| Name |
Pilson, Vernon Hugh |
| Birth |
15 Mar 1920 |
Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
PILS.V001 |
| _FGRAVE |
154857782 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Headquarters Company, East Coast Personnel Center, Service Command Unit 1114, United States Army [2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on December 3, 1942 at Scott Field, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Clerk/Typist (MOS 405). Departed the Continental U.S. on October 6, 1942 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Served with unknown units in the Northern Solomons Campaign. Returned stateside on February 22, 1944 and reassigned to Headquarters Company, East Coast Personnel Center, Service Command Unit 1114. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 13, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign with 1 bronze battle star, 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2283317
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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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Military Service Ribbons, Pilson, Vernon Hugh (1920-1989)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Pilson, Vernon H. (1920-1989)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Fort Devens, Massachusetts
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army
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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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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
17 Jun 1989 |
Los Angeles County, California |
| Burial |
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California [3] |
- INational Shrine Lawn, Section 7, Lot 1130
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Headstone, Vernon Hugh
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| Person ID |
I26794 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
19 Jul 2023 |
English
1920 - 1989 (69 years)
