Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Stanford, Willis Wayne 'Willie'
1927 - 2001 (73 years)-
Name Stanford, Willis Wayne 'Willie' Birth 4 Sep 1927 Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Reference Number STAN.W005 _FGRAVE 18792446 Military Service World War II, Private First Class, United States Army [3] - Entered active service as a draftee on December 9, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the BI arm of service, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Horse Breaker (093). Departed the Continental U.S.S. on May 14, 1946 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Completed his tour of duty engaged in training horses with the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of a unit in the territory of Hawaii. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 12, 1947 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned 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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2030694
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. …Willis Wayne 'Willie' Stanford (1927-2001) World War II Honoree, Stanford, Willis Wayne (1927-2001) 
Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II 
Military Service Ribbons, Stanford, Willis Wayne 'Willie' (1927-2001)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
Fort Sheridan, Illinois 
Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
United States Army 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia 
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
(1939-1945)World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Death 14 Feb 2001 [1, 4, 5] Burial Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] 
Headstone, Stanford, Thelma A. and Willis W. Person ID I19232 Carl Wayne Gray Research | 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 8 Jun 2023
Father Stanford, Robert H., b. 9 Dec 1902, Illinois d. 3 Nov 1987 (Age 84 years) Mother Bayler, Edna Olive, b. 29 Apr 1901, Illinois d. 27 Jan 1988 (Age 86 years) Marriage Y [6] Family ID F8703 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Connerly, Thelma Agnus, b. 4 Jun 1925, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Jan 2012, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 86 years) Marriage 25 Jul 1951 [1] Family ID F8704 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Entered active service as a draftee on December 9, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the BI arm of service, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Horse Breaker (093). Departed the Continental U.S.S. on May 14, 1946 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Completed his tour of duty engaged in training horses with the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of a unit in the territory of Hawaii. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 12, 1947 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the WWII Victory Medal.
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Event Map 
Birth - 4 Sep 1927 - Illinois 
Burial - - Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - CISNE - Willis W. "Willie" Stanford
73, oil field construction worker, died Wednesday (Feb. 14, 2001).
Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Burial: Foster Hill (Mount Zion) Cemetery, Clay City. Memorials: donor's choice.
Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Friday, February 16, 2001
- CISNE - Willis W. "Willie" Stanford
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Sources - [S5238] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Thelma A. and Willis W., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stanford&GSiman=1&GSsr=81&GScid=2138401&GRid=18792446&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 1a, none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5086] World War II Honoree, Willis Wayne Stanford, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2030694) (Reliability: 2).
- [S5236] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Corry, Cathryn Marie, 73, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Dec 04, 2009 @ 01:37 PM), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5239] The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Stanford, Thelma Agnus, 86, (The Clay County Advocate-Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), 10 Jan 2012 @ 02:08 PM), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5235] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Edna O. and Robert H., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18792422) (Reliability: 2).
- [S5238] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Thelma A. and Willis W., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stanford&GSiman=1&GSsr=81&GScid=2138401&GRid=18792446&), none. (Reliability: 2).