| Name |
Poppe, Clarence Edward 'Ed' |
| Birth |
14 Feb 1923 |
Wyoming  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
POPP.C003 |
| _FGRAVE |
26564654 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Headquarters Company, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Marne Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 3] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on February 2, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Infantry, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (MOS 345). Departed the Continental U.S. on March 28, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Served with unknown units till assigned to Headquarters Company, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd 'Marne' Infantry Division, and fought in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Wounded by enemy action on April 2, 1945 in vicinity of Weibersbrunn, Bavaria, Germany, and treated by the 189th General Hospital. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 29, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, 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=2283810
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Poppe, Clarence Edward 'Ed' (1923-1980)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Poppe, Clarence E. (1923-1980)
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15th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
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3rd Infantry Division ("Rock of the Marne"), United States Army
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3rd Infantry Division ("Rock of the Marne"), United States Army
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Camp Grant, Illinois
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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European Theater of World War II
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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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 States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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Weibersbrunn, Germany
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
2 Oct 1980 [1] |
| Burial |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Poppe, Clarence Edward
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I18846 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Poppe - Moseley Clarence H. Poppe and Geneva Moseley Descendants |
| Last Modified |
3 Jul 2023 |
English
1923 - 1980 (57 years)
