Ketterman, Charles Elmer 'Kit'

1917 - 1976  (58 years)

• Name	Ketterman, Charles Elmer 'Kit'
  Birth	8 Nov 1917	Freeport, Harper County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KETT.C002
  _FGRAVE	151254633
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, 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
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		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. …
  Death	4 Apr 1976	Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
  Burial	Greenmount Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
  Person ID	I44055	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Hurd, Dorothy A.,   b. 13 Feb 1921   d. 1 Dec 1993 (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Ketterman, Betty Grace,   b. 19 Feb 1939   d. 25 Sep 2007 (Age 68 years)   2. Ketterman, Elmer Lee,   b. 1940   d. 2012 (Age 72 years)   3. Ketterman, James L.,   b. 1942   d. 2020 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F18465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Nov 1917 - Freeport, Harper County, Kansas Death - 4 Apr 1976 - Quincy, Adams County, Illinois Burial - - Greenmount Cemetery, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (Reliability: 2).