Schofield, Otto Charles

1901 - 1958  (57 years)

• Name	Schofield, Otto Charles
  Birth	21 Feb 1901	Wayne County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SCHO.O005
  _FGRAVE	66938027
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army
  		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
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	30 Apr 1958	Marion Veterans Hospital, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois
  Burial	Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Schofield, Otto C.
  		Headstone, Schofield, Otto C.
  Person ID	I52508	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Schofield, Charles T,   b. Nov 1869, Illinois d. 28 Nov 1948, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Porter, Emma Jane,   b. 9 Dec 1872, Illinois d. 28 Feb 1951 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F19032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Feb 1901 - Wayne County, Illinois Burial - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Otto C. Schofield, a veteran of World War II army service, died April 30 at the Marion veterans hospital from a perforated ulcer of the stomach. He had lived his life in the Cisne vicinity and was never married. Otto C. son of Charles T. and Emma Jane Porter Schofield, was born in Wayne county February 21, 1901. He served with an army medical detachment from October 12, 1942 to March 8, 1943. Preceding him in death were his parents and one brother, Omer, and one sister, Mildred. Surviving are five sisters, Mae Homan, Lela Hilliard, Faye Truax, Violet Truax, and Gladys Smith. The Cisne Gresham Post No. 603, American Legion, was in charge of military rites. Services were held at DeSelms Funeral Home with interment in Veterans cemetery. (Published Wayne County Press)

  
  

• Sources

  [S15272] FindaGrave.com, Headstone, Schofield, Otto C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66938027/otto-charles-schofield), none. (Reliability: 2).