Krutsinger, Merle E.

1922 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	Krutsinger, Merle E.
  Birth	15 Feb 1922	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KRUT.M004
  _FGRAVE	53747083
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 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,…
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		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	14 Feb 2002	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I44103	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Krutsinger, Cashie,   b. 1875   d. 1951 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Walker, Emma Josephine,   b. 1880   d. 1943 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hagen, Cubalene,   b. 10 Apr 1926, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Sep 2007, Floral Gardenns Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Children	+ 1. Krutsinger, Judy E.,   b. 20 Jan 1947, Salem, Marion County, Illinois d. 28 Nov 2022, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 75 years)   2. Krutsinger, Russell Gale,   b. 22 Oct 1949   d. 1 Oct 1967 (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F16810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Feb 1922 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Death - 14 Feb 2002 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (Reliability: 2).