Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

Smith, William M.

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Name Smith, William M. Birth 13 Nov 1896 Edwards County, Illinois [1, 2, 3]
Gender Male Reference Number SMIT.W019 Military Service World War I, Private, United States Army [3] United States Army United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia World War I (1914 - 1918)
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, a…Death 20 Apr 1990 Wabash General Hospital, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois [1, 2, 3]
- William Smith, 93, Albion, died Friday April 20, 1990 at 3 a.m. at Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel.
Burial Graceland Cemetery, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois [2, 3]
- Services will be held Sunday at Graceland Cemetery in Albion at 2 p.m., with visitation being held at 1 p.m. There will be full military rites.
Headstone, Smith, Muriel G. and William M. Person ID I37704 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 18 Feb 2021
Father Smith, Sidney William, b. 21 Oct 1863, Illinois d. 28 Apr 1944, Edwards County, Illinois
(Age 80 years)
Mother Green, Mary C., b. 24 Dec 1868, Edwards County, Illinois d. 2 Apr 1944, Illinois
(Age 75 years)
Family ID F7941 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Glover, Murial, b. 1897 d. 10 Apr 1988 (Age 91 years) Marriage 17 Jan 1918 Christian Church Parsonage, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois Family ID F15169 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2023
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Notes - He was a veteran of World War II, a member of American Legion Post 590, in Albion, and was a member of the First Christian Church of Albion since 1928.
NOTE: He was a veteran of World War I, not World War II.
- He was a veteran of World War II, a member of American Legion Post 590, in Albion, and was a member of the First Christian Church of Albion since 1928.
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Sources - [S12158] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Smith, William, 93, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66568155), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S12159] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, Muriel G. and William M., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66568155), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S12160] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Smith, William M., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66568155), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S12158] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Smith, William, 93, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66568155), none. (Reliability: 2).