1927 - 1985 (57 years)| Name | Osterdauch, John William | |
| Birth | 19 Nov 1927 [1] | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Reference Number | OSTE.J001 | |
| Military Service | Korean War, Corporal, United States Army [1] | |
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Generic Military Service Ribbons, Korean War NOTE: This list may be incomplete. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray |
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Korea |
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Corporal (abbreviated as Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951) |
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Korean War (1950-1953) |
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United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the… |
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Specialist (Rank) Specialist is a military rank in some countries’ armed forces. In the United States Armed Forces, it is one of the four junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army, above private (PVT), private (PV2), and private first class and is equivalent in pay grade to corporal. In the U.S. Space Force it consists of the four junior enlisted ranks, prior to… |
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United States of America Flag, 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,… |
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United Nations Service Medal Korea |
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United States Army |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia |
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| Death | 28 Oct 1985 [1] | |
| Burial | Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Osterdock, John W. |
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| Person ID | I10819 | Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified | 18 Feb 2021 | |
| Father | Osterdauch, E. | |
| Mother | Carlyle, Ruth, b. 1907 bur. Rusk Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois | |
| Family ID | F5131 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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