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Banning, Harley E. |
| Birth |
13 May 1924 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BANN.H001 |
| _FGRAVE |
138368678 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private, 3502nd Army Air Force Base Unit's Detachment , United States Army Air Forces [2, 3] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on January 3, 1946 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Army Air Forces, completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of Basic Soldier (521), and was stationed at Chanute Field, Illinois for further training. Developed a medical condition and transferred to the 3502nd Army Air Force Base Unit's Detachment for patients from which he was discharged with a Certificate of Disability as a Private on February 9, 1947.
(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=2106759
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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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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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World War II Honoree, Banning, Harley E. (1924-1982)
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| Death |
13 Apr 1982 [1] |
| Burial |
Edgewood Cemetery, Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois  [3] |
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Headstone, Banning, Adelia M. and Harley E.
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Headstone, Banning, Harley E.
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| Person ID |
I43132 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
17 Jul 2023 |
1924 - 1982 (57 years)
