| 1. |  Seesengood, James B. was born on 17 Oct 1905 in Newton, Jasper County, Illinois (son of Seesengood, Simon J. and Zuber, Anna C.); died on 7 Jan 1995 in Greendale, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, Stringtown, Richland County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: SEES.J001
- _FGRAVE: 72407202
- Funeral: Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
- Military Service: World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 451st Amphibious Truck Company, United States Army
- Census: 10 Apr 1940, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 10a
Notes:
He was a retired farmer and a member of the St. Stephens Catholic Church in Flora.
Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on December 22, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (MOS 345). Departed the Continental U.S. on April 4, 1943 bound for the Pacific Theater Of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 451st Amphibious Truck Company. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on October 25, 1944 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2298119
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.
Died:
James B. Seesengood, 89, of Clay City, died at 1:20 p.m. Saturday Jan. 7, 1995 at Clay County Hospital in Flora.
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1905 - 1995 (89 years)