Porter, Henry L. 'Pamps'

1927 - 2012  (84 years)

• Name	Porter, Henry L. 'Pamps'
  Birth	3 Jul 1927	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PORT.H001
  _FGRAVE	85089633
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 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,…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		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. …
  Death	15 Feb 2012	Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
  Burial	Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I44472	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	Barnfield, B.
  Family ID	F16822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Jul 1927 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Death - 15 Feb 2012 - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Burial - - Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a former Driller in the Oil Fields and farmer. Henry loved people and he was loved by all who knew him. He loved to visit family and friends and also rabbit and coon hunting, the coffee shop, watching the Cardinal's play ball and playing ball with his grandchildren. He was a life- long member of the Red Brush Christian Church in Louisville and was a veteran of WW2.

  
  

• Sources

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