Wattles, Stephen Wayne 'Bud'

1921 - 1989  (68 years)

• Name	Wattles, Stephen Wayne 'Bud'
  Birth	19 Jan 1921	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WATT.S001
  _FGRAVE	21554612
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, Company E, 1st Infantry Regiment, 6th 'Red Star' Infantry Division, United States Army  [1]
  		World War II Honoree, Wattles, Stephen W. (1921-1989)
  		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)
  Death	22 Jun 1989	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I42202	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Wattles, Ralph Harmon,   b. 29 Jan 1890, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Jan 1968, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Grove, Velma D.,   b. 10 May 1894, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Jul 1982, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F16465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Crouse, Edna Marie,   b. 12 Mar 1925, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 4 Sep 2007, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F18096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Jan 1921 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 22 Jun 1989 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		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. …
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• Sources

  [S14873] World War II Honoree, Stephen W. Wattles, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2092547) (Reliability: 2).