Tackitt, Ishmael F.

1922 - 1945  (22 years)

• Name	Tackitt, Ishmael F.
  Birth	31 Dec 1922
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TACK.I001
  _FGRAVE	22422908
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Company A, 6th Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Private with Company A, 6th Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division. Entered combat on December 23, 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. Died of wounds on March 10, 1945 in vicinity of Neidermendig, Rhineland, Germany. Earned The Purple Heart Medal and was entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign with two bronze battle stars (Ardennes and Rhineland), and the WWII Victory Medal. Buried with military honors at Elmwood Cemetery in Flora, Illinois. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in that city. (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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903239
  		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
  		World War II Honoree, Tackitt, Ishmael F. (1922-1945)
  		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
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		11th Armored Division, United States Army
  		11th Armored Division, United States Army
  		6th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Tackitt, Ishmael F. (1922-1945) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Battle of the Bulge, World War II
  		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. …
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	10 Mar 1945	Neidermendig, Rhineland, Germany   [3]
  	Cause: Died of Wounds
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [4]
  		Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
  		Headstone, Tackitt, Ishmael F.
  		Headstone, Tackitt, Ishmael F. Displayed with permission of Ewood Sexton
  		Headstone, Tackitt, Ishmael F. Displayed with permission of Ewood Sexton
  Person ID	I43064	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S13418] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Ishmael F. Tackitt, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1903239) (Reliability: 2). [S13417] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, PVT Ishmael F. Tackitt, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1040651) (Reliability: 2). [S13424] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Tackitt, Ishmael F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22422908) (Reliability: 2).