Genealogies from Clay, Effingham, Richland, and Wayne Counties in Illinois

| Name | Brown, Hugh Leroy | |
| Birth | 15 Oct 1929 [1, 2] | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Reference Number | BROW.H004 | |
| _FGRAVE | 34227592 | |
| Military Service | Korean War, Corporal, United States Army [2] | |
| Flag of the United States, 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, a… |
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| United States Army Emblem Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the… |
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| Corporal (Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951) |
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| Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray |
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| Korean War (1950-1953) |
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| Korea |
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| Death | 10 May 1973 [1, 2] | |
| Burial | Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2] |
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| Headstone, Brown, Leroy and Carol I. Burgin |
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| Person ID | I25296 | Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants, McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants |
| Last Modified | 6 Nov 2022 | |
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Burgin, Carol Ina, b. 28 Nov 1935, Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois d. 23 Jul 1952, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 16 years) | |||||||||
| Marriage | Y [1, 3] | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F4354 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
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