| Name |
Milligan, John C. |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
9 May 1918 [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
MILL.J012 |
| _FGRAVE |
18119360 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, Battery A, 432nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, United States Army [3, 4] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on October 30, 1941 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Selected for the Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of Cook (060), and assigned to Battery A, 432nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. Departed the Continental U.S. with his unit on May 11, 1942 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Fought in the Tunisian, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Northern Apennines, and Po Valley Campaigns. Earnned the Meritorious Unit Award (attached to II Corps), Good Conduct Medal, Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with silver battle star, and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fourth Grade on September 18, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, 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=2228245
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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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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
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Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army
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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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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 |
12 Oct 1984 [1, 5] |
| Burial |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Milligan, John C. Sr. and Margaret L.
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Headstone, Milligan, John C.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I20098 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Bricker - Shock Conrad Bricker and Lucinda Shock Descendants |
| Last Modified |
30 May 2024 |
English
1918 - 1984 (66 years)
