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Palmer, Laurel Cornelius |
| Birth |
2 Apr 1921 |
Illinois  [1] |
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Male |
| Reference Number |
PALM.L001 |
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143329406 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Electrician's Mate First Class, United States Navy [2, 3] |
- Enlisted and entered active service on October 8, 1942 at Navy Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. Attended the 16 week Electrician's Mate School, the 32 week Electricacal Interior Communications School and various other naval schools. Served aboard the Fletcher-Class Destroyer USS Ross DD-563 in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Honorably discharged as an Electrician's Mate First Class on December 21, 1945 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Saint Louis, Missouri. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and the Philippines Liberation Medal with 2 bronze battle stars.
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=2281799
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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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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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World War II Honoree, Palmer, Laurel Cornelius (1921-1980)
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| Death |
3 Apr 1980 |
Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois [1] |
| Burial |
Glen Carbon Cemetery, Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Palmer, Laurel C. and Patricia L.
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| Person ID |
I26779 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Sullens - Dunagan John Benjamin Sullens and Mary Jane 'Polly' Dunagan Descendants |
| Last Modified |
29 Sep 2024 |
1921 - 1980 (59 years)
