Caldwell, John E.

1904 - 1985  (80 years)

• Name	Caldwell, John E.
  Birth	6 Jun 1904
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CALD.J004
  _FGRAVE	48423970
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, 77th Bomb Squadron, 28th Bomb Group, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  	Enlisted and entered active service on June 1, 1946 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Completed basic training and departed the Continental U.S. on September 9, 1946 bound For The Pacific Theater of Operations. Attended Radar Mechanic School At Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines and qualified for that Military Occupational Specialty (067). Earned The Aircrew Member Badge (Wings), The American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged from the 77th Bomb Squadron, 28th Bomb Group as a Corporal on April 11, 1949 at The Separation Center, Rapid City Air Force Base, Weaver, South Dakota. (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=1996468
  		World War II Honoree, Caldwell, John E. (1904-1985)
  		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 Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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	Mar 1985
  Person ID	I43348	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S15120] World War II Honoree, John E. Caldwell, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1996468) (Reliability: 2).