Grounds, Charles E.

1922 - 1974  (51 years)

• Name	Grounds, Charles E.
  Birth	23 Nov 1922	Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GROU.C002
  _FGRAVE	156981632
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		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,…
  		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, a…
  Death	18 May 1974	Veterans Administration Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
  Burial	Oak Lawn Cemetery, Saint Francisville, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Person ID	I52286	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	5 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Grounds, Charles Wesley,   b. 16 Apr 1899, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 29 May 1968, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Moore, Blanche,   b. 6 Apr 1900   d. 5 Mar 1958 (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F18955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Nov 1922 - Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois Death - 18 May 1974 - Veterans Administration Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Burial - - Oak Lawn Cemetery, Saint Francisville, Lawrence County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Charles E. Grounds, age 51, a former Olney resident passed away Saturday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind. Funeral services will be held in the Memorial Chapel of the Summers—Marshall Funeral Home with Bill Rennels officiating. Interment will be in the St. Francisville Cemetery. Grounds was a native of Wabash County and was born at Mt. Carmel, the son of Charles W. Grounds and Blanche Moore Grounds. He was employed in Olney by the C.I.P.S. Co. as a tree trimmer. He was a veteran of World War II. He leaves his wife Ethel and one son Charles Harvey Grounds of Jackson, Tenn. Mrs. George (Barbara) Hostettler of Claremont is a step-daughter. He also leaves the following brothers and sisters: George Wesley Grounds address unknown, Gilbert Wayne Grounds of Anchorage, Alaska, Mrs. Elva Bernice Hasler of Noble, Mrs. Mary Wesener of Flint, Mich., Mrs. Alice Smith of Alvin, Texas, Mrs. Viola June Brogan of Chicago, Mrs. Telletha Pipher of Olney, Mark Grounds of Flint, Mich., and Mrs. Alpha June Dipzinski of Fenton, Michigan. There are several nieces and nephews.