Atkisson, Leo V.

1920 - 1973  (52 years)

• Name	Atkisson, Leo V.
  		Ralph and Alice Smith and Ed, Leo, and Helen Atkisson The back says....Ralph, Alice Smith, Ed, Leo and Helen Atkisson Contributed by Donna Elie
  Birth	11 Jul 1920	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ATKI.L002
  _FGRAVE	35119335
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 413th Military Police Escort Guard Company, United States Army  [2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on August 5, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Corps of Military Police, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Military Policeman (677). Served with stateside units until March 31, 1945 when he departed the Continental U.S. bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 413th Military Police Escort Guard Company through the Central Europe Campaign and into the occupation period. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal With 1 bronze battle star, WWII Victory Medal And The Army of Occupation Medal (Germany). Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on March 22, 1946 at Camp Mccoy, Wisconsin. (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=2012003
  		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, Atkisson, Leo V. (1920-1973) 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
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
  		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, Atkisson, Leo V. (1920-1973)
  Death	30 Mar 1973
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I18957	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Atkisson, Eugene Virgil,   b. 22 Oct 1887, Liberal, Seward County, Kansas d. 21 Feb 1964, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Frye, Maggie A.,   b. 1883, Tennessee d. 28 May 1972 (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1911	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 23 years and 2 months - She was ~ 28 years.
  Family ID	F1269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Crown, Helen Ruth,   b. 16 Jul 1921   d. 25 Jan 1998 (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Atkisson, Sharon Sue,   b. 12 Jul 1947   d. 12 Jul 1947 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F18143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jul 1920 - Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 13, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14801] World War II Honoree, Leo V. Atkisson, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2012003) (Reliability: 2). [S1157] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Atkisson, Maggie A. and Eugene V., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24144943/eugene-v-atkisson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1158] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 05, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1159] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 3B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&path=Illinois.Clay.Clay.0003.6) (Reliability: 2).