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Skelton, Theodore Haven 'Ted'
1904 - 1974 (69 years)-
Name Skelton, Theodore Haven 'Ted' Birth 21 Jul 1904 Clay County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Male Reference Number SKEL.T001 _FGRAVE 26393951 Funeral Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] Military Service World War II, Carpenter's Mate First Class, United States Navy [6, 7] - Enlisted and entered active service on October 8, 1942 at the Navy Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. Completed boot camp at the Naval Construction Training Center, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia; Advanced 'Seabee' Training at Camp Perry, Williamsburg, Virginia; and then served with the following Naval Construction Battalions: 67th, 68th, and 19th. Honorably discharged as a Carpenter's Mate First Class on November 21, 1945 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific 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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2298982
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. …
Military Service Ribbons, Skelton, Theodore Haven 'Ted' (1904-1974)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
World War II Honoree, Skelton, Theodore Haven (1904-1974) 
American Campaign Medal, United States 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces 
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II 
Good Conduct Medal, United States Navy Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia 
United States Navy Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois 
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,…Seabee, United States Navy Seabees in World War II United States Navy United States Navy Enlisted Rates World War II
(1939-1945)World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Death 31 Jan 1974 Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2] Burial Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2] - Interment will be in Clay City Cemetery, with military rites at graveside.
Headstone, Skelton, Theodore H. and Amy 
Headstone, Skelton, Theodore H.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID I24978 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 23 May 2023
Father Skelton, Oscar, b. 15 May 1870, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Apr 1934, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 63 years) Mother Clawson, Laura, b. 1875, Illinois d. 15 Feb 1954 (Age 79 years) Marriage Y [5, 8, 9] Family ID F8160 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Enlisted and entered active service on October 8, 1942 at the Navy Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. Completed boot camp at the Naval Construction Training Center, Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia; Advanced 'Seabee' Training at Camp Perry, Williamsburg, Virginia; and then served with the following Naval Construction Battalions: 67th, 68th, and 19th. Honorably discharged as a Carpenter's Mate First Class on November 21, 1945 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal.
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Event Map 
Birth - 21 Jul 1904 - Clay County, Illinois 
Funeral - - Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
Death - 31 Jan 1974 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois 
Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the Clay City American Legion Post and Masonic Lodge.
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Sources - [S6958] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Skelton, Theodore H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26393951) (Reliability: 2).
- [S6959] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Skelton, Theodore H. and Amy, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26393951) (Reliability: 2).
- [S4761] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 22, page 11a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).
- [S1182] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 2, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).
- [S823] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 5A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00616&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).
- [S6960] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Skelton, Theodore H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26393951) (Reliability: 2).
- [S6777] World War II Honoree, Theodore Haven Skelton, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2298982) (Reliability: 2).
- [S4621] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Skelton, Laura and Oscar, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24144688) (Reliability: 2).
- [S726] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S6958] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Skelton, Theodore H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26393951) (Reliability: 2).