Chasteen, Russell E.

1908 - 1966  (57 years)

• Name	Chasteen, Russell E.
  Birth	2 Jul 1908	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CHAS.R001
  _FGRAVE	24068454
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company K, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th 'Ivy" Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on April 26, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialties of rifleman (745) and mail clerk (055). Departed the U.S. on December 10, 1944 bounund for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Company K, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th 'Ivy' Infantry Division through the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars, and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on February 3, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. 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=2053615
  		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
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Chasteen, Russell E. (1908-1966) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern 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)
  		4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army
  		4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army
  		22nd Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Fort Sheridan, 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, Chasteen, Russell E. (1908-1966)
  Death	8 Apr 1966  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Chasteen, Russell E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I18401	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Chasteen, Charles Edward,   b. 1 Mar 1887, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Jul 1926, Clay County, Illinois (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Blackledge, Mayme M.,   b. 1886, Illinois d. 15 Oct 1955 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 5]
  Family ID	F8248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cowling, Ruth R.,   b. 4 Oct 1910, Browns, Edwards County, Illinois d. 27 Jul 2000, Joliet, Will County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3]
  Children	+ 1. Chasteen, P.
  Family ID	F8250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Jul 1908 - Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4739] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Chasteen, Russell E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24068454/russell-e_-chasteen) (Reliability: 2). [S1391] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 16, page 8a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S4719] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 01, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. [S4640] World War II Honoree, Russell E. Chasteen, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2053615), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1393] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 11A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00628&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).