Pringle, Charles B.

1916 - 1978  (62 years)

• Name	Pringle, Charles B.
  Birth	7 Feb 1916	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PRIN.C001
  _FGRAVE	18119313
  Funeral	Cardascio Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [4]
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 731st Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 5]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on April 9, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training, attended the 20 week Radio Operator and 6 week Radio Mechanic Schools, and eventually qualified in the military occupational specialty of Administrative Specialist (MOS 502). Served stateside, assigned to the 731st Army Air Forces Base Unit. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on February 18, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Beale, California. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2284031
  		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. …
  		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
  		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, Pringle, Charles B. (1916-1978) 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
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Pringle, Charles B. (1916-1978)
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Beale Air Force Base, Marysville, Yuba County, California
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  Death	9 Apr 1978  [1, 3, 6]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  		Headstone, Pringle, Charles B. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I26795	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Pringle, Guy B. 'Pappy',   b. 14 Jan 1891, Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri d. 14 May 1981, Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Hoke, Pearl E.,   b. 1 Aug 1894   d. 3 Aug 1976 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1913
  Family ID	F11517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lutz, Dorothea L.,   b. 1 Aug 1923, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 1 Dec 2022, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1941	Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri   [4, 6]
  Children	> 1. Pringle, B.L. > 2. Pringle, S.
  Family ID	F11516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Feb 1916 - Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Funeral - - Cardascio Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 2 Jun 1941 - Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Charles B. Pringle, 62, Clay City, died at his home. He was born in Tulsa, OK February 7, 1916, the son of Guy and Pearl Pringle. He married Dorothea L. Lutz June 2, 1941 at Lebanon, MO. He was a member of the Clay City United Methodist Church and was a veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife; a son, Bernie Lee; a daughter, Sharon Lyerla; a brother, Lloyd; sisters, Freda Senger, Jennie Postle, and Eugenia Spencer; father, Guy; and five grandchildren. Services were held at the Cardascio Funeral Home in Clay City with burial in the Clay City Cemetery. (Olney Daily Mail obituary)

  
  

• Sources

  [S7577] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pringle, Charles B., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1881&GScid=105163&GRid=18119313&), none. (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). [S7578] Bob Lybarger, Military Service Members, (e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Military Service Members", 01 Mar 2017, 7:44 am), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7579] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pringle, Charles B., 62, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Pringle&GSfn=Charles&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScntry=4&GSo), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7530] World War II Honoree, Charles B. Pringle, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2284031) (Reliability: 2). [S15561] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, Pringle, Dorothea L., 99, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/Dorothea-L.-Pringle?obId=26511023&fbclid=IwAR3a7kF23WhgClbOMg2GxidgqazQYC0Q), none. (Reliability: 2).