Crackel, Pearl Alexander (b. 27 Dec 1905 - d. 12 Nov 1986): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1905 - 1986 (80 years)

Name	Crackel, Pearl Alexander
Birth	27 Dec 1905 [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	CRAC.P001
_FGRAVE	27167301
Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army Air Forces [2, 3]
	Entered active service with the Air Corps as a draftee on 22 May 1942. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Mess Attendant (590). Departed the Continental U.S. on 5 March 1943 bound for Oran, Algeria. Served with unknown units through the Tunisian Campaign and in Italy. Returned stateside on 17 November 1944 and stationed at the Veterans Administration facility at Danville, Illinois. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably separated from the service with a certificate of disability discharge as a Private on 27 July 1945 at Chanute Field, 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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2001299
		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 Air Forces
		United States Army Air Forces
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		Military Service Ribbons, Crackel, Pearl Alexander (1905-1986) 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)
		Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois
		Oran, Algeria
		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, Crackel, Pearl A. (1905-1986)
Death	12 Nov 1986 [1]
Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1]
		Headstone, Crackel, Katheryn and Pearl A. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
		Headstone, Crackel, Pearl A. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID	I26714	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

Father	Crackel, Lawson Edward, b. 1874, Illinois d. 8 Feb 1946 (Age 72 years)
Mother	Chandler, Nellie Florence, b. 1878, Illinois d. 5 Jul 1949 (Age 71 years)
Marriage	Y [4, 5, 6]
Family ID	F8342	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	COLBORN, Emma Katheryn, b. 6 Feb 1907 d. 10 Feb 1986 (Age 79 years)
Family ID	F11480	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

Event Map

Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Sources

[S7497] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Katheryn and Pearl A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27167301/pearl-alexander-crackel), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S14809] World War II Honoree, Pearl A. Crackel, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2001299) (Reliability: 2).
[S7498] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Pearl A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27167301/pearl-alexander-crackel), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5003] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Crackel, Nellie F. and Lawson E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24103432/lawson-edward-crackel), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S3157] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 5, page 3a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).
[S670] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 09, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).