6. | Waggoner, Dewey Evert was born on 27 Sep 1925 in Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (son of Waggoner, Isach Jacob and Jones, Matilda Elizabeth 'Lizzie'); died on 10 Apr 1994 in Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried on 13 Apr 1994 in Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: WAGG.D001
- _FGRAVE: 204033725
- Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, 105th General Hospital, United States Army
- Funeral: 13 Apr 1994, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
Notes:
Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on June 11, 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Selected for the medical department, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of cook's helper (590). Departed the continental U.S. on December 6, 1943 bound for the Pacific theater of operations. Assigned to and served with the medical detachment, 105th General Hospital, in Australia and through the New Guinea and southern Philippines campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct M Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 bronze battle star. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 14, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois.
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Buried:
Buried with full military rites.
Dewey married Halterman, Mildred M.. Mildred died in 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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