Thackrey, Charles David

1919 - 1983  (63 years)

• Name	Thackrey, Charles David
  Birth	18 Sep 1919	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	THAC.C002
  _FGRAVE	35428293
  Funeral	Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 1844th Service Command, United States Army  [2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on 15 September 1943 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Trained as a Military Policeman (677) and departed the Continental U.S. on 24 July 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Served with the 1844th Service Command unit through the Rhineland Campaign. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on 29 February 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. (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://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1943397
  		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
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Thackrey, Charles David (1919-1983) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Rhineland Campaign, World War II
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		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	16 Mar 1983	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  		Headstone, Thackrey, Charles D. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Thackrey, Charles D.
  Person ID	I47163	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	Coggin, Dorothy Aline,   b. 11 Jun 1921, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Dec 2001, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1940  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 20 years and 3 months - She was ~ 18 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F17404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Sep 1919 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 16 Mar 1983 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S14116] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Thackrey, Charles David, 63, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35428293/charles-david-thackrey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14118] World War II Honoree, Charles David Thackrey, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1943397) (Reliability: 2). [S14117] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Thackrey, Charles D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35428293/charles-david-thackrey), none. (Reliability: 2).