Long, Silas Matthew 'Cy'

1910 - 2002  (91 years)

• Name	Long, Silas Matthew 'Cy'
  Birth	24 Dec 1910	Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LONG.S002
  _FGRAVE	18142039
  Military Service	World War II, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division, United States Army
  	Lot 13 - Franklin - Sp 3
  		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 Army
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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. …
  Death	9 Nov 2002  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Plot: Lot 13 - Franklin - Sp 3
  		Headstone, Long, Silas Matthew and Clara Rebecca Plot: Plot: Lot 13 - Franklin - Sp 3
  		Headstone, Long, Silas M. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I20544	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Powell, Clara Rebecca,   b. 14 May 1919, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 May 2000, United Methodist Village, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1942	Fort Lewis, Pierce County, Washington   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He was 31 years and 1 month - She was 22 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. LONG, S.M.C. Jr.   2. Long, J.A.   3. LONG, W.P.B.
  Family ID	F7242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Dec 1910 - Oklahoma Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3928] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Long, Silas Matthew and Clara Rebecca, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18142006), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3157] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 5, page 3a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S3925] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Long, Clara R., 81, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18142006), none. (Reliability: 2).