Lents, William Francis

1915 - 1996  (80 years)

• Name	Lents, William Francis
  Birth	1 Nov 1915  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LENT.W003
  _FGRAVE	34758568
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [1, 2]
  	Enlisted and entered active service as an apprentice seaman on June 12, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois and further training at Naval Training Center, Camp Shoemaker, California. Assigned in turn to Commander Service 7th Fleet (Navy 722, Finschhafen, New Guinea) and the Gasoline Tanker USS Elkhorn AOG-7. Earned The American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal and The Philippine Liberation Medal. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on January 9, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2057840
  		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 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, Lents, William Francis (1915-1996)
  Death	31 Mar 1996  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Lents, William F.
  		Headstone, Lents, William F. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I34025	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Lents, James Herbert Sr.,   b. 27 Aug 1871, Indiana d. 2 Jul 1949, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan (Age 77 years)
  Mother	McGuiness, Antoinette Mae 'Nettie',   b. 31 Oct 1877, Marshall, Clark County, Illinois d. 5 Oct 1946, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F9322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S10555] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lents, William F., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34758568) (Reliability: 2). [S10167] (Reliability: 2).