Camp, Joseph Oscar
1924 - 1943 (19 years)
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Name Camp, Joseph Oscar Birth 1 Jul 1924 Illinois 
[1] Gender Male Reference Number CAMP.J006 _FGRAVE 19785587 Military Service World War II, Sergeant, United States Army [2, 3] - Sergeant Camp served with the 34th Bomb Group, 4th Bomb Squadron. He was one of ten airmen killed when B-24D Liberator #42-40382 crashed at Blythe Army Air Base, California.
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. …
Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois
(East Side)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, Camp, Joseph O. (1924-1943) 
Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois
(East Side, Right Panel)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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 
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 Army Enlisted Rank Insignia World War II
(1939-1945)Death 1 Oct 1943 Blythe Army Airfield, Blythe, Riverside County, California [2] Cause: Died, non battle causes - Killed in Training
Incident, Consolidated B-24D Liberator 42-40382, 04 Oct 1943
Aviation Safety Network Wikibase Occurrence # 100243
Blythe Airport, Blythe, Riverside County, California
Formerly known as Blythe Army Airfield
Burial Scott Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois [1] Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans 
Headstone, Camp, J. O. 
Headstone, Camp, J. O. Person ID I33241 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 11 Dec 2022
Father Camp, Charles, b. 11 Jan 1890, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 1981, Flora Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 90 years) Mother Sandlin, Nora, b. 1894 d. 1959 (Age 65 years) Marriage Y [4] Family ID F5795 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Death - Cause: Died, non battle causes - 1 Oct 1943 - Blythe Army Airfield, Blythe, Riverside County, California 
= Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S10256] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Camp, J. O., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19785587/joseph-oscar-camp), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S14684] National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, SGT Camp, Joseph Oscar, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1099323) (Reliability: 2).
- [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2).
- [S3331] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Camp, Nora and Charles, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100767241/charles-camp), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S10256] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Camp, J. O., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19785587/joseph-oscar-camp), none. (Reliability: 2).