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Ackison, Harris Roscoe |
| Birth |
29 Jun 1905 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
ACKI.H001 |
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30751060 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private, 716th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Searchlight Battery, United States Army [2, 3, 4] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on 11 June 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Completed basic training and qualified as an Orderly, Military Occupational Specialty 590. Departed the Continental U.S. on 15 March 1944 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Served with the 716th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Searchlight Battery. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal And The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private on 17 February 1945 at the Separation Center, 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.)
https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2002326
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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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Military Service Ribbons, Ackison, Harris Roscoe 1905-1988)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Ackison, Harris Roscoe (1905-1988)
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
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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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Fort Sheridan, Illinois
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
2 Jun 1988 [1] |
| Burial |
Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Ackison, H. Roscoe
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Headstone, Ackison, H. Roscoe H. And Cora J.
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| Person ID |
I43079 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
17 Jul 2023 |
English
1905 - 1988 (82 years)
