Arbuckle, Charles

1914 - 1962  (47 years)

• Name	Arbuckle, Charles
  Birth	11 Nov 1914  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ARBU.C001
  _FGRAVE	24650431
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 893rd Ordnance (Heavy Automotive Maintenance) Company, United States Army  [2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on March 3, 1941 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Ordnance Corps, completed basic training, and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Second Echelon Automotive Mechanic (014). Departed the Continental U.S. on September 20, 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 893rd Ordnance (Heavy Automotive Maintenance) Company. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician 5th Grade on January 4, 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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2019000
  		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 Army
  		Technician Fifth Grade (T/5 or Tec 5), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Charles Arbuckle (1914-1962) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Arbuckle, Charles (1914-1962)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 05 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Death	9 Jun 1962  [1]
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Arbuckle, Charles
  Person ID	I43111	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 May 2023

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. Arbuckle, Douglas Reed,   b. 1949   d. 2011 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F16709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13498] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Arbuckle, Charles, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24650431/charles-arbuckle), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13463] World War II Honoree, Charles Arbuckle, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2019000) (Reliability: 2).