelton, D.   2. Shelton, M.   3. Shelton, A.   4. Shelton, M.
  Family ID	F5218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Nov 1918 - Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa Death - 13 Jul 1983 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Burial - - Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Shelton, Russell M. and Martha B. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black

  
  

• Sources

  [S2716] Tom Clark, Descendants of Hugh Clark, (Prepared by Tom Clark, 09 Sep 2006), none. (Reliability: 2).