Gill, Joseph Robert 'Joe'

1901 - 1973  (71 years)

• Name	Gill, Joseph Robert 'Joe'
  Birth	14 Jul 1901  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GILL.J020
  _FGRAVE	18551975
  Military Service	World War II, Fireman First Class, United States Navy  [2]
  	With prior service, enlisted as a Fireman Second Class on September 27, 1942 at the Navy Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. Assigned for further training to Naval Construction Battalion, Naval Construction Training Center, Naval Construcuction Base, Norfolk, Virginia. Reassigned to and served with the 3rd Special Construction Battalion and then the Advance Base Receiving Barracks, Advance Base Depot, Port Hueneme, California. Honorably discharged as a Fireman First Class on June 26, 1945 at the Naval Personnel Redistribution Center, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Source: http://wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2186876
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Military Service Ribbons, Gill, Joseph Robert 'Joe' (1901-1973) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		United States Navy
  		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,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Port Hueneme, California
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  Death	1 Apr 1973  [1]
  Burial	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Gill, Joseph Robert
  		Headstone, Gill, Joe Robert
  Person ID	I27228	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Gill, George W.,   b. 25 Jul 1864   d. 29 Jan 1915 (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Evans, Ella E.,   b. 5 Mar 1871   d. 11 Jan 1962 (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F2024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Scrugham, A.E.
  Children	+ 1. Gill, Harold Orneal,   b. 28 Jun 1922, Wayne County, Illinois d. 10 Nov 2017, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F3190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	STASER, Maud Ann,   b. 4 Nov 1898, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Dec 1987, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F11694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S7755] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gill, Joseph Robert, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18551975/joseph-robert-gill) (Reliability: 2). [S7756] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gill, Joe Robert, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18551975/joseph-robert-gill) (Reliability: 2). [S7755] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gill, Joseph Robert, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18551975/joseph-robert-gill).