Scammahorn, Charles Lee 'Bub'

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: SCAM.C001
• _FGRAVE: 106724479
• Military Service: World War II, Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron SP ASAC, United States Army Air Forces

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Charles Lee Scammahorn passed away March 13, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL.

He was born on April 17, 1926 in Clay City, Illinois, the son of Samuel J. and Dollie (Burkitt) Scammahorn.

Charles was best known for the stories he told and the way that he told them.

Charles served in the U.S. Army Air Force for four years and was an active member of the VFW in Clay City for 15 years. He was also an avid Braves fan.

He is survived by his daughter, Colene Wood; Grandson, Casey Wood; Granddaughter, Kassie Wood; Great Granddaughter, Harper Wood; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and three brothers.

Burial was in Smith Cemetery with Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in charge.

Memorials to the American Heart Association.

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on August 3, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Army Air Forces, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Munitions Worker (MOS 901). Departed the Continental U.S. on November 9, 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron SP ASAC. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on August 26, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2297957

Family/Spouse: Benskin, Alva Joyce. Alva (daughter of Benskin, Orville and Gill, Ethel Grace) was born on 10 Nov 1927 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 28 Feb 2017 in Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. SCAMMAHORN, C.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Grain and Feed Clerk
• Reference Number: SCAM.S001
• _FGRAVE: 18661181

Samuel + Burkitt, Dolly Mae. Dolly was born in 1892 in Illinois; died in 1958; was buried in Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BURK.D002
• _FGRAVE: 18661178