Carlyle, Earl Lester

• Name	Carlyle, Earl Lester
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CARL.E005
  Military Service	World War II, Private, A Detachment, 331st Transportation Corps Harbor Craft Company, United States Army  [1]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on January 23, 1945 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for the Transportation Corps, completed basic training, and departed the Continental U.S. on August 27, 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operationsns. Served with a detachment of the 331st Transportation Corps Harbor Craft Company at Base K, Leyte, Philippine Islands. Honorably discharged as a Private on October 23, 1945 to enlist in the Regular Army. Entered active duty in the Regular Armmy the next day. Returned to the Continental U.S. on December 23, 1945 and was assigned To Headquarters Company, 2164th Station Company, Transportation Corps, Fort Eustis, Virginia, serving as a military policeman (military occupational specialty 677). Honorably discharged as a Private on December 5, 1946 at the separation point, same station. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2123082
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Flag of the United States, 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…
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Military Service Ribbons, Earl Lester Carlyle Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Army
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  Person ID	I10832	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Carlyle, Earl L.,   b. 13 Oct 1926, Illinois d. 13 Jan 1992 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Unknown
  Family ID	F5133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S14740] World War II Honoree, Earl Lester Carlyle, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2123082) (Reliability: 2).