| Name |
Hemphill, Charles Monroe |
| Birth |
13 Feb 1920 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
HEMP.C001 |
| _FGRAVE |
21949787 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Master Technical Sergeant, United States Marine Corps [1, 2] |
- Enlisted and entered active service on September 30, 1941. Served two separate tours in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Participated in the capture and defense of Guadalcanal, the consolidation of the southern Solomon Islands, the New Georgia operations, and the amphibious landing and ground support of the invasion of Iwo Jima. Earned the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Master Technical Sergeant on October 10, 1945.
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=1887447
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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. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Hemphill, Charles Monroe (1920-1989)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Hemphill, Charles Monroe (1920-1989)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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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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Master Technical Sergeant, Quartermaster Sergeant, Paymaster Sergeant, Master Steward, Master Cook, Dress Blue Uniform, United States Marine Corps, World War II
Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
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United States Marine Corps
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United States Marine Corps
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
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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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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
15 Jan 1989 [1, 3] |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Hemphill, Charles M.
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| Person ID |
I28221 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
19 Jul 2023 |
| Family |
Tolliver, Iva Florence, b. 25 May 1926, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Aug 2015, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 89 years) |
| Marriage |
20 Jan 1944 |
Flora, Clay County, Illinois [5] |
| Children |
| | 1. Hemphill, Charles Vance, b. 15 Mar 1946, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Apr 1980, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 34 years) |
| > | 2. Hemphill, M. |
| > | 3. Hemphill, T. |
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| Family ID |
F12046 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
English
1920 - 1989 (68 years)
