| Name |
Reynolds, George Francis |
| Birth |
14 Apr 1914 |
Iola, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
REYN.G002 |
| _FGRAVE |
24356376 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 2, 3] |
- Private with the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. Entered combat just after the Normandy D-Day and died on August 19, 1944. Later buried with military honors at Keens Chapel Cemetery in his hometown. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois.
(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: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1903184
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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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2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead"), United States Army
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World War II Honoree, Reynolds, George F. (1914-1944)
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2nd Infantry Division ("Indianhead"), United States Army
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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,… |
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38th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
| Death |
19 Aug 1944 [1, 3] |
| Burial |
Keens Chapel Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Reynolds, George F.
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Headstone, Reynolds, George F.
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| Person ID |
I43057 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
18 Jul 2023 |
1914 - 1944 (30 years)
