| 1. |  Cockerel, Jack Eugene 'Jackie' was born on 15 Jul 1926 in Illinois; died on 19 Mar 1977; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: COCK.J001
- _FGRAVE: 26559562
- Military Service: Korean War, United States Navy
- Military Service: World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy
- Census: 7 Apr 1930, 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 01a; 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 01, page 01a
Notes:
Military Service:
Entered active service on May 5, 1944 at Naval Receiving Station, Springfield, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois and further trained at Naval Training Station, Farragut, Idaho. Assigned to and serveved aboard the Attack Transport Uss Sumter APA-52 and Heavy Cruiser USS Baltimore Ca-68. Earned the Combat Action Ribbon (retroactively awarded by 1999 act of congress), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 bronze battle stars. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on March 12, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Saint Louis, Missouri.
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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2053127
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1926 - 1977 (50 years)
