Holmes, Fred Harold

1922 - 1998  (76 years)

• Name	Holmes, Fred Harold
  Birth	2 Mar 1922	Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	18 Apr 1930 (8 years)	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  	1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 02a
  		1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 02a 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 03, page 02a
  Census	13 May 1940 (18 years)	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04a
  		1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 07, page 04a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	HOLM.F002
  Military Service	World War II, 3rd Army, United States Army  [4]
  	Forward observer in the European and African campaigns. Served in the 3rd Army under General Patton. Wounded twice. Received the Purple Heart with oak cluster. Deceased April 28, 1998. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=21288
  		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. …
  		Military Service Ribbons, Holmes, Fred Harold (1922-1998) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Honoree, Holmes, Fred Harold (1922-1998)
  		3rd Army ("Tertia Semper Prima") (Latin for "Third Always First"), United States Army
  		3rd Army ("Tertia Semper Prima") (Latin for "Third Always First"), United States Army
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		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,…
  		United States Army
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	28 Apr 1998
  Person ID	I15850	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Holmes, Verl Berg,   b. 4 May 1895, Illinois d. 5 Jun 1953, Clay County, Illinois (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Mayo, Merl,   b. 7 Jan 1904, Wayne County, Illinois d. 27 Sep 1990, Lawrenceville Methodist Village, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3, 5]
  Family ID	F7262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Mar 1922 - Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois Census - 1930 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 02a - 18 Apr 1930 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Census - 1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 04a - 13 May 1940 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3988] Obituary, Holmes, Fred Harold, none. [S3895] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 7, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S850] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 03, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3954] World War II Honoree, Fred Harold Holmes, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=21288) (Reliability: 2). [S3986] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Holmes, Merl and Verl B., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=3041&GScid=105559&GRid=32783564&), none. (Reliability: 2).