Bratton, Lowell R. (b. 17 Sep 1918 - d. 3 Nov 1984): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1918 - 1984 (66 years)

Name	Bratton, Lowell R.
Birth	17 Sep 1918	Wayne County, Illinois
Gender	Male
Reference Number	BRAT.L001
_FGRAVE	27570863
Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 56th Quartermaster Sales Company, United States Army [1]
	Entered active service as a draftee on June 14, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for The Quartermaster Corps, completed basic training, graduated The Army Air Forces' Radio Mechanic School at Truax Field, Wisconsin, and eventually qualified as a Warehouse Foreman (Military Occupational Specialty 252). Departed the U.S. on January 4, 1945 bound for The African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations. Re-deployed on July 18, 1945 to The Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations, arriving in the Philippine Islands after war's end. Served with the 56th Quartermaster Sales Company. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal and The Philippine Liberation Medal. Honorably Discharged as A Sergeant On May 15, 1946 at The Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. (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=2008058
		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
		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		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. …
		World War II Honoree, Bratton, Lowell R. (1918-1984)
Death	3 Nov 1984
Burial	Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
Person ID	I43251	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	8 Jul 2023

Father	Bratton, Walter Ira, b. 1883 d. 1948 (Age 65 years)
Mother	Spicer, Iona Blanche, b. 1889 d. 1975 (Age 86 years)
Family ID	F18793	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Fowler, Freda, b. 1924 d. 2005 (Age 81 years)

Marriage 1940

Age at Marriage He was ~ 21 years and 3 months - She was ~ 16 years.

Children

	1. VanDyke, Shirley Ann, b. 21 Aug 1941 d. 15 Aug 2005 (Age 63 years)
	2. Bratton, Ricky L., b. 5 Dec 1954 d. 12 Nov 2008 (Age 53 years)

Family ID F18792 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Birth - 17 Sep 1918 - Wayne County, Illinois

Burial - - Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois

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Notes

Obituary from Wayne County Press, 11/8/1984:

Former Wayne Resident Dies

Former Wayne County resident, Lowell R. Bratton, 66, of Louisville, died at 2:10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 1984, at his home.

Mr. Bratton was the brother of Stanley Bratton, of Cisne.

Rites Conducted

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Neal Funeral Home, with burial in Red Brush Cemetery with full military rites.

Mr. Bratton was born in Wayne County Sept. 17, 1918, the son of Water [sic] and Iona (Fowler)[sic] Bratton.

He was married to the former Freda Fowler in 1940.

He was a retired meat cutter.

Mr. Bratton was a member of Louisville Pentecostal Church.

Surviving are his wife Freda Bratton, of Louisville; one son, Rick Bratton ; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley VanDyke of Flora; three brothers, Stanley Bratton, of Cisne; . . . ; three grandchildren; and two foster grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, one half-brother, three sisters and his parents.

Sources
[S15068] World War II Honoree, Lowell R. Bratton, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2008058) (Reliability: 2).