Rinehart, C.S. Jr.

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• Reference Number: RINE.C004
• _FGRAVE: 88714240
• Funeral: Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home, Chester, Randolph County, Illinois
• Military Service: World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, Headquarters, Major Port Company, United States Army

Notes:

He had been a truck driver for 65 years and retired after driving 38 years for the Gilster Mary-Lee Corporation in Chester.

He was of Protestant Faith.

He was life member of VFW Post 3553 of Chester, and American Legion Post 487 in Chester.

He was a World War II Army Veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart.

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on March 15, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for the Transportation Corps, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Light Truck Driver (mos 345). Departed the Continental U.S. on September 11, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Headquarters, 14th Major Port Company in the Rhineland Campaign. Wounded by enemy action on October 12, 1944 in Germany. Treated at the 103rd General Hospital and returned to duty. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on May 17, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Mccoy, Wisconsin. Earned The Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal, African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, and the WWII Victory Medal.

Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2276939

Died:
Carrol L. "Pappy" Rinehart, Sr., 91, passed away at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

Carrol married Erwin, Mary Lou on 24 Apr 1948 in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky. Mary (daughter of Erwin, L. and Coble, A.) was born on 18 Aug 1926 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 26 Jun 2014 in Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Chester, Randolph County, Illinois; was buried on 1 Jul 2014 in Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Randolph County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: ERWI.M005
• Funeral: 1 Jul 2014, Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home, Chester, Randolph County, Illinois

Notes:

She was a homemaker. She had been a truck driver and drove with her husband, she worked in the lab at Gilster Mary Lee in Chester, IL and she had managed a Donut Shop in Chester

She was of the Protestant Faith.

Died:
MARY LOU RINEHART, 87, of Chester, Illinois passed away at 1:58 pm, Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Chester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Chester, Illinois.

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• Reference Number: RINE.R002

Russell married Toliver, Beulah E.. Beulah was born in 1904; died in 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: TOLI.B002

L. married Coble, A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: RINE.A001
• _FGRAVE: 7365881

Albert married Wiseman, Myrtle Ivy. Myrtle was born in 1885; died in 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: WISE.M002