| Name |
Bryan, Lee Gayle |
| Birth |
12 Dec 1919 |
Hoosier, Clay County, Illinois  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BRYA.L006 |
| _FGRAVE |
95427618 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Corporal, Military Police Detachment, 2507th Service Command Unit, Military Police Detachment, United States Army [1] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on October 30, 1941 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Completed basic training and departed the U.S. on May 11, 1942 bound for North Africa. Served in the Military Occupational Specialty of Pioneer (729) with units through the Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, and Naples-Foggia Campaigns. Wounded by enemy action on December 10, 1942 in North Africa. Returned to the U.S. on July 12, 1942 and assigned to the 2507th Service Command Unit, Military Police Detachment, Fort Myers, Virginia. Earned The Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign medal with 3 bronze battle stars and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged from The Corps of Military Police as a Corporal on August 24, 1945 at The Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
(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=1993483
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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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Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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World War II Honoree, Bryan, Lee G. (1919-2004)
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United States Army
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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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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
| Death |
18 Feb 2004 |
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois |
| Burial |
Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois |
| Person ID |
I43284 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
8 Jul 2023 |
English
1919 - 2004 (84 years)
