Wilcox, Keith N.

1926 - 2002  (75 years)

• Name	Wilcox, Keith N.
  Birth	2 Mar 1926  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WILC.K001
  _FGRAVE	106173789
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company F, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th 'Statue Of Liberty' Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on July 19, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for duty with the Infantry, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Medical Technician (MOS 861). Departed the Continental U.S. on February 19, 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Company F, 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th 'Statue Of Liberty' Infantry Division, in the Ryukyus Campaign. Redeployed to the Philippines for training and then to Japan for occupation duties. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on July 17, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, WWII Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 bronze battle star. 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=2313487
  		World War II Honoree, Wilcox, Keith N. (1926-2002)
  		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
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Wilcox, Keith N. (1926-2002) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		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
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		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
  		77th Infantry Division ("Statue of Liberty"), United States Army
  		77th Infantry Division ("Stature of Liberty"), United States Army
  		307th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  Death	5 Feb 2002  [1]
  Burial	Bethania Cemetery, Justice, Cook County, Illinois   [1]
  	Plot: Section 5A Lot 35
  		Headstone, Wilcox, Keith N.
  Person ID	I26813	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

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