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Zerkel, Herbert Vernon

Zerkel, Herbert Vernon

Male 1923 - 1945  (21 years)


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  • Name Zerkel, Herbert Vernon 
    Birth 12 May 1923  Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number ZERK.H001 
    _FGRAVE 15529935 
    Military Service World War II, Corporal, 335th Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army  [2, 3
    • ID: 36614816
      Branch of Service: U.S. Army
      Hometown: Cook County, IL
      Status: Died Of Wounds
    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. …
    Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)

    World War II Honoree, Zerkel, Hubert
    World War II Honoree, Zerkel, Hubert
    United States Army
    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,…
    National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, Zerkel, Herbert V. (1923-1945)
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    National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, Zerkel, Herbert V. (1923-1945)


    United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    World War II
    (1939-1945)
    Death 20 Jan 1945  Luxembourg, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Cause: Died of Wounds 
    Burial North Freedom Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Headstone, Zerkel, Herbert V.
    Headstone, Zerkel, Herbert V.
    Person ID I37348  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Weidner - Ziegler

    Johann Adam Weidner and Magdalene Ziegler Descendants
    Last Modified 25 May 2023 

    Father Zerkel, Clarna G.,   b. 5 Oct 1896, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1980, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Gross, Agnes M.,   b. 1902, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1975 (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Y  [5
    Family ID F15044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 May 1923 - Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - North Freedom Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Sources 
    1. [S12016] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Zerkel, Herbert V., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15529935/herbert-v.-zerkel), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S11315] World War II Honoree, Hubert Zerkel, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903151) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S11138] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, CPL Herbert V. Zerkel, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1178037) (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S1489] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 04, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).