Compton, Earl W.

1912 - 1963  (50 years)

• Name	Compton, Earl W.
  Birth	3 Jul 1912
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COMP.E001
  _FGRAVE	32542159
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company C, 7th Engineer Combat Battalion, 5th "Red Diamond", Infantry Division, United States Army  [1]
  		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. …
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		World War II Honoree, Compton, Earl W. (1912-1963)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		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,…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	26 Mar 1963
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43480	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

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

  
  

• Documents

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• Sources

  [S15176] World War II Honoree, Earl W. Compton, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2059889) (Reliability: 2).