Name |
Tolliver, John H. 'Bush' |
Birth |
24 Mar 1916 |
Louisville, Clay County, Illinois |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
TOLL.J010 |
_FGRAVE |
30751103 |
Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, Company C, 22nd Infantry Regiment (Motorized), 4th 'Ivy' Infantry Division, United States Army [1, 2] |
- Enlisted in the infantry and entered active service on September 11, 1940 at Peoria, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified as a rifleman, and assigned to and served with Company C, 22nd Infantry Regiment (Motorized), 4th 'Ivy' Infantry Division, in training at Fort Benning, Georgia. Honorably discharged, by reason of a certificate of disability, as a Private First Class on August 30, 1941 at same station.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2303815
|
|
World War II Honoree, Tolliver, John H. (1916-1985)
|
|
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
|
|
Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
|
|
United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
|
|
World War II (1939-1945) |
Death |
16 Apr 1985 |
Olney, Richland County, Illinois |
Burial |
Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois [3] |
|
Headstone, Tolliver, John H. and Nadine
|
Person ID |
I33792 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
Last Modified |
19 Jul 2023 |