CROUSE, Paul Murvin

1925 - 2017  (91 years)

• Name	CROUSE, Paul Murvin
  		Paul M. Crouse (1925-2017)
  Birth	23 Oct 1925	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CROU.P001
  _FGRAVE	213817583
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army
  	At 18, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served admirably in WWII as an evaluation medic stationed in various locations in the Pacific theater including the Philippines and in Japan as part of the occupation force after the war’s end.
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		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,…
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	19 Oct 2017
  Burial	Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I25789	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Crouse, Murvin,   b. 8 Feb 1895, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jun 1976 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	REAL, Esther M.,   b. 27 Feb 1898, Richland County, Illinois d. 13 Jul 1977, Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F11079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, Venice A.,   b. 13 Jul 1919   d. 26 May 2006 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F18033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 8a, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00141&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2).