Smith, Bernard J. 'Bernie'

1946 - 1970  (24 years)

• Name	Smith, Bernard J. 'Bernie'
  Birth	17 Apr 1946  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SMIT.B012
  _FGRAVE	18312936
  Military Service	Sergeant, United States Air Force  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 50 Stars (1960 - Present) This is the current flag of the United States. This flag became the official United States flag in 1960 when a star was added for the State of Hawaii. It replaced the short-lived 49-star flag (July 4, 1959 - July 3, 1960) honoring the State of Alaska. An Executive Order by President Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine…
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force
  		Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
  		United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	26 Jun 1970  [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: Car Accident
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Smith, Bernard J. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I22875	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hunley - Pryor Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Smith, Bernard A.,   b. 10 Jun 1904, Illinois d. 17 Mar 1993 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	?, Dorothy E.,   b. 5 Jul 1909, Illinois d. 10 Jan 2000 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F8332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Franklin, Barbara Jane 'Barb'   d. 3 Oct 2020, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
  Family ID	F10128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6233] Obituary, Smith, Bernard, Sergeant, 24, none. (Reliability: 2). [S6234] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Bernard J., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2121&GScid=105163&GRid=18312936&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6235] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Cunningham, Barbara Jane, 72, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216324751/barbara-jane-cunningham), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4822] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Bernard A. and Dorothy E., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2121&GScid=105163&GRid=18312880&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4761] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 22, page 11a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as). [S248] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 03, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).