Crawford, Glen W.

1916 - 1944  (28 years)

• Name	Crawford, Glen W.
  Birth	2 Jul 1916  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CRAW.G001
  _FGRAVE	33975473
  Military Service	World War II, Chief Motor Machinist Mate, USS Castle Rock, United States Navy  [1, 2]
  	Served as Carpenter's Mate aboard the USS Castle Rock. Died on August 24, 1944 of unknown causes. Buried with military honors at Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Illinois. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in that city. (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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1902117
  		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
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		USS Castle Rock (AVP-35), United States Navy
  		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	24 Aug 1944  [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Crawford, Glenn Willis (1916-1944)
  		Headstone, Crawford, Glenn Willis Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I42976	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13300] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crawford, Glenn Willis, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33975473/glenn-willis-crawford), 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).