| 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
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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, Kidwell, Milton Earl (1918-2001)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Kidwell, Milton E. (1918-2001)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Camp Grant, Illinois
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European Theater of World War II
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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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
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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 |
5 Apr 2001 [1, 3] |
| Burial |
Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Kidwell, Milton Earl
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| 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 |
2 Jul 2023 |
English
1918 - 2001 (83 years)
