Baity, Dilla Earl

1916 - 1970  (54 years)

• Name	Baity, Dilla Earl
  Birth	10 Jul 1916  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BAIT.D003
  _FGRAVE	204109675
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 371st Air Service Group, United States Army Air Forces  [2, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on June 22, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Army Air Forces, completed basic training and earned the Military Occupational Specialty of Airplane And Engine Mechanic (747) at Kessler Field, Mississippi. Departed the U.S. on January 12, 1946 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Served with the 371st Air Service Group. Earned the WWII Victory Medal and The Army of Occupation (Germany) Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on July 9, 1946 at The Separation Center, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. (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=2106744
  		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, Baity, Dilla Earl (1916-1970) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi
  		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, Baity, Dilla E.
  Death	10 Oct 1970  [1, 2]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Baity, Mildred and Dilla Earl
  		Headstone, Baity, Dilla Earl.
  Person ID	I43128	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Luttrell, Mildred,   b. 28 Oct 1918   d. 26 Feb 2010 (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Baity, K.   2. Baity, Trixie,   b. 21 Dec 1939, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 18 Jul 2013, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F16722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13514] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Baity, Mildred and Dilla Earl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204109675/dilla-earl-baity) (Reliability: 2). [S13515] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Baity, Dilla Earl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204109675/dilla-earl-baity) (Reliability: 2). [S14998] World War II Honoree, Dilla E. Baity, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2106744) (Reliability: 2).