Lybarger, John Francis

1922 - 1947  (25 years)

• Name	Lybarger, John Francis
  Birth	16 Feb 1922	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	9 May 1940	Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05a
  		1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05a 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 09, page 05a
  Reference Number	LYBA.J001
  _FGRAVE	20128741
  Military Service	World War II, Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class, United States Navy  [3, 4]
  	Entered active service on October 6, 1942 at Naval Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois, with further training at Naval Amphibious Training Base, Little Creek, Virginiaia. Assigned to and served aboard (landing ships, medium) USS LSM 98 in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class on February 21, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Saint Louis, Missouri. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2214719
  		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 Enlisted Rates
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Military Service Ribbons, Lybarger, John Francis (1922-1947) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Navy
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Joint Expeditionary Base–Little Creek, Virginia formerly known as Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		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, Lybarger, John Francis (1922-1947)
  Death	28 Nov 1947  [1, 3]
  Burial	Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  		Headstone, Lybarger, Leo C., Katherine, and John F.
  Person ID	I36545	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Lybarger - Lutz Alfred Joseph Lybarger and Wilma Lou Lutz Descendants
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Lybarger, Leo Commodore,   b. 1 Jan 1888, Randolph County, Illinois d. 28 Feb 1961, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Kern, Katherine Regina,   b. 7 Sep 1894, Illinois d. 9 Nov 1987 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	1916
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 27 years and 11 months - She was ~ 21 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F14760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Feb 1922 - Illinois Census - 1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05a - 9 May 1940 - Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11673] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lybarger, Leo C., Katherine, and John F., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lybarger&GSfn=John&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScntry=4&GSob), none. (Reliability: 2). [S955] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 09, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S7578] Bob Lybarger, Military Service Members, (e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Military Service Members", 01 Mar 2017, 7:44 am), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10842] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, John Francis Lybarger, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2214719) (Reliability: 2).