Cailteux, David Eugene 'Davie'

1927 - 2002  (75 years)

• Name	Cailteux, David Eugene 'Davie'
  Birth	2 Jan 1927	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [1]
  Reference Number	CAIL.D001
  _FGRAVE	34954236
  Funeral	12 Oct 2002	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 1242nd United States Army Air Forces  [5]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on June 7, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Army Air Forces, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Military Policeman (677). Departed the Continental U.SS. on November 16, 1945 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 1242nd Army Air Forces Base Unit engaged in the occupation of Germany. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on December 30, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and the Army of Occupation Medal (Germany). 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=2123392
  		World War II Honoree, Cailteux, David E. (1927-2002)
  		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. …
  		United States of America Flag, 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,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Cailteux, David Eugene 'Davie' (1927-2002) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  Death	10 Oct 2002	St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois   [1, 2, 6]
  Burial	12 Oct 2002	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Lot 5 - 2 Add - Row 9
  		Headstone, Cailteux, Beatrice and Davie E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Cailteux, Beatrice and Davie E.
  Person ID	I12002	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Cailteux, Francis Leopold 'Frank',   b. 18 Aug 1891, Iroquois County, Illinois d. 3 Jun 1966, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Franklin, Bonnie,   b. 19 Aug 1894, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Feb 1978, Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 7]
  Family ID	F1289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WILKIN, Beatrice 'Peach',   b. 18 Aug 1925, Wayne County, Illinois d. 18 Mar 2014, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Cailteux, B.   2. Cailteux, B. + 3. Cailteux, D. + 4. Cailteux, D.   5. CAILTEUX, D.J.
  Family ID	F5677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S3150] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Cailteux, David Eugene, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34954236), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3151] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cailteux, Beatrice and Davie E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34954236/davie-e-cailteux) (Reliability: 2). [S1180] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 26, page 13a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 5a, none. (Reliability: 2). [S3073] World War II Honoree, David E. Cailteux, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2123392) (Reliability: 2). [S3152] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Cailteux, Beatrice, 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126553839/beatrice-cailteux), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3149] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cailteux, Bonnie and Frank, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24068489/francis-leopold-cailteux), none. (Reliability: 2).