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Frank, Samuel W. 'Sam' Jr.

Frank, Samuel W. 'Sam' Jr.

Male 1922 - 1992  (69 years)


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  • Name Frank, Samuel W. 'Sam' 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 4 Dec 1922  Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number FRAN.S003 
    _FGRAVE 57369196 
    Military Service World War II, Corporal, 544th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 5] 
    • Entered active service as a draftee on February 7, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the army air Forces, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Supply Clerk (835). Departed the U.S. on august 10, 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with 544th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on August 23, 1946 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2070792
    		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 Air Forces
    		United States Army Air Forces
    		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
    		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    		Military Service Ribbons, Frank, Sam W. Jr. (1922-1992)


    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
    		World War II
    (1939-1945)
    		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, Frank, Sam Jr. (1922-1992)
    Death 5 Apr 1992  Veterans Affairs Hospital, Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6] 
    Burial Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • There will be no services. Memorials: donor's choice.
    		Headstone, Frank, Sam Jr. and Mary C.
    		Headstone, Frank, Sam Jr and Mary C
    Person ID I17694  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2025 

    Father Frank, Samuel W. 'Sammie' Sr.,   b. 1890, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1969 (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Montgomery, Mary Catherine "Katie",   b. 1893, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1966 (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Y  [3, 4, 7, 8] 
    Family ID F7139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Colborn, Mary C.,   b. 28 Apr 1925, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 2009, Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1947  Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Frank, G.W.
    >2. Frank, M.D.
    >3. Frank, M.
    Family ID F7887  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Dec 1922 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Nov 1947 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Apr 1992 - Veterans Affairs Hospital, Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • DECATUR -Sam Frank Jr., 69, of Decatur died 11:30 p.m. Sunday (April 5, 1992) in Veterans Administration Hospital, Danville.

      Mr. Frank was born in Clay City on Dec. 4, 1922, son of Sam and Mary Catherine"Katie" Montgomery Frank Sr. He was a boilermaker at Superior Welding for 31 years, retiring in 1986. He was a World War II Air Force veteran and a life member of VFW Post 35224. He married Mary Colborn in 1947.

      Surviving are his wife; sons, George W. and Mike D. Frank; daughter, Mrs. Dennis (Marcie) Skelton; brother, Ben; sisters, Alberta Gumble Mrs. Carl (Blanche) Crouse; Mrs. Russell (Kathryn) Milner; Mrs. Joe (Mary Lou) Husley; Mrs. Norman (Nadine) Mosley, Shirley Schnautz; Mrs. Nolan (Faye) Franklin; grandchildren, Jim Frank; Katie Frank, Leilani Frank and Jennifer Frank.

      Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

      Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home.

      There will be no services. Memorials: donor's choice.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4353] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Frank, Sam Jr., 69, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123706182), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S4354] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Frank, Sam Jr. and Mary C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35186439/mary-a.-frank), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S3275] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 22, page 11b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S2304] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 11, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S14783] World War II Honoree, Sam Frank, Jr., (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2070792), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S4339] Obituary, Schnautz, Shirley Anne, 60, none. (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S4341] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Frank, Mary C. and Sam W. Sr., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18662698), none. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S3884] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 6B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00619&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S8088] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Frank, Mary C., 83, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35186439/mary-c.-frank), none. (Reliability: 2).


 

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