Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
Name | Braden, Lyman Sylvester | |
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Clay City 1st Grade 1928 1st grade Apr 20, 1928 Front: Mildred Wilson, Mary Barbara Ausbrook, Sadie Marie Crackel, Rosie Mae Wiese, Grace McDowell, Georgia Helen Scrugham, Charles William Hohlbauch, Gerald Murvin. Back row: teacher, Amy Dean, Fay Brainard, Sylvester Braden, John McIlvain, Harold Ray Cox, James Gipson. Contributed by Doris (Mayo)… |
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Suffix | Sr. | |
Birth | 28 Jul 1920 | Clay City, Clay County, Illinois ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
Reference Number | BRAD.L002 | |
_FGRAVE | 27166497 | |
Military Service | World War II, Private First Class, 397th Air Base Squadron, United States Army Air Forces [2, 6] | |
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World War II Honoree, Braden, Lyman S. (1920-1998) |
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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. … |
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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,… |
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United States Army Air Corps |
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United States Army Air Corps |
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United States Army Air Forces |
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United States Army Air Forces |
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia |
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Military Service Ribbons, Braden, Lyman Sylvester Sr. (1920-1998) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray |
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army |
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces |
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military |
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American Campaign Medal, United States |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military |
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World War II (1939-1945) |
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Camp Grant, Illinois |
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Aleutian Islands Campaign |
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Fort MacArthur, California |
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Death | 7 Nov 1998 | Biloxi Veterans Hospital, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi ![]() |
Burial | 12 Nov 1998 | Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois ![]() |
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Headstone, Braden, Lyman S. Sr. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black |
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Person ID | I18986 | Carl Wayne Gray Research |
Last Modified | 7 Apr 2024 |
Father | Braden, William Everett, b. 28 Jan 1894, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Renfrow, Evelyn Susan, b. 7 May 1902, White County, Illinois ![]() ![]() | |
Marriage | Y [3, 5, 7] | |
Family ID | F8600 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Father | Braden, Lyman, b. 17 Mar 1862, Posey County, Indiana ![]() ![]() | |
Mother | Williams, Adelphia Jane 'Delphia', b. 8 Oct 1870, Illinois ![]() ![]() | |
Family ID | F8601 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 | ?, S. | |
Family ID | F8604 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified | 31 Jan 2023 |
Family 2 | Griffin, Dorothy Talatha, b. 31 May 1919, Nowata, Nowata County, Oklahoma ![]() ![]() | |||||||||
Marriage | Dec 1946 [2] | |||||||||
Age at Marriage | He was 26 years and 5 months - She was 27 years and 7 months. | |||||||||
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Family ID | F8603 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
Last Modified | 31 Jan 2023 |
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