Michels, Charles Lewis

1945 - 2013  (67 years)

• Name	Michels, Charles Lewis
  Birth	14 Oct 1945	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MICH.C003
  _FGRAVE	106247830
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, Sergeant, United States Air Force  [1]
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  		United States Air Force Shield
  		United States Air Force
  		Senior Airman (SRA) (E4), United States Air Force The E-4 paygrade rank, now known as senior airman, formerly called airman first class.
  		Republic Of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm Ribbon (US Air Force, US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard Frame), Republic of Vietnam
  		Gallantry Cross, South Vietnam
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  		Vietnam
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  Death	2 Mar 2013	Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri   [1]
  	Plot: SECTION 1JJ-A SITE 149
  		Headstone, Michels, Charles Lewis
  		Headstone, Michels, Charles Lewis
  Person ID	I13322	Carl Wayne Gray Research | McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Michels, Joseph Harry 'Joe',   b. 4 Aug 1915, Marion County, Illinois d. 13 Jan 2008, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Messer, Mamie Ellen,   b. 22 Dec 1920, Lincoln County, Oklahoma d. 21 Jul 2003, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1944	San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California   [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 4 months - She : 24 years.
  Family ID	F1506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	?, DeAnna
  Family ID	F6280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F6279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Oct 1945 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 2 Mar 2013 - Missouri Burial - - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was employed at Holiday Tours, Inc., in Caseyville, Illinois, as a motor coach driver and at Millstadt Community School District as a bus driver. He was a member of the Olney AF & AM No. 140 Masonic Lodge, Shriners and Christ Church in Fairview Heights, Illinois.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3540] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Michels, Charles Lewis, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106247830/charles-lewis-michels), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1125] Joyce D. Wafford, Descendants of Charles Rollin "Charley" Michels, (Joyce D. Wafford, sent to Carl Wayne Gray, 23 January 2009), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1247] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Denton, Nola, 101, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18247647), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1341] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Michels, Mamie E. and Joseph H., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23969804/joseph-harry-michels), none. (Reliability: 2).