Kraucunas, Charles C.

1916 - 1945  (28 years)

• Name	Kraucunas, Charles C.
  Birth	15 Sep 1916  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KRAU.C001
  _FGRAVE	113787489
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Division, United States Marine Corps  [1, 2, 3]
  	Private. Killed in action. Honored at the WWII Memorial in Flora, 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://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903178
  		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 Marine Corps
  		United States Marine Corps
  		United States Marine Corps 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, Kraucunas, Charles C. (1916-1945)
  Death	11 Mar 1945	Iwo Jima   [1, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Saint Anne's Cemetery, Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Kraucunas, Charles C.
  		Headstone, Kraucunas, Charles C.
  		Application for Headstone or Marker. Kraucanas, Charles C.
  Person ID	I43040	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Saint Anne's Cemetery, Edgewood, Effingham County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13364] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Kraucunas, Charles C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113787489/charles-c-kraucunas), 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). [S13337] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, World War II Honoree, Charles C. Kraucunas (1916-1945), (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903178) (Reliability: 2). [S13339] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, National Archives & Records Administration Navy Department Files, Pvt Charles C. Kraucunas, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1038786) (Reliability: 2).