Beatty, Decatur William Jr.

1925 - 1998  (72 years)

• Name	Beatty, Decatur William
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	13 Nov 1925  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BEAT.D001
  _FGRAVE	139463372
  Military Service	World War II, Aviation Radioman Second Class, United States Navy  [1]
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Aviation Radioman, 2nd Class (ARM2c), United States Navy, World War II This insignia was worn on the Left Sleeve of the uniform Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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. …
  		Uniforms and Insignia, United States
  Death	24 Oct 1998  [1]
  Burial	Jonesboro Cemetery, Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Beatty, Decatur W.
  		Headstone, Beatty, Decatur W.
  Person ID	I43151	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Jonesboro Cemetery, Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13533] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Beatty, Decatur W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139463372/decatur-w-beatty) (Reliability: 2).