| 1. |  McNair, Paul was born on 19 Nov 1920 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 26 Mar 1943 in Southwest Pacific. Other Events and Attributes:
- Burial: Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii
- Reference Number: MCNA.P001
- _FGRAVE: 56125235
- Military Service: World War II, Private, United States Army
Notes:
Lest We Forget
Freedom Is Not Free
Honor Roll of Richland County Illinois
World War II
During World War II, the Olney Kiwanis Club, sponsored a Roll of Honor upon which all Richland county servicemen's names were listed. In front of the Roll of Honor was placed the Honor Roll of those men who had made the supreme sacrifice. It was in the form of an open book and had inscribed upon it these words. "We Died That Freedom Might live; It is a fitting tribute to these young men who gave their lives to the cause of freedom. This tribute was place on the northeast corner of the Court House lawn.
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Source; Page 214- Foot Prints Past and Present - Winter 2007--Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society- Olney, Illinois)
Pvt Paul McNair, U.S. Army, died March 26 1943, in the Southwest Pacific. He was the son of Rolla McNair of rural Olney. He was admitted to the hospital aboard ship with measles followed by pneumonia for which he succumbed. Buried at Sea.
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WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Name: Paul McNair
State Registered: Hawaii
Death Date: 26 Mar 1943
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cemetery City: Honolulu
Cemetery Country: Hawaii
War: World War II
Title: Private
Rank: Private
Service: U.S. Army
Service ID: 36702225
Division: Field Artillery
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll
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Paul's family in 1930 census Bonpas Twp Richland Co IL., Rolla McNear 53, Farming with wife Carrie 33, children; Paul 9, Rex 6, Robert 3 years.
On Apr 27 1940 census in Bonpas Twp IL., Rolla McNair 63, a Farmer, wife Carrie 42 and children; Paul 19, Rex 16, Robert 14, Vera 9 years.
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Burial:
Courts of the Missing
Died:
Pvt Paul McNair, U.S. Army, died March 26 1943, in the Southwest Pacific. He was the son of Rolla McNair of rural Olney. He was admitted to the hospital aboard ship with measles followed by pneumonia for which he succumbed. Buried at Sea.
Buried:
Buried at Sea
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1920 - 1943 (22 years)
