Haught, William E. Sr.

1916 - 1998  (81 years)

• Name	Haught, William E.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	22 Mar 1916	West Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HAUG.W001
  _FGRAVE	18142063
  Funeral	5 Jan 1998	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, 6816th Staging Detachment, United States Army  [2, 4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on April 14, 1941 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Selected for service as a member of the detached enlisted men's list, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Utilitity Repairman (121). Departed the Continental U.S. on February 19, 1942 bound for Iceland. Assigned to and served with the 6816th Staging Detachment. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fourth Class on July 1, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. Earned the American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 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=2235894
  		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 Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		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	1 Jan 1998  [1, 2]
  Burial	5 Jan 1998	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Haught, William E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Haught, William E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Haught, William E.
  Person ID	I2078	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	30 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Pierce, Lois I.,   b. 1924, Illinois d. 20 Jul 1968, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 44 years)
  Children	+ 1. Haught, Stephen Ray,   b. 30 Dec 1946, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Jan 2018, Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin (Age 71 years)   2. Haught, T.   3. Haught, William E. 'Billy' Jr.,   b. 30 Nov 1952   d. 18 Dec 2011, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F1452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Mar 1916 - West Virginia Funeral - 5 Jan 1998 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 5 Jan 1998 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1372] Funeral Card, Haught, William E. Sr,, none. [S1373] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Haught, William E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18142063/william-e-haught), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1374] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 16, page 8b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S920] World War II Honoree, William E. Haught, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2235894) (Reliability: 2).