Rudder, Bernard H.
1918 - 1997 (78 years)
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Name Rudder, Bernard H. Birth 8 Dec 1918 Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 5 Apr 1930 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2, 3, 4] 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 06a 
1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 06a
1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 11, page 06a
Census 4 Apr 1940 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] 1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 03a 
1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 03a
1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 06, page 03a
The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
Reference Number RUDD.B001 _FGRAVE 1141118 Military Service World War II, Private First Class, Service Battery, 252nd Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army [5] - Entered active service as a draftee on December 29, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Field Artillery, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Second Echelon Auto Mechanic (MOS 014). Departed t the Continental U.S. on August 14, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Participated in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Wounded by enemy action on December 3, 1944. Assigned to the Service Battery, 252nd Field Artillery Battalion when honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 27, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Earned the Purple Heard Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal.
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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2280919
World War II Honoree, Rudder, Bernard H. (1918-1997) 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, Rudder, Bernard H.
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
Purple Heart Medal, United States Military Purple Heart Medal, United States Military 
Good Conduct Medal, United States Army Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces American Campaign Medal, United States Military American Campaign Medal, United States 
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States 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)European Theater of World War II Fort Dix, New Jersey Death 28 Mar 1997 Burial National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Person ID I18870 Carl Wayne Gray Research | Frock - Barker Michael M. Frock and Margaret Barker Descendants, Frock - Seltenreich Michael Frock and Elizabeth Seltenreich Descendants Last Modified 3 Jul 2023
Father RUDDER, Harvey, b. 1892, Illinois Mother Frock, Mary, b. 5 Sep 1897, Arkansas d. 21 Jan 1919, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 21 years) Marriage Y [6] Family ID F915 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Entered active service as a draftee on December 29, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Field Artillery, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Second Echelon Auto Mechanic (MOS 014). Departed t the Continental U.S. on August 14, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Participated in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Wounded by enemy action on December 3, 1944. Assigned to the Service Battery, 252nd Field Artillery Battalion when honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 27, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Earned the Purple Heard Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal.
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