Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Faeth, Dean W.
1912 - 1994 (82 years)-
Name Faeth, Dean W. Birth 23 Nov 1912 Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois 
Gender Male Reference Number FAET.D001 _FGRAVE 190736665 Military Service World War II, Staff Sergeant, 216th Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces [1] - Entered active service as a draftee on April 22, 1942 at Scott Field, Illinois. Selected for The Air Corps, completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of clerk typist (405) and attended the administration clerk service school. Served stateside with the 216th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Wendover Field, Utah. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on December 13, 1945 at the Separation Center, Lowry Field, Colorado.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2084442
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 Air Forces 
United States Army Air Forces 
Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(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. …World War II Honoree, Faeth, Dean W. (1912-1994) Death 5 Dec 1994 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois Burial Arlington Memoril Park Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois - PLOT Sec 18, Lot 194, 2nd F.N. on W 1/2
Person ID I43669 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 17 Dec 2024
- Entered active service as a draftee on April 22, 1942 at Scott Field, Illinois. Selected for The Air Corps, completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of clerk typist (405) and attended the administration clerk service school. Served stateside with the 216th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Wendover Field, Utah. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on December 13, 1945 at the Separation Center, Lowry Field, Colorado.
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Birth - 23 Nov 1912 - Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois 
Death - 5 Dec 1994 - Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 
Burial - - Arlington Memoril Park Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Dean W. Faeth, 82, Rockford, died Mon., Dec. 5, 1994, in Rockford Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born Nov. 23, 1912, in Bible Grove, IL, the son of Julius and Stacy Faeth. Married Vivian Burd in 1942; she died in 1956. Married Lillian Milburn on July 18, 1957, in Rockford. Employed 38 years as an agent for State Farm Insurance Co. Veteran of World War II, U.S., serving as U.S. Air Force staff sergeant. Member of Centennial United Methodist Church. Master Mason 50 years in Dedrick, IL and member of Civilian Conservation Corp. He was an avid hunter, gardener and fisherman.
survivors include his wife, Lillian, daughters, Marjorie (Edward) Faeth-Door and Gyl (Tom) Faeth-Miller; two sisters, Genell Given and Mona Richars; Also predeceased by parents and one brother, Warren Faeth.
- Dean W. Faeth, 82, Rockford, died Mon., Dec. 5, 1994, in Rockford Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born Nov. 23, 1912, in Bible Grove, IL, the son of Julius and Stacy Faeth. Married Vivian Burd in 1942; she died in 1956. Married Lillian Milburn on July 18, 1957, in Rockford. Employed 38 years as an agent for State Farm Insurance Co. Veteran of World War II, U.S., serving as U.S. Air Force staff sergeant. Member of Centennial United Methodist Church. Master Mason 50 years in Dedrick, IL and member of Civilian Conservation Corp. He was an avid hunter, gardener and fisherman.
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Sources - [S15397] World War II Honoree, Dean W. Faeth, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2084442) (Reliability: 2).
- [S15397] World War II Honoree, Dean W. Faeth, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2084442) (Reliability: 2).