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Pride, Randel W.

Pride, Randel W.

Male 1918 - 1977  (59 years)


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  • Name Pride, Randel W. 
    Birth 20 Jul 1918  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number PRID.R001 
    _FGRAVE 75134628 
    Military Service World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 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,…
    United States Army
    Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)


    This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.

    Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)


    This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.

    United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    World War II
    (1939-1945)
    Death 6 Sep 1977  [2
    Burial Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Headstone, Pride, Margie and Randel W.
    Person ID I17553  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2025 

    Father Pride, Ira Tillmond,   b. 31 Aug 1896, Otwell, Pike County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1967, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Whitten, Bertha Marie,   b. 1896   d. 1982 (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage Y  [4
    Family ID F5573  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cain, Sylvia E.,   b. 1921, Piatt County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN 
    Family ID F7820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Brockman, Margie,   b. 1919   d. 1999 (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F7821  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S4294] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pride, Randel W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75134628/randel-w-pride), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S3090] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pride, Wayne, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59632159/everett-wayne-pride), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S4295] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pride, Margie and Randel W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75134628/randel-w-pride), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S4293] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pride, Bertha M. and Ira T., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40309285/ira-tillmond-pride), none. (Reliability: 2).