Milligan, John C. Sr.

1918 - 1984  (66 years)

• Name	Milligan, John C.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	9 May 1918  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MILL.J012
  _FGRAVE	18119360
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, Battery A, 432nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, United States Army  [3, 4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on October 30, 1941 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Selected for the Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of Cook (060), and assigned to Battery A, 432nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. Departed the Continental U.S. with his unit on May 11, 1942 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Fought in the Tunisian, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Northern Apennines, and Po Valley Campaigns. Earnned the Meritorious Unit Award (attached to II Corps), Good Conduct Medal, Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with silver battle star, and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fourth Grade on September 18, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2228245
  		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,…
  Death	12 Oct 1984  [1, 5]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Milligan, John C. Sr. and Margaret L.
  		Headstone, Milligan, John C. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I20098	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Bricker - Shock Conrad Bricker and Lucinda Shock Descendants
  Last Modified	30 May 2024

  
  

  Father	MILLIGAN, ?   d. Bef 20 Apr 1940
  Mother	?, Margret H.,   b. 1887, Illinois
  Family ID	F9027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	TAYLOR, Margaret Louise,   b. 31 May 1927, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 12 Mar 1995, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Milligan, S.   2. Milligan, J.C. Jr.   3. Milligan, P.P.   4. Milligan, Dennis Gene,   b. 21 Jun 1949   d. 20 Aug 2005 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F8443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S4930] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Milligan, John C. Sr. and Margaret L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Milligan&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18119360&) (Reliability: 2). [S36] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 28, page 14a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00052?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S5233] World War II Honoree, John C. Milligan, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2228245) (Reliability: 2). [S5484] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Milligan, John C. Sr., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Milligan&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18119360&) (Reliability: 2). [S4929] Obituary, Milligan, Margaret L., 67 (Reliability: 2).