| 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
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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. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Chasteen, Russell E. (1908-1966)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Chasteen, Russell E. (1908-1966)
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22nd Infantry Regiment, United States Army
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4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army
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4th Infantry Division ("Ivy Division"), United States Army
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Camp Grant, Illinois
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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European Theater of World War II
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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Fort Sheridan, Illinois
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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,… |
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
8 Apr 1966 [1] |
| Burial |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Chasteen, Russell E.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I18401 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
1 Jul 2023 |
English
1908 - 1966 (57 years)
