Eakin, Edgar Earl (b. 19 Dec 1918 - d. 2 May 1945): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1918 - 1945 (26 years)

Name	Eakin, Edgar Earl
Birth	19 Dec 1918	Marion County, Illinois [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	EAKI.E002
_FGRAVE	26104478
Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company B, 152nd Infantry, Regiment T, 38th Infantry Division, United States Army [3, 4]
	Service Number: 36908423 Veteran's dates of service unknown. Honored at the WWII Memorial in Flora, 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://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2225655
		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. …
		38th Infantry Division, United States Army
		World War II Honoree, Eakin, Edgar E. (1918-1945)
		152nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
		38th Infantry Division, 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,…
		United States Army
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		World War II (1939-1945)
Death	2 May 1945	Luzon, Philippines [1, 2, 5]
Death	Cause: Killed in Action by a Sniper
Burial	New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Iuka, Marion County, Illinois [1, 2]
	NOTE: This is a memorial headstone.
		Headstone, Eakin, Edgar Earl
		Headstone, Eakin, Edgar Earl and Margaret E.
Person ID	I42983	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	15 May 2023

Father	Eakin, Lewis Samuel, b. 10 Nov 1889, Iuka, Marion County, Illinois d. 24 Mar 1956, Marion County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
Mother	Spangler, Edna W., b. 3 Oct 1886, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois d. 11 Jul 1946, Salem, Marion County, Illinois (Age 59 years)
Marriage	1910
Family ID	F16666	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Cope, Margaret Elizabeth, b. 20 Jan 1917, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Mar 2005, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
Marriage	1937 [2]
Family ID	F16665	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

Birth - 19 Dec 1918 - Marion County, Illinois

Burial - - New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Iuka, Marion County, Illinois

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Sources

[S13308] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Eakin, Edgar Earl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26104478/edgar-earl-eakin), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S13309] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Eakin, Edgar Earl and Margaret E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27589372/margaret-elizabeth-eakin), none. (Reliability: 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).
[S14896] https://www.wwiimemorial.com, World War II Honoree, Edgar E. Eakin, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2225655) (Reliability: 2).
[S14897] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, PFC Edgar E. Eakin, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1040610) (Reliability: 2).