Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Crackel, Pearl Alexander
1905 - 1986 (80 years)-
Name Crackel, Pearl Alexander Birth 27 Dec 1905 [1] Gender Male Reference Number CRAC.P001 _FGRAVE 27167301 Military Service World War II, Private, United States Army Air Forces [2, 3] - Entered active service with the Air Corps as a draftee on 22 May 1942. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Mess Attendant (590). Departed the Continental U.S. on 5 March 1943 bound for Oran, Algeria. Served with unknown units through the Tunisian Campaign and in Italy. Returned stateside on 17 November 1944 and stationed at the Veterans Administration facility at Danville, Illinois. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably separated from the service with a certificate of disability discharge as a Private on 27 July 1945 at Chanute Field, Illinois.
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=2001299
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 Air Forces 
United States Army Air Forces United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia 
Military Service Ribbons, Crackel, Pearl Alexander (1905-1986)
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)Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois Oran, Algeria 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, Crackel, Pearl A. (1905-1986) Death 12 Nov 1986 [1] Burial Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
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Headstone, Crackel, Katheryn and Pearl A.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Headstone, Crackel, Pearl A.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID I26714 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 18 Dec 2024
Father Crackel, Lawson Edward, b. 1874, Illinois d. 8 Feb 1946 (Age 72 years) Mother Chandler, Nellie Florence, b. 1878, Illinois d. 5 Jul 1949 (Age 71 years) Marriage Y [4, 5, 6] Family ID F8342 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Colborn, Emma Katheryn, b. 6 Feb 1907 d. 10 Feb 1986 (Age 79 years) Family ID F11480 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2023
- Entered active service with the Air Corps as a draftee on 22 May 1942. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Mess Attendant (590). Departed the Continental U.S. on 5 March 1943 bound for Oran, Algeria. Served with unknown units through the Tunisian Campaign and in Italy. Returned stateside on 17 November 1944 and stationed at the Veterans Administration facility at Danville, Illinois. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably separated from the service with a certificate of disability discharge as a Private on 27 July 1945 at Chanute Field, Illinois.
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Event Map 
Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
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Sources - [S7497] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Katheryn and Pearl A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27167301/pearl-alexander-crackel), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S14809] World War II Honoree, Pearl A. Crackel, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2001299) (Reliability: 2).
- [S7498] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Pearl A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27167301/pearl-alexander-crackel), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5003] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Nellie F. and Lawson E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24103432/lawson-edward-crackel), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3157] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 5, page 3a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).
- [S670] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 09, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S7497] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Katheryn and Pearl A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27167301/pearl-alexander-crackel), none. (Reliability: 2).