Stanford, Eldon Ray

1928 - 1974  (46 years)

• Name	Stanford, Eldon Ray
  Birth	4 Jan 1928	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	8 Apr 1940	Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  	1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 02a
  		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 02a 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 04, page 02a
  Reference Number	STAN.E005
  _FGRAVE	103678479
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [2, 5]
  	Entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on December 10, 1945. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, San Diego, California. Served aboard, in turn, the USS Abercrombie DE-343, and USS Richard W. Suesens DE-342. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on August 16, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, 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=2300166
  		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
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Stanford, Eldon Ray (1928-1974) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		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
  		USS Richard W. Suesens (DE-342), United States Navy
  		USS Abercrombie (DE-343), United States Navy
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		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, Stanford, Eldon Ray (1920-1974)
  Death	27 Jun 1974	Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona   [2]
  Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona   [2]
  Person ID	I19253	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Stanford, Jesse Clem,   b. 29 May 1881, Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois d. 18 Feb 1966, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Warren, Emma Marie,   b. 30 Jul 1887, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Sep 1963, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 6]
  Family ID	F1559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jan 1928 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Census - 1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 02a - 8 Apr 1940 - Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois Death - 27 Jun 1974 - Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona Burial - - Calvary Cemetery, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2019] The Daily Dispatch, (Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona), Obituary, Stanford, Vancil D., 81, (The Daily Dispatch, (Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona) 27 January 1999), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5249] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Eldon R., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stanford&GSiman=1&GScid=56984&GRid=103678479&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1398] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 04, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 5a, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5090] World War II Honoree, Eldon Ray Stanford, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2300166) (Reliability: 2). [S1402] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stanford, Jesse and Emma, (https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18792576), none. (Reliability: 2).