| Name |
Atkisson, Leo V. |
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Ralph and Alice Smith and Ed, Leo, and Helen Atkisson
The back says....Ralph, Alice Smith, Ed, Leo
and Helen Atkisson
Contributed by Donna Elie |
| Birth |
11 Jul 1920 |
Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
ATKI.L002 |
| _FGRAVE |
35119335 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, 413th Military Police Escort Guard Company, United States Army [2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on August 5, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Corps of Military Police, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Military Policeman (677). Served with stateside units until March 31, 1945 when he departed the Continental U.S. bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 413th Military Police Escort Guard Company through the Central Europe Campaign and into the occupation period. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal With 1 bronze battle star, WWII Victory Medal And The Army of Occupation Medal (Germany). Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on March 22, 1946 at Camp Mccoy, Wisconsin.
(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=2012003
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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, Atkisson, Leo V. (1920-1973)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Atkisson, Leo V. (1920-1973)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
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Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
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European Theater of World War II
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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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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United States Army
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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 Enlisted Rank Insignia
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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 |
30 Mar 1973 |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois |
| Person ID |
I18957 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
28 Jun 2023 |
| Father |
Atkisson, Eugene Virgil, b. 22 Oct 1887, Liberal, Seward County, Kansas d. 21 Feb 1964, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Frye, Maggie A., b. 1883, Tennessee d. 28 May 1972 (Age 89 years) |
| Marriage |
1911 |
Clay County, Illinois [1, 3, 4, 5] |
| Family ID |
F1269 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
English
1920 - 1973 (52 years)
