Rinnert, Dewey McKnelly

1898 - 1918  (20 years)

• Name	Rinnert, Dewey McKnelly
  Birth	21 Jun 1898	Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RINN.D001
  _FGRAVE	23057311
  Military Service	World War I, Fireman Third Class, United States Naval Reserve Forces  [2]
  		United States Navy Reserve
  		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,…
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  Death	1 Oct 1918	Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Lake County, Illinois   [1]
  	Cause: Spanish Influenza
  		US Navy Casualities Books, 1776-1941, page 626, (Rinnert, Dewey McKnelly)
  Burial	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Obituary, Rinnert, Dewey, 19
  		Headstone, Rinnert, Dewey M.
  Person ID	I29540	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Rinnert - McKnelly Maximillian 'Max' Rinnert and Sarah McKnelly Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Rinnert, Maximillian 'Max',   b. 1868   d. 1949 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	McKnelly, Sarah,   b. 1874   d. 1951 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F12504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jun 1898 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Spanish Influenza - 1 Oct 1918 - Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Lake County, Illinois Burial - - Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8798] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, Rinnert, Dewey M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23057311/dewey-mcknelly-rinnert), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8799] US Navy Casualities Books, 1776-1941, page 626, (Rinnert, Dewey McKnelly) (Reliability: 2).