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Harrison, Willard Wayne

Harrison, Willard Wayne

Male 1919 - 2011  (91 years)


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  • Name Harrison, Willard Wayne 
    Willard Wayne Harrison (1919-2011)    		 Willard Wayne Harrison (1919-2011)
    Birth 1 Sep 1919  Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number HARR.W009 
    _FGRAVE 64766550 
    Funeral Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    		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, Harrison, Willard Wayne (1919-2011)    		 Military Service Ribbons, Harrison, Willard Wayne (1919-2011)


    Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
    World War II Honoree, Harrison, Willard Wayne (1919-2011)    		 World War II Honoree, Harrison, Willard Wayne (1919-2011)
    		American Campaign Medal, United States
    		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
    		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
    		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.
    Treasure Island, San Francisco, California    		 Treasure Island, San Francisco, California
    		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
    		United States Navy
    		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
    		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    		World War II
    (1939-1945)
    		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,…
    		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    Death 27 Jan 2011  St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 7] 
    Burial Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Burial will be in Orchard Hill Cemetery with military honors.
    Headstone, Harrison, Kathryn E. and Willard W.    		 Headstone, Harrison, Kathryn E. and Willard W.
    Headstone, Harrison, 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 21 May 2023 

    Father Harrison, William Sanford,   b. 18 Nov 1887, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1956 (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Patridge, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 1 Nov 1889, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1982 (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1908  Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 8] 
    Family ID F7708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stanford, Kathryn Elizabeth,   b. 29 Oct 1921, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 2013, Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 30 Jun 1940  Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 7] 
    Children 
    >1. Harrison, Terry,   b. 29 Jul 195_
    +2. Harrison, Richard 'Rick',   b. 18 Mar 1944, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 2015, Henry County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    >3. Harrison, W.B.
    Family ID F8217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Sep 1919 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Jun 1940 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Jan 2011 - St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • 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 
    1. [S4701] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Harrison, Willard, 91, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64766550), none. (Reliability: 2).

    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).

    3. [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).

    4. [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).

    5. [S4703] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harrison, Willard W., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64766550), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S4580] World War II Honoree, Willard Wayne Harrison, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1987221), none. (Reliability: 2).

    7. [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).

    8. [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).


 

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