Delbert Troy Been was born January 21, 1922 at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar to James Harland, Sr. & Lilly Brstrice Parker Been. His father was born in Greenwood, Sebastian Co., Ar. and his marriage was there. Delbert attended & completed 4 years of high school at Fort Smith High. June 23, 1945 Delbert married Stephanie Halina Kostrzwoski in Indiana. Both Delbert and Stephanie lived at Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar. No WWII Draft Registration cards have been found for Delbert but his enlistment papers state as follows: Full Name Delbert T Been Army Serial Number 20736141 Enlistment Date 6 Jan 1941 Army Branch Field Artillery Service Branch Army Race or Ethnicity White Source of Army Personnel National Guard Army Component National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Level of Education 4 years of high school Occupation Actors and actresses Marital Status Single, without dependents Birth Date 1922, October 17, 1943 Southwest American Fort Smith, Arkansas On the 1950 census he and wife Stephanie and son Josh were living in Chicago, Ill. He was a law clerk for an insurance company. November 6, 1979 Delbert Troy Been passed away at Chicago, Cook County, Illnois. He was buried in the Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfiel, Sangamon Co., Illinois.