Kessler, Herman C.

1910 - 1976  (65 years)

• Name	Kessler, Herman C.
  Birth	23 Nov 1910	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KESS.H001
  _FGRAVE	17852259
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company M, 156th Infantry Regiment, 33rd ' Illinois' Infantry Division, United States Army  [3, 4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on October 13, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (345). Assigned to and served with Company M, 156th Infantry Regiment, 33rd 'Illinois' Infantry Division. Departed the Continental U.S. with his unit on July 8, 1943 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations where he participated in the New Guinea and Luzon Campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal, and The Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 bronze battle star. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 13, 1946 at the Separation Center, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2207781
  		World War II Honoree, Kessler, Herman C. (1910-1976)
  		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,…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	22 Mar 1976	Texas   [1]
  	He passed away in Texas where he had gone on a fishing trip.
  Burial	Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Kessler, Herman C. and Dorothy M.
  Person ID	I38340	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Kessler, Zachaus,   b. 14 Nov 1866, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Mar 1953, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Dasch, Cecelia,   b. 1876, Illinois bur. 1952, Holy Cross Cemetery, Wendelin, Clay County, Illinois (Age ~ 76 years)
  Family ID	F15398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bangert, Dorothy May,   b. 28 Feb 1910, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Jan 1996, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F15396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S12460] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Kessler, Herman C. and Dorothy M., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17852185), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5494] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 13, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S12466] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Kessler, Herman C., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17852259), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14857] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Herman C. Kessler, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2207781) (Reliability: 2).