Reeves, Perry C.

1924 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	Reeves, Perry C.
  Birth	13 Aug 1924	Franks, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	REEV.P001
  _FGRAVE	71075834
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 247th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on April 21, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Corps of Engineers, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (MOS 345). Assigned to and served with the 247th Engineer Combat Battalion which departed the Continental U.S. on January 18, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Fought in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe Campaigns. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on October 24, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 silver 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=2274902
  		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
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Reeves, Perry C. 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)
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		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, Reeves, Perry C. (1924-2011)
  Death	8 Jun 2011	Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  	Perry C. Reeves, 86, of Flora died at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 8, 2001 at the Flora Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  	Graveside services were held at the Clay City Cemetery with Rev.Dean Brown officiating. Interment will follow. Military honors will be conducted by the Flora American Legion Post #14. There will be no visitation.
  		Headstone, Reeves, Perry C. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I26797	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Reeves, C.
  Mother	Simpson, D.
  Family ID	F11519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pruitt, Opal,   b. 9 Jan 1927, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Nov 2013, Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1985
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 60 years and 4 months - She was ~ 57 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F11518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Aug 1924 - Franks, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Death - 8 Jun 2011 - Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Perry was an Army Veteran serving during WWII, a member of the Flora American Legion, the Flora Kiwanis Club and he loved to go fishing.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7582] (Reliability: 2). [S7534] (Reliability: 2). [S7583] (Reliability: 2).