Crackel, Lawrence Edwin

1926 - 1990  (63 years)

• Name	Crackel, Lawrence Edwin
  Birth	19 Dec 1926  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CRAC.L005
  _FGRAVE	3342208
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, 9206th Transportation Service Unit, Transportation Corps, Military Police Detachment, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on June 7, 1945 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for the transportation corps, completed basic training, and eventually qualified in the military occupational specialty of administrative noncommissioned officer. Served stateside with the 9206th Transportation Service Unit, Transportation Corps, Military Police Detachment. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on November 17, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Stoneman, California. Earned The American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2121556
  		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
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Crackel, Lawrence Edwin (1926-1990) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American 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)
  		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, Crackel, Lawrence E. (1926-1990)
  Death	25 Jun 1990  [1, 3]
  	Mary's obituary says he died in 1991. Was that a typo?
  Burial	Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado   [4]
  	Plot: Section 1, Site 686
  		Headstone, Crackel, Lawrence Edwin Plot: Plot: Section 1, Site 686
  		Headstone, Crackel, Lawrence E.
  Person ID	I27704	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Crackel, Paul Bernard,   b. 2 May 1903, Illinois d. 10 Jul 1968, Imperial County, California (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Meyer, Alma Mae,   b. 1906, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 13 May 1938, Wood River, Madison County, Illinois (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F11885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elder, Mary Frances,   b. 4 Feb 1927   d. 20 Jul 2013, Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1946
  Age at Marriage	He was 19 years and 2 months - She was 19 years.
  Children	1. Crackel, P.   2. Crackel, L.   3. Crackel, John Lawson,   b. 18 Oct 1955, Calexico, Imperial County, California d. 26 Jun 2006, Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F11890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7967] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Lawrence Edwin, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3342208), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7630] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Lawrence E. Crackel, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2121556) (Reliability: 2). [S7968] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Crackel, Mary Francis, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=116053154), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7969] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Lawrence Edwin, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Crackel&GSiman=1&GScid=57288&GRid=3342208&), none. (Reliability: 2).