Croughan, Philip E.

1894 - 1970  (76 years)

• Name	Croughan, Philip E.
  Birth	28 Apr 1894	Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CROU.P002
  _FGRAVE	33975530
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 1564th Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces  [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. …
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		World War II Honoree, Croughan, Phillip E.
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		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	Sep 1970	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43535	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Apr 1894 - Illinois Death - Sep 1970 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Notes

  Philip E. Croughan, 76, of Flora, died at the Richland Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for the past two weeks. Croughan, a native of Xenia, was a retired agent and telegrapher for the B. and 0. Railroad at Flora. He was a member of Flora Lodge No. 151, 100F and also Olney Encampment No. 61, IOOF. Funeral services will be held in the Cardascio-Hancock Funeral Home at Flora with interment in Elmwood cemetery, Flora. He is survived by his wife, Harriett, son, Phillip Jr., two brothers, Roger of Flora and Donald of Tucson, Airzona, and a sister, Mrs. Celia Yates of Mesa, Arizona. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Sep, 1970. Contributor: Barbara Bromm (47643809) • tgram63@outlook.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S15232] World War II Honoree, Phillip E. Croughan, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2001317) (Reliability: 2).