Cammon, Hiram Clifford

1914 - 2002  (87 years)

• Name	Cammon, Hiram Clifford
  Birth	7 Dec 1914
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CAMM.H001
  _FGRAVE	21703048
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, 1839th Medical Detachment, United States Army  [1]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on May 22, 1942 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Trained and served as a Meat and Dairy Technician Military Occupational Specialty 120 at various U.S. locations throughout his tour with the Medical Corps. Eligible for The American Campaign Medal, The Wwii Victory Medal and The Good Conduct Medal. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant from The 1839th Medical Detachment an January 24, 1946 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. (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=1899285
  		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,…
  		Hiram Clifford Cammon (1914-2002)
  		United States Army
  		Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Cammon, Hiram Clifford (1914-2002)
  		Hiram Clifford Cammon (1914-2002)
  Death	14 Jan 2002
  Burial	Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  		Headstone, Cammon, Hiram Clifford
  		Headstone, Cammon, H. Clifford and Stella F.
  Person ID	I43351	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Cammon, Hiram J.,   b. 10 Oct 1885, Christian County, Illinois d. 24 Jun 1959, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Bible, Maude E.,   b. 1887   d. 1988 (Age 101 years)
  Family ID	F16774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, Stella F.,   b. 2 Oct 1918   d. 1 Jan 2004 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	4 Dec 1940  [2]
  Age at Marriage	He was 26 years - She was 22 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F18031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15123] World War II Honoree, Hiram Clifford Cammon, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1899285) (Reliability: 2). [S14633] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cammon, H. Clifford and Stella F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21703048/hiram-clifford-cammon), none. (Reliability: 2).