Corry, Earl E. 'Krum'

1916 - 1996  (80 years)

• Name	Corry, Earl E. 'Krum'
  Birth	18 Feb 1916	Wayne County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CORR.E002
  _FGRAVE	27669170
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 24th Coast Artillery Battalion, 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. …
  Death	23 Feb 1996	Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43513	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Cope, Margaret Elizabeth,   b. 20 Jan 1917, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Mar 2005, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F16791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Feb 1916 - Wayne County, Illinois Death - 23 Feb 1996 - Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15206] World War II Honoree, Earl E. Corry, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2057751) (Reliability: 2).