Fitzgerald, Earnest Carl

1920 - 1991  (70 years)

• Name	Fitzgerald, Earnest Carl
  Birth	20 Jul 1920  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FITZ.C001
  _FGRAVE	34762541
  Military Service	World War II, Ship Fitter Third Class, 23rd US Naval Construction Battalion, United States Navy  [3, 4]
  	Entered active service on march 3, 1945 and received basic training at Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Illinois. Received specialized training as a Seabee at Naval Construction Training Center Davisville, Rhode Island. Served with the 23rd U US Naval Construction Battalion, based on Guam. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Shipfitter 3rd Class on April 3, 1946 at the Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=595928
  		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 Navy
  		Earnest Carl Fitzgerald (1920-1991)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Fitzgerald, Earnest Carl (1920-1991) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Fitzgerald, (Earnest Carl 1920-1991)
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Guam
  		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. …
  Death	13 Mar 1991  [2]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [5]
  		Headstone, Fitzgerald, E. Carl and Vivian
  		Headstone, Fitzgerald, E. Carl and Vivian Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I17245	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 May 2023

  
  

  Family	Pearce, Vivian O.,   b. 6 Sep 1922, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Feb 2010 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Fitzgerald, Charles Ronald 'Ronnie',   b. 14 Sep 1941   d. 3 May 1988 (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F7699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4183] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Fitzgerald, Vivian, 87, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Pearce&GSiman=1&GScid=105559&GRid=48689085&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4184] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fitzgerald, E. Carl and Vivian, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fitzgerald&GSiman=1&GScid=105559&GRid=34762541&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4185] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fitzgerald, E. Carl, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fitzgerald&GSiman=1&GScid=105559&GRid=34762541&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14780] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Earnest Carl Fitzgerald, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=595928) (Reliability: 2). [S14779] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Fitzgerald, E. Carl and Vivian, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fitzgerald&GSiman=1&GScid=105559&GRid=34762541&), none. (Reliability: 2).