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Wilcox, Keith N. |
| Birth |
2 Mar 1926 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
WILC.K001 |
| _FGRAVE |
106173789 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Company F, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th 'Statue Of Liberty' Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on July 19, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for duty with the Infantry, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Medical Technician (MOS 861). Departed the Continental U.S. on February 19, 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Company F, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th 'Statue Of Liberty' Infantry Division, in the Ryukyus Campaign. Redeployed to the Philippines for training and then to Japan for occupation duties. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on July 17, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, WWII Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 bronze battle star.
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=2313487
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World War II Honoree, Wilcox, Keith N. (1926-2002)
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Military Service Ribbons, Wilcox, Keith N. (1926-2002)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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307th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
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77th Infantry Division ("Statue of Liberty"), United States Army
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77th Infantry Division ("Stature of Liberty"), United States Army
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Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
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Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
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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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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Fort Sheridan, Illinois
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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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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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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
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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 |
5 Feb 2002 [1] |
| Burial |
Bethania Cemetery, Justice, Cook County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Wilcox, Keith N.
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| Person ID |
I26813 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
19 Jul 2023 |
English
1926 - 2002 (75 years)
