Elliott, Laddie L.

1928 - 2012  (83 years)

• Name	Elliott, Laddie L.
  Birth	24 Nov 1928	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ELLI.L004
  _FGRAVE	95408672
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Company C, 13th Engineer Battalion, United States Army  [1]
  		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)
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Elliott Laddie L. (1928-2012)
  Death	14 Aug 2012	South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
  Burial	Kingsbury Cemetery, Kingsbury, La Porte County, Indiana
  Person ID	I43643	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Nov 1928 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 14 Aug 2012 - South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana Burial - - Kingsbury Cemetery, Kingsbury, La Porte County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Laddie L. Elliott, 83, of New Carlisle, IN, and formerly of Kingsbury, IN, died at 2:37 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, at South Bend Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 24, 1928, in Flora, IL, to Ernest and Hattie (Powell) Elliott, and had lived in this area since 1946. He had lived in the Kingsbury area since 1961, coming from Battle Creek, MI. Mr. Elliott was a tool and die maker, retiring from Howmet Industries in LaPorte. He was a member of LaPorte Assembly of God Church. Mr. Elliott was a U.S. Army veteran, having served with the 11th Airborne Division. He was a member of Kingsbury Lions Club, a Kingsbury Boy Scoutmaster and a member of Kingsbury Volunteer Fire Department. On Sept. 2, 1951, in Kingsbury, he married Marjory Lucille Wakeman, who survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Jennifer (Jack) Dillard and Carolyn (Lester) Todd, both of Kingsbury, and Nanette (Dennis) Kamp of Rochester, IN; seven grandchildren, Casey and Cole Woods, Kyle (Brittany) Dillard, Ryan Ledgerwood, Austin and Ashley Candler, and Gregory Elliott; three great-grandsons, Hayden, Landon and Kamden Elliott; and one great-granddaughter, Tinley Dillard. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Gregory Elliott; one grandson, Adam Candler; two sisters and three brothers. All are welcome to a public graveside service with military honors at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Kingsbury Cemetery with Pastor Jeff Hines officiating. There will be no visitation. Essling Funeral Home, LaPorte, is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the LPHS Touchdown Club, 602 F St., LaPorte, IN 46350.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15375] World War II Honoree, Laddie L. Elliott, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2231779) (Reliability: 2).