Petty, Cecil Edward

1916 - 2007  (90 years)

• Name	Petty, Cecil Edward
  Birth	18 Nov 1916	Chauncey, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PETT.C002
  _FGRAVE	18005826
  Military Service	Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force  [1]
  		Lieutenant Colonel, United States United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, and United States Space Force
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force Officer Rank Insignia
  		Lieutenant Colonel, United States Armed Forces United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Air Force, and United States Space Force
  		United States Air Force Shield
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army Air Corps  [1]
  		United States Army Air Corps
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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…
  		United States Army Air Corps (1926 - 1941)
  Death	8 Feb 2007	Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia   [2, 3]
  Burial	Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Petty, Marljorie Joy and Cecil Edward
  Person ID	I28667	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Petty, Bert M.,   b. 21 Jan 1888, German Township, Richland County, Illinois d. 30 Jan 1964, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Coquilette, Fay L,   b. 4 Jan 1888, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana d. 11 Nov 1955, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F1974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hartenbower, Marjorie Joy,   b. 24 May 1932, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 3 Mar 1995, Normal, McLean County, Illinois (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1946  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 3 months - She : 13 years and 9 months.
  Children	> 1. Petty, Harriett > 2. Petty, Jan   3. Petty, Kathryn
  Family ID	F12187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Sjogren, Dona
  Family ID	F12188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Nov 1916 - Chauncey, Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 8 Feb 2007 - Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia Burial - - Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Cecil graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1938. He served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II, flying in the Pacific Theater and as part of the June 6, 1944 Normandy invasion. After the war, he conducted seaplane tours in St. Louis while serving in the Air Force Reserve. He was calle dto duty in the early 1950s and remained in the Air Force until he retired in 1966. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Bloomington. A memorial service for Mr. Petty will be held in Bloomington early next month. Memorials may be made to the church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8374] Pantagraph, Obituary, Petty, Cecil E., 90, (https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/cecil-e-petty/article_dd1b6685-3ca4-5126-98e0-23ae39f66147.html), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8375] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Petty, Marljorie Joy and Cecil Edward, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41945141/marjorie-joy-petty), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1723] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Petty, Mason G., 93, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124902137/mason-g.-petty), none. [S8373] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Petty, Fay L. and Bert, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39048610/bert-m-petty), none. (Reliability: 2).