Kidwell, Milton Earl

1918 - 2001  (83 years)

• Name	Kidwell, Milton Earl
  Birth	14 Jan 1918  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KIDW.M001
  _FGRAVE	128793988
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, Battery C, 545th Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on January 21, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training, and later qualified in the military occupational specialty of Anti Aircraft Range Section Non Commissioned Officer (527). Departed the Continental U.S. on April 5, 1945 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Battery C, 545th Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, in the Central Europe Campaign. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal With 1 bronze battle star, and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on December 22, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2207783
  		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
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Kidwell, Milton Earl (1918-2001) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		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)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		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, Kidwell, Milton E. (1918-2001)
  Death	5 Apr 2001  [1, 3]
  Burial	Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Kidwell, Milton Earl
  Person ID	I22034	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Stanford, Ada Fennie,   b. 16 Jan 1924, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Jun 2009, Saint Josephs Hospital, Breese, Clinton County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	16 Jun 1954	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Age at Marriage	He was 36 years and 5 months - She was 30 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Kidwell, Jon   d. 7 Jun 2020   2. Kidwell, James   d. 4 Nov 1979
  Family ID	F7270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 16 Jun 1954 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6064] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Kidwell, Milton Earl, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kidwell&GSiman=1&GScid=105038&GRid=128793988&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5801] World War II Honoree, Milton E. Kidwell, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2207783) (Reliability: 2). [S3943] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kidwell, Ada F., 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stanford&GSiman=1&GScid=105038&GRid=38499624&), none. (Reliability: 2).