Birch, Mavin O.

1906 - 1981  (74 years)

• Name	Birch, Mavin O.
  Birth	19 Nov 1906  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BIRC.M001
  _FGRAVE	21532157
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 3539th Army Air Force Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on March 15, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training, graduated the Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic Service School at Fort Knox, Kentucky and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Automotive Equipment Mechanic (014). Served stateside with the 3539th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Langley Field, Virginia. Developed a medical condition that required hospitalization. Honorably discharged with a certificate of disability as a Private First Class on October 26, 1945 same station. Earned The American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2109668
  		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 Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Birch, Mavin O. (1906-1981) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort Knox, Hardin County, Kentucky
  		Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Virginia Formerly known as Langley Field
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		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, Birch, Marvin O. (1906-1981)
  Death	7 Mar 1981  [1]
  Burial	Headyville McQueen Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Birch, Mavin O. and Nola A.
  Person ID	I38321	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family 1	GALLOWAY, Nola A.,   b. 12 Oct 1908   d. 29 Mar 1987 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F4306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Marshall, S.
  Family ID	F15391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Bangert, Emma Agnes,   b. 12 Feb 1897, Clay County, Illinois d. 17 Apr 1970, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F15392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Headyville McQueen Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2531] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Birch, Mavin O. and Nola A., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21532170), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12017] World War II Honoree, Marvin O. Birch, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2109668) (Reliability: 2).