Pittman, Beryle S.

1919 - 1990  (70 years)

• Name	Pittman, Beryle S.
  Birth	19 Sep 1919	Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PITT.B001
  _FGRAVE	65005630
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Headquarters Company, 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division,United States Army  [2]
  		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	7 Feb 1990	Panama City, Bay County, Florida
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I42868	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Pittman, Oscar L.,   b. 1892, Illinois
  Mother	Simmons, Mary,   b. 1893, Illinois
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hanes, Myra,   b. 12 Dec 1910, Richland County, Illinois d. 25 Jun 2010, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 99 years)
  Children	+ 1. Pittman, Betty B.,   b. 29 Jan 1954   d. 12 Dec 1982 (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F18466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Sep 1919 - Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 7 Feb 1990 - Panama City, Bay County, Florida Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Beryle Pittman, 70, Olney, IL, died Wednesday, February 7, 1990, in Gulf Coast Hospital, Panama City, FL. Funeral services will be held Saturday at Zirkle Funeral Chapel, Olney, with pastor Bob Logan officiating. Burial will be in Crest Haven Memorial Park with full military graveside rites. Mr. Pittman was born September 19, 1919 at Rinard, the son of Oscar and Mary (Simmons) Pittman. He married Myra Hanes on October 10, 1948 in Henderson, KY and she survives. He retired after 30 years as a postal clerk in Olney and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Olney. He was also a member of Richland American Legion Post No. 30, Olney Elks Lodge No. 926 BPOE. He was a 4 1/2 year Army veteran, having served at Guadalcanal. Surviving in addition to his wife, Myra, are one son Robert Pittman, Fairfield, Ohio; one sister, Freida Mae Miller, Arcadia, FL; a sister-in-law Carrie Pittman, St. Petersburg, FL; two brothers-in-law, Vernon Hanes, Flora and Kenneth Hanes, Olney; two grandsons, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Betty Anderson, two brothers, Paul Maynard Pittman and Leo Pittman and five grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S864] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 14, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S15674] World War II Honoree, Beryle S. Pittman, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1981521) (Reliability: 2).