WORLD WAR II
Service Record
Of Men and Women

Pike County Illinois

Contributed to Genealogy Trails by Candace Smith
and special thanks for the "extra" information she found for us to go along with it.


Delbert Wayne Cooley
Address: Perry IL
Entered Service August 20, 1942 - Navy
Training: San Diego CA; Oahu, Territory of Hawaii; Pearl Harbor Hawaii; Hingham MA
Overseas September 29, 1945 South Pacific
Returned to US July 3, 1945
Discharged Boston MA Dec. 10, 1945
Rating: Gunners Mate 3rd Class served 40 months
Present Occupation: Mechanic
Wife, Ethel; Son, Larry; Parents Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Cooley




Sylber N. Cooley
Address: Payson IL
Entered Service: Nov. 2, 1944 - Infantry, Cook
Training: Camp Blanding FL; Camp Patric Henry VA
Overseas: March 28, 1945 / European and American
Returned to US Jan. 21, 1946/ Discharged Ft. Dix NJ Feb. 21, 1947
Rank: Tech. Fourth Grade / Served 27 and one half months
Present Occupation: Machinist, Electric Wheel Co
Wife, Georgia Bell Campbell; Children: Jeanne Joan and Kent Lucas. Parents Floyd E. and Maude J. (Bimson) Cooley
(Brothers/Sisters - WaunettaWilma , Lauretta Maurine, Floyd Elwin, Elizabeth Maud, Harold Loraine, Kenneth Loren, Eugene)
(Obituary of his mother Maude J. (Bimson) Cooley

Gerald E. Conroy
Address: Barry IL
Entered Service July 2, 1942 - Army - European Theatre
Decorations: Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart; Silver Star; Combat Infantrymans Badge; Three Campaign Start
Discharged Nov. 20, 1945 Rant Sergeant, Served 40 months
Present Occupation: Hardward Store







Joseph Eugene Cox
Address: NeboIL
Entered Service May 25, 1945 - Navy
Training Station: Great Lakes ILL
Overseas: Feb. 14, 1946 - Asiatic Theatre
Returned to US July 16, 1946
Discharged at Great Lakes IL July 23, 1946
Rating: Fireman 2nd Class/ Served 14 months
Present Occupation: Student
Parents,deceased, made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Bauer, since four years of age.




Everett T. Craven BR> Addres: Griggsville IL
Entered Service; Feb. 4, 1944 - Navy
Training: Farragut ID; USS Anderson: USS FARRAGUT: USS WILEMAN
Overseas April 10, 1944 - Pacific
Engagements: Saipan Guam
Decoration: Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Medal w/1 Star
Returned to US Sept. 27, 1945
Discharged: Great Lakes IL Nov. 9, 1945 Seaman First Class
Served: One year eleven months and thirteen days
Present Occupation: Labor / Wife Ruth; daughter, Gail
Was in the Invasion of Saipan and Guam



Loren E. Crowder BR>Addres: Pittsfield IL RR 1
Entered Service Dec. 14, 1943 - Infantry
Training Camp Wolters TX
Overseas: June 17, 1944 - Returned Jan. 1946
Theatre of Operations- European
Engagements: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Central Europe
Decorations: Purple Heart; European Theatre Ribbon; Good Conduct Medal; Infantrymans Badge: Victory Ribbon
Discharged: Percy Jones Hospital Ft. Custer MI Feb. 21, 1946
Rank: Private First Class - Served 26 months and seven days
Present Occupation: Trucking
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crowder; wife Maxine


Donald W. Croxville
Address: El Dara IL
Entered March 8, 1943 - Infantry, Rifleman
Training: Camp Robinson AR; Camp Carson CO; Maneuvers at Louisana and Hunter- Leggett CA; Ft. Meade MD; Camp Kilmer NJ
Overseas; June 24, 1944 - Returned May 5, 1945
Theatre of Operations; European-African-Middle Eastern
Engagements: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Central Europe
Decorations; Combat Infantrymans Badge: Purple Heart w/2 Oak Leaf Clusters; European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Medal w/3 Bronze Service Stars
Discharged Camp Blanding FL Oct. 6, 1945 / Corporal Served 2 years 6 mts and 22 days
Present Occupation: Operator and Owner Maytag appliance store in Pittsfield. His first wife Lil was the postmistress in ElDara in teh 1950's.


Maurice Dwight Crump
Address: Pittsfield IL
Entered Service Nov. 5, 1942 - Navy
Theatre of Operations: Marshall and Midway Islands
Discharged Nov. 11, 1945 -
Rating: Corporal - Served 36 months
Parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crump







Charles E. Crump
Address: Pittsfield IL
Entered Service: August 25, 1942
Branch of Service: Army
Engagements: New Guinea; Mismarck-Archibelago; Southern Philippines; Luzon
Decorations: Gold Conduct Medal; Four Bronze Service Stars








A.W. Crump
Address: Barry IL
Entered Service: April 8, 1943 - Marines
Training: San Diego CA; Quantico VA
Theatre of Operations: Pacific
Doscharged: Great Lakes IL APril 12, 1946
Rank: Lieutenant - served 36 monts
Present Occupation: Student






John D. Cunningham
Address: Pittsfield IL
Entered Service: Sept. 27, 1941
Branch of Service: Army, Coast Artillery Corp;, Invantry
Training Stations: Camp Wallace TX; Camp Davis NC; Camp Tyson TN; Ft. Bliss TX; Muroc Air Base CA; Ontario Air Base CA; Camp Haan CA; Camp Carson CO;Fort Meade MD; Camp Robinson AR; Camp Livingston LA
Overseas: June 25, 1945 - Returned Dec. 1, 1945
Theatre of Operations: Pacific: Oahu Hawaii
Discharged: Jefferson Barracks MO Dec. 9, 1945 - Corporal Served 50 months
Present Occupation; Farmer
Parents: Loren L. and Alta C. Cunningham, both deceased


Loren Cunningham
Address: Pittsfield IL
Entered Service: Jan. 17, 1941
Branch: Army, Coast Artillery Corps.
Training Stations: Ft. Winfield Scott CA; Fort Stevens OR
Discharged: Ft. Lewis WA Dec. 15, 1945 - Rant Sergeant Served 59 months
Occupation: Chauffer
Presents: Loren L. and Alta C. Cunningham both deceased







Keith Cunningham
Address: Augusta IL
Entered Service: Sept. 5, 1942 - Chaplain Corps, Army
Training Stations: Harvard University; Camp McCain MS; Ft. Jackson SC; Camp Gordon GA
Overseas: June 21, 1944 - Returned Oct. 1945
Theatre of Operations: European
Engagements: Normandy; Central Frances; Battle of the Bulge; Rhineland
Decoration: Bronze Star Medal
Discharged: Camp Grant IL Feb. 1946 - Major - Served 40 Months
Present Occupation: Retailed Drug Store
Parents: Loren L. and ALta C. Cunningham both deceased/ Wife Ida and sons Loren and Keith




Charles Meville Curry
Addres: Griggsville IL
Entered Service January 10, 1946 - Infantry
Training: Ft. McClellan AL; Camp Kilmer NJ
Overseas My 26, 1945 - European Theatre
Decorations: Victory Medal; Army of Occupation Medal
Returned to US Dec. 22, 1946
Discharged Ft. Sheridan IL Jan. 12, 1947 - Corporal Served 12 months
Occupation Farming
Parents Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Curry; Wife, Muriel Adele (Myers) Curry born 14 March 1926 married 28 April 1946 Pike Co. Children are Cleve Garraux, Kim and John Melville Curry.
Buried at Bethel Cemetery