Porter, Dewey Leonard

1924 - 2013  (89 years)

• Name	Porter, Dewey Leonard
  Birth	25 Apr 1924	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PORT.D003
  _FGRAVE	118565470
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [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,…
  		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. …
  Death	11 Oct 2013	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I44471	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Porter, David Christian,   b. 1889   d. 1973 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Daugherty, Jessie Mae,   b. 1891   d. 1932 (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F16821	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McHenry, V.M.
  Family ID	F16820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Apr 1924 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Death - 11 Oct 2013 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Dewey was a farmer, carpenter, oilfield worker, and custodian at Clay City High School. He was a WWII Veteran serving in Italy. Dewey was a member of VFW and American Legion in Flora, IL and a lifelong member of Red Brush Christian Church at Louisville, IL.

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (Reliability: 2).