Abernathy, Sylvia May

1920 - 2000  (80 years)

• Name	Abernathy, Sylvia May
  Birth	11 Apr 1920
  Gender	Female
  Military Service	World War II, Yeoman Second Class, United States Navy
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		United States Navy
  		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,…
  		Yeoman 2nd Class (Y2c), United States Navy, World War WII This insignia was worn on the Left Sleeve of the uniform Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping) The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Yeoman, United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  Death	19 Jun 2000
  Burial	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois
  		Headstone, Morehouse, Sylvia (Abernathy) and S. Arthur
  		Headstone, Morehouse, Sylvia M.
  Person ID	I29072	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Abernathy, Earl Chester,   b. 8 Jul 1883, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 1949, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Lake, Lula May,   b. 1883   d. 1968 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1903
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 19 years and 5 months - She was ~ 20 years.
  Family ID	F12327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Morehouse, Shirley Arthur,   b. 30 Jun 1918   d. 16 May 1992 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1946
  Age at Marriage	She was ~ 25 years and 8 months - He was ~ 27 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F12337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth