Battaglino, Edward I. (b. 25 May 1911 - d. 28 Nov 2005): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1911 - 2005 (94 years)

Name	Battaglino, Edward I.
Birth	25 May 1911
Gender	Male
Reference Number	BATT.E001
_FGRAVE	35127617
Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company B, 381st Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army [1]
	Enlisted in The California National Guard and entered active service with The Coast Artillery Corps on September 16, 1940. Qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty Of Anti-Aircraft Gun Crewman (601). Re-enlisted on February 13, 1942 at Fort McArthur, California. Departed the Continental U.S. on June 27, 1943 bound for The Aleutian Islands in The Pacific Theater of Operations where he participated in The Aleutian Islands Campaign. Returned to the States in May, 1944 where he was assigned to Company B of the newly formed 381st Engineer Combat Battalion, Corps of Engineers, at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi. Again, departed the Continental U.S. with his new unit on October 30, 1944 bound for The European Theater of Operations. After further training in England, entered combat in February 1945 participating in The Rhineland Campaign. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal with bronze star (indicating service outside the Continental U.S.), American Campaign Medal. Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on June 22, 1945 at The Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2239934
		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,…
		Edward I. Battaglino (1911-2005)
		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
		Military Service Ribbons, Battaglino, Edward I. (1911-2005) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
		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
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II (1939-1945)
		European Theater of World War II
		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
		Aleutian Islands Campaign
		England
		Rhineland Campaign, World War II
		Fort MacArthur, California
		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. …
		World War II Honoree, Battaglino, Edward I. (1911-2005)
Death	28 Nov 2005
Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
Burial		Headstone, Battaglino, Edward I. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID	I43145	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	16 Jul 2023

Family	Kurtz, Mabel A., b. 1906 d. 1992 (Age 86 years)
Family ID	F16732	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

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Sources
[S15010] World War II Honoree, Edward I. Battaglino, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2239934) (Reliability: 2).