Arnold, Charles Milton

1923 - 1993  (70 years)

• Name	Arnold, Charles Milton
  Birth	4 Sep 1923  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ARNO.C006
  _FGRAVE	170618938
  Military Service	World War II, Fireman Second Class, USS President Jackson APA-18,United States Navy  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee Apprentice Seaman on May 4, 1945. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Illinois and further training as a Fireman at Schools and Training Command, Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia. Assigned to and served aboard the Attack Transport USS President Jackson APA-18 in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Earned The American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Fireman Second Class on May 9, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, 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=2097093
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		Fireman 2nd Class (F2c), Piping, United States Navy, World War II This piping was worn on the Left Shoulder of the uniform Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping) The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rank Insignia of World War II Seaman Branch rating badges were the only ones worn on the right sleeve, all other branches were worn on the left. The Engine Room Force was organized somewhat differently from other branches. Historically, non-rated engine room men were paid at a higher rate than their deck counterparts because of the more strenuous nature of their work.…
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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. …
  Death	26 Sep 1993  [1]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery and Mausoleum, Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Arnold, Charles M.
  		Headstone, Arnold, Charles M.
  Person ID	I43115	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Evergreen Cemetery and Mausoleum, Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5577] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Arnold, Charles M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170618938), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13491] World War II Honoree, Charles Milton Arnold, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2097093) (Reliability: 2).