BRITTON, Thomas H.

1916 - 1985  (68 years)

• Name	BRITTON, Thomas H.
  Birth	31 Aug 1916
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BRIT.T001
  _FGRAVE	25012091
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army  [1]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on 5 August 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. For reasons of poor health with favorable consideration for The Good Conduct Medal, honorable discharge as a Private on 28 September 1943 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Qualified for the WWII Victory Medal. (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://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1891327
  		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,…
  		Thomas H. Britton (1916-1985)
  		United States Army
  		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, Britton, Thomas H. (1916-1985)
  Death	17 Jan 1985
  Burial	Old Union Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43261	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	MURPHY, Nina,   b. 9 Sep 1920, Champaign County, Illinois d. 21 Feb 2014, Evergreen Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F18005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Old Union Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15077] World War II Honoree, Thomas H. Britton, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1891327) (Reliability: 2).