Crackel, Ernest Everett

1916 - 2001  (84 years)

• Name	Crackel, Ernest Everett
  Birth	29 Dec 1916	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	29 May 1940	Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 12a
  		1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 12a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 23, page 12a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors. Census taker's notes: "Beginning on…
  Reference Number	CRAC.E004
  _FGRAVE	49905805
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army  [1, 3]
  	Enlisted and entered active service in the Counter Intelligence Corps on 3 august 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Investigator (301). Departed the Continental U.S. on 11 June 1946 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 441st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment in Japan. Unit missions included: covering foreign espionage, treason, sabotage, sedition, subversive actions, security violations and any act inimical to the policies of the occupation forces. Earned the WWII Victory Medal and The Army of Occupation Medal (Japan). Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on 6 February 1947 at The Separation Center at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. (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://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2001135
  		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
  		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
  		Military Service Ribbons, Crackel, Ernest Everett (1916-2001) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Japan
  		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, Ernest E. (1916-2001)
  Death	14 Sep 2001  [1]
  Burial	Valley of the Sun Mortuary and Cemetery, Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona   [1]
  		Headstone, Crackel, Ernest E.
  Person ID	I39986	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2021

  
  

  Family	RAMSEY, Dora Veroqua,   b. 28 May 1918, Colorado d. 28 Sep 2001 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F15866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Dec 1916 - Illinois Census - 1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 12a - 29 May 1940 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Valley of the Sun Mortuary and Cemetery, Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S12740] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Ernest E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49905805), none. (Reliability: 2). [S347] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 23, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S14861] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Ernest E. Crackel, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2001135) (Reliability: 2).