Crackel, Carroll Lee

1922 - 1998  (76 years)

• Name	Crackel, Carroll Lee
  Birth	3 Feb 1922  [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CRAC.C002
  _FGRAVE	26559941
  Military Service	World War II, First Sergeant, Headquarters Battery, 317th Field Artillery Battalion, 81st 'Wildcat' Infantry Division, United States Army  [2, 4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on November 19, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Field Lineman (641). Departed the U.S. on July 5, 1944 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Headquarters Battery, 317th Field Artillery Battalion, 81st 'Wildcat' Infantry Division, through the Western Pacific and Southern Philippine Islands Campaigns and performed occupational duties in Aomoori Prefecture of Japan. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze arrowhead (assault landing) and 2 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal. Honorably discharged as a 1st Sergeant on January 15, 1946 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2556323
  		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
  		First Sergeant (1st Sgt), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Crackel, Carroll Lee (1922-1998) 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
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		81st Infantry Division ("Wildcat"), United States Army
  		81st Infantry Division ("Wildcat"), United States Army
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
  		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, Carroll Lee (1922-1998)
  Death	20 Sep 1998  [1, 2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [5]
  		Headstone, Crackel, Carroll L. and Juanita M. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Crackel, Carroll L. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I26715	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Crackel, Joseph Harrison,   b. 1888, Illinois d. 24 Mar 1949 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Phillips, Martha Jane,   b. 1889, Illinois d. 19 Feb 1968 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F9192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearce, Juanita M.,   b. 24 Aug 1927, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Jan 2020, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F11121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7214] (Reliability: 2). [S7500] (Reliability: 2). [S3936] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 11, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S14810] (Reliability: 2). [S11029] (Reliability: 2).