Devore, Glen William 'Pete'

1923 - 1996  (73 years)

• Name	Devore, Glen William 'Pete'
  Birth	16 Oct 1923  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DEVO.G002
  _FGRAVE	34488181
  Military Service	World War II, Electrician's Mate, United States Navy  [2, 3]
  	Enlisted and entered active service on January, 26, 1941 at Saint Louis, Missouri. Completed boot camp at Naval Training School, Great Lakes, Illinois and served aboard the transport ship Uss Henderson AP-1 briefly before volunteering for submarine school at New London, Connecticut. Thereafter, served in-turn as an Electrician's Mate aboard the USS Snook SS-279, USS Billfish SS-286 and the USS Blackfish SS-221 operating in the Pacific Theater of Operations and at various naval installations both in the U.S. and overseas. Earned The Navy Combat Action Ribbon (retroactively awarded by 1999 act of congress), American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Wwii Victory Medal and The Philippine Liberation Medal. Honorably discharged as an Electrician's Mate First Class on October 28, 1945 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Saint Louis, Missouri. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2077637
  		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
  		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, Devore, Glen William (1923-1996)
  Death	19 Oct 1996  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Devore, Zelda E. and Glen W.
  Person ID	I32535	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Devore, William Lewis,   b. 11 Jun 1894   d. 15 Sep 1953 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Chambliss, Edith Naomi,   b. 10 Jun 1894, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 May 1982, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F13528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, Z.E.
  Family ID	F13534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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