Settles, John E.

1906 - 1976  (69 years)

• Name	Settles, John E.
  Birth	24 Jun 1906  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SETT.J001
  _FGRAVE	45744049
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 1802nd Service Command Unit, Borden General Hospital, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	With 4 years, 1 month, and 6 days prior army service, reentered active service as a 37 year-old draftee on July 28, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for service with the Medical Department, attended cooking course, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Cook's Helper (MOS 521). Assigned to and served with the 1802nd Service Command Unit, Borden General Hospital, Chickasha, Oklahoma. Honorably discharged with a certificate of disability as a Private First Class on February 16, 1945 at same station. Earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2298239
  		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
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Settles, John E. (1906-1976) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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, Settles, John E. (1906-1976)
  Death	26 Apr 1976  [1, 3]
  Burial	Benld Cemetery, Benld, Macoupin County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Settles, John E.
  		Headstone, Settles, John E.
  Person ID	I17729	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Wright, Hazel M.,   b. 28 May 1912, Wayne County, Illinois d. 31 Oct 1994, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Children	1. Settles, C.   2. Settles, K.   3. Settles, E.   4. Settles, P.   5. Settles, J.   6. Settles, J.   7. Settles, M.   8. Settles, ?   d. Bef 31 Oct 1994
  Family ID	F7903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Benld Cemetery, Benld, Macoupin County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4372] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Settles, John E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45744049/john-e-settles#), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4315] World War II Honoree, John E. Settles, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2298239), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4370] Obituary, Settles, Hazel, 82, none. (Reliability: 2). [S1418] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wright, George A., 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36687517/george-allen-wright), none. (Reliability: 2).