Rex Stanley Bacon (1907 - 1954)

Born 16 Jun 1907 in Jonesboro ,Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Stella K. Archer — married 13 Jan 1940 in Washington Co., TN, USA

Died 22 Jan 1954 at age 46 in Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Esther Fulkerson [send private message]

Biography

Military Service

World War II

From NARA Website:

Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File,ca. 1938-1946

Army Serial Number: 34886547

Name: Bacon Rex S

Residence: State: 48: TN

Residence: County: 179: Washington

Place of Enlistment: 4350: Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia

Date of Enlistment: 10-12-1943

Grade: Alpha Designation: PVT#: PrivateGrade: Code: 8:

PrivateBranch: Alpha Designation: NO#: No branch assignment

Branch: Code: 8: Private

Term of Enlistment: 5: Enlistment for the duration of the War orother emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion ofthe President or otherwise according to law

Source of Army Personnel: Civil LifeNativity: 48: TN

Year of Birth: 1907

Race and Citizenship: 1: White, citizen

Education: 2 years of high school

Civilian Occupation: 316: Automobile Serviceman

Marital Status: Married

Component of the Army: 7: Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Box Number: 0863

Film Reel Number: 3.285

Rex and his wife, Stella, were killed in an auto accident in Johnson City, TN. He was the driver of the car that ran off the roadway.

Birth

Date: 16 JUN 1907 Place: TN

Death

Date: 22 JAN 1954 Place: Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee Cause: Car Accident

Burial

Place: Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee

Education

2 years of high school

Occupation

Automobile Serviceman /Eastman Corp

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNJ-4C4 : 29 October 2015), Rex S Bacon in household of Enoch B Bacon, Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 207, sheet 12A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,537.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN55-CYW : 14 December 2015), Rex Bacon in household of Enoch B Bacon, Civil District 13, Washington, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,770.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7P-DYT : 8 December 2015), Rex Bacon in entry for Enoch Bacon, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4HJ-XKT : accessed 21 August 2016), Rex S Bacon in household of Stella C Bacon, Civil District 13, Washington, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-35, sheet 6B, family 115, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3945.
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8Y4-8TZ : 5 December 2014), Rex S Bacon, enlisted 12 Oct 1943, Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSDV-2YN : 25 May 2014), Stella Fulkerson in entry for Rex Stanley Bacon, 22 Jan 1954; citing Cemetery, Tennessee, cn 54-01962, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,343,058.
• www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 122156567

  Title: Descendants of James M. Bacon

Author: Patrick Healey [patrickehealey@@hotmail.com]

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• http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/9206/washcem.html
•  :: Author: Report from Patrick Healey/Steve Bacon

Title: Rex Stanley Bacon Death Certificate

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Title: Rex Stanley Bacon Marker

Abbrev: Rex Stanley Bacon Marker