Waggoner, Dewey Evert

1925 - 1994  (68 years)

• Name	Waggoner, Dewey Evert
  		Dewey Waggoner (1925-1994)
  Birth	27 Sep 1925	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WAGG.D001
  _FGRAVE	204033725
  Funeral	13 Apr 1994	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 105th General Hospital, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on June 11, 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Selected for the medical department, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of cook's helper (590). Departed the continental U.S. on December 6, 1943 bound for the Pacific theater of operations. Assigned to and served with the medical detachment, 105th General Hospital, in Australia and through the New Guinea and southern Philippines campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct M Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 bronze battle star. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 14, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2021425
  		World War II Honoree, Waggoner, Dewey E. (1925-1994)
  		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
  		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, Waggoner, Dewey Evert (1925-1994) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
  Death	10 Apr 1994	Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana   [1]
  Burial	13 Apr 1994	Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  	Buried with full military rites.
  		Headstone, Waggoner, Dewey E
  		Headstone, Waggoner, Dewey E.
  Person ID	I13370	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Waggoner, Isach Jacob   d. Bef 10 Apr 1994
  Mother	Jones, Matilda Elizabeth 'Lizzie'   d. Bef 10 Apr 1994
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F4412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Halterman, Mildred M.   d. 1988
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Children	1. Waggoner, B. + 2. Waggoner, C.   3. Waggoner, Gene   d. Bef 10 Apr 1994   4. Waggoner, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 28 Sep 1954, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Apr 2021, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years) + 5. Waggoner, Billy E.,   b. 10 Jul 1960, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 24 Feb 2018, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F6302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Sep 1925 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3546] Obituary, Waggoner, Dewey, none. (Reliability: 2). [S3518] World War II Honoree, Dewey E. Waggoner, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2021425) (Reliability: 2). [S14752] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Waggoner, Dewey E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204033725/dewey-evert-waggoner), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2670] Obituary, Eastin, Leo Leon, 75, none. [S482] Tammy Heninger, McCracken Gedcom, (4 November 2004), none. (Reliability: 2).