CRUSE, Carl Heaton

1923 - 2010  (87 years)

• Name	CRUSE, Carl Heaton
  		Carl Heaton Cruse (1923-2010)
  Birth	31 Aug 1923	Iola, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CRUS.C002
  _FGRAVE	148579287
  Military Service	World War II, Coxswain, United States Navy  [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,…
  		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, Cruse, Carl Heaton (1923-2010)
  Death	8 Dec 2010	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
  Burial	Fairview Cemetery, Cheney, Spokane County, Washington
  	Section W
  Person ID	I43542	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	CRUSE, Sanford Ross,   b. 28 Oct 1877, Iola, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Mar 1925, Iola, Clay County, Illinois (Age 47 years)
  Mother	DOWNEY, Nellie,   b. 1885   d. 1972 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F18926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	JONES, J.
  Family ID	F18927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Aug 1923 - Iola, Clay County, Illinois Death - 8 Dec 2010 - Spokane, Spokane County, Washington Burial - - Fairview Cemetery, Cheney, Spokane County, Washington  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Carl Heaton Cruse passed away Dec. 8. Carl was born in Iola, Ill. Aug. 31, 1923 to Sanford Ross Cruse and Nelle Downey Cruse, the fourth of four children. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Neil and Earl Cruse, sister Betty Smith and grandson Garrett Cruse. Carl is survived by his wife Jaunita Cruse, son Stanley (Margaret) Cruse, daughter Sandra (Kurt) Anderson, grandsons Aaron (Rakelle) Teschner and Joshua (Katie) Porch-Teschner, granddaughter Joanna Cruse, great grandsons Toby and Finn Porch and several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Carl finished high school in Iola, Ill., then went to National Youth Corp Machinist School in Olney, Ill. He then worked in the steel mills in Gary, Ind. until he was drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1943, where he was inducted at Great Lakes Training Station in Chicago. He served in the Pacific campaign and was honorably discharged in 1946. Before going home to Iola, he went to South Bend, Ind. to see his sweetheart Juanita Jones. They were married June 17, 1946 and moved to Cheney as newlyweds, where Carl worked for 40 years for the Chevrolet dealers, Brown and Holter, Leland Beaty, Larry Leach and retired at Anderson Chevrolet. He was a member of the Legion Post 72 for 65 years. He was a dearly loved husband and father and so proud of his kids and their accomplishments. A memorial service was held Saturday, Dec. 11 at Cheney Funeral Chapel.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15243] World War II Honoree, Carl Heaton Cruse, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2120936) (Reliability: 2).