Guinn, Lyman Ivan

1911 - 1985  (74 years)

• Name	Guinn, Lyman Ivan
  Birth	3 Jan 1911  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GUIN.U001
  _FGRAVE	34763636
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Headquarters Company, 1620th Service Command Unit, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on April 22, 1942 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Heavy Truck Driver (931), and assigned to the 251st Engineer Combat Battalion, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. Transferred on October 29, 1943 to Headquarters Company, 1620th Service Command Unit, same station, to muster out. Honorably discharged with a certificate of disability as a Private on November 8, 1943. Earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2187494
  		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
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Guinn, Lyman Ivan Guinn (1911-1985) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
  		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, Guinn, Lyman I. (1911-1985)
  Death	Nov 1985	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Guinn, Lyman I.
  		Headstone, Guinn, Lyman I. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I17359	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Guinn, Samuel Francis,   b. 2 Aug 1885   d. 1961 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Adams, Ina Edith,   b. 10 Aug 1899   d. 10 Mar 1971 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F7734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Nov 1985 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4241] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Guinn, Lyman I., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34763636), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4161] World War II Honoree, Lyman I. Guinn, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2187494), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4237] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Guinn, Ina E. and Samuel F., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19281273), none. (Reliability: 2).