Harmon, William Franklin 'Bill'

1934 - 1998  (64 years)

• Name	Harmon, William Franklin 'Bill'
  Birth	27 Feb 1934	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HARM.W011
  Military Service	Specialist 3rd Class, United States Army  [2]
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  		United States Army
  		Specialist (SPC) (E4), United States Army (1985-2019) Initially, Specialist 3rd Class (SP3) (E-3), United States Army, (Mar 1955 - Sep 1959) Later, Specialist 4th Class (SP4) (E-4), United States Army, (Sep 1958 - 1985) Can manage other enlisted Soldiers of lower rank. Has served a minimum of two years and attended a specific training class to earn this promotion. People enlisting with a…
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  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	17 Sep 1998	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	William F. Harmon, 64, of Olney, died at 7:54 a.m. Thursday, September 17, 1998, at Richland Memorial Hospital.
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Harmon, William F.
  Person ID	I40980	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Harmon, Harvey 'Harve',   b. 10 Nov 1904, Richland County, Illinois d. 9 Nov 1991, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Nowak, Pearl,   b. 7 Feb 1906, Cicero, Cook County, Illinois d. 17 Jun 1970, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1927	Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana   [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 3 months - She : 21 years.
  Family ID	F16119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dishong, Barbara
  Family ID	F16132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Feb 1934 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 17 Sep 1998 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Harmon was self-employed as a carpenter and was a U.S. Army veteran.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12991] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Harmon, William F., 64, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55382513/william-franklin-harmon), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12992] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harmon, William F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55382513/william-franklin-harmon), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14572] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Harmon, Harvey Eugene, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63252744/harvey-harmon), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12972] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harmon, Harvey and Pearl N., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63252744/harvey-harmon), none. (Reliability: 2).