Pittman, Galen Gene

1931 - 2007  (76 years)

• Name	Pittman, Galen Gene
  Birth	20 Jan 1931	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PITT.G001
  _FGRAVE	20011498
  Funeral	21 Jun 2007	Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	Korean War, Sergeant, United States Army National Guard  [2]
  		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…
  		United States Army National Guard
  		Sergeant (abbreviated as Sgt.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951) In the Korean War era, this rank was called "Sergeant". There was no 3 stripe Sergeant insignia during this period.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	18 Jun 2007	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  	There will be military services at the cemetery.
  		Headstone, Pittman, Juanita and Galen G.
  Person ID	I12970	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Pittman, William P.,   b. 11 Jan 1901   d. Mar 1977 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Gill, Lucy,   b. 9 Oct 1903   d. 21 Sep 1987 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F6098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McCracken, J.C.
  Children	1. Pittman, A.   2. Pittman, W.
  Family ID	F6097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jan 1931 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 18 Jun 2007 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 21 Jun 2007 - Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a retired farmer and also had worked at Sunday's Thermogas in Clay City. Galen served in the Army National Guard during the Korean War. He was a member of Zif Missionary Baptist Church and VFW at Clay City.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3412] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pittman, Juanita C. and Galen G., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20011498/galen-gene-pittman), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1176] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, DeHart, Lorena Mae, 91, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35832202), none. (Reliability: 2).