Milligan, John C. Sr.

1918 - 1984  (66 years)

• Name	Milligan, John C.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	9 May 1918  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MILL.J012
  _FGRAVE	18119360
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, Battery A, 432nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, United States Army  [3, 4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on October 30, 1941 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Selected for the Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of Cook (060), and assigned to Battery A, 432nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. Departed the Continental U.S. with his unit on May 11, 1942 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Fought in the Tunisian, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Northern Apennines, and Po Valley Campaigns. Earnned the Meritorious Unit Award (attached to II Corps), Good Conduct Medal, Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with silver battle star, and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fourth Grade on September 18, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. 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=2228245
  		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
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Defense Service 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)
  		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. …
  Death	12 Oct 1984  [1, 5]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Milligan, John C. Sr. and Margaret L.
  		Headstone, Milligan, John C. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I20098	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Bricker - Shock Conrad Bricker and Lucinda Shock Descendants
  Last Modified	30 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Milligan, ?   d. Bef 20 Apr 1940
  Mother	?, Margret H.,   b. 1887, Illinois
  Family ID	F9027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Taylor, Margaret Louise,   b. 31 May 1927, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 12 Mar 1995, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Milligan, S.   2. Milligan, J.C. Jr.   3. Milligan, P.P.   4. Milligan, Dennis Gene,   b. 21 Jun 1949   d. 20 Aug 2005 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F8443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4930] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Milligan, John C. Sr. and Margaret L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Milligan&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18119360&) (Reliability: 2). [S36] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 28, page 14a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00052?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S5233] World War II Honoree, John C. Milligan, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2228245) (Reliability: 2). [S5484] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Milligan, John C. Sr., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Milligan&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18119360&) (Reliability: 2). [S4929] Obituary, Milligan, Margaret L., 67 (Reliability: 2).