Pettyjohn, Galen E.

1919 - 1976  (57 years)

• Name	Pettyjohn, Galen E.
  Birth	24 Feb 1919	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PETT.G002
  _FGRAVE	44618477
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Company B, 29th Medical Training Battalion, United States Army Reserves  [4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on October 20, 1944 and transferred to the enlisted reserve corps. At time of honorable discharge as a Private with a certificate of disability on December 12, 1942, at Camp Grant, Illinois, he was assigned to Company B, 29th Medical Training Battalion, same station. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for service during the period of eligibility. 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://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2283245
  		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
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Pettyjohn, Galen E. (1919-1976) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Pettyjohn, Galen E. (1919-1976)
  Death	10 Nov 1976
  Burial	13 Nov 1976	Davids Cemetery, Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio
  	Sec D Lot 297
  		Headstone, Pettyjohn, Galen Contributed by Paul Wilder
  Person ID	I12222	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Pettyjohn, Thomas Edward 'Tom',   b. 17 Sep 1887, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Sep 1964 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Stine, Myrtle,   b. 1892, Illinois d. 7 Mar 1947 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F4937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rice, Ann F.,   b. 1920   d. 15 Jan 1987 (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Pettyjohn, G.   2. Pettyjohn, J.
  Family ID	F5760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Feb 1919 - Illinois Burial - 13 Nov 1976 - Davids Cemetery, Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1407] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 29, page 14b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S354] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 06, page 3b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584337_00609&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1672] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 13A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00632&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S14744] World War II Honoree, Galen E. Pettyjohn, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2283245) (Reliability: 2).