Wathan, William Albert 'Bill'

1926 - 1987  (61 years)

• Name	Wathan, William Albert 'Bill'
  Birth	16 Jul 1926  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WATH.W001
  _FGRAVE	19420939
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, United States Army  [1]
  		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 Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal (abbreviated as Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	10 Nov 1987  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Wathan, William Albert
  		Headstone, Wathan, William Albert Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I32691	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Wathan, Andrew Jackson,   b. 1900   d. 1950 (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Haug, Beulah,   b. 18 Jul 1906, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Mar 2004, National Park Medical Center, Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F3181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McVeigh, B.
  Children	1. Wathan, A. + 2. Wathan, Andy Wayne,   b. 22 Aug 1955, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Mar 2015, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F13580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S10095] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wathan, William Albert, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19420939) (Reliability: 2).