Perry, Richard E.

1924 - 1988  (63 years)

• Name	Perry, Richard E.
  Birth	15 Jul 1924	Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PERR.R003
  _FGRAVE	35470091
  Military Service	Korean War, United States Navy  [1]
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Military Service	World War II, Gunners Mate Third Class, United States Navy  [1]
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Gunner's Mate 1st Class (GM1c), United States Navy, World War II Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left.
  		Gunner's Mate
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		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. …
  Death	16 Feb 1988	John Cochran Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Perry, Richard E.
  Person ID	I30897	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Perry, Creed Garrison,   b. 4 Aug 1900, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois d. 16 Feb 1979, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Mother	McCracken, Agnes Ovalee,   b. 11 Sep 1902, Wayne County, Illinois d. 3 Sep 1959, Illinois (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1920	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Family ID	F6681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Scheetz, B.
  Children	1. Perry, R.   2. Perry, J.   3. Perry, G.   4. Perry, H.   5. Perry, P.
  Family ID	F12951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jul 1924 - Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 16 Feb 1988 - John Cochran Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Richard E. Perry, 63, of Flora, died Feb. 16, 1988, at John Cochran V. A. Hospital, St. Louis, MO. He was born July 15, 1924, in Cisne, IL; the son of Creed G. & Agnes McCracken Perry. He married Blanche Scheetz in 1946 in Enterprise. He was a truck driver for Caterpillar in Aurora. He was a World War II & Korean War Veteran, a member of the D.A.V. & the Cisne American legion. Surviving is his wife; four sons, Rick, Jim, Gary, and Harold; a daughter, Pamela Perry; six sisters, Mary Lou Platte, Audra Kunce, Ruth Bowen, Darlene Leathers, Magdeline Krutsinger, and Sandra Blohm; a brother, Creed Leon Perry; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two infant brothers, and one sister. Services were at the Hosselton, Bookhout & Englemeier Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9336] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Perry, Richard E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35470091/_), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9337] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Perry, Richard E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35470091), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3763] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Perry, Agnes O. and Creed G., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15666852/agnes-ovalee-perry), none. (Reliability: 2).