Pickel, Arlie E.

UNKNOWN - yes

• Name	Pickel, Arlie E.
  Birth	UNKNOWN
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PICK.A004
  _FGRAVE	208919131
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	A Private First Class, died in the line of duty, non-battle, during a training exercise. Earned The American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honored and interned at Oskaloosa Cemetery (Sutton's Point), 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=2364639
  		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
  		Arlie E. Pickel
  		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, Pickel, Arlie E. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		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 Casualties, Clay County Illinois
  Death	yes
  	Cause: Died Non-Battle
  Burial	Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  	No headstone or mention of Arlie could be found on Findagrave.com
  		Headstone, Pickel, Arlie E.
  Person ID	I47341	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  A Private First Class, died in the line of duty, non-battle, during a training exercise. Earned The American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honored and interned at Oskaloosa Cemetery (Sutton's Point), Illinois.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14149] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, World War II Honoree, Arlie E. Pickel, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1040645) (Reliability: 2). [S14148] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Pickel, Arlie E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208919131), none. (Reliability: 2).