1928 - 1998 (70 years)
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West, Harvey F. |
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Harvey F. West (1928-1998)
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| Birth |
12 Feb 1928 [1] |
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Male |
| Reference Number |
WEST.H001 |
| _FGRAVE |
21780411 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, 25th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Enlisted and entered active service on 25 September 1946. Served as Military Policeman in the 25th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop in occupied Japan. Awarded the WWII Victory Medal and The Army Of Occupation Japan Medal. Honorable discharged as Private First Class on 11 February 1948.
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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1888492
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World War II Honoree, West, Harvey F. (1928-1998)
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Military Service Ribbons, West, Harvey F. (1928-1998)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
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Army of Occupation Medal, United States Army and United States Air Force
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United States Army
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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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,… |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
5 Jul 1998 [3] |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, West, Harvey F.
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| Person ID |
I32862 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
19 Jul 2023 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois |
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| Documents |
| 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. … |
| At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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| Sources |
- [S10159] (Reliability: 2).
- [S9347] (Reliability: 2).
- [S10153] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Schnell, Mary West, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45791153), none. (Reliability: 2).
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