Pflaum, Frank Edward

1918 - 2006  (87 years)

• Name	Pflaum, Frank Edward
  Birth	22 Oct 1918	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Retired carpenter and building contractor  [2]
  Reference Number	PFLA.F001
  _FGRAVE	60110631
  Funeral	8 Feb 2006	Cornerstone Community Church, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	World War II, Carpenters Mate Second Class, Seebees, United States Navy  [2, 4, 6]
  	Carpenters Mate Second Class, Seebees, U.S. Navy, World War II, Pacific Theater. Seabees construction at Pearl Harbor Naval Air Base 29 and Johnston Island 1943-1946. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1397098
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		United States Navy
  		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 Honoree, Pflaum, Frank E. (1918-2006)
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping) The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Carpenter's Mate, United States Navy
  		Seabee, United States Navy
  		Seabees in World War II
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  Death	4 Feb 2006	Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	8 Feb 2006	Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  		Headstone, Pflaum, Mary Kathryn and Frank Edward
  		Headstone, Pflaum, Frank E.
  Person ID	I554	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Pflaum, Ralph Ernest,   b. 21 Dec 1890, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Jun 1972, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Barnett, Minerva Luella,   b. 17 Dec 1887, Richland County, Illinois d. 11 Oct 1982, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1909	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 18 years - She was ~ 21 years.
  Family ID	F429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cravens, Mary Kathryn,   b. 14 Dec 1915, Wayne County, Illinois d. 24 Feb 2001 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1936  [3]
  Age at Marriage	He was 17 years and 7 months - She was 20 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Pflaum, J.   2. Pflaum, K.   3. Pflaum, Frankie Ray,   b. 1936   d. 1936 (Age 0 years) + 4. Pflaum, Juanita Kay,   b. 11 Feb 1940, Richland County, Illinois d. 5 Sep 2015, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Oct 1918 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Death - 4 Feb 2006 - Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 8 Feb 2006 - Cornerstone Community Church, Noble, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 8 Feb 2006 - Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a retired carpenter and building contractor in and around the Richland County area. He was a member of Noble United Methodist Church and he had a close affiliation with Cornerstone Community Church in Noble. He was a Carpenters Mate Second Class in the Seabees, a division of the. U.S. Navy during World War H stationed on Johnston Island in the South Pacific. He was a member of American Legion and VFW for many years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S223] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 6b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00138&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S645] Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Pflaum, Frank E., 87, (Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 06 February 2006), none. (Reliability: 2). [S646] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pflaum, Mary Kathryn and Frank Edward, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60110631/frank-edward-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2). [S647] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pflaum, Frank E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Pflaum&GSiman=1&GScid=2135552&GRid=60110631&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S343] Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society, Olney, Illinois, 1920 Federal Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, (1994 Edition), Page 128, Family #16, none. (Reliability: 2). [S14720] World War II Honoree, Frank E. Pflaum, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1397098) (Reliability: 2). [S641] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pflaum, Ralph E. and Minerva L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51164509/ralph-ernest-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2). [S643] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pflaum, Minerva, 94, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51164527), none. (Reliability: 2).