Palmer, Laurel Cornelius

1921 - 1980  (59 years)

• Name	Palmer, Laurel Cornelius
  Birth	2 Apr 1921	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PALM.L001
  _FGRAVE	143329406
  Military Service	World War II, Electrician's Mate First Class, United States Navy  [2, 3]
  	Enlisted and entered active service on October 8, 1942 at Navy Recruiting Station, Saint Louis, Missouri. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. Attended the 16 week Electrician's Mate School, the 32 week Electricacal Interior Communications School and various other naval schools. Served aboard the Fletcher-Class Destroyer USS Ross DD-563 in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Honorably discharged as an Electrician's Mate First Class on December 21, 1945 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Saint Louis, Missouri. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and the Philippines Liberation Medal with 2 bronze battle stars. 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=2281799
  		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
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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, Palmer, Laurel Cornelius (1921-1980)
  Death	3 Apr 1980	Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Glen Carbon Cemetery, Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Palmer, Laurel C. and Patricia L.
  Person ID	I26779	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Sullens - Dunagan John Benjamin Sullens and Mary Jane 'Polly' Dunagan Descendants
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Palmer, Ray,   b. 9 Sep 1884   d. 14 Jul 1944 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Sullens, Anna Mae,   b. 25 Jan 1890, Illinois d. 2 Dec 1976, Wood River Hospital, Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F11508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hargis, Patricia Lea,   b. 28 Nov 1924, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 24 Jan 2002, Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F11507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Apr 1921 - Illinois Death - 3 Apr 1980 - Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois Burial - - Glen Carbon Cemetery, Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7558] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Palmer, Laurel C. and Patricia L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143329406/laurel-cornelius-palmer), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7559] (Reliability: 2). [S14820] (Reliability: 2).