Kidwell, Milton Earl (1918 - 2001): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1918 - 2001 (83 years)

Name	Kidwell, Milton Earl
Birth	14 Jan 1918 [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	KIDW.M001
_FGRAVE	128793988
Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, Battery C, 545th Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, United States Army [1, 2]
	Entered active service as a draftee on January 21, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training, and later qualified in the military occupational specialty of Anti Aircraft Range Section Non Commissioned Officer (527). Departed the Continental U.S. on April 5, 1945 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Battery C, 545th Anti Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, in the Central Europe Campaign. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal With 1 bronze battle star, and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on December 22, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2207783
		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
		Military Service Ribbons, Kidwell, Milton Earl (1918-2001) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
		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,…
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II Honoree, Kidwell, Milton E. (1918-2001)
		American Campaign Medal, United States
		Camp Grant, Illinois
		European Theater of World War II
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
		United States Army
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		World War II (1939-1945)
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		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. …
Death	5 Apr 2001 [1, 3]
Burial	Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois [1]
Burial		Headstone, Kidwell, Milton Earl
Person ID	I22034	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
Last Modified	6 May 2024

Family Stanford, Ada Fennie, b. 16 Jan 1924, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Jun 2009, Saint Josephs Hospital, Breese, Clinton County, Illinois (Age 85 years)

Marriage 16 Jun 1954 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [3]

Age at Marriage He : 36 years and 5 months - She : 30 years and 5 months.

Children

	1. KIDWELL, Jon d. 7 Jun 2020
	2. KIDWELL, James d. 4 Nov 1979

Family ID F7270 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Event Map

Burial - - Carlyle Cemetery, Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois

= Link to Google Earth

Sources

[S6064] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Kidwell, Milton Earl, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Kidwell&GSiman=1&GScid=105038&GRid=128793988&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5801] World War II Honoree, Milton E. Kidwell, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2207783) (Reliability: 2).
[S3943] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kidwell, Ada F., 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stanford&GSiman=1&GScid=105038&GRid=38499624&), none. (Reliability: 2).