| Name |
Venable, Edward 'Ed' |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Birth |
28 Dec 1917 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
VENA.E002 |
| _FGRAVE |
36681747 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Company A, 724th Military Police Battalion, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on March 22, 1945 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for duty with the Military Police, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of rifleman (mos 745). Departed the Continental U.S. on September 14, 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Company A, 724th Military Police Battalion. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 5, 1946 at the Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Earned the Meritorious Unit Plaque, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and The WWII Victory Medal.
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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2312425
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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, Venable, Edward 'Ed' Jr. (1917-1994)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Venable, Edward Jr. (1917-1994)
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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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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Fort Sheridan, Illinois
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Meritorious Unit Commendation, United States Army
See "Histories" for more information |
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Meritorious Unit Commendation, United States Armed Forces
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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 |
18 Jul 1994 [1] |
| Burial |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  [1, 3] |
- 15 1/2 Franklin Add. Grave 3
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Headstone, Venable, Edward Jr.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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Headstone, Venable, Ed
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I32180 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
7 Jun 2023 |
English
1917 - 1994 (76 years)
