BURT, Joseph C.

1921 - 2000  (79 years)

• Name	BURT, Joseph C.
  Birth	9 May 1921	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BURT.J004
  _FGRAVE	35127807
  Military Service	World War II, Technician 5th Grade, United States Army
  		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
  		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
  		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	22 Nov 2000  [2]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  		Headstone, Burt, Joseph C. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I27561	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	BURT, Frank C.,   b. 1895, Illinois d. Bef 21 Dec 2013 (Age < 118 years)
  Mother	SNYDER, Ruth J.,   b. 1892   d. Bef 21 Dec 2013 (Age < 121 years)
  Family ID	F11826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 May 1921 - Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2542] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 16, page 8a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S7906] Clay County Advocate Press, Obituary, Burt, Herbert F. "Herb", 91, (http://www.remembering-when.com/advocatepress/obituaries.shtml), none. (Reliability: 2).