Coble, Cletus E. 'Pete'

1912 - 1993  (81 years)

• Name	Coble, Cletus E. 'Pete'
  Birth	27 Jul 1912	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	COBL.C002
  _FGRAVE	34630123
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company L, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th 'Keystone' Infantry Division, United States Army  [1]
  		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,…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (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, Coble, Cletus E. (1912-1993)
  Death	19 Aug 1993	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43462	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	Flexter, Luella F.,   b. 1919   d. 2011 (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Coble, Bradley Eugene,   b. 1937   d. 1960 (Age 23 years)
  Family ID	F18814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jul 1912 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 19 Aug 1993 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Cletis E. "Pete" Coble, of Flora, IL died Aug. 19, 1993,at Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, IL. He was born July 27, 1912 in Clay County, the son of Alonzo & Grace Moats Coble. He married Luella Flexter in 1935. He was a retired employee of B & O Railroad where he worked for over 33 years, a WWII Army Vetaran, Purple Heart recipient, member of the Flora Church of the Nazarene, Flora VFW and the D.A.V. Olney Chapter and a member of the Flora American Legion. Surviving is his widow, Luella; sons, Roger & Charles; a daughter Cleta Rahe; a sister, Audrey Gordon; and as well as nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, five brothers, and two sisters. Services were at the Flora Nazarene Church with burial in Elmwood Cemetery with military rites. Frank & Bright Funeral Home was in charge.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15164] World War II Honoree, Cletus E. Coble, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2122574) (Reliability: 2).