Mitchell, James Corven 'Cork'

1927 - 1997  (69 years)

• Name	Mitchell, James Corven 'Cork'
  Birth	19 Dec 1927	Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Tool Pusher
  Reference Number	MITC.J004
  _FGRAVE	26563783
  Military Service	World War II, Airman Apprentice, United States Navy  [2, 3, 5, 6]
  	Entered active service on January 13, 1945. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Stationed at, served aboard, or assigned to (in turn), Naval Air Station, Norman, Oklahoma; Naval Air Station, Lambert Field, Saint Louis, Missouri; the Cleveland class, light cruiser USS Portsmouth CL-102; and Observation Squadrons VO-10 and VO-2, Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia. Received a general discharge under honorable condition as an Apprentice Airman on December 16, 1948 at same station. Earned the American Campaign Medal and WWII Victory Medal for his service during the periods of eligibility. 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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2219202
  		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 Navy
  		Military Service Ribbons, Mitchell, James Corven 'Cork' (1927-1997) 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)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		USS Portsmouth (CL-102), United States Navy
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		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, Mitchell, James Corven (1927-1997)
  Death	13 Feb 1997	Alliance Community Hospital, Minerva, Ohio   [2, 3, 6]
  Burial	21 Feb 1997	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 3, 6]
  	Plot: Lot 4 - 2 Add - Row 10
  		Headstone, Mitchell, Dorothy, Dick, James 'Cork' Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Mitchell, James Corven Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Mitchell, James Corven
  		Headstone, Mitchell, Dorothy, Dick, and James "Cork"
  Person ID	I243	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Mitchell - Pendleton Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton Descendants, Pendleton - Wilson Jonathan Pendleton and Eliza Ann Wilson Descendants, Mitchell - ? James Mitchell and ? Descendants
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Mitchell, James Calvin 'Jim',   b. 30 Nov 1897, Illinois d. 2 Oct 1964, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Penrod, Myrtle,   b. 22 Oct 1899   d. 13 Oct 1985, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1916  [7, 8, 9]
  	Wayne County, Volume E, Page 178, License# 360
  Age at Marriage	He was 18 years and 11 months - She was 17 years.
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Franklin, Dorothy A.,   b. 16 Aug 1935, Illinois d. 29 Aug 2020, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1950  [2, 10, 11, 12]
  Age at Marriage	He was 22 years and 10 months - She was 15 years and 2 months.
  Children	+ 1. Mitchell, James Richard 'Dick',   b. 21 Jan 1952   d. 18 Apr 2006 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Dec 1927 - Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 13 Feb 1997 - Alliance Community Hospital, Minerva, Ohio Burial - 21 Feb 1997 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a WWII U. S. Navy veteran, a retired tool pusher from PEP Drilling in Malvern, Ohio, and life member of VFW Post 2901, Cambridge, Ohio.

  
  

• Sources

  [S390] The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Mitchell, Cork, (The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), __ Feb 1997), none. (Reliability: 2). [S391] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, Dorothy, Dick, and James "Cork", (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26563783/james-corven-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S392] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, James Corven, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26563783/james-corven-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S98] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Mount Erie, Wayne Couny, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Roll 567; Page: 2B (Reliability: 2). [S14719] World War II Honoree, James Corven Mitchell, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2219202) (Reliability: 2). [S390] The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Mitchell, Cork, (The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), __ Feb 1997), none. [S14341] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index,, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp) (Reliability: 2). [S95] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, Myrtle and James C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24199878/myrtle-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S96] Obituary, Mitchell, Jim, 66, none. (Reliability: 2). [S2273] http://www.findagrve.com, Obituary, Laird, Wilma Ann, 79, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102890975/wilma-ann-laird), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2275] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hilderbrand, Mildred P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119007587/mildred-p-white), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2279] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mitchell, Dorothy, 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215040596/dorothy-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2).