Stoutenburg, Merle E.

1912 - 1982  (70 years)

• Name	Stoutenburg, Merle E.
  Birth	6 Mar 1912  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	STOU.M007
  _FGRAVE	19421052
  Military Service	World War II, 148th Ordnance Motor Vehicle Assembly Company, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Served in the 148th Ordnance Motor Vehicle Assembly Company. Served in Liverpool, England, France and Belgium. Received campaign stars for Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1697896
  		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
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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, Stoutenburg, Merle E. (1912-1982)
  Death	24 Sep 1982  [1, 3]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Stoutenburg, Merle E.
  		Headstone, Stoutenburg, Merle E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Stoutenburg, Sue L. and Merle E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I22832	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	STOUTENBURG, L. Eugene,   b. 1876   d. 1962 (Age 86 years)
  Mother	CUNNINGHAM, Alice M.,   b. 1886   d. 1981 (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F10115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, Sue L.,   b. 1910   d. 1997 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F18341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S6227] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Stoutenburg, Merle E., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19421052), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6004] World War II Honoree, Merle E. Stoutenburg, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1697896) (Reliability: 2). [S4735] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Weiler, Margaret, 79, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2481&GScid=105163&GRid=24197989&), none. (Reliability: 2).