Pitcher, Oscar Donald

1920 - 2003  (83 years)

• Name	Pitcher, Oscar Donald
  Birth	2 Sep 1920	Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PITC.O001
  _FGRAVE	8252910
  Military Service	Korean War, Private First Class, United States Army
  	Comments: My dad Oscar Donald Pitcher, born 9/2/29 was in Germany during the Korean War. He is buried in the military section of chapel lawn cemetery.Schererville Indiana. Died 12/24/2003 in Florida Contributed by Donald Pitcher
  		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 Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	24 Dec 2003	Florida   [1]
  Burial	Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Schererville, Lake County, Indiana   [1]
  	Veterans West - Row 7
  Person ID	I53633	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 May 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Oscar Donald Pitcher Cedar Lake, IN Oscar Donald Pitcher, 74, of Cedar Lake, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 in Florida. He is survived by two sons Donald Wayne (Marie) Pitcher of Elizabethtown, KY and Richard Lane (Linda) Pitcher of St. John, IN; one daughter, Pamela Ann (Mark) Goess of Lake Grove, New York; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Lorene "Cindy" Pitcher. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at the Burdan Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Shanahan officiating. Burial to follow at Chapel Lawn Cemetery, Schererville, IN. Friends may meet with the family on Monday, December 29th, from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Burdan Funeral Home (corner of Rt 41 & 129th Ave.), Cedar Lake, Indiana. Don was a member of American Legion Post 261 of Cedar Lake; also a member of the Indiana International Hod Carriers and Labor Union Local 81. For further info: 219-374-5518.Published in The Times from 12/28/2003 - 12/29/2003.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15607] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pitcher, Oscar Donald, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8252910/oscar-donald-pitcher), none. (Reliability: 2).