Poppe, Clarence Edward 'Ed'

1923 - 1980  (57 years)

• 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
  		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,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Poppe, Clarence Edward 'Ed' (1923-1980) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		3rd Infantry Division ("Rock of the Marne"), United States Army
  		3rd Infantry Division ("Rock of the Marne"), United States Army
  		15th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Weibersbrunn, Germany
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Poppe, Clarence E. (1923-1980)
  Death	2 Oct 1980  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Poppe, Clarence Edward Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I18846	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Poppe - Moseley Clarence H. Poppe and Geneva Moseley Descendants
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Poppe, Clarence H.,   b. 3 Feb 1886, Illinois d. 10 Apr 1953 (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Moseley, Geneva,   b. 14 May 1893, Illinois d. 24 Apr 1953 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F7140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tucker, Roberta,   b. 22 Feb 1925, Jefferson County, Illinois d. 6 Jun 1994, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Poppe, S.   2. Poppe, G.W.
  Family ID	F8524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Feb 1923 - Wyoming Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5011] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Poppe, Clarence Edward, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Poppe&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26564654&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S51] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14794] World War II Honoree, Clarence E. Poppe, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2283810) (Reliability: 2). [S5010] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Poppe, Clarence H. and Geneva, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24145100/clarence-h_-poppe), none. (Reliability: 2). [S670] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 09, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).