1901 - 1958 (57 years)
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| Name |
Schofield, Otto Charles |
| Birth |
21 Feb 1901 |
Wayne County, Illinois  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
SCHO.O005 |
| _FGRAVE |
66938027 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private, United States Army |
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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,… |
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United States Army
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
| Death |
30 Apr 1958 |
Marion Veterans Hospital, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois |
| Burial |
Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Schofield, Otto C.
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Headstone, Schofield, Otto C.
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| Person ID |
I52508 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
5 Jul 2022 |
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| Notes |
- Otto C. Schofield, a veteran of World War II army service, died April 30 at the Marion veterans hospital from a perforated ulcer of the stomach.
He had lived his life in the Cisne vicinity and was never married.
Otto C. son of Charles T. and Emma Jane Porter Schofield, was born in Wayne county February 21, 1901.
He served with an army medical detachment from October 12, 1942 to March 8, 1943.
Preceding him in death were his parents and one brother, Omer, and one sister, Mildred.
Surviving are five sisters, Mae Homan, Lela Hilliard, Faye Truax, Violet Truax, and Gladys Smith.
The Cisne Gresham Post No. 603, American Legion, was in charge of military rites.
Services were held at DeSelms Funeral Home with interment in Veterans cemetery.
(Published Wayne County Press)
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| Sources |
- [S15272] FindaGrave.com, Headstone, Schofield, Otto C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66938027/otto-charles-schofield), none. (Reliability: 2).
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