Duke, Charles Edwin

1917 - 1958  (40 years)

• Name	Duke, Charles Edwin
  Birth	22 Sep 1917  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DUKE.C002
  _FGRAVE	34580628
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, Battery B, 28th Coast Artillery Battalion  [2, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on January 20, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training and eventually qualified in the military occupational specialty of gun commander (601). Departed ththe U.S. on September 6, 1944 bound for the European Theater Of Operations and served with Battery B, 28th Coast Artillery Battalion until war's end. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private on December 19, 1945 at the Camp Grant Separation Center. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2084427 His headstone says he was a Sergeant (SGT) with the 604 Coast Artillery (AA), the World War II Memorial says he was discharged as a Private.
  		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, Duke, Charles Edwin (1917-1958) 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, Duke, Charles E. (1917-1958)
  Death	4 Feb 1958  [1, 4, 5]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Duke, Helen R. and Charles E.
  		Headstone, Duke, Charles Edwin Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Duke, Helen R and Charles E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I23755	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Duke, Thomas J.,   b. 27 Aug 1889   d. 19 Mar 1964 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Rickard, Eliza,   b. 27 May 1890   d. 24 Nov 1978 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F10454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, H.R.
  Family ID	F10459	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S6654] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Duke, Helen R. and Charles E., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34580628), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6707] World War II Honoree, Charles E. Duke, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2084427) (Reliability: 2). [S6656] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Charles Edwin, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34580628), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6649] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Gibbs, Katherine RaJean, 79, (http://www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2). [S6655] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Powless, Lois M., 100, (http://www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2).