Scranton, Delbert Conrad

1922 - 1994  (71 years)

• Name	Scranton, Delbert Conrad
  Birth	13 Aug 1922	West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SCRA.D001
  _FGRAVE	55153168
  Military Service	World War II, Technician 4th Grade, United States Army  [1]
  	Technician 4th Grade, carpenter general. Served from August 27, 1943 to February 18, 1946 with 23 months of service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Trained in Company B, 51st Infantry Training Battalion, 4th Platoon; Camp Wolters, Texas. Serveed with 68th Field Hospital and performed a variety of carpentry tasks in connection with construction and repair of buildings. Built frames, laid floors, installed partitions, doors and windows and erected forms and scaffolds. Made packing cases and special containers for shipping material. Also served as a bugler for a time. Awarded Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with a bronze service star for a campaign in Ryukyus, American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal and Rifle Marksman Badge. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2108087
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Delbert Conrad Scranton (1922-1994)
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Marksmanship Qualification Badge, Marksman, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Scranton, Delbert Conrad (1922-1994) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Qualification Bar, Rifle, United States Army
  		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,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Scranton, Delbert Conrad (1922-1994)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Fort Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Ryukyu Islands
  		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)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  Death	25 Mar 1994	West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois
  Burial	Moravian Cemetery, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois
  		Headstone, Scranton, Delbert C. and Mary M.
  Person ID	I38047	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family	Hedrick, Mary Mina,   b. 6 Sep 1922, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois d. 20 Nov 1999, St. Marys Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1948
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 6 months - She : 25 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F15302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S11860] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Delbert Conrad Scranton, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2108087) (Reliability: 2).