McKnight, Lyman Lee

1926 - 1987  (60 years)

• Name	McKnight, Lyman Lee
  Birth	17 Dec 1926	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MCKN.L002
  _FGRAVE	21710418
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman Second Class, United States Navy  [1, 2]
  		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 Navy
  		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
  		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
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, McKnight, Lyman Lee (1926-1987)
  Death	18 Aug 1987  [1]
  Burial	Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, McKnight, Lyman Lee
  Person ID	I30613	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	McKnight, Hubert E.,   b. 1890   d. 1977 (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Lewis, Nora Elsie,   b. 1892   d. 1965 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F18415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Turner, F.
  Children	1. McKnight, B.   2. McKnight, P.A.   3. McKnight, K.   4. McKnight, James Lee,   b. 30 Dec 1953, Clay County, Illinois d. 24 Oct 2010, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F12859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Dec 1926 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lyman Lee McKnight died at the Marion Veteran's Hospital, Marion, IL. He was born in Clay County, IL the son of Hubert & Elsie Lewis McKnight. He was a retired laborer for the Valley Steel Company in Flora. He was also a World War II Veteran. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion & the Flora Eagles. Mr. McKnight is survived by three sons, Bill, Jim, and Keith; a daughter Patricia Bissey; a brother, Murvin McKnight; five sisters, Mabel Monical, Dorothy Kutz, Dantzelle Cambron, Mary Stanford, and Lou Garrett; also three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents & a brother. Funeral services were held at the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in Flora with Rev. Arthur Warren Phillips presiding. Burial was at Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, IL. (Published Olney Daily Mail)

  
  

• Sources

  [S9226] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McKnight, Lyman Lee, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McKnight&GSiman=1&GScid=727412&GRid=21710418&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7895] World War II Honoree, Lyman Lee McKnight, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2254956) (Reliability: 2).