BRYAN, Burdett O'Dell

1918 - 1990  (71 years)

• Name	BRYAN, Burdett O'Dell
  Birth	18 Nov 1918  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BRYA.B001
  _FGRAVE	18793041
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, Medicine and Duty Services (Vs) Detachment, 9901st Technical Service Unit, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on May 29, 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Selected for the Medical Department, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialties of sheet metal worker (201) and truck driver (345). Assigned to the Medicine and Duty Services (Vs) Detachment, 9901st Technical Service Unit, Office of The Surgeon General. Departed the Continental U.S. with his unit on October 31 bound for England. Participated in the Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on October 25, 1945 at the Separation Point, Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 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=2048574
  		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
  		Burdett O. Bryan (1918-1990)
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Bryan, Burdett O. (1915-1990) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
  		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	10 Jul 1990  [1]
  Burial	Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Bryan, Burdett O.
  Person ID	I25951	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	FELLER, Mildred Ruth,   b. 6 Sep 1922, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana d. 27 Nov 1999 (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. BRYAN, Jessie Ralph,   b. 7 Sep 1941   d. 7 Feb 1942 (Age 0 years) + 2. BRYAN, Lana Kay,   b. 2 Nov 1942   d. 18 Nov 2015, St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F8747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S7268] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bryan, Burdett O., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18793041), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14804] World War II Honoree, Burdett O. Bryan, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2048574) (Reliability: 2).