2. | Chasteen, Russell E. (1.Mayme1) was born on 2 Jul 1908 in Illinois; died on 8 Apr 1966; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: CHAS.R001
- _FGRAVE: 24068454
- Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, Company K, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th 'Ivy" Infantry Division, United States Army
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Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on April 26, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialties of rifleman (745) and mail clerk (055). Departed the U.S. on December 10, 1944 bounund for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Company K, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th 'Ivy' Infantry Division through the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on February 3, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2053615
Family/Spouse: Cowling, Ruth R.. Ruth (daughter of Cowling, Charles and Ellis, Anna) was born on 4 Oct 1910 in Browns, Edwards County, Illinois; died on 27 Jul 2000 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois; was buried on 29 Jul 2000 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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