Amerman, Fred Leroy 'Freddie'

1931 - 1987  (55 years)

• Name	Amerman, Fred Leroy 'Freddie'
  Birth	22 Dec 1931	Chauncey, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	AMER.F002
  _FGRAVE	31685568
  Military Service	Career Airman
  		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
  Military Service	Korean War, United States Air Force  [2]
  	Wayne, My oldest Brother Freddie Leroy Amerman graduated from Clay City Community High School in 1950. After graduating he enlisted into the USArmy.. He served in Korea as a radio operator during the Korean War. After that he enlisted in the USaF for a little over 20years. I believe his records have Amerman spelled with a double Mas Amerman due to his birth certificate. After retirement he continued training students at Chaunute AFB in auto tech: He is buried near Rautroul: but I think he should be at least listed as a Veteran from Clay City. If not let me know . He died Dec 20th of 1987- Vietnam also
  		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…
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Korean Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Korean War Service Medal
  		Korean War Service Medal
  		United Nations Service Medal Korea, United Nations
  		United Nations Service Medal Korea, United Nations
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Military Service	United States Army
  	Wayne, My oldest Brother Freddie Leroy Amerman graduated from Clay City Community High School in 1950. After graduating he enlisted into the USArmy.. He served in Korea as a radio operator during the Korean War. After that he enlisted in the USaF for a little over 20years. I believe his records have Amerman spelled with a double Mas Amerman due to his birth certificate. After retirement he continued training students at Chaunute AFB in auto tech: He is buried near Rautroul: but I think he should be at least listed as a Veteran from Clay City. If not let me know . He died Dec 20th of 1987- Vietnam also
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, Technical Sergeant, United States Air Force  [2]
  	Note from his sister Lila : Wayne, My oldest Brother Freddie Leroy Amerman graduated from Clay City Community High School in 1950. After graduating he enlisted into the USArmy.. He served in Korea as a radio operator during the Korean War. After that he enlisted in the USaF for a little over 20years. I believe his records have Amerman spelled with a double Mas Amerman due to his birth certificate. After retirement he continued training students at Chaunute AFB in auto tech: He is buried near Rautroul: but I think he should be at least listed as a Veteran from Clay City. If not let me know . He died Dec 20th of 1987- Vietnam also
  		Gallantry Cross, South Vietnam
  		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Vietnam
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Vietnam
  		Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  		Flag of the United States, 50 Stars (1960 - Present) This is the current flag of the United States. This flag became the official United States flag in 1960 when a star was added for the State of Hawaii. It replaced the short-lived 49-star flag (July 4, 1959 - July 3, 1960) honoring the State of Alaska. An Executive Order by President Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine…
  		Technical Sergeant (TSGT) (E6), United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force Shield
  		Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of South Vietnam
  		Vietnam Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  Death	20 Dec 1987	Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  		Obituary, Amerman, Fred, 55
  Burial	Saint Johns Cemetery, Royal, Champaign County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Amerman, Fred L.
  		Entrance, Saint Johns Cemetery, Royal, Champaign County, Illinois Also known as German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Royal Saint Johns Cemetery, Saint Johns Cemetery
  Person ID	I20553	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Amerman - Watson Richard Amerman and Hannah Watson Descendants
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Amerman, Fred Aaron,   b. 5 Aug 1909, Cumberland County, Illinois d. 13 Feb 1974, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Smith, Arley Nila,   b. 18 Jul 1915, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 22 Apr 2005, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1930	Wheatland, Knox County, Indiana   [3, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 9 months - She : 14 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F7686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Schlueter, Erna
  Family ID	F9224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Fyffe, Thelma Ellamae,   b. 31 Dec 1931, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 15 Sep 1977, Chanute Air Force Base Hospital, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	Y  [7]
  Family ID	F9225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Dec 1931 - Chauncey, Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 20 Dec 1987 - Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois Burial - - Saint Johns Cemetery, Royal, Champaign County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5641] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Amerman, Fred Leroy, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31685568), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5643] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Amerman, Fred L., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31685568), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4179] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Amerman, Nila, 89, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083587/arley-nila-amerman), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5642] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Amerman, Ronnie G 'Pops', 71, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=105163&GRid=27164613&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4177] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Amerman, Fred A, 64, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18315365/fred-aaron-amerman), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4178] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Amerman, Nila and Fred A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18315365/fred-aaron-amerman), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11899] Findagrave.com, Obituary, Amerman, Thelma, 45, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21316403/thelma-e-amerman), none. (Reliability: 2).