Harrison, Willard Wayne

1919 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Harrison, Willard Wayne
  		Willard Wayne Harrison (1919-2011)
  Birth	1 Sep 1919	Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HARR.W009
  _FGRAVE	64766550
  Funeral	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [1, 5, 6]
  	Enlisted and entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on June 13, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. After two months of basic training at Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois, assigned to Pre-Embarkation Barracks, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, where he served in the maintenance and repair of the station. Earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on February 19, 1946 at Naval Separation Center, Shoemaker, California. 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=1987221
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
  		Seaman 1st Class (S1c), United States Navy, World War II, Shoulder Piping Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve; all other branches were worn on the left.
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Harrison, Willard Wayne (1919-2011) 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)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Treasure Island, San Francisco, California
  		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, Harrison, Willard Wayne (1919-2011)
  Death	27 Jan 2011	St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois   [1, 2, 7]
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Burial will be in Orchard Hill Cemetery with military honors.
  		Headstone, Harrison, Kathryn E. and Willard W.
  		Headstone, Harrison, Willard W.
  Person ID	I18335	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Patridge - Hough Elmer Newell Patridge and Amanda Hough Descendants, Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Harrison, William Sanford,   b. 18 Nov 1887, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 16 Aug 1956 (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Patridge, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 1 Nov 1889, Illinois d. 8 Aug 1982 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1908	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [3, 4, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He was 21 years and 1 month - She was 19 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F7708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stanford, Kathryn Elizabeth,   b. 29 Oct 1921, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Dec 2013, Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1940	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 20 years and 9 months - She was 18 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Harrison, T.   2. Harrison, W.B. + 3. Harrison, Richard 'Rick',   b. 18 Mar 1944, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 27 Jun 2015, Henry County, Missouri (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F8217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Sep 1919 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 30 Jun 1940 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 27 Jan 2011 - St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a building contractor, a WWII U.S. Navy veteran, and a member of Louisville United Methodist Church, Clay City American Legion, and was a member & past master of Clay City Masonic Lodge. Willard use to enjoy going fishing, deer hunting, camping, mushroom hunting, gardening, going trout fishing in Missouri, and spending winters in Texas. He loved his family and grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4701] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Harrison, Willard, 91, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64766550), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4702] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harrison, Kathryn E. and Willard W., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Harrison&GSiman=1&GScid=1961098&GRid=64766550&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S809] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 21, page 11a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S1656] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4703] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harrison, Willard W., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64766550), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4580] World War II Honoree, Willard Wayne Harrison, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1987221), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3944] http://www.remembering-when.com/advocatepress/obituaries.shtml, Obituary, Harrison, Kathryn Elizabeth, 92, (The Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois)), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4695] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harrison, Mary E. and William S., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24075306), none. (Reliability: 2).