| Name |
McIntire, J. Edward |
| Birth |
26 Oct 1918 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
MCIN.J002 |
| _FGRAVE |
33102753 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Military Police Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army [2, 3] |
- Private 1st Class with Military Police Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry Division. Killed in action on December 18, 1944. Buried with military honors at Elmwood Cemetery in 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: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1903334
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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. … |
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1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army
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World War II Honoree, McIntire, J. Edward (1918-1944)
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1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
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United States Army
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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,… |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
| Death |
18 Dec 1944 [1, 3] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1, 3] |
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Headstone, McIntire, J. Edward
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Headstone, McIntire, J. Edward
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I43049 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
18 Jul 2023 |
English
1918 - 1944 (26 years)
