Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Broeg, Julius C.
1913 - 1990 (77 years)-
Name Broeg, Julius C. Birth 9 Feb 1913 Indiana 
Gender Male Reference Number BROE.J001 _FGRAVE 58545357 Military Service World War II, Staff Sergeant, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 324th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division, United States Army [1] - Entered active service as a draftee on May 13, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Field Lineman (641) and assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 324th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division. Departed the U.S. with his unit on September 5, 1944 bound for The European Theater of Operations. Entered France via Cherbourg and combat on October 18, 1944. Fought through Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe Campaigns. Earned The Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably Discharged as a Staff Sergeant on November 19, 1945 at Camp Fannin, Texas.
(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=1990346
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. …
Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
World War II Honoree, Broeg, Julius C. (1913-1990) 
United States Army 
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 Enlisted Rank Insignia World War II
(1939-1945)Death 27 Dec 1990 Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois Person ID I43263 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 8 Jul 2023
Family Smith, Vivian V., b. 19 Apr 1912, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Jan 2008, Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 95 years) Marriage 21 Oct 1951 Clay County, Arkansas Family ID F18798 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Entered active service as a draftee on May 13, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Field Lineman (641) and assigned to Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 324th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division. Departed the U.S. with his unit on September 5, 1944 bound for The European Theater of Operations. Entered France via Cherbourg and combat on October 18, 1944. Fought through Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe Campaigns. Earned The Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably Discharged as a Staff Sergeant on November 19, 1945 at Camp Fannin, Texas.
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Birth - 9 Feb 1913 - Indiana 
Marriage - 21 Oct 1951 - Clay County, Arkansas 
Death - 27 Dec 1990 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois 
Burial - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - OLNEY DAILY MAIL OBITUARY:
Julius C. Broeg, 77, of Parkersburg, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 1990 at 6:18 a.m. at Richland Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be conducted by Dr. Berton Heleine at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 29, at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. Saturday until service time.
Mr. Broeg was born Feb. 9, 1913 in Princeton, Ind., the son of Julius S. and Bessie (Colvin) Broeg. He married Vivian Smith in 1951, who survives.
Mr. Broeg was retired from the Department of Corrections with the State of Illinois. He was a member of the Flora Presbyterian Church. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Broeg is survived by one brother, Charles Broeg of Lake Charles, La., one sister, Betty Kitten of St. Augustine, Fla., two nieces and several nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
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Sources - [S15078] World War II Honoree, Julius C. Broeg, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1990346) (Reliability: 2).
- [S15078] World War II Honoree, Julius C. Broeg, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1990346) (Reliability: 2).