Britton, Marion E.

1920 - 1997  (76 years)

• Name	Britton, Marion E.
  Birth	7 Dec 1920	Ludlow, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BRIT.M001
  _FGRAVE	21710535
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, Company C, 304th Infantry Regiment, 76th 'Onaway' Infantry Division  [2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on 5 September 1942 at Scott Field, Illinois. Completed basic training qualified as a rifleman, military occupational specialty 745. Departed the Continental U.S. on 7 March 1945 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Company C, 304th Infantry Regiment, 76th 'Onaway' Infantry Division, through the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Wounded by enemy action on 13 April 1945 in vicinity of Hollsteitz, Saxony, Germany. Initially treated at the 107th Evacuation Hospital. Remained in the European theater until 29 January 1946. Earned The Purple Heart Medal, The Combat Infantryman Badge, 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 discharged as a Corporal on 15 February 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, 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://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1993651
  		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,…
  		Erma (Newton) and Marion Britton Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan
  		United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Britton, Marion E. (1920-1997) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		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)
  		76th Infantry Division ("Onaway Division"), United States Army
  		76th Infantry Division ("Onaway Division"), United States Army
  		304th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		History of the 304th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
  		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, Britton, Marion E. (1920-1997)
  Death	19 Mar 1997	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Burial	Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Britton, Marion E.
  Person ID	I27169	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Britton, Homer Crawford,   b. 28 Jan 1895   d. 23 Nov 1973 (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Pickens, Dora,   b. 11 Feb 1897   d. 28 Jul 1973 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F9735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Newton, Erma Vivian,   b. 29 Sep 1925, Blair Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Nov 2015, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F11672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Dec 1920 - Ludlow, Champaign County, Illinois Death - 19 Mar 1997 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a military veteran and Commander of the Sailor Springs, Illinois American Legion for 26 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7724] (Reliability: 2). [S7597] (Reliability: 2). [S6024] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Harrison, Inez Cozette, 88, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121220088), none. (Reliability: 2).