Case, Raymond H.

1906 - 1944  (38 years)

• Name	Case, Raymond H.
  Birth	1906  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CASE.R001
  _FGRAVE	23010187
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army  [2, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on September 29, 1942. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Cannoneer. In poor health, assigned to the Casual Section, Station Complement, Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida. Honorably discharged with Certificate of Disability as a Private on July 14, 1943. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for his brief service. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2198801 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.
  		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
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Case, Raymond H. (1906-1944) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Gordon Johnston, Carrabelle, Florida
  		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, Case, Raymond H. (1906-1944)
  Death	1944  [1]
  Burial	Keens Chapel Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Case, Raymond H.
  		Headstone, Case, Raymond H.
  Person ID	I42970	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Case, George Austin,   b. 11 Aug 1872, Champaign County, Illinois d. 22 Dec 1954, Farina, Fayette County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Pring, Emma Etta,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Illinois d. 26 Apr 1953, Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	9 Aug 1898	Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He was 26 years - She was 31 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F18133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Keens Chapel Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13289] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Case, Raymond H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23010187/raymond-h_-case), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14710] World War II Honoree, Raymond H. Case, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2198801) (Reliability: 2).