Allison, Murl G.

1922 - 2009  (86 years)

• Name	Allison, Murl G.
  Birth	21 Dec 1922  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ALLI.M002
  _FGRAVE	Smith Cemete
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, Military Police Platoon, 1st 'Big Red One' Infantry Division, United States Army  [2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on July 21, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Military Policeman (677), and departed the Continental U.S. on February 10, 1945 bound for the European Theater Of Operations. Assigned to and served with the Military Police Platoon, 1st 'Big Red One' Infantry Division in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns and in the Army Of Occupation thereafter. Earned The American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal With 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and The Army Of Occupation Medal (Germany). Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on May 4, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. (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://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2059897
  		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)
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Rhineland Campaign, World War II
  		Central Europe
  		1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army
  		1st Infantry Division ("Big Red One"), United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Allison, Murl G. (1922-2009) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		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
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
  		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. …
  Death	22 Jan 2009  [1]
  Burial	Payne Cemetery, Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Allison, Murl G. and Clara B. ),(
  Person ID	I43096	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	?, Clara B.,   b. 3 Jun 1923, Illinois d. 1 Mar 1990, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1941  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 18 years and 10 months - She : 18 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F16697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S13482] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Allison, Murl G. and Clara B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106885082/murl-g-allison) (Reliability: 2). [S13483] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, World War II Honoree, Murl G. Allison, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2059897) (Reliability: 2).