Bennett, Cressie Beryl

1898 - 1960  (61 years)

• Name	Bennett, Cressie Beryl
  Birth	26 Jul 1898  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	BENN.C003
  _FGRAVE	25512190
  Military Service	World War I, United States Navy  [1]
  		United States Navy
  		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 I (1914 - 1918)
  		United States Navy
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	With 4 years, 6 months and 17 days prior service in the Navy, entered active service as a draftee on November 6, 1942 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Selected for the Medical Department and trained in the Military Occupational Specialty of Dental Laboratory Technician (067). Assigned to and served with The Medical Department Detachment at Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on May 15, 1945 at that station. Earned The American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. (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=2106968
  		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
  		Military Service Ribbons, Bennett, Cressie Beryl (1898-1960) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American 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)
  		Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
  		Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
  		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, Bennett, Cressie B. (1898-1960)
  Death	18 Jan 1960  [1]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Bennett, Cressie B. Displayed with permission of Kaaren Bangert
  		Headstone, Bennett, Cressie B.
  Person ID	I43199	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Bennett, Thomas Edward,   b. 7 May 1873, Wayne County, Illinois d. 13 Feb 1939, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Bryan, Ina Mary,   b. 2 Nov 1878, Illinois d. 5 Jun 1955, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F16748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13557] findagrave.com, Headstone, Bennett, Cressie B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25512190/cressie-beryl-bennett), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15023] World War II Honoree, Cressie B. Bennett, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2106968) (Reliability: 2).