Erwin, George E.

1922 - 1989  (66 years)

• Name	Erwin, George E.
  Birth	28 Feb 1922	Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ERWI.G001
  _FGRAVE	22929274
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, Battery D, 129th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Battalion, United States Army  [3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on December 18, 1942 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. After basic training at Camp Callan, California, assigned to Battery D, 129th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Battalion when it was activated at Fort Bliss, Texaas on may 24, 1943. Eventually, became a Chief Radar Operator (military occupational specialty 514) and departed the Continental U.S. for England on December 29, 1943. Entered combat in defense of the Port of Folkestone, England on March 7, 1944. Fought in the Battle of Britain and the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Battery was credited with 15 enemy planes killed (battalion with 42) and was cited by General Patton. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver and one bronze battle star, The WWII Victory Medal and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on November 9, 1945 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1914689
  		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,…
  		George E. Erwin (1922-1989)
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		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, Erwin, George E. (1922-1989)
  Death	4 Feb 1989  [1, 4]
  Burial	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Erwin, George E. and Ezula
  		Headstone, Erwin, George E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I34595	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Erwin, Paul Hobson,   b. 21 May 1898, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 1991, Clay County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Mother	McCraw, Beulah Mae,   b. 24 Nov 1899, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Aug 1990, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1918
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 19 years and 7 months - She was ~ 18 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F12186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Erdman, Ezula Hope,   b. 1924   d. 2016 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F14141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Feb 1922 - Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10835] (Reliability: 2). [S2147] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Sailor Springs, (Pixley Township), Clay County, Illinois, District 15 (East), page 2b, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 1a, none. (Reliability: 2). [S14838] (Reliability: 2). [S10830] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Ferguson, Delta June "Jean", 83, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95353375), none. (Reliability: 2).